2019 Chevrolet Colorado 4WD ZR2 Crew Short Box/Bison edition

Colorado Bison a happy medium mid-size pickup ... This was week three of testing mid-size pickups and if you’re a middler, a person who prefers the happy medium to going full out off-roader or suburban commuter for your pickup, well Chevrolet’s Colorado will suit you well. This bright red (Red Hot) Colorado was the top-level... Continue Reading →

August 25, 2019 2

2019 Ford Ranger XLT Supercrew 4×4

New Ranger is more refined with improved handling ... Back in the day, about a decade ago, Ford’s Ranger was a compact pickup made primarily, or so it seemed, for teenage boys to range around small towns and suburban areas, with their teenage girlfriends riding shotgun. Rangers were small, inexpensive wheels, often the first truck... Continue Reading →

August 23, 2019 0

2020 Jeep Gladiator Overland 4×4

Gladiator: Finally, a midsize pickup with style ... You’ll either want a Jeep Gladiator pickup, or you won’t. What I mean is the long-awaited Jeep pickup is an image vehicle as much as it is a pickup. That’s not to say it doesn’t function well as a pickup, it certainly does. But it looks like... Continue Reading →

August 17, 2019 0

2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro 4WD Double Cab

Tacoma TRD Pro the ultimate Bro Truck ... A 20-something friend assures me Toyota’s Tacoma TRD Pro is a Bro Truck, or what us older guys would have called a boy toy. I know that has other connotations, but you get my drift. This Voodoo Blue TRD model, complete with 4-wheel-drive and in double cab... Continue Reading →

March 30, 2019 0

More Mopar muscle!!!!!

Because what engine comes with the vehicle is never enough I've been doing some research about installing a turbo on my 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. Sure it has enough grunt, lots more than our 2011 anyway, but how about a little more. But then I found the ultimate in a power upgrade, a supercharged 6.2-liter... Continue Reading →

January 11, 2017 0

2015 Chevrolet Colorado 4WD Z71 Crew Long Box

Chevy's new 'mid-size' Colorado only slightly smaller than Silverado Chevrolet is patting itself on the back and most of the automotive media are ladling on the praise for Chevy’s new “mid-size” pickup, the Colorado. The later probably has more to do with ad dollars being spent in the national publications, but there’s some justification. Yet let’s not... Continue Reading →