Can we please stop hotlinking pics?

eastsideTim said:

slefain said:

WTF GM, seriously?

The bros will love it.  Just needs a lift, bigger tires, and a light bar.

Or the perfect truck for Jake Tucker.

slefain said:

WTF GM, seriously?

As an employee of Ford Motor Co I am absolutely delighted to see this!

Adrian_Thompson said:

slefain said:

WTF GM, seriously?

As an employee of Ford Motor Co I am absolutely delighted to see this!

Because the current Ford Super Duty aren't hideous or anything

This isn't even my final form!

Introducing the 2020 Chebrolet Silverado Z71 All-Terrain Altitude High-Country Trail Boss Alpha + Omega Remix

They were trying to recreate this, right?

slefain said:

WTF GM, seriously?

Are Ford and Chevy in a contest to see who can make the ugliest truck? 

Chevy is now winning. I hate to see what Ford comes up with to replace their brackets. [o====o]

Edit to add HL

Meanwhile, at GRM HQ:

"Don't feel bad rookie, I remember when the press shots of the Aztek came off the wire.  No shame in it." 

Toyman01 said:

slefain said:

WTF GM, seriously?

Are Ford and Chevy in a contest to see who can make the ugliest truck? 

Chevy is now winning. I hate to see what Ford comes up with to replace their brackets. [o====o]

Edit to add HL

Meanwhile over at FCA "We're going to put the Demon motor in the Ram 3500, because studies find a large amount of customers want to be able to run a 12-second e.t while towing a 10000lb trailer"

In reply to kazoospec :

You nailed it! I'm convinced the Aztec "design" team must still be at large and must be considered dangerous. They might have moved to Ford and did the last 2 Mustang hoods/noses. Then moved on to Ford pickup front wall of shame, now they have infected GM again.

slefain said:

WTF GM, seriously?

I thought this was a joke or something until I got to work and surfed the online auto rags. Wow. Just wow.

Someone over at J-nik created this:

Truuuuuuuuuuukkkkkdoooooooor!

kazoospec said:

Meanwhile, at GRM HQ:

"Don't feel bad rookie, I remember when the press shots of the Aztek came off the wire.  No shame in it." 

Given a choice between the three, I would have to seriously consider the Aztek. At least a little effort makes them less painful to look at. 

Toyman01 said:

slefain said:

WTF GM, seriously?

Are Ford and Chevy in a contest to see who can make the ugliest truck? 

Chevy is now winning. I hate to see what Ford comes up with to replace their brackets. [o====o]

Edit to add HL

No. Chevy still isn't winning, but they are a close second. The Titan is still king of ugly:

NickD said:

Adrian_Thompson said:

slefain said:

WTF GM, seriously?

As an employee of Ford Motor Co I am absolutely delighted to see this!

Because the current Ford Super Duty aren't hideous or anything

The Ford was awful until that Chevy raised the bar by a few feet... now it looks downright acceptable.  That Chevy looks like it got beat with the ugly stick:

Toyman01 said:

kazoospec said:

Meanwhile, at GRM HQ:

"Don't feel bad rookie, I remember when the press shots of the Aztek came off the wire.  No shame in it." 

Given a choice between the three, I would have to seriously consider the Aztek. At least a little effort makes them less painful to look at. 

 

To make that work, I think  you need wheels about 26-28 inches in diameter.

DeadSkunk said:

A Chevy LS engine is about 29" tall, add in 10" of ground clearance and you're at 39". WTF is the rest of that useless height for. I'll bet a shorter driver in that thing won't be able to see my Miata over the nose of the hood at a stop light.

Looks like a lot of extra space....

In reply to Doc Brown :

 why do I feel like a even with all that space there still wouldn't be room to work in l under the hood?

Robbie said:

Toyman01 said:

kazoospec said:

Meanwhile, at GRM HQ:

"Don't feel bad rookie, I remember when the press shots of the Aztek came off the wire.  No shame in it." 

Given a choice between the three, I would have to seriously consider the Aztek. At least a little effort makes them less painful to look at. 

 

To make that work, I think  you need wheels about 26-28 inches in diameter.

That's probably why the back doors don't work. 

Don't care, I'd still drive it. 

Ford should co-opt some other name, because this is the true Super Duty, and the only one worth recognition.

In reply to Appleseed :

8-lug wheels on a sedan FTMFW. 

Donebrokeit said:

 

I’m curious what those Lancias were doing in the Tacoma Dome? Those neons were so distinct and awesome!

Edit: I just looked closer and it fairly clearly says Olympus Rally above the numbers.

The 70s were a hell of a time.  

Doc Brown said:

DeadSkunk said:

A Chevy LS engine is about 29" tall, add in 10" of ground clearance and you're at 39". WTF is the rest of that useless height for. I'll bet a shorter driver in that thing won't be able to see my Miata over the nose of the hood at a stop light.

 

Looks like a lot of extra space....

 

They're not designed for gas engines. They're designed around the larger diesels. This is what a 2017 Duramax looks like:

It's also basically as capable as a medium duty truck from a decade ago. Towing 30,000lbs with a warranty requires a lot of cooling capacity, which requires a lot of frontal area: