Super Cruise While Towing on Way to GM Trucks

As part of an announcement that the 2022 GMC Sierra would receive GM’s Super Cruise “hands-free driving-assistance” system (GM’s phrasing, not ours), GM confirmed that the system will work while towing and trailering.

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2021 Ford F-150 Towing Numbers Released, Truck Wars Continue

The urination for distance competition (that’s a metaphor, and not literal, thank heaven) continues among the automakers who produce full-size pickups.

This time it’s the Blue Oval, firing a shot across the bow (or over the balcony, as it were), with the towing numbers for the 2021 Ford F-150 released today.

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While You Were Sleeping: Mazda Says Driving Matters, New HiLux and Ford F-150 Trailer Backup Assist Revealed

After being stuck in Nashville for an extra unscheduled 24 hours and spending the following 12 hours bouncing from airport to airport, I can easily say that air travel is horrible. Conversely, Mazda is extolling the emotional virtues of driving in a new ad campaign.

Here’s what happened overnight.

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  • Ger65690267 This has been RAM's mid-sized competitor for years, based on price at least. Not sure how they are going to replace this model in the line-up going forward, maybe a true mid sizer?
  • ToolGuy No Hurricane, no sale. 😉
  • TheEndlessEnigma They are cancelling it because it doesn't cost enough. Can't have customers select less expensive model options.
  • ToolGuy The visual effect of black paint and black wheels and minimal brightwork is very visually distinctive; I wonder why more people haven't thought of it.
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