LA Auto Show – Special Wrapped, Made in America Tundra

In case you missed it, this photo of a specially wrapped Toyota Tundra was spotted and on display at the 2013 LA Auto Show. The picture stands for itself.

LA Auto Show - Special Wrapped, Made in America Tundra

Want a Made In America pickup? That would be the Tundra.

I’ve added that wrap to my X-mas list, have you?

Toyota Tundra Sales Right on Track – November 2013

Toyota released its sales results for November 2013 today, December 3, and the Tundra is meeting its goals. Can it sustain the momentum or is the sales trend just a result of a hot truck market?

Toyota Tundra Sales Right on Track - November 2013

Toyota has the sales of its fullsize truck right on track where it wanted it.

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2015 Ford F-150 – The Aluminum Gamble

At the 2014 North American International Auto Show, Ford will unveil the 2015 Ford F-150 (Tim will be there btw). It is becoming one of the most anticipated product reveals in years and it is also a big gamble. Ford plans on using aluminum on a scale that has so far been unprecedented. Will it pay off?

2015 Ford F-150 - The Aluminum Gamble

Ford is planning a big gamble on their 2015 pickup. Will it pay off?

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Rise of the Quadrupeds: Is Robotic Off-Roading In Our Future

If you are at all interested in future tech, you have probably heard of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Founded after the surprise launch of Sputnik in 1958, DARPA commissions research for the DOD. Among their many accomplishments was inventing the internet (sorry, Al Gore), not to mention GPS and stealth aircraft. A host of smaller technologies, from Google Maps to Siri, began as or were based on DARPA research.

Given this pedigree, DARPA deserves attention when they set their sights on something new, and the latest technology the white-coats are developing is right up our dirt-road: robotic quadrupeds. What’s most interesting about these robots for us, dear reader, is that they may one day be the successor to ATVs and rock crawlers. Read more…