First gigs for pimple-pitted teens are usually those with comically low stakes and a weed-dealing manager. Stocking shelves, pretending to babysit, and washing cars are all on the agenda. Not for me. At the age of 16, license all shiny and demerit-free, I was hired as a general worker by my town’s Parks Department, a … Read more
Unibody pickup trucks are having something of a moment. The 2022 Ford Maverick garnered tons of attention earlier this month and the hype around the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz has been years in the making. For me at least, driving the unibody truck everyone knows and loves to hate—the 2021 Honda Ridgeline—reaffirmed that Americans need … Read more
I don’t consider myself a truck guy, per se, nor have I really manifested an interest in buying one. I just don’t have truck needs or truck dreams. But then the coronavirus happened, and like everyone else, I ended up locked up inside my apartment for months, spending my days playing video games and smoking … Read more
There’s just no denying the utility of a pickup, even though a lot of folks who drive them don’t need them—or, at least, don’t need trucks as big as they sometimes buy. I’m not about to criticize somebody for treating their truck like a car, though. Instead, I’ll suggest they check out the 2022 Ford … Read more
Despite its relatively compact size and impressive fuel economy, the 2022 Ford Maverick is still a truck. It may not be a traditional one with body-on-frame construction, but from a capability standpoint, it works so hard you won’t second guess its unibody make-up. It uses Ford’s C2 architecture, which also underpins the Escape and Bronco … Read more
The question of worth is a sticky one when you’re staring at something like a $250,000 1970 Chevy K5 Blazer restomod. There are two obvious sides to the debate—but more so now than ever, they’re leading to the same place. You either hate the idea that an old truck can ever be valued at a … Read more
“TURNLEFTATTHATCACTUS!” a driving coach scream-wheezed through clenched teeth as the Ford F-150 Raptor I was driving slid around a sandy corner at 60 miles per hour. The patch of strained face visible through the window in the front of his helmet made him look like he may have been experiencing extreme bowel distress to go … Read more