Towing experience ought to be a standard requirement for anyone who reviews pickup trucks. Towing, according to data collected by Ford, is the reason for 44% of all pickup truck purchases (see Why do people buy trucks?). Towing showcases a truck’s most important features – the powertrain and the brakes.
A writer at Automobile Magazine found [...]

Instead of simply listing off the 5 most expensive trucks, we’re going to mix it up and list the most expensive trucks in 5 different categories:

Highest overall cost
Highest cost per pound of towing capacity
Highest cost per pound of payload capacity
Highest cost per horsepower
Highest cost per foot-pound of torque

We’re focusing this list on trucks that people [...]

Venezuela’s “President” Hugo Chavez is a blustering fool – despite governing a nation with one of the world’s largest reserves of petroleum, Chavez has Venezuela’s economy struggling with the highest inflation in all of South America. Chavez’s “elections” are a farce – Chavez has banned anyone from running against him, and Chavez has shut down [...]

Our favorite LA Times reporters V&B are at it again – using a string of poorly investigated “facts” and a complete lack of understanding, V&B are alleging that Toyota is purposefully keeping vehicle safety problems secret from their customers (link).
While the LA Times article cites a series of mistakes made by Toyota, it’s hard to [...]

The end of the year is nearly upon us, so it’s time to recap everything that’s happened in 2009. Here’s a list of the most popular articles we’ve written in the past year:

Last week, we evaluated allegations of Japanese protectionism levied by U.S. automakers. While it’s clear that these allegations were nothing more than political posturing, what’s not clear is why U.S. automakers have so much trouble selling cars in Japan.
Looking at Japan’s 2008 auto sales by manufacturer, we find that imports (which include both U.S. vehicles [...]