Jimbo reviews of Pickup Trucks

New Toyota full sized pickup has been released and it looks like it is a really nice truck. The 2009 Toyota Tundra is smaller than Ford, Dodge, and General Motors trucks. Changes comparing the previous models 2009 just includes some cosmetic outside and inside such as better antilock brakes or a flared-fender cargo bed. Under the The Toyota Tundra hood you can find a V6 engine. It is available with automatic or manual transmission. The V-8 engines are made with automatic transmission only.Tundra, the new Toyota truck featured imposing size and styling to erase any remindings about the 1st-generation Truck, which was referred to by many specialist as slightly fallacious truck. The Toyota Tundra 2009 comes optional with 2wheel or 4wheel drive. Both are available with rear-wheel drive or with 4WD that must be disengaged on dry pavement but includes low-range gearing.The Tundra looks compact and well-balanced and actually has a slightly smaller footprint than its American counterparts.

There’s added flex-fuel capability to the 5.7-liter V-8 Tundra.Toyota also features new TRD option packages which was created for off-roaders and street enthusiasts. The TRD Ro ck Warrior adds 17-inch alloy wheels, BFGoodrich all-terrain tires, Bilstein shock absorbers, a color-keyed front bumper and grille surround, bedside decals, and special interior trim. The TRD Sport also goes with a color-keyed appearance, 20-inch alloy wheels and interior upgrades. The Rock Warrior package is available on Tundra Grade Double Cab and CrewMax four-wheel-drive models with the 5.7-liter V-8 engine. The Sport package is available on Tundra Grade Regular Cab and Double Cab two-wheel-drive models equipped with a standard bed and 5.7-liter engine.

Inside 2009 Tundra, Toyota prepared three power units, so you can choose more powerful or more economic Unit. First engine is 236-horsepower, 4.0-liter V-6 with aluminum block/cylinder heads, dual overhead camshafts and 4 valves per each cylinder, that makes 266 lbs-ft of torque. This engine burns 13-mpg in the city and 16-mpg on the highway. The other engine is 4.7-liter V-8 powered by 276-horsepower, this engine has iron block and aluminum cylinder heads with dual overhead camshafts and four valves per cylinder, it makes 313 lbs-ft torque. This engine achieves 13-mpg in the city and 17-mpg on the highway. The most spectacular power unit used in Toyota Tundra 2009 is 381-hp, 5.7-liter V-8 with aluminum block and aluminum cylinder heads also with dual overhead camshafts and four valves per cylinder. This engine makes 401 lbs-ft of torque. It burns 17-mpg in the city and 19-mpg on the highway. Five-speed automatic transmission available in both V-6 and 4.7-liter V-8 versions. Six-speed automatic is mounted only in version with 5.7-liter V-8.

The Tundra’s interior is created to force the working people’s needs. All of the steering wheel is easy to grip, even in work gloves, and the gauges are big and simply to read. There are plenty of storage space plenty of nideouts.My favorite is center console that can hold a laptop and hanging files. Even the Regular Cab has enough space to accommodate five adult person. The Tundra Limitedversion features some of the essence of luxury,the seats are wide, supportive and comfortable and the ride is really quiet with just a whisper of a wind. There are available JBL sound system, which is a standard in Limited versions. You will find also a DVD and navigation system combined with 440 watts and 12 speakers.

Toyota offers three cab styles for Tundra. Available are: CrewMax, Quad Cab, Regular Cab. The CrewMax version is a bit longer than crew cabs in other pickups, it gives you a fantastic comfort for all the passengers. Tundra does offer a 4-door crew cab, like its competitors. Its 2-door regular cab has got 8-feet cargo bed and its extended-cab has got a 6.5 feet bed. Extended Cabs have a 3-passenger rear seat and back doors that opens dependently to the front doors. New features for Tundra ‘09 is a V8 Access Cab with a un ordinary flared-fender StepSide cargo box.

The 2009 GMC Canyon is a very fast and functional compact truck available with 2 and 4 wheel drive. You can choose from three primary trim levels - 1) Work Truck 2) SLE 3)SLT — all of them differences only various equipment allocations based on body style. Engines in two previous Trucks are still on top: the standard 2.9-liter 4-row-cylinder with 185 hp and 190 lb./ft. of torque, and an optional 3.7-liter inline five-cylinder producing 242 hp and 242 lb./ft. of torque. There’s also a new stunning heart trembling V8 that pumps out 300 hp and 320 lb-ft of torque. I want to write about a special version of the GMC Canyon with a low sport suspension ZQ8 and I’ll review this version. This V-8 monster powered by a 300-horsepower engine can be mounted with every cab form extended cab or crew cab. GMC Canyon is the evil Twin of 2009 Chevrolet Colorado. I like the rear wheel drive version whitch reminds me the famous Chevrolet El Camino.

5.3-liter V-8 is a fantastic muscle engine with 300 horsepower and 320 lb-ft of torque. Even fully loaded It can launch very fast from red traffic lights. The V-8 is connected with a four-speed automatic transmission. It both smooth and quick to downshift when you need a fast burst whan you need “power-to-pass”. The Canyon has got installed standard traction controll system and stability system. It has got a fantastic drivetrain with a beautiful V-8 rumble. What a pity that this truck ain’t got the six-speed automatic transmission that are mounted with the 5.3-liter in the full-size trucks. These the extra gears would be helpfdul to controll the boost performance and effectiveness.

The ZQ8 sport suspension is a custom design suspension system thet characterizes Canyon V-8 trucks. With the firm ZQ8 suspension, the 2009 Canyon is a quite stiff feeling small truck. ZQ8 versions come standard with 18-inch aluminum wheels shod with low-profile all-season tires and fantastic suspension elements.Fast, responsive steering and a taut suspension create a driving feeling like in non-truck car,it makes Canyon a really performance-edge car.

The Canyon is a truck finished with weak-quality interior materials that are seriously not in a line with its price. In fact, at higher versions, the little Canyon costs closely as much $ as the larger trucks made by GMC.The whole cab seems like it’s has been produced in another era, and it looks like made in past century. The first Canyon was produced in 2004 year, and since then GMC didn’t change almost anyhing in car’s interior.

GMC Canyon V-8 2009 is procuced in three body styles: regular cab, extended cab and crew cab. Crew cabs are equipped with a 5-foot cargo box, while other Canyons feature a 6-foot bed.While it may be easier to load cargo in this version than in a full-size truck, the size of the crew cab Canyon’s cargo box limits the kind of work it can be used for. At 61.1 inches long, 57.2 inches wide (42.6 inches between the wheel wells) and 18.6 inches deep, the Canyon isn’t the best choice for hauling a load of drywall — even if you decide to get a regular or extended cab model with the 72.8-inch bed. Still, my test truck’s 1,250-pound payload rating means there are plenty of other, less-bulky loads it can carry.

It has been tradition creating Ford Harley-Davidson pickup since 2000 when the first F-150 Harley Davidson was released. The 2010 edition is the eighth F-150 that’s get the approval of mr. Willie G. Davidson. His grandfather was one of the founders of Harley-Davidson, William A. Davidson.

This new 2010 Ford Harley-Davidson F-150 is built with a 5.4-liter engine with three-valves, which is rated up to 320 horsepower and 390 ft.-lbs. of torque and mated to a six-speed automatic transmission with a sport-tuned exhaust and a top speed of 115 mph. I heard not officially that the Harley F-150 might also receive the new premium 6.2-liter V-8 Boss engine ( I’ve found a photo of Boss Engine and it’s available below inside gallery) . This massive engine will power the 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor offroad pickup. This truck is available with 4×2 or of course with an optional all-wheel drive - just like a ordinary 1009 F150. 4WD version features settings of 4×2, AWD and 4×4 high, unique to the Harley-Davidson edition on the F-150 platform. All of the 2010 Ford H-D F-150 models got the SuperCrew cabins.

The exterior is really massive , it emphasizes the Harley F-Series style. At the ond of the front you can fgind a fantastic six-bar billet grille. This grille’d design was inspired by the radiator fins of a V-Twin Harley-Davidson motorcycle engine. The front bumper is also unique, with a low profile and smootly integrated fog lamps.

You’ve got available two outside colors Tuxedo Black or Lava. The Lava is a deep, dark cherry red with metallic flakes that pop in sunlight - the lava effect.To give the Harley Ford F-150 handling that’s worth of its really aggressive looks,there are, five-spoke polished-aluminum wheels with nice body-colored accents. The tires are P275/45R22 Pirelli Scorpion Zeros and the really kicks ass.

The interior is where the truck is to be serious Harley-centric. Heating and cooling front seats aniline leather wear model motorcycle jacket with decorative buttons on top shoulder, elbow flexible sections on the sides enhances real Harley zippers to close the map pocket in the back, and red surface perforated leather seats. They also get the urge, hand-made cloisonné badges fired glass wedged right between your shoulder blades. Despite having two-tone exterior, there is only one color of the interior - Lava Red. The interior color takes another direction than the outside, it is an anodised finish that moves a little color between red and gray-green. It is slathered on the center stack, console shifter, and the gauge cluster. The interior is finished with a large Harley-Davidson plate on the armrest of the truck serial number in construction.