Author Archive for Tim Esterdahl
Associate Editor Tim Esterdahl is a married father of three who enjoys all things automotive including wrenching on his collection of old pickups. He also plays an absurd amount of golf. Like really absurd.
Toyota Goes Turbo With New Engine Offerings on the Horizon
Toyota is planning to release several new downsized turbo engines as early as next year. These small displacement engines will probably be focused on cars, yet a full-size truck offering may be part of a future discussion. Our big question is an “EcoBoost” Tundra a viable idea?
Toyota is working on developing new, turbocharged engines that could conceivably replace the four cylinder and maybe six cylinder offerings. Is a turbocharged Tundra a possibility?
Honda Plans All New Ridgeline – Big Deal?
Honda announced this week that they really are going to build an all-new Ridgeline. Really!
This silhouette is all we have on the new Honda Ridgeline.
2015 Ford F-150 Delayed? Aluminum Production Problem
Rumors have it that the all-new Ford F-150 could be delayed due to the production issues related to the aluminum they plan on using. Is this the tip of the iceberg or a speed bump?
Production issues with aluminum are rumored to be delaying the new Ford F-150.
Chrysler Recalls Certain 2013 Ram 1500 Models with Transmission Shaft Issue
Chrysler is recalling a small variety of Ram 1500 models due to a production issue that was employed early in the manufacture of them. Why doesn’t Ram spend more time working out problems at the production level?
Chrysler is recalling a small batch of Ram 1500 pickups because of an assembly issue.
What We Are Driving – 2014 Lexus IS 250
We have a question for our audience. While we write a bunch about trucks, we are starting to get a variety of other vehicles for other blogs that we write. Does the audience on THQ want to see other vehicle reviews written from a “truck” guy perspective? For example, Tim just had a Prius V. Do you guys and gals want to know about how a truck guy perceives it or are you not interested at all?
BTW, we just got this 2014 Lexus IS 250 delivered. We love trucks, but wow, this thing is drool worthy.
