It was -30 C when I picked up this shiny red Ram long-box, quad-cab, dual-wheeled 3500 with four-wheel drive – six if you want to be technical. The truck had just been driven into town by the delivery company so it was toasty warm, but some things don’t change, even with the new high output […] Read more
Stories by Charles Renny
Roominess and luxury all in one truck – Getting Around
When you first look at the Ford Expedition, all you can think is, it’s huge. The sheet metal used to jazz up what is basically a truck gives the Expedition its super-sized, unmistakable proportions. Four large doors give easy access. Running boards are placed so that even full-sized adults can make use of them for […] Read more
New van-based Saturn can go off-roading – Getting Around
The VUE, Saturn’s latest attempt to broaden its customer base, is an all-wheel drive mini-van disguised as an SUV. I say mini-van because there are more style cues from the Aztek and other GM vans than there are from the off-roader SUVs. It takes little imagination to look at the front and see the Aztek […] Read more
GM makes a major change with new SUV – Getting Around
Envoy is the new General Motors mid-sized sport utility vehicle that we used to know as the Jimmy. Chevrolet will sell its version under the name Trail Blazer, while Oldsmobile will have the Bravada. The reason for all the name shuffling is that in 2001, engineers picked up the rad cap and slid a new […] Read more
Ford’s super duty trucks live up to their name – Getting Around
Super duty isn’t a single truck so much as it is a single idea that covers a range of trucks. Several years ago, Ford saw there was a large gap in gross vehicle weight ratings between the existing one-ton and medium-duty trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR, of more than 22,000 pounds. […] Read more
No mistaking the aggressive 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 – Getting Around
The first thing you’re going to think when you see the new 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 in your rearview mirror is, “How do I get out of the way?” Dodge has taken an already aggressive design and put it on steroids. Love it or hate it, the front leaves no doubt in your mind that […] Read more
Sierra and Silverado take on heavy-duty truck market – Getting Around
Chevrolet’s Silverado HD and General Motors’ Sierra HD are GM’s latest entries in the heavy-duty truck market. The front and rear wheel well areas have defined power bulges and the headlights and grill area of the HD models are different than regular versions. One-ton Big Dooley models will have single piece composite rear fenders. Frame […] Read more
