May 16, 2013
- Despite initially launching in just the Crew Cab configuration, the lineup of 2014 GMC Sierra and 2014 Chevrolet Silverado trucks will eventually grow to include three cab sizes and three bed lengths. Oddly enough, our first look at the Regular Cab bodystyle has arrived in a General Motors press release discussing the aerodynamics of the new truck, with an image showing a Sierra Regular Cab testing in the wind tunnel. GMC's website says that Regular Cab and Double Cab models will be available...
May 15, 2013
- We recently drove the brand-new 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and found it to be vastly improved compared to the outgoing model. And now that The General's pickup trucks have been squared away, it's time to focus our attention onto their passenger-friendly companions, the Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon (above). Our spy photographers have passed along a huge smattering of photos (and a video), showing the new SUVs out testing. Both the short- and long-wheelbase models were spied, and while the...
May 8, 2013
- Volkswagen has announced another vehicle that will be delighting the brand's fans at this week's Wörthersee festival in Austria. The Amarok R-Style is a performance version of the pickup that VW seemingly sells all over the world... except the US and Canada, of course. The truck is powered by a 3.0-liter TDI V6 making 272 horsepower and a stout 442 pound-feet of torque. That engine is mated to an eight-speed automatic, and the pair are reportedly good for helping the truck reach 62 miles...
May 7, 2013
- After taking the 2013 model year off, it looks like Chevrolet is putting the final touches on the next-generation Colorado, which is already on sale in South America, Asia and Australia. While we don't know when truck buyers in the US will be able to get their hands on the next-generation Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon, we do know that the trucks will be built at GM's Wentzville, MO plant. This plant currently building the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana, but GM is giving it an expansion,...
May 6, 2013
- General Motors has released more information on the 4.3-liter V6 available in the 2014 GMC Sierra. The engine will serve up 285 horsepower and 305 pound-feet of torque, with a six-speed automatic transmission, and giving the V6 Sierra a maximum tow rating of 7,200 pounds in regular cab, short bed four-wheel drive configuration. GM claims that figure is 500 pounds more than the equivalent Ford F-150 equipped with a 3.7-liter V6, and 700 pounds more than the Ram 1500 with its 3.6-liter V6. Buyers...
May 5, 2013
- It's no secret that fullsize pickups are the financial engines that power Detroit automakers - it's been that way for decades. In recent years, though, growing consumer appetites for dolled-up trucks has meant even more opportunities for manufacturers to line their coffers while pleasing increasingly discerning customers. Trims like King Ranch on the Ford F-Series and Laramie Longhorn on Ram trucks now include high-end amenities that were the exclusive preserve of luxury cars just a few years...
- Luxury haulers are serious business these days. Ford serves up a trio of such trucks in its Harley Davidson special edition, King Ranch, and Limited trims. Ram has the Laramie Longhorn. And GMC, of course, does quite well for itself peddling the high-zoot Denali versions of its Sierra. Now comes the...
May 3, 2013
- GM Authority states that because the truck in this image wears a blacked-out lower bumper, redesigned grille insert and shiny wheels, this has got to be the upmarket Denali version of the fully redesigned 2014 model year Sierra. The Chevrolet Silverado will be getting a similar treatment, as we've seen in recent spy shots, dubbed the High Country. Expect the Sierra Denali to ride on large, unique wheels (the one we spied earlier this year was fitted with 21-inch rollers), and feature a huge...
May 2, 2013
- As the last of the Detroit automakers to check in with its first-quarter earnings in 2013, General Motors has announced that it saw a net income of $0.9 billion, which, according to Automotive News, is rounded up from $865 million, to go with Q1 revenue of $36.9 billion and a pre-tax profit of $1.8 billion. These numbers are all slightly lower than Q1 2012 in which GM posted a $1 billion net income, $37.8 billion in revenue and a pre-tax profit of $2.2 billion. In North America, GM's pre-tax...
April 12, 2013
- There are plenty of reasons to appreciate the Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia, but it seems that these crossovers have what it takes to wear the title of America's most American vehicle. And who better to determine this than Washington, DC-based American University? Frank DuBois, an associate professor at this university's Kogod School of Business, has come up with a new model for determining which cars have the highest content of US-sourced labor and parts, and he named the...
April 5, 2013
- The days of changing your engine oil every 3,000 miles are long gone thanks to most cars having automatic oil monitoring systems, but about 800,000 General Motors vehicles apparently have incorrect monitoring software that is leading to premature engine component wear. According to Autoweek, certain 2010-2012 Buick LaCrosse, Regal, Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain models equipped with 2.4-liter four-cylinder engines could be going too long in between oil changes resulting in a higher-than-...
- One thing I’ve learned from writing this column is that if I criticize a commercial for not making sense, several of you will argue that I’m “overanalyzing” and that it “shouldn’t be taken so seriously” because it’s “just a commercial.” Although I can guarantee you that the people who write commerci...
- Two manufacturers were absorbed into General Motors one hundred years ago to became the company's GMC brand. Newly released facts and photos of trucks from the first hundred years...
- Erwin "Cannonball" Baker shares a part of GMC truck history for his New York to San Francisco run in this 1927 pickup. The trip took 5 days, 17 hours and 36 minutes, an impressive feat considering the shape of cross-country roads in 1926. It was just one of 140+ point-to-point jaunts by Baker, in motorcycles (mostly Indian) and autos. Baker is probably best known for his 1933 Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, also called the Cannonball Run, a record-setting 53-1/2 hour...
April 4, 2013
- General Motors redesigned both of its full size trucks for the 2014 model year, making significant changes under the hood and to each pickup's looks and functionality. Sierra and Silverado still share pretty much the same technical features and options, but GMC's truck looks less like the Chevy Silverado than it did in the past, and has a more sculptured appearance than the 2013 Sierra....