Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift XL, XL Truck Feature, XL Truck News
We Drive It: The 2026 Honda Ridgeline Trailsport – It’s A Truck In Design and Intention, But Is It One In The Real World?
Practicality is one of those completely real, important, and largely uncelebrated elements of selecting what vehicle to buy. The whole nature of being an enthusiast is that you can eschew some of...
We Drive It: The 2026 Kia Sportage X-Pro – Oh Turbo Where Art Thou?
Over the years I have always been cautious to not place unfair opinions on cars that did not deserve them. All things need proper perspective and need to be viewed and judged in their own prism of...
We Drive It: The 2026 Ford Maverick XLT AWD – Proving That Fun and Functional Can Still Exist
The Ford Maverick has been a strong player in the small truck market since it showed up on the scene in 2022. One of the interesting things about this line of trucks is that they were pretty late in...
We Drive It: The 2026 Toyota Four Runner Limited – Refinement Without Losing Ruggedness
When it comes to automotive nameplates that have risen to dare we say iconic status in the modern automotive landscape, Four Runner its one of them. We guarantee you know at least one person who owns...
We Drive It: The 2026 Toyota Tundra Platinum TRD Off-Road – A Tundra Tackles The Tundra
It’s been a hard winter here at the BangShift eastern world headquarters in 2026. The relentless cold has only been interrupted with storm after storm. In so many ways it has been a return to...
We Drive It: The 2026 Honda Passport Trailsport – A Little More Where It Counts Adds Up
When it comes to the modern automotive landscape, the mid-size SUV sits in an interesting pocket. To us and clearly to a lot of the buying public, these are the right sized vehicles for a lot of...
3rd Annual O’Reilly Grand National Truck Show, Redefining Truckin’
(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) • The 3rd Annual O’Reilly Grand National Truck Show, held at the Fairplex in Pomona, CA on September 26–27, drew over 400 trucks, vans, and SUVs. Presented by Classic...
SCORE Reveals the Magical Race Course of the 57th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 500 In Mexico
May 13, 2025 In Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico The official map for the second round of the 2025 SCORE World Desert Championship is now available at www.score-international.com. It covers 461.03...
We Drive It: The 2025 Lexus GX 550 Overtrail – A Tough-Nosed, Off-Road Owning, 350hp Rig That Impresses
Let’s be straight up to start here. We’ve never really fancied ourselves as Lexus people when it comes to the world of SUVs. Sure they’ve been comfortable, well appointed, well...
BangShift Quick Drive: The 2025 Infinity QX80 Autograph – A Rolling Bank Vault That’s Priced Like One
The 2025 Infinity QX80 Autograph is big in every single way. Big in physical size, big in interior luxury, big in horsepower, big in visual impact, and certainly big in price tag. Infinity needs the...
We Drive It: Bronco Sport Freewheeling – Vibrant Throwback Look, Does It Stop There?
If there is one thing I have always done when getting into a new car to drive and share my thoughts on, it has been to keep an open mind for the first couple of days before forming an immediate...
RAM Fans Rejoice, And Truck Shoppers Pay Attention: VIDEO – The Ram 1500 is MotorTrend’s 2025 Truck of the Year!
For decades, car and truck shoppers have relied on the testing that MotorTrend does for their Car and Truck of the Year competitions. The cars and trucks that are included have a pretty substantial...
Tuff Skins: This Video Compilation Of Hard Hits and Great Drives In Tuff Truck Racing Is Awesome
There’s something awesome about Tuff Truck racing at the fair, right? Between the cobbled up trucks, cars that have no business even trying, and the attitude of drivers seeking momentary glory,...
The Grand National Truck Show In Pomona Was Packed With Good Rides, And Crowned The World’s Most Beautiful Truck!
The Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, home to the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster competition, has been one of the premier car shows in the country for decades. To expand on that...