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2021 Ram TRX Vs Ford F-150 Raptor: Which Truck Is Toughest?

Post author By axelrin
Post date September 5, 2020

The 2021 Ram 1500 TRX is here, and it packs a powerful Hellcat engine and some of the toughest suspension bits available. And just by looking at the numbers, we can already tell that the TRX is going to be one badass truck; 702 horsepower (523 kilowatts), 0 to 60 in 4.5 seconds, and a top speed of 118 miles per hour. But Ram isn’t the only one with a tough pickup on the block.

Even though the current Ford F-150 Raptor is on the way out in place of an all-new model, the Blue Oval still puts up a fight against the Ram TRX (at least, on paper). Even though it only packs 450 horses (336 kW), the Raptor still manages a 60 time of about 5.7 seconds and tops out at around 107 mph. In terms of outright, straight-line performance – the Ram TRX and the Ford Raptor match up pretty well.

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2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Z71 vs. 2020 Ford Expedition XLT Comparison Test

Post author By axelrin
Post date August 26, 2020

By Jonny Lieberman – Words, Brandon Lim – Photos – MotorTrend

A Carmaking 101 lesson for you: Full-size SUVs with hefty price tags selling in large numbers equals big profits. How big? I don’t have the specifics, but in general terms, Chevrolet sells around 100,000 Tahoes every year, and Ford moved nearly 90,000 Expeditions in 2019. These full-size family haulers, which are mostly endemic to North America, are based on existing pickup trucks, so the development costs are less than they would be for a standalone product.

Tags chevrolet, chevrolet-tahoe, Comparison, ford, ford-expedition

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2022 Ford Maverick Pickup: Everything We Know

Post author By axelrin
Post date August 16, 2020

By: Jeff Perez – Motor1

The Ford F-150 is the best-selling vehicle in America, with nearly 900,000 examples of the truck making their way to customer’s hands last year. The Ranger, meanwhile, managed nearly 90,000 units in 2019 (even though it isn’t the top seller in its class). That’s all to say: Ford knows how to sell trucks.

So to further cash in on pickup-crazed American buyers, the Blue Oval has another truck planned. Dubbed the Ford Maverick, the upcoming light pickup will be the smallest in the range – yes, even smaller than the Ranger – and could share its underpinnings with one of Ford’s unibody crossovers. We won’t have all the details on Ford’s light truck until it debuts, probably sometime next year, but here’s everything we know about it thus far.

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Ford Bronco Vs Jeep Wrangler – See Each State’s Favorite Off-Roader

Post author By axelrin
Post date August 16, 2020

By: Anthony Alaniz – Motor1

Battle lines are being drawn. Reservists are being activated. The battle between the Ford Bronco and Jeep Wrangler is just beginning. And, like most things online, will never go away. With the new 2021 Bronco making plenty of waves since Ford revealed it last week, there’s been plenty of attention paid to the SUV’s trick features and off-road capability. And a lot of that time has been spent comparing those features and specs to the Wrangler.

While the Bronco won’t go on sale until Spring 2021, there’s plenty of excitement online. PartCatalog.com decided to take to Twitter to determine which of the off-road SUVs is generating the most buzz in each state in the US. Then, the company compiled it into the map above where you can see which state leans Bronco and which ones favor the Wrangler.

Tags Comparison, ford, ford-bronco, jeep, jeep-wrangler

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Ford Bronco Sport: The Cool Little Brother

Post author By axelrin
Post date July 19, 2020

By Frank Markus – Words; Steven Pham– Photos – MotorTrend

Every Jeep model carries a spark of the original flame kindled by the iconic WWII Willys original. This makes it way easier to sell Jeeps, even the ones that don’t still resemble the primordial jeep.

Ford (which incidentally built almost as many original jeeps for the war as Willys) wants in on that action. So it’s reviving its own nostalgic icon—the Bronco—and aiming it squarely at the Wrangler. But only one in four Jeeps sold in the U.S. is a Wrangler, and Ford needs its Bronco-mania to entice a wider audience. Behold the Escape-based 2021 Ford Bronco Sport.

2021 Ford Bronco Unveiled: More Than Nostalgia

Post author By axelrin
Post date July 19, 2020

By Jonny Lieberman, Frank Markus – Words; Steven Pham ,William Walker– Photos – MotorTrend

Thunderclouds threaten as our group stands in the middle of Johnson Valley OHV Area, looking at two pre-production versions of the all-new 2021 Ford Bronco. One is a Cactus Gray four-door Badlands hardtop, but we can’t take our eyes off the Cyber Orange two-door Black Diamond Bronco with the removable roof fully removed. It looks utterly fabulous.

A concept car come to life, driven straight off the auto show stand to an off-road paradise known for King of the Hammers. The consensus: Ford is gonna sell a million of these things. The 2021 Bronco—especially the papaya-colored small fry—just looks right on.

Toyota Highlander vs. Ford Explorer: The Newest Kids on the Block

Post author By axelrin
Post date May 16, 2020

By Mark Rechtin – Words; Wes Allison – Photos – MotorTrend

Brand loyalty makes purchasing a new vehicle an easy call for most folks; you belong to a Ford family or a Toyota household, and you never cross that line.

But there also are plenty of people who are looking for the best deal, or the latest thing, or the most popular vehicle in their particular class, brand be damned. In the case of the Ford Explorer and Toyota Highlander, both are the latest thing in the three-row sport-utility segment, and they’re perennial best-sellers, to boot. So, if you were new to either brand and looking to see what all the fuss is about, which would be the better choice?

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Ford Explorer vs. Chevrolet Traverse: Domestic SUV Duke-Out

Post author By axelrin
Post date April 20, 2020

By Nick Yekikian – Words, Wes Allison – Photos – MotorTrend

Which American automaker makes the better three-row SUV? Bad news first: Both the 2020 Ford Explorer and 2019 Chevrolet Traverse feature a number of off-putting compromises. Neither is revolutionary on the road, and both come with interiors that must be better in order to justify their price points. Luckily, if you’re a parent in need of an American three-row SUV—in both name and country of origin—with a lot of room for the kiddos, one of these three-row family haulers is still much better than the other.

Tags cherovlet, chevrolet-traverse, Comparison, ford, ford-explorer

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2020 Ford F-250 Super Duty Tremor Diesel First Test: An Unstoppable Force

Post author By axelrin
Post date April 20, 2020

By Scott Evans – MotorTrend

How about that new 7.3-liter V-8 in the Ford Super Duty? It measures up at 430 hp and 475 lb-ft, and it’s able to hit 60 mph in a 7,200-pound F-350 Tremor wearing knobby off-road tires in just 7.3 seconds. Not just poetic, but pretty good for a factory-built monster truck, right? Eh. Have you heard you can get it with a diesel?

And not just any diesel. The 2020 Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks get a 6.7-liter Power Stroke turbodiesel V-8 that makes 475 hp and, seriously, a ridiculous 1,050 lb-ft of torque. But wait, there’s more. You can get this gargantuan engine with the new Tremor off-road package on most F-250s and single-rear-wheel F-350s. A thousand lb-ft of torque in a factory off-roader with a lift, 35-inch tires, and a winch. It’s a beautiful thing.

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Specs Check: Toyota RAV4 Prime vs. Ford Escape PHEV

Post author By axelrin
Post date April 8, 2020

By Miguel Cortina – MotorTrend

We take a look at two of the most anticipated plug-in hybrid SUVs of the market.

Hybrid crossovers are popular. The Ford Escape Hybrid arrived in 2004 and was the pioneer in a market packed with internal combustion engines. But as electrified vehicles started getting more attention and governments imposed harsher regulations to cut CO2 emissions, new hybrid SUVs arrived. In recent years, however, some automakers have taken further steps in the electrified scenario, developing plug-in hybrid SUVs.

The 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime and the 2020 Ford Escape PHEV are the two newest mainstream plug-in hybrid compact crossovers, offering more power and range than their regular hybrid variants. Here’s a look at some of their specs, including fuel economy, range, and recharging times.

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