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2003 Pickup Trucks Add Some Sexiness.
Byline: Matt Nauman
Oct. 11--In the sizzle-and-steak auto world, pickup trucks used to be the steak. Rugged and functional to a fault, they exuded the exact opposite of sexiness. That's no longer true. For 2003, Chevy introduces a stealth truck, the Silverado SS, and readies a roadster truck, the SSR, for release next year. Ford adds loud stereos and bright wheels to all three of its truck lines, aiming them at more youthful, style-conscious buyers. And Toyota puts a new fancy face on cargo box of its Tundra truck.
Dodge redesigns its heavy-duty Rams, offering them with a new HEMI V-8 engine or the most powerful diesel on the market.
Lincoln's failed Blackwood leaves the sport-utility/truck market, but Subaru's Baja enters it.
Here's a look at the pickup trucks being offered to U.S. buyers for 2003. Prices are from the manufacturers or from Motor Trend magazine.
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--What's new: A year after its arrival, the Escalade EXT ($51,215), Caddy's version of the Avalanche sport-utility/truck, gets substantial changes for 2003. On the safety front, the StabiliTrak stability system becomes a four-channel system, front air bags now sense the size and position of passengers and inflate accordingly, and seats are upgraded to meet 2005 federal safety standards. The truck also gets High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlights, a new steering wheel and a redesigned instrument panel and center floor console. A rear-seat, ...
- Children Riding in Extended Cab Pickup Trucks are at Greater Risk of Injury,...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 5, 2002 700+ words
...who ride inside compact extended cab pickup trucks are at a greater risk...children inside compact extended cab pickup trucks. "We found that children...rear seat of compact extended cab pickup trucks were nearly five times...
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. (Splinters & Fragments).(injuries to...
- Magazine article from: Injury Prevention Guard, A June 1, 2002 700+ words
...Philadelphia examined injuries to children in compact extended-cab pickup trucks. In these trucks, the side facing "jump...Risk of injury to child passengers in compact extended-cab pickup trucks. JAMA 2002;287:1147-52.)
- Beware the rear seat of compact extended-cab pickups. (Abstract &...
- Newspaper article from: Emergency Medicine Alert June 1, 2002 700+ words
...passengers in compact extended-cab pickup trucks. JAMA 2002;287...and full-sized extended-cab pickup trucks. In this cross-sectional...passengers in compact extended-cab pickup trucks vs. other types of...
- Study finds rear seats in cabs of pickup trucks are unsafe for children.(Knight...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service FitzGerald, Susan March 5, 2002 700+ words
...of compact extended-cab pickup trucks are almost...845 compact pickup trucks, including...regular cab and extended cab models, were...for compact pickup trucks, too...in compact extended-cab pickups...
- Study finds rear seats in cabs of pickup trucks are unsafe for children.
- Newspaper article from: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) March 5, 2002 700+ words
...of compact extended-cab pickup trucks are almost...845 compact pickup trucks, including...regular cab and extended cab models, were...for compact pickup trucks, too...in compact extended-cab pickups...
- Children More Likely to Be Hurt in Certain Compact Pickup Trucks, Study Finds.
- Newspaper article from: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) March 6, 2002 700+ words
...of compact extended-cab pickup trucks are almost...845 compact pickup trucks, including...regular cab and extended cab models, were...for compact pickup trucks, too...in compact extended-cab pickups...
- Pickup trucks.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Injury Prevention March 1, 2001 700+ words
...statement on children in pickup trucks (Pediatrics 2000...recommends that occupants in pickup trucks should receive the same...issues relevant for pickup trucks include prohibition...in various models of extended cab vehicles.
- 1999 pickups offer rugged choices.(pickup trucks)(Evaluation)
- Magazine article from: Construction Equipment Green, Larry April 1, 1999 700+ words
...Styrofoam coffee cups - and pickup trucks. At first glance...standard, crew or extended cab by using whatever buzzword...different models of pickup trucks in its Super Duty lineup...available in regular and extended cab 1500 and 2500 series...
- 2003 Pickup Trucks Add Some Sexiness.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News October 11, 2002 700+ words
...steak auto world, pickup trucks used to be the steak...Here's a look at the pickup trucks being offered to U...is offered in 1500 Extended Cab and Heavy-Duty Crew...The 4x2 SuperCab (extended cab) model gets the Tremor...
- CONSUMER REPORTS RATES COMPACT PICKUP TRUCKS; THE FORD RANGER XLT RATES A 'VERY...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 16, 1995 700+ words
...Consumer Reports magazine rates pickup trucks. In an article in the November...all the tested models are extended-cab versions equipped with a...range of choices: regular or extended cab; short or long cargo bed...uncomfortable rear seat in extended cab -- A stiff ride, ...
Source: HighBeam Research, 2003 Pickup Trucks Add Some Sexiness.