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2011 Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson Edition
Jul 6th
There are cars and trucks that are blank slates, waiting for you to add your own personal touch. And then there are vehicles that come from the factory with all the attitude you could ever hope for built right in. It should come as no surprise that the Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson edition is one of the latter.
Ford’s partnership with Harley dates to 1999, and each successive edition seems to get bigger, bolder and brasher. The 2011 model is so in-your-face that you might feel compelled to take a step back, in fact. Massive wheels, a lowered stance and a custom graphics look belie the fact that this is a factory-built truck. The Harley F-150 also benefits from a significant round of 2011 upgrades to the F-150 lineup, including new engines and some tricks for improving fuel economy. More >
2005 Ford F-350 Super Duty Crew Cab
Jan 8th
Not many people have a use for a piece of equipment as serious as one of Ford’s Super Duty pickup trucks. That doesn’t stop plenty of people who don’t need ‘em from buying them, of course, but that’s between them and their credit cards. For the Super Duty’s many loyal, hard-working customers, Ford has introduced a round of revisions and updates that should keep the Super Duty on top of the best-seller list.
Before we noticed the new design and refinements to our test truck, however, we noticed the color. This just might be one of the most overwhelmingly yellow vehicles ever built. The hue is called “Screaming Yellow,” to be specific. Unfortunately you can’t get this cool color unless you’re in Texas, Colorado or California; it’s part of the special “Amarillo” edition, of which just 1500 will be built. Luckily, the rest of the new Super Duty’s good points are available to all. More >
2006 Isuzu i350 Crew Cab
Dec 23rd
When you’re not sure of where to go next, it never hurts to take a step back and see where you’ve been. Isuzu is doing just that for 2006. We’re probably not the only enthusiasts who are happy to see that Isuzu is back. After a few years of declining sales and a shrinking porfolio, the brand’s future has been somewhat in doubt lately. Things aren’t completely grim, however; in the commercial market, Isuzu’s one of the best-sellers, and it’s been producing joint engineering products with General Motors for quite some time. It’s the Japanese brand’s SUVs that have faltered. In an effort to spread its sales base out again, Isuzu is returning to the pickup truck market that helped it get its foot in the door in the U.S. market in 1972. The i280 and i350 mid-size pickups are thoroughly modern, tough vehicles that come ready to work.
Don’t look at the i350 and assume that it’s just a thinly-disguised Chevy Colorado, either. The Colorado was jointly developed with Isuzu in the first place, and Isuzu was actually selling this vehicle in Thailand before the Colorado ever went on sale. So who did it belong to first? You be the judge. More >