It’s been awhile since we’ve visited the back and forth numbers war between Ford and GM and their one-upmanship, well – he numbers have reared their ugly heads once again. To recap – Back in February Ford announced the 6.7L Powerstroke would have 390hp and 735 ft-lbs of torque. Then in March GM announced the [...]
Actron has released their AutoScanner Plus scan tool with CodeConnect that allows you to connect to a database containing over three million verified solutions to trouble codes that may cause your check engine light to glow. AutoScanner Plus can read OBDII, CAN, and ABS systems and can deliver the data to the user in English, [...]
General Motors has issued a recall for some 2006-2009 Buick, Hummer, Cadillac, GMC, Chevrolet, and Saturn models for a problem with the system that heats windshield washer fluid. The company that supplied the original systems, Micro-Heat, filed for bankruptcy in 2008 after GM discontinued use of their system for similar problems. GM will remove the [...]
Black boxes have been in use in transportation for a long time, they’ve provided valuable information as to the causes of accidents for investigators and now they US Government wants to put similar technology to use in automobiles. Black box type systems already exist in some form in most new cars, but it isn’t a [...]
Rolling into the summer season and with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill devastating the gulf coast states diesel fuel has reached an 18 month high with an average price in the U.S. of $3.122 per gallon. This is well below the high of $4.76 that was reached in July 2008. Diesel technology has shown [...]
The guys over at Pickuptrucks.com took an SVT Raptor over to K&N Engineering and strapped it down to their DynoJet to see just what it would do. We’ve seen the Hennessey numbers, which came to 326/343, but how did the truck do at K&N? 344 horsepower and 361 ft-lbs of torque is what it put [...]
Honda’s hopes of breaking into the truck market are seemingly dismal at this point only selling around 16,500 units in all of 2009. While it seemed that Honda was meeting customer demands for car-like trucks with reliability, the turn in the economy and demand for higher efficiency vehicles turned the tides on Honda’s plan. While [...]
Ford is promoting the new 2011 Super Duty pickups with three new ads starring Toby Keith. Keith has been promoting Ford Trucks for around eight years, and will continue into the foreseeable future as Ford and Keith will incorporate logos, trucks, and sweepstakes with upcoming Toby Keith concerts. Keith shows videos that feature Ford trucks [...]
Jeep comes packing some treats for those who attend the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah. Unveiling concepts to brand faithful allow Jeep to gauge interest in their products with their core audience. Dodge also occasionally tags along and brings some toys to show the masses. One big difference though, they let people take these [...]
Actron, the world sales leader in OBDII diagnostic tools, is pleased to announce the OBDII AutoScanner (Product Number CP9575) – a trilingual ODBII and CAN Scan Tool delivering Live Data in English, Spanish and French. With professional grade features at an affordable price, the AutoScanner’s Live Data allows users to view vehicle sensors, switch and [...]
Chrysler Group LLC today announced pricing for the all-new 2011 Ram 3500, 4500 and 5500 Chassis Cab models. Prices start at $28,550, $37,265 and $38,975, respectively, and include the commercial-grade Cummins Turbo Diesel as standard equipment on 4500 and 5500 models. Ram Chassis Cab trucks have the lowest base prices in the chassis cab segment [...]
Chevrolet’s new 2011 Silverado 3500HD chassis cab trucks are stronger, sturdier and more secure. They offer a wider range of uses than the models they replace, thanks to a more powerful 6.6L Duramax diesel, as well as increased gross vehicle weight ratings of up to 13,200 pounds (5,987 kg) and a gross combined weight rating [...]
