Pickup

The American auto market has itself a real, live pickup car, and we now know what it's going to cost. Coming in a wide range of trims, Hyundai's Santa Cruz prices in between $23,990 and $39,720 before freight charge.

The Hower Base Camp is an any-pickup camper that sleeps two and holds up to 300 lb of gear on its electric-lift roof. It seems a natural fit for adventurers who chase every last sliver of light before pulling off the dirt track for some shut-eye.

Better late than never, they say. Well after other American automakers have launched their all-electric full-size pickups, Ram will join the party in 2024 with a new electric 1500. It promises the new truck will be worth the wait.

Harker Outdoors has an RV alternative that's both affordable and ready to travel and camp at a second's notice. Its EDC is a light pickup topper that buyers can use as a simple roof over their heads or customize into an off-road mini-camper.

Alpha previewed its Wolf electric pickup earlier this year, and this month it shows how that truck turns into a full camper to compete with options from Tesla and Rivian. With help from Heimplanet, it's created the Cloudbreak inflatable camper.

Ford has unveiled the 2022 Maverick pickup truck, and has delivered on the promise of a compact truck with the fuel efficiency and pricing that consumers would expect. It's fully hybrid as standard, offering up to 40 mpg (5.9 l/100km) in the city.

Rivian plans to begin delivering all-electric R1T pickup trucks next month. Before it does, it launches a line of adventure gear that lets buyers build up a 400-mile all-terrain electric truck camper that starts around $72K.

Loki aims to disrupts van life with what might be the most versatile, modular pickup camper out there. The Basecamp adventure pod makes a stylish, go-anywhere shelter out of everything from Toyota Tacomas, to Ford Super Duties, to Rivian R1Ts.

When Ford announced the all-electric F-150 Lightning last week, it was eager to advertise the sub-US$40K base price. Now it's revealed more about what that base price buys. The new Lightning Pro packs a lot of truck for a surprisingly low price.

Ford's fully electrified workhorse and mobile power station arrives with more quickness than a Raptor, two battery options for up to 300 miles of range, and loads of handy tech. Oh, and the price isn't nearly the gut punch we thought it'd be.

Ford has confirmed the F-150 Lighting is coming, and coming soon. It will reveal the all-electric full-size pickup truck to the world with a grand unveiling next week, promising a truck that will launch the best-selling F-Series into the future.

The new Rebel X canopy from Australia's XL is designed from the ground up to play as hard as it works. It quickly sheds tool boxes and work materials to load up on a vacation's worth of camping gear and toys.