Filed under: Aftermarket , Truck , Etc. , Off-Road , Ram Venchurs Vehicle Systems has turned its attention toward the full-size truck market. As you may recall, the company produces expedition-ready versions of SUVs like the Toyota FJ Cruiser , Jeep Grand Cherokee and Wrangler , and now truck owners can have their beasts turned into similarly capable Xplore machines.
Filed under: Aftermarket , SEMA Show , Classics While we generally spend most of our time at SEMA walking through the halls of the convention center, there’s some pretty impressive cars outside, as well. Take this wild 1944 Mack fire truck, for example. Built by Tom Stark of Precision Designs, the truck has been fitted with a 2005 Viper SRT10 V10 engine mated to a Dodge 48RE automatic transmission. The stock Mack axle remains up front, but the rear suspension and axle from a 2008 Ram truck resides out back.
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SEMA: Viper-powered 1944 Mack fire truck is one wild ride
Filed under: Jeep , Off-Road The 2012 Jeep Wrangler is one of the most capable off-roading vehicles on the planet, and Petersen’s 4-Wheel & Off-Road has taken notice. The Wrangler Rubicon has been named 4X4 of the Year by the magazine, beating the Dodge Ram Power Wagon for the honor. The award is the third for the Wrangler, and the 12th award in 30 years for the Jeep brand. The Rubicon took the trophy after acing a 1,000-mile trial that evaluates vehicles’ performance in dirt, mud, sand, rocks, gravel and highway driving
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Jeep Wrangler Rubicon wins Petersen’s 4-Wheel & Off Road 4×4 of the Year
Filed under: Truck , Work , Dodge Ram has announced a slew of additions to its line of pickup trucks, starting with the 1500 Tradesman Heavy Duty . The vehicle combines all of the excellent value of the standard Tradesman, but throws in the joy of three-quarter-ton towing and cargo capacity as well. Ram says that the vehicle now boasts the best-in-class title for both of those categories. With a maximum trailer weight of 11,500 pounds, the Tradesman HD tops the Ford F-150 by 200 pounds and the Chevrolet Silverado by 800 pounds.
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Official: Ram unveils 1500 Tradesman HD, expanded Express lineup, bigger Rambox
Filed under: Podcasts , Etc. , Chevrolet , Dodge , Alfa Romeo , Rumormill Chevrolet Sonic, Dodge Ram wins shootout, Dodge Caliber replacement, Supercharged Hyundai Genesis Coupe Episode #249 of the Autoblog Podcast is here. This week Chris, Zach, and Dan are joined by AOL Autos Editor in Chief David Kiley.
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Autoblog Podcast #249
We record Episode #249 of the Autoblog Podcast tonight, and you can drop us your questions via our Q&A module below. Check out our discussion topics or chime in to help determine what else the crew chats about this evening. Subscribe to the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes if you haven’t already done so, and if you want to take it all in live, tune in to our UStream (audio only) channel at 10:00 PM Eastern tonight. Discussion Topics for Autoblog Podcast Episode #249 Dodge Ram named the best truck for $30K Chevrolet Sonic AlfaDodge Supercharged Hyundai Genesis Coupe gunning for Mustang
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