Our planet seems mind-blowingly large, but in reality, it's a small world. As an American, it's tempting to think that mine is the only country that loves pickups (we certainly have plenty of them here), especially focused models that can absolutely conquer the outdoors. However, if I were to do that, I would be mistaken.

Since 2011, the Ford Explorer has been based on a similar unibody construction to the chassis of the Ford Taurus sedan and after the Explorer was a body on frame vehicle from its introduction back in 1990 through 2010, some long-time Explorer owners were unhappy with the shift to the unibody design.

Wide body king, TS Designs transformed a 2015 Ford F-150 Lariat 4x2 SuperCrew into a real showstopper at this year's SEMA show. The Paramount, California based company added Elbach lowering springs, Forgiato wheels and an outstanding custom two-tone charcoal gray and black paint job with yellow highlights to create another rolling classic.

We’ve been spying a few different Ford trucks lately going around the country. They seem to be a bit smaller than the full size SUVs we are used to but bigger than the CUVs they’ve begun to build. Now it seems we might know what those heavily camo’d trucks are, the Everest SUV.

This week’s Throwback video takes us back to 1975 for a new Ford truck commercial that is designed to show off the high tech suspension of the F Series. To do so, they set up a display with a bunch of man-made bumps on the test surface, a bunch of balloons attached to a wall along the test surface and a pair of flame throwers attached to the 1975 Ford truck.

Now that's a super duper, Super Duty. AnzoUSA showcased a radical red truck for this year's SEMA show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2013 Ford F-350 Lariat Super Duty was sprayed with LINE-X Body Armour and showcased AnzoUSA's latest aftermarket headlights, tail lights and auxiliary lights.

Oh boy. Now this is the comparison we've been waiting for. Ever since the Raptor was released, it's been the last word on purpose built off road truck performance. Independent tuners and race outfits might do better by themselves, but for a turn-key truck it's matchless.