4 Jan

2013 Nissan NV200 Revealed at 2013 Chicago Auto Show, Priced at $20,835

The growing commercial vehicle segment will see another contender in April when the 2013 Nissan NV200 arrives in showrooms with a base price of $20,835 (including destination). Nissan released all of the details on its newest commercial van on the 2013 Chicago auto show. The 2013 NV200 is cheaper and lots smaller than the Titan-based NV2500 and NV3500 commercial vans that entered the U.S. market over a year ago. Nissan says the smaller van will delay to 122.7 cubic feet of cargo, and a low floor height of just 19.5 inches should make it relatively easy to load and unload the products. The sole powertrain is a 2.0-liter, naturally aspirated I-4 rated at 131 hp and 139 lb-ft of torque; Power is shipped to front wheels via Nissan’s latest continuously...
2 Jan

Ranch Dressing: 2013 Ford F-150 King Ranch vs. 2014 Toyota Tundra 1794 Edition

Toyota kicked off the 2013 Chicago Auto show by announcing substantial updates to its Tundra truck. Together with new styling inside and outside plus updated ergonomics and electronics, the 2014 Tundra receives a brand new premium trim level above the previous top step Platnium grade. This new trim attempts to ascertain a link to America’s farming roots (paging Paul Harvey) and take market share currently dominated by Ford and its fancy F-150 King Ranch editions. Toyota calls its top-step truck package 1794, that’s the founding year of the ranch upon which Toyota Motor Manufacturing Company Texas sits. How do they stack up 2013 Ford F-150 King Ranch Name: King Ranch Founded: 1853 Founder: Captain Richard King, Steamboat pilot Location: South Texas Size: 825,000 acres/1,300 square miles (bigger than the state...