Texas General Outdoors

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…

11 years ago

Massive recall of 3.4 million Japanese carmakers’ vehicles

If I wrote a post for every recall out there I would be doing nothing else, but when there is…

11 years ago

Photographer’s spy camp may fulfill a fantasy

If you have ever seen photos of vehicles shrouded in camo, weird tribal symbols or canvas to obscure their identity, you…

11 years ago

No surprise here: pickup trucks are Texas most stolen vehicles

In a state where one out of every four (or five) vehicles is a pickup truck, this sports and work…

11 years ago

Tires for drought? Just choose those that work best under wet conditions

  While there are often recommendations for tires that excel in bad weather conditions, there seem to be little information --if any…

11 years ago

MotorWeek names Drivers’ Choice Bests for 2013 Trucks

MotorWeek, the iconic television program, has named its Drivers' Choice award winners for 2013 and, while there were few (if…

11 years ago

Ram 1500 offers industry-first diesel engine on full-size pickup

The latest innovation to fill Ram truck's prolific pipeline will be a new 2014 RAM 1500 EcoDiesel powered pickup truck, available after production…

11 years ago

Chicago Auto Show is truck central.

I am in Chicago this week for the media preview of the Auto Show -- it's 105th year.  Despite the…

11 years ago

Hyundai offers new Santa Fe for outdoor lifestyles

Wait.  Before you say,  "she has got to be kidding", let me introduce you to the latest crossover vehicle with…

11 years ago

2014 Silverado and GMC 1500 trucks show major differentiation

For the 2014 Silverado and GMC Sierra, GM has focused on differentiating the brands inside and out.  For both of…

11 years ago