Quickies: "Relevance" in "Professional Grade"
Notice I mention just the SUV lineup. We all know that GMC is known for their pickup trucks.
Tag: GMC
Historiography: The Rise of the Mini-Truck
What we saw were the results of these measures that shaped the automotive industry in North America in 1982. It wasn’t enough to build smaller passenger cars. There was something else that took place that also changed the way we looked at transportation – for both work and play.
Historiography: A Personal History of General Motors
TweetIt sounds like a myth, but it is true: I was brought home from the hospital in my mother's 1955 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Starfire convertible. A fact that would otherwise be trivial is an indicator of what my future would hold. Let alone a point of historical reference that denotes a heritage of car ownership. Perhaps …
V&R Stories: One Epic Relocation
Moving is a lot of work. We all know this. We pack what we can into our vehicle – our own or a rental truck – and head off. It takes a high level of effort to ensure that nothing is broken, destroyed or stolen.
Quickies: Vehicles Published Elsewhere – The Final Round for 2019
This is it! The final round of this year’s roundup of vehicles that I worked with but appear elsewhere in the mediasphere. This is also among the final group of vehicles being considered for #VOTY19.
Ready for Heavy Off-Road Duty
When General Motors set out to create the newest generation of full-sized pickup trucks, they knew that they had to match the competition at their game. But, how?
Quickies: Vehicles Published Elsewhere – Round 3 for 2019
Here we go again! Round 3 of this year’s roundup of vehicles that I worked with but appear elsewhere in the mediasphere. Sometimes, it is hard to track which vehicles were published where. However, CarSoup.com has been getting the lion’s share of my work lately. It is with intention, as they try to build traffic for vehicle reviews before site visitors select which vehicles they should choose from. It works that simply. But, hey, at least V&R gets some traffic on here for our (er, my) reviews. You’ve read them, right?
Which Half-Ton Pickup is The Best?
Tweet All Photos by Randy Stern There are currently six full-sized half-ton pickups to choose from in the U.S.A. I know, big deal! However, please understand why this topic is important. By volume, the pickup truck is the backbone of the Automotive Industry in North America. They offer the highest yield of revenue and profit …
What Would Randy Buy? – The 2016 Edition
TweetLast September, I explored the question that you have been asking me for too long. It seems that you all think I have some magic savings account somewhere and that, all of the sudden, $75,000 appears. Heck, we automotive writers don't make that kind of money…a few do, but not I. I think you are …
True Truck Luxury
TweetA Victory & Reseda review of the 2016 GMC Sierra Denali The full-sized pickup truck market is one of the toughest segments to cover in this business. It is not because of the vehicles themselves. It is because of the level of parity that is forming among the manufacturers. Rather, as to which aspects of …