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What Would You Want to Drive in a Post-Apocalyptic World?
In Chevrolet's recent Super Bowl ad, which was set in a post-apocalyptic world, a bunch of friends chose to drive the Detroit brand's Silverado pickup truck, sans one Dave, God rest his soul, who drove a Ford F-150 - we didn't say it, GM did. In the dystopian future world of Mad Max, The Man with No Name chose a supercharged Ford Falcon XB GT351 for his transportation needs.
In a similar scenario, the crew over at Popular Mechanics came up with a list of 10 vehicles that they would want as their "trusty steed" if the world went berserk.
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Great Wall Gives Uk Buyers Two Special Edition Steed Pickup Trucks
China's Great Wall brand is broadening the range of its UK market Steed pickup truck with a pair of special edition models named "Steed Chrome" and "Steed Tracker", both of which go on sale this month. Read more »...
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Toyota Gt86 Sports Coupe Priced From $51,400 In Holland, Twice As Much As The Fr-s In The Us!
Do you remember our recent poll where we said, "You should feel fortunate that you can acquire a fairly rewarding and fun to drive sports car for $25,000 (~€19,500)"? If our link to our older post on the prices of the Nissan 370Z around...
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Chevy Takes A Stab At Ford With Its New Super Bowl Ad For The Silverado
And the claws are out! Chevrolet makes no apologies for its new commercial on the Silverado pickup truck that will air during the first quarter of Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday. Set in a post-apocalyptic world that draws on the Mayan predictions, the ad...
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Volvo Looking To Claim Title Of World’s Fastest Hybrid Truck
After improving a previous world speed record for the standing kilometer in June 2010 with a diesel model, Volvo Trucks is now developing a new diesel-electric hybrid version called "Mean Green" to claim the title of the World's Fastest...
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Gm's Trucks Beat Ford F-series In August U.s. Sales
August 2011 didn't turn out to be such a bad month for domestic automakers. GoodCarBadCar.net's U.S. Auto Sales By Brand post shows all nine Detroit Three brands (ten if you count Dodge and Ram separately) succeeded in posting higher sales volume...
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