Thursday, August 28th, 2008
4×4 pickup trucks sure have changed over the past few decades. Once reserved for commercial applications or hauling hay and feed around the farm with barely a heater and windshield wipers, these versatile vehicles have been transformed into what is often the family four-door, the four-wheel-drive king cab commuter, or the cause of envy at local drag strips. And for a few years now there have been some new players strutting onto the field with a box attached to a luxury vehicle. Lincoln has taken two stabs at this segment so far, the first being the forgettable and misguided Blackwood and more recently the Mark LT, also known as a thinly-disguised Ford F-150. Over at General Motors, luxury division Cadillac has been a bit more thorough with its dressing up of the Chevrolet Avalanche, with the result being the 2007 Cadillac Escalade EXT.
With its rear box, the all-wheel-drive EXT is technically a pickup truck, one that features an innovative fold-down midgate that effectively creates a full-size bed. But, aside from that design element, the EXT is much like the rest of the 2007 Cadillac Escalade lineup, with the same fresh face accented by vertically-stacked bright headlight housings and an expansive chrome grille inspired by the Cadillac Sixteen concept car. There are clean new body lines with tighter gaps, front fender vents, and integrated running boards. The new Escalades get an interior distinct from the lesser Chevy and GMC versions, with an attractive dash layout and generous use of leather. Added luxury comes in the form of an optional heated steering wheel, a touch-screen navigation system, a rear DVD entertainment system, a surround sound system by Bose, and 18- or 22-inch chrome alloy wheels.
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
4×4 Pickup Trucks commonly are a light duty truck which has an open cargo area, as the name suggests it is basically used for pick up delivery of cargo. http://www.4×4pickuptrucksforsale.com offers you the best pickup trucks in the industry with all major and famous brands. The vast database of the site is sure to let you select an amazing collection of pick up trucks you ever thought of. The first ever category of such trucks was invented in the year 1925 and it was named as Ford Model T Runabout by Henry Ford.
The various types of 4×4 pickup trucks are Compact pickup truck, North American full size pickup trucks, mid size pickup trucks, Latin pickup trucks, European pickup trucks and so on and so forth. The compact 4×4 pickup trucks are widely used across the globe because it is one of the few pickup trucks that offer 2 axle heavy trucks. The compact trucks for the year 2006 in the U.S. market are Ford Ranger and Mazda B-Series. The European market is loaded with compact pickup trucks as they are most used in rural areas over there. Most of these compact trucks use Diesel engines that help to economize. The full size pick up trucks are characterized by large beds having capacity to tow heavy loads with much ease, the examples of this trucks are GMC Sierra, Chevrolet Silverado, Toyota square off and general motors. The light duty models can carry the load up to 10,500 pounds.
The full size pick up trucks are available in the 3 sizes these are 0.5 Ton, 0.75 Ton and 1 Ton. Some of the trucks in this category are Dodge Ram, Lincoln Mark LT, Toyota Tundra, Ford F-Series and Nissan Titan. The Mid size pickup trucks are most common in north of America they are generally used as passenger cars, these were mostly used by construction workers as the times passed it was also used by housewives and other office workers. The first truck ever built up in this category was Dodge Dakota which was manufactured in the year 1987 having V6 engines. The other pickup vehicles in this category would include Dodge Dakota, Chevrolet Colorado, Toyota Tacoma, Nissan Frontier and Honda Ridgeline. The Latin American pickup trucks are common and are termed as compact.
The most common mode of transport in countries like U.S., Australia and Canada, used 4×4 pick up trucks have become very popular with the users as it gives comfort and versatility and the money spent to buy it is really worth. Pick up trucks have long been also modified by local police and its agencies because the type of versatility it offers, these pickup trucks are used in terrain areas and also mountainous areas having muddy like conditions.
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