Pickup trucks

We nominated vehicles to represent the two teams competing in Super Bowl 55 — the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers — and compare them to predict which team will win the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

The biggest and most obvious change to the 2022 Nissan Frontier is to the styling, and the new truck looks to be a significant improvement over the old model.

Along with general excellence, the best cars represent ultimate luxury in their class and/or are exceptionally well-rounded, providing their luxury along with above-average usability and drivability.

The 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor gets a lot of upgrades for its third generation, but it isn’t getting a new engine.

The 2021 Ram 1500 TRX is built to go fast off-road, but on the street it’s more livable than you might expect.

Pickup trucks accounted for about 20% of new-vehicle sales in 2020, and truck manufacturers will keep trying to gain a competitive edge with new models and features in 2021.

In an action similar to fellow Detroit automaker GM in November, Ford will recall some 2.7 million model-year 2006-12 cars, pickup trucks and SUVs for defective Takata airbag inflators.

Ford and Hyundai took home a trio of influential awards for the top new and redesigned cars for in the 2021.