Americans love trucks. They represent freedom by being more rugged than cars with most of them being able to handle rougher driving conditions like dirt roads and snow. They are also very convenient because they can tow boats and trailers and have a bed to place items in. In the past, fuel efficiency for trucks wasn’t a high priority with the host of amenities and features they offer, but now with sky rocketing fuel prices, more attention has been paid to this aspect.

Best Gas Mileage Trucks in the U.S. – Top 10 List:

1. Toyota Tacoma: 21 City/25 Hwy (23 Avg.), Base Price: $16,875.
2.7-liter 4-cylinder engine with 159 hp and a towing capacity of 3500 lbs. One of the most popular mid-size trucks on the market, the Tacoma comes in a variety of body styles such as regular cab, extended, X-Runner, Pre-Runner, and four-wheel drive. The Tacoma regular cab is the most fuel efficient truck starting at less than $17,000.

2. Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid: 20 City/23 Hwy (21 Avg.), Base Price: $39,640. 6.0-liter V8 engine with 332 hp and a towing capacity of 6100 lbs. This full-size pickup features a hybrid engine offering 21 MPG combined fuel efficiency. If you are willing to spend $40,000 on a truck, this is the perfect choice for you.

3. GMC Sierra 1500 Hybrid: 20 City/23 Hwy (21 Avg.), Base Price: $40,010. 6.0-liter V8 engine with 332 hp and a towing capacity of 6100 lbs. If you’re interested in saving fuel and helping the green movement then the GMC Sierra 1500 Hybrid is the truck for you. The GMC Sierra 1500 Hybrid and the Chevy Silverado Hybrid are two trucks with the exact same specs and performance.

4. Nissan Frontier: 19 City/23 Hwy (21 Avg.), Base Price: $18,740.
2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine with 152 hp and a towing capacity of 3500 lbs. The Nissan Frontier is a mid-size truck riding on the same frame as the Nissan Titan and includes traits from both compact and full-sized trucks. Available in different engines and cab sizes, including the S, SV 4-cylinder, SV V6, PRO-4X, and SL; with the choices of either King Cab or Crew Cab. The Standard King Cab option has a combined MPG of 21 and costing less than $19,000.

5. Suzuki Equator: 19 City/23 Hwy (21 Avg.), Base Price: $19,299.
2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine with 152 hp and a towing capacity of 3500 lbs. Based on the Nissan Frontier, the Suzuki Equator is a mid-size pick-up starting around $19,000. The Equator comes in either Extended Cab or Crew Cab and Nissan develops the engines that come in either 4 or on the 6 cylinders.

6. Chevrolet Colorado: 18 City/25 Hwy (21 Avg.), Base Price: $17,475.
2.9-liter 4-cylinder engine with 185 hp and a towing capacity of 3400 lbs. Offering both manual and automatic transmissions, the Colorado has either a two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive drivetrain with regular, extended, and four-door crew cab body styles. The most fuel efficient model is the 2-wheel drive regular cab, which has a combined MPG of 21, starting at around $18,000. A more powerful 3.7-liter is also available as an upgrade starting at around $26,000.

7. GMC Canyon: 18 City/25 Hwy (21 Avg.), Base Price: $17,490.
2.9-liter 4-cylinder engine with 185 hp and a towing capacity of 3400 lbs. The GMC Canyon is the counterpart to the Chevy Colorado.

8. Ford F-150: 17 City/23 Hwy (20 Avg.), Base Price: $23,300.
3.7-liter V6 engine with 302 hp and a towing capacity of 5500 lbs. The Ford F-150 is the most affordable full-size pickup truck on the market. With a V6 engine, the F-150 is able to beat all their competitions at around the same price range.

9. Toyota Tundra: 16 City/20 Hwy (18 Avg.), Base Price: $25,155.
4.0-liter V6 engine with 270 hp and a towing capacity of 4900 lbs. The Toyota Tundra is a full-size pickup truck comparable to the Ford F-150, with a base price of a little more than $25,000.

10. Honda Ridgeline: 15 City/21 Hwy (18 Avg.), Base Price: $29,350.
3.5-liter V6 engine with 250 hp and a towing capacity of 5000 lbs. The Honda Ridgeline is a hybrid between a mid-size to a full-size pickup truck and an SUV. The standard Ridgeline has 4-doors, equipped with a V6 engine, costing around $29,000.

Ronin is a 1998 action thriller film, starring Robert de Niro and Jean Reno, directed by John Frankenheimer. The two stars are former special forces & intelligence agents who became partners in order to steal a heavily guarded suitcase. The movie is known for its sensational car chase scenes.

Ronin is notable for its many car chases throughout the film, the last one being the longest one happening through the streets of Paris, France. One of its scenes use up to three hundred stunt drivers! Frankenheimer is formerly an amateur racing driver which explains how good he is with his car chase scenes.

Non melodic music is used during the car chase scenes, instead of the usual rock music because it was easier to edit and innovative. A number of cars are also used in the chase scenes, including a BMW M5, a Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9, an Audi S8, a Peugeot 406, a Citroen Xantia and so much more. All cars are shot at high speed and were not simulated. As a result, the Audi S8 (the one appearing in the last car chase scene in France and driven by Sudduth’s character) was ranked 9^th in the Car Magazine Top 40 Coolest Movie Cars.

Car Chase Scene w/ the Audi S8 and Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9

Anyone who has experienced high school may have experienced all the perks and results of immaturity during this time of your life. This may include cutting classes, faking an illness to be absent in class, and the like. All of these things are the very things Ferris Bueller wanted to do, too, especially since this is his last year in high school.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) is a film that revolves around a teenager’s quest to celebrate a beautiful day in spring with his best friend and girlfriend by ditching school. They used a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT as their escape vehicle. After persuading his pessimistic friend Cameron and inviting his girlfriend Sloane, Ferris is off to experience the beauty of being free. The adventure starts out successfully, but its end might not be the same due to his unbelieving sister and his strict school Principle. Still, after spending the whole day outside, Ferris beat his parents to their home. Aside from a destroyed Ferrari, nothing else is wrong.

If you want to revisit your past experiences as a high school student, watching this movie can help you reflect on some of your past memories. With its light plot and funny taglines, you will surely find watching Ferris Bueller’s Day Off a delight.

A Day w/ the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT

Casino Royale is the 2006 James Bond film starring Daniel Craig. It is the 21^st film of the James Bond Series, based on the 1953 Ian Fleming novel of the same name. It was directed by Martin Campbell.

The movie takes place at the beginning of James Bond career as spy under the name Agent 007. He just earned his license to kill. After James Bond prevented a terrorist attack at the Miami International Airport, Bond falls in love with treasury agent Vesper Lynd just as he tries to foil a poker tournament by the Le Chiffre. The sequel to the movie, Quantum of Solace, was released in 2008.

The Aston Martin was first seen in the 2006 Casino Royale film. James Bond drives an Aston Martin DBS V12 sports car in the Casino Royale movie. The state of the art high performance sports car was produced by UK car manufacturer Aston Martin. The DBS V12 was officially unveiled at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 16, 2007. It featured graphite gray with blue tint, to which he got the nickname ‘Casino Ice’. The car was produced in Gaydon Warwickshire and the engine was built in an engine plant in Cologne, Germany.

Aston Martin DBS V12 Rollover Crash

Iron Man came out in 2008, and was an American superhero film based on the Iron Man comic books under Marvel Comics. It starred Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, and was directed by Jon Favreau.

Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark the billionaire and master engineer who builds a technologically advanced super hero suit, “Iron Man”. Gwyneth Paltrow plays as Pepper Potts, his personal assistant and love interest.

Tony Stark main car is the Audi R8, and few other supercars such as the Saleen S7 made an appearance in the film, but does not get much attention. It’s no surprise a billionaire playboy like Tony Stark would own a car like this, whose steep price goes up to more than US $580,000. All Aluminum, running at a 750 Horsepower Engine, and can do an amazing 0 to 60 in less than 3 seconds! The Saleen S7 appeared in Stark’s garage, and stood out among the rest of the cars. It’s very hard to miss the Saleen’s beauty, its low slung, masculine curves in bright orange paint. The Saleen S7 narrowly missed crash landing which garbled the Cobra.

Critical reception for the Iron Man film was very positive, and Downey’s acting performance was acclaimed. It was equally successful in the box office, raking more than US $585 million worldwide.

Tony Stark’s Audi R8