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Motor 1
01-07-2025
- Automotive
- Motor 1
‘No Real Limitation:' Bentley Would Build a Pickup If You Ask
If you're in the business of making money, then you'll likely do just about anything to earn a dollar. That includes Bentley , which will build you a pickup if you ask nicely. And by ask, we mean you have to write a big check. Christophe Georges, Bentley's board member for sales and marketing, told Australia's that 'there's no real limitation' to what the automaker could make when asked about producing a truck. He expressed confidence the automaker could design something 'cool, nice, or interesting.' However, he was quick to reveal that there is no such vehicle in development. No one has requested one, and 'there is no real demand,' he said, which we don't doubt. Buyers don't seem to appreciate luxury-oriented trucks. The Lincoln Blackwood, a thinly veiled Ford F-150 , flopped in the early 2000s while Mercedes-Benz built the X-Class , a rebadged Nissan Navara, for less than three years. If Bentley were ever to decide to build a truck, we imagine it'd be a one-off or limited-run vehicle. There just doesn't seem to be demand when the Bentayga can offer a similar amount of utility without the compromising truck bed. And who would even want to use their Bentley like a pickup? Either way, we think someone wealthy should make a bad financial decision. While a Bentley truck would probably be a huge waste of money, it'd also be extremely cool. Here's More From Bentley: The 2026 Bentley Bentayga Speed Is a Leather-Lined Gravel Machine Gun: Review Bentley Has You Covered On Tariffs—For Now Get the best news, reviews, columns, and more delivered straight to your inbox, daily. back Sign up For more information, read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . Source: via Road and Track Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
The Lincoln Blackwood Was So Much More Than A Fancy Ford F-150
Modern pickup trucks are brimming with luxury features and cutting-edge technology, but not long ago they were almost exclusively designed and bought as workhorses. Trucks gradually started becoming more commonly used as family vehicles toward the end of the 20th century, but once Ford introduced the F-150 SuperCrew in the year 2001 that prioritized interior space and comfort over bed length and blue-collar work, there was no looking back. Building off the success of its groundbreaking full-sized luxury SUV, the Navigator, Ford's white-collar cousin Lincoln had the idea to take that recipe and apply it to the successful passenger-focused F-150 SuperCrew. Thus, the Lincoln Blackwood was born, and immediately flopped so hard it was cancelled within a year. The Blackwood may have shared its platform with the F-150, but Lincoln changed more than you may know. Read more: Ram Will Still Sell You A Brand-New, 16-Year-Old Truck Lincoln added air springs to the F-150's solid rear axle and swapped out Ford's SOHC 5.4-liter Triton V8 for Lincoln's DOHC 5.4-liter InTech V8. The Blackwood's cargo bed was made of plastic, and its tailgate was split 50/50 and opened out like barn doors, though Lincoln called them Dutch doors. The Blackwood's cargo bed was further separated from the lowly F-150's by being styled to mimic African black wenge wood with aluminum-strake inlays, which kind of made it a woodie. Between the questionable-looking "wood" panels, the Blackwood had a watertight, carpet-lined, LED-illuminated cargo area with stainless-steel side trim that could hold 27 cubic feet of stuff. Its truck capabilities were hampered by a permanently mounted, power-operated tonneau cover that was controlled by switches above the rearview mirror, by a switch in the driver's door, or a button on the key fob. The interior was a place of innovation too, with four Connoly leather-covered bucket seats in place of the usual cloth or vinyl benches in F-150s. The front seats had climate control systems that sent hot or cold air through the perforations in the leather, and the only available option was a GPS navigation system. The Blackwood cost about $53,000 in 2002, which, accounting for inflation, would be around $95,000 in 2025. The highest-end trucks can exceed that cost now, but there was no precedent back then, and Blackwoods sat like on Lincoln dealer lots like that unsightly blackhead that you can't get rid of. It was cancelled after its single 2002 model year, though it allegedly took some dealers closer to two years to sell their inventory. Watch this Motorweek review of the Blackwood to hear how optimistic the world was about this luxo-truck. Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik.
