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Jim Press: little trucks could be big
click above for more pics of the 2002 Dodge M80 Concept Jim Press thinks that there's an emerging market for small, fuel efficient trucks. You know, the kind of trucks his former employer, Toyota, used to build. Press put in 37 years at Toyota, and he saw the evolution of the HiLux into the Tacoma, which is no longer the diminutive hauler it once was. Press owns a second home in Thailand, and observing how trucks are used in that country leads him to believe that there's a worldwide need for a small, versatile pickup. Dodge's Dakota saw its ... Read more →
From the Prancing Horse's Mouth: no truck, no V6 from Ferrari Noah Joseph
Like a family of cockroaches living behind your kitchen cabinets, some rumors just won't die. No matter how ridiculous, they just won't go away. And so we waste our cyber-space reassuring our loyal ...
Punto with a backpack - 2009 Fiat Fiorino Dan Roth
Fiat's new car-derived utility truck, the Fiorino Mk IV, has been revealed in all its Chiclet-colored glory. These small car-based working vehicles are just right for businesses that don't need the ...
LA 2007: Volkswagen Tiguan priced to sell at $22,490 Noah Joseph
Click on the image above to view in high resolution The new Tiguan cute-ute factored big into Volkswagen's press conference at this year's LA show. And no wonder, as Vee-Dub is hoping its new small ...
Rumormill run Amok: Ferrari F599 FS Fuoristrada sport-ute Noah Joseph
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Fiat crossover expected in 2010, Alfa version to follow 2 years ago on Autoblog
The Italians are known for making great sports cars, touring cars, supercars, even little itty-bitty cars. Sport-utes, not so much. Lamborghini's monster LM002 notwithstanding, the last time few times Fiat tried its hand at SUVs, it came up with the Sedici (a slightly taller than normal compact car ...
And you thought the Phantom was the size of a truck... 2 years ago on Autoblog
The Range Rover has long held the high ground in the luxury off-road segment, holding its own quite honorably against the constant onslaught of latecoming rivals from mainstream luxury carmakers. It might have a more difficult time of it, though, if the other Double-R of British luxury automobiles ...
REPORT: MINI-ute in development 2 years ago on Autoblog
With the MINI Clubman rapidly approaching production, and the new cabrio coming along, the BMW-owned automaker is reportedly working on another variation of the theme: the MINI crossover. Although rumors have been bouncing around for a while of a MINI-derived mini-ute, the automotive sleuths over at ...
Fiat 500: the derivatives are coming, including possible mini-ute 2 years ago on Autoblog
Not a moment's rest for the people over at Fiat, who've been pursuing an aggressive rejuvenation program. The ink on the press releases for the new 500 isn't even dry, and already they're working on new versions of the retro super-mini. Launched as a standard three-door hatch, new versions could ...
In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Ford Expedition EL 2 years ago on Autoblog
click above image to view more pics of the 2007 Ford Expedition EL Ford's new Expedition EL has to follow in some huge footsteps – or, perhaps more appropriately, tire tracks. The stretched-wheelbase SUV not only has to do battle with GM's Suburban and Yukon XL duo (long the sales leaders in ...
Preview: Alfa Romeo CXover 2 years ago on Autoblog
America has become the Land of the Crossover, and if Alfa Romeo wants to succeed here when it returns to the US market in 2009, it will need a CUV with which to combat the competition. Fortunately, last November Alfa revealed that it will be launching just such a vehicle to coincide with the Italian ...
Detroit Auto Show: 2007 Hyundai Veracruz 2 years ago on Autoblog
Click on the image above to view our hi-resolution gallery of 34 images Seems like Korean carmaker Hyundai likes nothing more than chasing after its Japanese rivals Honda and Toyota, and to that effect have launched their latest assault on the Pilot and Highlander with the new Veracruz crossover ...
Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.
Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too!
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