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Google Gets License For Autonomous Vehicles, RealTruck Prepares To Welcome Our Sentient Automotive Overlords

In what is surely a sign of an impending robot takeover (which we have been trying to warn America against for years), Nevada has become the first state in the nation to issue Google a license for self-driving cars. According to this article from The Las Vegas Sun, the online mega-giant received the first license [Read More....]

 
2012 SEMA Project Vehicle Proposals Due Yesterday (Don't Panic, They're Actually Due April 30th)

SEMA GM Project Vehicle Proposals Due April 30th Attention project vehicle builders! The deadline for project vehicle proposals for the General Motors 2012 SEMA Show is fast approaching on April 30th. GM will be giving prospective entrants the opportunity to trick out one of four different vehicles-the Chevrolet Spark, Camaro, Cruze, and Sonic. The approved [Read More....]

 
Motor Trend's New YouTube Channel [Video]

Behold!  Motor Trend is bringing their A-game to YouTube.  Showing the world that they’re more than just print and ready to change with the times, Motor Trend has launched their online video presence and did so with gusto!  They presented not one, but eight different channels for viewers to get their auto fix. We’re predicting [Read More....]

 
Hot Rides Found at SEMA 2011

We tried to keep Scott and Josh on task while they were at the SEMA show in Las Vegas this year, but inevitably the guys heard the siren calls of all the crazy hot rides and pimped out trucks that literally covered the show floors.  Heck, they adorned every available space the show had available! [Read More....]

 
The World of Tonneaus at SEMA 2011

If RealTruck can claim to be the absolute expert in one thing, you better believe it’s Tonneau Covers.  Scott, our CEO, had a blast checking out all the current models of tonneaus that are on the market.  But what really got his blood pumping was getting a sneak peak at the new truck bed covers [Read More....]

 
New Stuff for your Car, Truck or SUV at SEMA 2011, Part 2

Part 2 of our journey with Scott Bintz through SEMA 2011 in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada.  He didn’t have time to hit any slots because he spent most of his time hitting all the vendors booths he could manage while he was there. Click to check out video of new products from Romik, Raptor, Putco [Read More....]

 
New Stuff for your Car, Truck or SUV at SEMA 2011, Part 1

Much of Scott’s (our CEO) time in SEMA was spent trying to get him to put down his video camera.  Videos from Go Industries, ICI and the New Products Floor.  He was pretty pumped about the new products and wanted everyone to see what he got to witness first hand. RealTruck is excited to and [Read More....]

 
Day One of SEMA 2011 with Our CEO, Scott Bintz

RealTruck.com’s CEO (Scott Bintz) took a trip from our chilly northern tundra to the hot and blissfully sunny desert sands of Las Vegas, Nevada for the much anticipated SEMA Show.  While not open to the public, we’re happy to bring you photos and video he’s been taking while there. Check out video sneak peaks below [Read More....]

 
Love the RAV4? You won't be seeing next year's EV on your driveway.

Bad news electric CUV lovers… Toyota says they won’t be selling their electric version of the RAV4 when it comes out next year to the general public.  To get one you have to become part of or organize a neighborhood car sharing program.  Pike Research reports that the company is going after specific ‘strategic applications’.  [Read More....]

 
Ford Workers Cutting Vacations to Work on New EcoBoost Engines

Ford’s V-6 is in high demand.  Engine Plant No. 1 in Brook Park, Ohio makes the 3.7-liter base engine for the F-150 and the 3.5-liter EcoBoost which new owners can now choose as a gas saving option.   Both options have been in such high demand this year the plant in Ohio has been hard [Read More....]

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