Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift XL, XL Truck Feature, XL Truck News
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...
Big Dollar Fun Machine: The 2023 Ram 1500 TRX Sandblast Is Loaded With Options and Horsepower
(By Tom Lohnes) – Are you a millionaire farmhand with a love for beige? Well, That is a very niche group of people, but for some reason Ram now has a truck made just for you. Meet the 2023 Ram...
Super Spark: Is The Next Chevrolet Model To Wear A Super Sport Badge An Electric Blazer?!
(By Tom Lohnes) – The Chevrolet Blazer of the current generation has been both a success and a failure. It has sold many units and is apparently very nice to drive in RS form, but it is about...
The 20-Mile Journey From Shipyard To Sea At This German Shipyard Is The Most Incredible Thing You’ll See Today
Meyer Werft is a shipbuilder in Papenburg, Gremany. It’s located on the Ems River, about 20 miles inland from the North Sea. It was located there in 1795 to isolate it from storms. They were...
Full-Size Fun: This Super Street Mud Bogging Action From Virginia Motorsports Park Is Totally Our Jam
There’s one thing around here that we feel is a bedrock rule when it comes to racing. Keep it simple, stupid. This goes with rules, points structures, competition formats, and more. Look no...
Gearhead Gadget Review: The MGear Gadget Wallet 3.0 – Is This Tactical EDC Wallet Worth It?
Like many of you out there, I have carried a traditional folding leather wallet for basically my whole life. Also like many of you out there, more and more of my friends have made the switch to the...
Raise Wallet, Drop Top: These Land Rover Convertibles Will Not Be Common, Nor Will They Be Cheap
(By Tom Lohnes) – The Land Rover Defender has a long history. Starting in the early 1950’s, the Defender was essentially an overseas knockoff of the Willys Jeep that carried millions of...
