May 31, 2014

2015 Ford F-150 gets the torture treatment and lives (well) to tell the tale

Every day, I am asked questions about the new F-150 truck and most of them are about toughness, durability and whether the new 2015 model will be wimpier than its predecessors. Rest assured that the team […]

May 29, 2014

Important recall: 1.39 million Ford vehicles

I thought I had gotten away with a new recall-less week, but no luck. This time the the recalls affect more than 900,000 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner SUVs for a potential problem with the torque […]

May 21, 2014

Another week of huge GM recalls: is your vehicle listed here?

There has to be a better way…or maybe not. General Motors continues to parcel out recall notices with a new bunch (2.42-million vehicles) today and 2.7-million late last week. I suspect there is a strategy […]

May 15, 2014

2014Toyota Texas Bass Classic combines world-record bass haul with truckmaker’s corporate committment

Lake Fork has a reputation that other inland lakes envy. Bass are plentiful and can be HUGE. The setting is extraordinary and locals live to fish. It is no wonder that the 2014 Toyota Texas […]

April 18, 2014

As Texas Parks and Wildlife stocks neighborhood lakes, it’s the time to load up the minivan

I know. I know. You think a minivan is so uncool. But, if you have a gang of kids that you are taking out to one of the neighborhood lakes stocked by the Texas Department of […]

April 5, 2014

Black Package edition brings stealth vibe to 2014 Ram Heavy Duty trucks

If you want to look dangerous when you are behind the wheel, the people at Ram are making it easy for you. The Black Package, which was successfully brought to market on the 1500-level pickups, is […]

March 31, 2014

URGENT: GM issues recalls for current Silverado, Sierra and full-size SUVs

What is happening with General Motors? I hate to do negative articles about any single vehicle or supplier, but a thinking person has to question the number of serious recalls that GM has been forced to […]

February 13, 2014

Voluntary recalls: 3.7-million Graco child seats, Toyota and Lexus Vehicles

While I am working on a major truck feature for the print version of the April issue of the magazine, this was important enough to require a quick piece to let you know about two recalls […]

February 3, 2014

Toyota halts sales of vehicles with heated seats including Tundra

While there is no formal NHTSA recall as yet, Toyota last week stopped sales and delivery of about 36,000 vehicles already in dealerships. The affected models include 2013 and 2014 Tundra, Avalon, Sienna and some Camry […]

January 16, 2014

2015 Ford F-150 should be huge success despite Ford’s big gamble

Earlier this week in Dallas I had a chance to climb into and around Ford’s 2015 F-150. My first impression is that this is a worthy successor to the iconic trucks that have preceded it, making […]

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