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Getting the most bang for your buck, isn’t that what everyone wants when it comes to buying a new car or truck? Full-size pickup owners would certainly say yes, because they use them for all sorts of applications: work, play, family, travel, etc. As you know, three of the four …

When Chevrolet introduced the next-generation Silverado 1500 last year, we were promised the return of a diesel engine in the lineup. Following a delay of several months, the 3.0-litre Duramax is now ready to make its debut in Canada for the 2020 model year. The Car Guide was invited to …

In Canada and in the United States, full-size pickup trucks are bread-and-butter vehicles for Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The Ford F-Series largely dominates on the sales charts, followed by the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra —when added together—and the Ram Pickup . In our country, these four …

2019 promises to be a pivotal year in the full-size pickup segment, as a new generation of two of the main combatants—the Ram 1500 and Chevrolet Silverado 1500—is set to arrive. GM decided to showcase the virtues of its pickup on Canada’s newest highway, which links Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk in …

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming – The half-ton truck segment strangely reminds of the sport of bodybuilding. Like the ultra-muscular human beings that compete against each other for the best possible physique, the moment a new model arrives on the scene, it’s automatically the strongest, most modern and sophisticated one of the …

This week, we’ll be in the American Midwest, in the State of Wyoming, a place our U.S. neighbours like to call “truck country,” for the North-American launch of the all-new, 2019 Chevrolet Silverado pickup! A Lot to Cover The announcement of an all-new truck from the ground up is always …

Towing standards: there really aren't any in the pickup industry. I know that might seem like a strange thing to say when manufacturers are constantly boasting that vehicle X can pull up to 24,000 lbs, but it's true - there's no standardized test that has been agreed upon by each …

Big trucks and wide-open spaces go well together, so it was only appropriate that my first time behind the wheel of both the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD and 2015 GMC Sierra HD pickups took place on the prairies of Alberta. It seems like every second vehicle I encountered during my …