In a cross-cultural reference, Top Gear UK noted a while back that you get more performance and luxury/$ in modern US pickups than any other segment. King Ranch, Platinum, High Country, Denali, Laramie Longhorn and now Limited offer the biggest bang for your buck.

And 8 lugs no less. Nothing says Manhattan to East Hampton commute like a 3/4 ton 4X4 GMC rocking a 6.0 at 14 mpg! I get that potholes demand the use of 4X4, but man up and buy the Duramax Martha, you can afford it!

The hood of my 2014 Silverado is aluminum, and I’m pretty sure GM is already in the sourcing mode for enough aluminum to make the switch themselves to all aluminum bodies around 2018 or so, they would have done so sooner but ensuring an adequate supply of the material has been an issue.

They build NASA’s rockets in Huntsville, AL. They then have to transport them to Florida. They use this ship, the Delta Mariner for that purpose. It takes them up the Tennessee River to the Ohio River then down the Mississippi River and into the Gulf of Mexico around Florida into the Atlantic and up to Cape Canaveral.

JPP 2" Lift Kit with Driveshaft for 2012-2015 Wrangler (4 Door) – Part No. 77070088AC: $1,495

It may well have a live rear axle, but I would assume the front employs an IFS system of some sort. So No, 1 live axle at most.