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NewsFord F-150 Raptor May Get Shelby GT500’s 700-HP V8
The current-generation Ford F-150 Raptor chose to abandon V8 power in favour of a high-output version of the brand’s 3.5-litre EcoBoost V6 when it launched for the 2017 model year, but rumour has it that Ford will send it off on a very high note before a completely new F-150 …
NewsPickups Struggle With Passenger-Side Crash Test, IIHS Finds
It looks like you’re not necessarily doing your significant other a favour by inviting him or her for a ride in the passenger seat of your brand-new truck. Only three out of eleven pickups managed to earn a “Good” rating in the latest passenger-side small overlap front test conducted by …
NewsAJAC Announces its 2019 Canadian Car of the Year Category Winners
During the Montreal International Auto Show, The Automobile Journalist Association of Canada revealed its category winners of its 2019 Canadian Car of The Year program. In the Small Car category, the 2019 Kia Forte took the title, and AJAC journalists gave it the highest subjective value rating. It beat the …
New ModelsUpgraded 2019 Ford F-150 Raptor to Have More Bite; Here’s Proof
Terrific news for avid off-road enthusiasts: Just two years after the second-generation model made its debut , the leaner and meaner Ford F-150 Raptor is getting some important upgrades to push the limits of all-terrain performance even further. First, the Ford Performance team has developed new electronically controlled FOX Racing …
NewsDetails on the 2018 Ford F-150’s Diesel Engine!
During the presentation of the 2018 Ford F-150 at the Detroit Auto Show last year, the automaker announced the upcoming availability of a diesel engine. Exactly one year later, Ford is finally revealing some information regarding this new powertrain, which should hit the market this spring. It’s a 3.0-litre turbo-diesel …
NewsFord F-Series and Honda Civic, Canada’s Sales Champs in 2017
New-vehicle sales have reached a record level in 2017, with more than 2 million units sold for the first time in Canada. The SUV craze is still going strong, and according to Desrosiers Automotive Reports, light-truck sales increased by 8.7%, finishing the year with a 68.6% share of total new-vehicle …
NewsHennessey VelociRaptor 6x6: More Power... and More Wheels!
Hennessey currently builds two different vehicles with the VelociRaptor name: an SUV based on Ford's last-gen HD trucks inspired by the long-departed Excursion SUV, and a pickup based on the F-150 with off-road credentials. Which is all well and good, but they all miss something... Like a third axle. This …
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