Chevrolet's heavy-duty work trucks under the Silverado banner, built on a modular structure to allow multiple configurations for cabin size and box length, appear in 2500 (three-quarter-ton) and 3500 (one-ton) packages. The trucks conform as a two-door Regular Cab, four-door Extended Cab and four-door Crew Cab. Read More »

Chevy's full-size Silverado LD truck series is extensive, with pickups cast in 1500 (half-ton) and 2500 (three-quarter-ton) weight classes and rigged with various cab sizes, plus short or long box and standard Fleetside body or rakish Sportside. New models for 2006 include a Silverado 1500 Extended Cab with short box in LT trim, and a gas-electric hybrid version. Read More »

Built from a Silverado LD truck with a cabin like the super-size Suburban wagon, Avalanche discards Suburban's rear bay in favor of the shortened bed of a pickup. The back wall of the cabin folds flat after the back seat tumbles forward and forms a generous extension of the truck box. A deluxe cab in Avalanche mimics the Suburban in a layout with seating for five or six. Read More »

Think of this one as a cross between a truck and an open-top roadster. Chevrolet calls it SSR -- Super Sport Roadster. There's a bed in back like a truck, but also a retractable hardtop that converts the vehicle via power controls to a breezy convertible. The lid folds in two pieces and tucks vertically behind front seats. Frame and chassis come from Chevy's TrailBlazer SUV, with the powertrain out of Corvette. Read More »

Chevrolet's mid-size pickup comes in many different versions. Cabs include a two-door Regular Cab, the Extended Cab with two rear-hinged doors behind front doors, and a Crew Cab with four front-hinged doors. A rear box for Colorado Regular Cab and the extended version stretches 73 inches long, while the box on Crew Cab chops off 12 inches to keep the wheelbase at a reasonable length. Read More »

This year Cadillac creates a brand-within-the-brand for big-engine muscle cars sporting the v-badge -- that 'v' tacked to a model's alphabetical nameplate, perhaps to denote 'velocity.' Read More »

Cadillac's prime wagon charges through the luxury class as a powerful full-size SUV. It's constructed on GM's full-size truck chassis and carries many mechanical weapons for road combat, along with every convenience in a leather-wrapped passenger compartment that seats seven in cushy comfort. Read More »

Stretched 22 inches longer than Escalade, the ESV is a super-size SUV that compares to Chevrolet's Suburban but with Escalade's lavish features plus class-capping muscle. It also develops the highest gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR) and tow numbers. Read More »

Escalade EXT has the big cabin of a four-door SUV like Escalade but also the abbreviated bed of a pickup truck plus a link between cab and truck bed in the cabin's fold-down rear gate. It resembles Escalade although the boxy rear bay has been eliminated in favor of the pared pickup bed. Read More »

Toyota has never gotten the styling right on their pickups, and this one still has a front end that looks like a mutant Camry. As you'd expect in a Toyota, the quality in the Tacoma's cabin is excellent. It's quiet, comfortable, and well engineered. Read More »