Hyundai’s Midsize Truck Patent Shows a Two-Way Tailgate

Olive green midsize pickup with its tailgate swung open sideways like a door

Hyundai hasn’t shown its midsize pickup yet, but the paperwork keeps piling up. A new filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office describes a power tailgate that can drop down like a normal gate or swing out sideways like a door, all from a single motor. If it makes production, it could give the brand’s Toyota Tacoma rival a neat party trick.

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What a Loaded Ram TRX SRT Really Costs

Red Ram 1500 TRX SRT pickup truck parked on a desert sand dune at sunset

Picture two vehicles parked side by side, each with a sticker close to $120,000. One is a Chevrolet Corvette Z06. The other is a 777-hp Ram pickup on 35-inch tires, with a suspension built to fly over sand dunes. A fully loaded 2027 Ram 1500 TRX SRT costs about that much, which raises a fair question about where all that money goes.

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New Silverado and Sierra Trucks Roll Out in Mexico

New Chevrolet Silverado pickups on a truck assembly line

The wait for GM’s next full-size pickups is almost over. On October 12, the first redesigned 2027 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 trucks rolled off the line at GM’s Silao plant in Mexico. That date matters to anyone shopping for a truck this fall, whether you want a brand new one or a clean pre-owned pickup.

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Audi’s All-New Q7 Gives BMW X7 Shoppers a Reason to Pause

Gray Audi Q7 SUV parked on a driveway at sunset.

For years, families shopping for a three-row luxury SUV usually ended up looking at the BMW X7 first. It’s big, it’s quick, and the badge does plenty of talking. Audi’s third-generation Q7 is about to make that choice a lot harder. It has more power, a much newer cabin, and a sticker that sits well below the X7 xDrive40i.

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Rogue e-Power Hybrid Lands in the U.S. This November

Nissan Rogue e-Power hybrid exterior

After years of watching rivals cash in on hybrid demand, the compact SUV that so many American families already trust is finally getting an electrified heart, and it is showing up much sooner than anyone planned.

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2027 Jeep Wrangler Smoky Mountain Edition Details

The 2027 Jeep Wrangler Smoky Mountain Edition Turns Appalachian Roots Into Trail-Ready Style

Jeep keeps finding new ways to dress up the Wrangler, and its latest one leans hard into the ridgelines, black bears, and back roads of Southern Appalachia. Meet the 2027 Wrangler Smoky Mountain, a rugged four-door build with a story stitched right into the seats.

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