The cars of the 2018 LA Auto Show outnumber the trucks, but trucks and SUVs are the bigger story. The show hosts the much-anticipated Jeep Gladiator, a pair of all-electric adventure trucks, a Ford F-550 dressed up in US$1.8 million clothes, and plenty of other premieres and oddities.
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Absent from the US market since 2011, Ford's mid-size pickup has been hugely popular as a twin-cab utility pickup elsewhere in the world. Now the Ranger's back on home turf, and we had a chance to get up close and personal at the International off-road and UTV expo in Scottsdale.
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The Jeep Gladiator is part Wrangler, part pickup truck in a package capable of towing 7,650 pounds and hauling 1,600 pounds in its five-foot bed. While still doing Jeep things like fording 30-inch rivers and climbing mountains. The Gladiator debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
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Rivian propels itself into the world at the LA Auto Show. The startup isn't just parading any old EV around the show, instead redefining expectations with a 750-hp all-electric performance pickup that accelerates like a sports car, splashes through mud and water, and racks up miles on the highway.
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GMC has fully redesigned the Sierra 1500 pickup truck for the 2019 model year. Changes are from the ground up with a new body design, improved underpinnings, and a multi-phase tailgate gimmick. We spent a week in the truck and found all of these to be good things.
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Mitsubishi teased a new pickup truck for the Asian market a few times and has now officially debuted the new one-ton pickup, called the Triton/L200, in Bangkok. The Triton/L200 will begin sales in Thailand on November 17 and will roll out to global markets over time.
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The 2019 Ram 1500 pickup truck lineup includes an option for an upgraded infotainment interface. This upgrade moves from the already very well-done 8.4-inch Uconnect-based system to a new 12-inch Uconnect system with tablet-like functionality and an innovative split-screen sensibility.
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Over at the São Paulo Motor Show, Nissan is showing how the Frontier can prove a potent force in search-and-rescue. The Frontier Sentinel concept has a raft of upgraded capabilities and components, including a drone-launching platform, portable power station and gear organization.
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Volkswagen debuts the clever, little Tarok Concept at the 2018 São Paulo Motor Show. The near-production small pickup is influenced heavily by smart, modern SUVs but still does serious work, carrying payloads up to 1 tonne (1.1 ton) in an extendable bed that grows around cargo.
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For SEMA 2018, Honda has brought together the separate worlds of its powersports and automotive lineups. Part Ridgeline pickup, part Pioneer 1000 side-by-side, the Rugged Open Air Vehicle is 110 percent off-road fun.
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