Texas General Outdoors

First drive: the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Patience is a virtue.  Sometimes I like to wait for the dust to settle after driving a newly launched vehicle.…

11 years ago

Ford introduces F-150 Tremor: world’s first EcoBoost sport truck

About a week ago in Detroit, Ford took the cover off a new truck; designed for the sport truck enthusiast…

11 years ago

Free from GM: 3 months of OnStar

Usually when I write about older vehicles, it's about recalls, fixes or problems.  This time it is about a great…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago