Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Truck News

Rebel With The Claws: Ram Dials Up Fun, Tech, and Rumble With The 2023 Ram Rebel G/T Pickup Truck

The modern age of the pickup truck is something even the most prescient automotive executive didn’t see coming a couple of decades ago. Not only are there a massive range of styles and sizes to...

Dually Noted: Check Out This 1951 Dodge Flatbed With A Turbocharged 360 Running A Dirt Track and Dominating A Burnout Contest

There will soon come a day when people are just given a YouTube channel at birth and we’ll always look back on these quaint days when people had to make their own with wistful eyes. Hey look,...

Hookin’ and Bookin’: Watch the Legendary Ken Veney Make A Picturesque Full Pull In His Mini-Rod Tractor

If Ken Veney had decided to retire from drag racing all those years ago and whittle sticks on the front porch, he’d have left an amazing legacy in the sport and in motorsports. His...

Ridetech Can Get Your 2007-2013 GM Truck Low And Keep It Working – Yes, The Look You Want and The Functionality You Need!

We all know that cars and trucks look way better when they are lowered. They handle better, they have a more dramatic look, and they are easy to hop in and out of. If there is one concern that people...

2023 Ford Bronco Heritage Edition Released: Retro-Cool Look or Trying Too Hard For Cash?

(By Tom Lohnes) – If you want to compete in sales with the Jeep Wrangler, there has to be a steady flow of special-edition vehicles leaving factory floors alongside the normal versions. Ford...

See A Dragline Rescue A Caterpillar D11 Bulldozer Like It Is A Toy

Mining is not an easy business. It is like the world’s biggest game of sand box Tonka trucks and like in the sand box, sometimes things happen. In this case an operator rolled a Caterpillar D11...

The China Syndrome: Ford Has Released A New 2023 Explorer For The Chinese Market – How Much Of It Is Coming Here?

(By Tom Lohnes) – Ford jut unveiled an “all-new” 2023 Explorer for China, and it might just give us some hints at the refreshed Explorer hitting US shores in 2024. Interesting…. Boasting...

Bigger, Badder…Better? The 2023 Chevrolet Colorado Looks Good On Paper And In The Styling Department

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Chevrolet Colorado has a very short history, but has been a very major player in Chevy’s truck fleet since it came out in 2004, and returned from the dead in 2016....

Better Or Worse: The 2024 Blazer Will Be A Full EV With Up To 557hp – Less Shameful Than Current Model?

(By Tom Lohnes)- The Chevrolet Blazer is sadly in the same club as the Mitsubishi Eclipse. Although less severe than the Mitsubishi, it was once a very cool vehicle that slowly dwindled into...

Fun Money: The 2023 Ford Raptor R Is Incredible But So Isn’t The Asking Price – Does It Deliver?

(By Tom Lohnes) – The third-generation Ford F-150 Raptor is an insane truck. With a massive widebody kit, long-travel FOX racing shocks, and a trombone-style loop in the exhaust to make it...

Ridetech Wins Goodguys Best New Suspension Product Of The Year Award In Columbus With Ford F100 System!

Congratulations to our friends at Ridetech! The whole gang over at Ridetech is thrilled to death with the response to their new F100 suspension system, as Ford fans around the country have been...

Video: The Chevrolet Reveal Of The 2023 Colorado ZR2 Is A Fun Watch Showcasing A Capable Truck

(By Tom Lohnes) – A few days ago, Chevrolet released teaser photos of their newest generation of their midsize Colorado pickup truck and its newest iteration of the ZR2 off-road version, which...

Bucks Up Bug Out Rig: The Upcoming 2023 Mercedes-Benz G63 4×4 Squared Will Tackle Rodeo Drive and The Rubicon

(By Tom Lohnes) – Are you an eccentric millionaire? Do you want to parade around Beverly Hills knowing you have quite possibly the most off-road capable vehicle on sale? Well, Mercedes-Benz...

Legend At Work: Watch Bigfoot One Hammer Through A Mud Pit Back In 1988 – The Roar Of The Engine Rules

There’s a lot to love here. Firstly we have Bigfoot 1, the coolest truck ever built in the history of mankind. Then there is a long and gumbo filled mud-pit which looks like it has swallowed up...