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Mitsubishi Triton: Dominating the U.S. Midsize Truck Market
The 2024 Mitsubishi Triton is finally here, and it’s now on sale in Thailand and heading to Japan. Mitsubishi picked a hell of a time to release a new midsize truck with a focus on off-roading, now that America has a renewed affinity for smaller trucks. Even though Mitsubishi says it’s quite interested in selling the…
Best 4×4 for Mountain Storage: Which Car to Buy?
Kari and her wife spend their summers in the Colorado mountains to get away from the Texas heat. They both have European sport sedans that are fun on curvy roads, but aren’t ideal for light off-roading and hauling equipment. They want something durable with four-wheel drive that they can leave at their summer home.…
2023’s Worst Truck Trends: Unveiling the Unfavorable
It seems I’m far from being the only one who mourns the loss of reasonably-sized pickup trucks. And when asked, Jalopnik readers happily spoke out against the worst trends affecting full- and midsize trucks in 2023.
Poor Rear-Seat Crash Safety Ratings for New Midsize Trucks: Report
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that so-called small trucks are lacking in safety for rear-seat passengers. What the IIHS really means is that modern midsize trucks are lacking in safety, because trucks stopped being small years ago.
Trucks: Too Big and Too Tall Now
Trucks were once easy to load with cargo thanks to lower bed heights. Truck beds used to be so low, in fact, that you could just skip on up, or easily slide lumber and other cargo onto their flat surfaces, then skip back down without need for a fancy tailgate. It was glorious.