There’s lots of recall news this week. Jeep has agreed to recall as many as 1.56 million 1993-1998 Jeep Grand Cherokees and 2002-2007 Jeep Liberty vehicles, rather than the 2.7 million that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requested. Now exempt from the recall are 1999-2004 Grand Cherokees that were … Continue reading
Another info leak: Ram to offer 6.4 Hemi with air suspension on 2014 heavy duty trucks?
There are so many leaks in auto media that we might as well be in Washington. This is the season for lots of news — uncertified by truck makers, but often accurate — since 2015 camouflaged test vehicles are being put through their paces and we are getting close to … Continue reading
2014 GMC Sierra Denali pickup to be tow monster with finesse
The truck media grumbled for months (me included) as GMC dribbled out details on the 2014 Sierra Denali, scheduled to arrive in dealerships this fall. Nonetheless, when you spoke with a GMC person there was more than a hint of a smile whenever the subject of the new truck came … Continue reading
Jeep shows some Texas-style spirit denying NHTSA recall demand
So often, when I write about anything that smacks of heavy-handed regulatory muscle, you Texas sportsmen remind me that the less government involvement in vehicle matters the better. With that in mind, I think we all need a round of applause for Chrysler, who this week told the National Highway … Continue reading
3D mapping is for more than Google, says Ford Truck
The first that most civilians, i.e.those not totally living in the digital world, heard about digital mapping was with reference to Google Earth and its world-wide effort to be everywhere, all the time. Now, Ford is using similar technology to create tougher, quieter F-Series trucks. Believed to be the first … Continue reading
2013 Chevy Suburban still impresses
For years I have asked my Chevy contacts to give me a Suburban for a week so I could do a full ride/drive review. Alas, there was never one in the regional media fleet, and I suspected that GM wasn’t exactly looking for a green vehicle journalist writing in horror … Continue reading
2013 F-150 review: why it remains volume leader among growing competition
I’m sure it is a coincidence that for the last three weeks I have been driving Ford F-series trucks. Today I leave for the first drive for journalists on the 2014 Chevy Silverado at Knibbe Ranch near San Antonio, and there will obviously be comparisons made, if not entirely shared. … Continue reading
Your other car: Texas Spring Roundup winners tough to call for 2013
About 60 cars, crossovers, and performance SUVs faced judgement by almost as many auto writers and photographers last week at the Texas Motor Speedway; and it was amazing to see how far everyone has come. In some years past, unfavored vehicles sat in the drive-thru garage all day, looking super … Continue reading
In my rearview mirror: GM Foundation grant, Honda recall, Best of Texas vehicles
Often stuff happens that isn’t quite major enough to merit a single large story. Here are some from the past week: GM Foundation gives $100,000 to the American Red Cross On April 20th, GM provided a grant to the Red Cross to aid emergency management officials to help provide shelter … Continue reading
1995 Silverado rocks it at 500,000 mile mark
If your truck hit 500,000 miles, what would you do? Keep it until the wheels fall off. Trade it in for a new bigger one? Or, all of the above. I know what Dudley Thomas of New Braunfels, Texas, did. He bought his first new truck — a 1995 Chevy … Continue reading
