If there’s one thing the TrailBlazer wasn’t crying out for it was more power. A new interior, maybe… but not more power!To my mind, the 300-hp, 5300 Vortec V-8 offers about as much performance as the ...

View post: 2026 Subaru Ascent vs Honda CR-V: Do You Really Need Three Rows? Our sample arrived with an Ebony interior, which we generally prefer over the Light Gray alternative. For year-’round usage ...

[This story originally appeared in the November 2005 issue of MotorTrend with the headline "Stand & Deliver."] "Sporty truck," an oxymoron in the old days that later meant "too harsh and not useful," ...

MORRISON: Chevy wasn’t kidding when it said it was committed to reviving the SS badge: There are no fewer than nine models for 2006. This Malibu Maxx SS features GM’s new 3.9-liter V6, an engine it ...

So, when the General got ready for round two of the performance SUV battle, it came fully prepared. The result is the TrailBlazer SS. Yes, it has all the requisite go-fast goodies: the hairy-chested ...

Performance guru John Heinricy and platform maven Tom Wallace have done a lot with the GMT-360, though its five-year-old body-on-frame platform limits its potential refinement. Front and rear shocks ...