One of the options on the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck is a carbon fiber bed called the CarbonPro. This bed replaces the usual steel interior of the truck bed with a specially formulated carbon ...
Yep, we are now living in an era where trucks have hyper-durable carbon fiber beds and it's great. Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally from the Pacific Northwest, but has long called Los Angeles ...
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GMC’s carbon fiber composite box, dubbed CarbonPro, is a modern marvel. It’s the first of its kind and raises the bar when it comes to pickup truck bed durability. Not only did GMC pair the bed with ...
The full-size pickup truck segment is hotly contested, highly competitive and if done right, extremely profitable. Not surprisingly, then, the Detroit Big Three takes the battle for pickup supremacy ...
Hits dealerships this summer, price TBD. GMC puts a carbon fiber bed into the Sierra, offering the same protection as a steel bed with a bedliner at a lighter weight. GMC puts a carbon fiber bed into ...
Dubbed "CarbonPro" because a composite pickup bed needs a Professional Grade name, the new carbon-composite bed claims best-in-class scratch, dent, and (naturally) corrosion resistance. In addition to ...
DETROIT — Engineers struggle for each ounce of weight they cut from a vehicle. To get a pound out is a major accomplishment. To lose 60 pounds with one component is a moonshot. General Motors is ready ...
A pickup truck bed is the last place many people expect to find cool engineering and high-tech hardware. Hey, it's rectangular and you toss all sorts of tools and gear inside it, case closed. Except ...
Last week, GMC announced the new Sierra 1500 CarbonPro, which adds a carbon fiber bed to the popular pickup. Yes, even pickup trucks are now being fitted with the lightweight material usually reserved ...
We've been waiting awhile for this information and while the pricing for the Carbon Pro is certainly robust, it just might be worth it. Kyle Hyatt Former news and features editor Kyle Hyatt ...
While the latest round of bed wars might have been the shouting match between aluminum (Ford) and steel (Chevrolet), the real winner might be a third option — a carbon fiber-enhanced bed that GMC will ...