After some debate, the majority of our judges agree: The most deserving competitor for Motor Trend's 2008 Truck of the Year title is the all-new Toyota Tundra.
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Pickup truck sales in 2007 seemed to be coming in at about 12 percent below 2005 levels at the time of this writing. Even so, that still meant some 230,000 Americans drove a brand-new pickup off the dealer's lot every month last year.
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...One Giant Leap: Cadillac aims for the stars. And builds one.
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Phase Two - The Road Loop: Getting down to the nitty-gritty
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Motor Trend announced today that the Cadillac CTS is the 2008 Motor Trend Car of the Year.
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Phase One: The Proving Ground
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As the saying goes, it's all in the details, and that's where the 2008 Mazda CX-9's sporty personality shines. Slide behind the leather-wrapped steering wheel and into the nicely bolstered bucket, and you're treated to one of the most comfortable, driver-focused seating positions available, not just
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Motor Trend announced today that the Mazda CX-9 is Motor Trend's 2008 Sport/Utility of the Year.
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A truck in a tux? Not any more. The sport/utility vehicle cuts a broad swathe through the 21st-century automotive landscape. Think of a car genre-sporty, family, budget, luxury, utilitarian, gas-miser -- and you'll find its equivalent in today's sport/utility segment.
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See more photos of the 2008 Mazda CX-9 -- Motor Trend's 2008 Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year -- in this photo gallery by photographer Evan Klien.
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A long week of testing served to satisfy our judges that the new GM full-size pickups had earned top marks on the superiority front.
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Five solid contenders--and in the case of the four GM models, separated by only relatively minor differences in trim, pricing, and capability. But there can only be one winner.
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Every day of every week, on average, Americans buy more than 1200 of them. Since its debut in 1983, over 10 million have been sold worldwide--five million of those homegrown in the horse country of Kentucky.
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It's a tremendously varied field. 27 contenders assembled for the 2007 Car of the Year test program, but there can only be one winner. Let the judging begin...
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The 2007 Chevrolet Silverado was one of only five trucks eligible for the Truck of the Year title, and of those five contenders, four (including the Silverado) were GMT900-based vehicles from General Motors.
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It used to be easy to figure out what was a sport/utility vehicle: Whether it was as bare-bones rugged as a Jeep or dripping with high-tech luxury like a Range Rover, an SUV boasted the all-wheel drive and the ground clearance needed to take you places roads didn't go.
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Heading into this year's Sport/Utility of the Year competition, nary an editor predicted that the all-new Mercedes-Benz GL450 would roll away with the coveted caliper trophy
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Toyota Wins with "America's Mainstream Car"
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You'd IMAGINE the unanimous vote for the Honda Ridgeline would be a surprising conclusion to our 2006 Truck of the Year showdown.
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You're Probably wondering why we included the Dodge Ram 1500 in our 2006 Truck of the Year competition, especially since it looks nearly identical to the 2005 model.
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Mitsu is promoting the Raider as the only import V-8 alternative for buyers who don't want a full-size truck.
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The basis for Chevy's Colorado and GMC's Canyon midsize pickups, all-new models last year, was originally designed over 10 years ago by Isuzu's engineering team.
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You could say trucks haven't changed much over the years. Slip under the skin of a new F-150, and you'll find its basic architecture isn't a million miles removed from a Ford pickup built half a century ago.
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Lincoln's second foray into the pickup market is a much better execution than its first.
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One of the Blue Oval's triplets in this year's competition, the luxury-bent Zephyr is intended to cater to near-luxury shoppers who want the high-rent nameplate without having to pay the premium.
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