Good automotive writing answers questions that matter before and after a purchase. It explains why a third row feels cramped, what a towing figure leaves out, or which maintenance task deserves attention. At SUVPick, we welcome article proposals built around useful information and clear explanations.
We are interested in contributions about SUVs, accessories, buying decisions, and everyday ownership. You do not need an impressive job title to propose a worthwhile story. You do need a clear idea, relevant knowledge, and a willingness to support your claims.
Who We Want to Hear From
We welcome pitches from automotive writers, experienced owners, qualified technicians, photographers, and people with relevant subject knowledge. An owner’s carefully documented experience can be valuable, as can a specialist’s explanation of a confusing feature or common problem.
Your background should fit the subject you propose. If you write about repairs, towing equipment, electrical systems, or another technical topic, explain the experience behind your advice. Be honest about what you know and what you would need to research.
What SUVPick Covers
Our coverage focuses on SUVs and the decisions surrounding them. Suitable subjects include vehicle comparisons, buying advice, maintenance, accessories, electric and hybrid ownership, family practicality, luxury features, and off-road preparation.
We are especially interested in ideas that explain a specific tradeoff. A comparison of cargo access may help readers more than another broad list of popular models. A clear explanation of trim differences can be more useful than repeating a brochure.
Start With a Reader’s Question
A strong article begins with a question someone genuinely needs answered. What changes when a family moves from two rows to three? How does a roof box affect everyday use? What should a used-SUV buyer check before arranging an inspection?
Explain who needs the answer and why. Avoid pitching a subject so broad that the finished article can offer only general statements. A focused proposal makes it easier to judge the research, experience, and space the article requires.
Subjects Worth Proposing
Consider questions about passenger comfort, child-seat access, cargo arrangements, charging routines, winter driving, ownership costs, and vehicle controls. Detailed explanations of warranties, equipment packages, and used-vehicle checks may also suit the website.
Ownership stories should offer lessons readers can apply. Instead of simply describing how much you like your SUV, explain what changed after living with it. Identify the version, mileage, conditions, and limitations behind your experience.
What We Do Not Want
We do not want copied articles, lightly rewritten manufacturer descriptions, disguised advertisements, or submissions created mainly to place a commercial link. Articles should have a useful purpose beyond promoting a company or targeting a search phrase.
We also reject fabricated experiences, invented quotations, unsupported technical claims, and misleading comparisons. Do not claim to have driven, installed, inspected, or measured something unless you actually did. Research-based articles are welcome when their basis is clear.
Send a Pitch First
Use our Contact Us page to propose an article before preparing a complete draft. Tell us the working title, intended reader, main question, and the answer or findings you expect to explain.
Include a short outline and describe your planned sources or firsthand work. Let us know whether you have access to the relevant vehicle, product, documents, or interview subjects. A specific plan helps us assess whether the story is practical.
Introduce Yourself Briefly
Include a short introduction explaining your relevant experience. Links to two or three suitable writing samples are helpful, especially when they show clear reporting or technical explanation. Do not send unrelated samples merely to make the list longer.
If you have not published before, say so. You can explain your knowledge and provide a short sample that demonstrates how you would handle the subject. Published credits help establish experience, but they do not replace a strong proposal.
Explain Your Research
Tell us where the important information will come from. Manufacturer specifications, owner’s manuals, official safety information, documented interviews, and direct observations can each support different kinds of claims.
Do not treat every source as equally reliable. A seller’s description may establish an advertised feature without proving its effectiveness. An owner complaint can identify a concern without showing how frequently the problem occurs across a model range.
When sources disagree, investigate the difference. Model year, market, trim, powertrain, and measurement method often matter. If the uncertainty cannot be resolved, explain it rather than choosing whichever figure makes the article easier to write.
Be Precise About Vehicles
Identify the exact version involved in your article. A model name alone may hide important differences in seating, suspension, drivetrain, equipment, and warranty coverage. Readers need enough detail to understand whether your findings apply to their shortlist.
Use U.S. specifications for articles aimed at U.S. buyers unless another market is clearly identified. Do not combine overseas equipment, American prices, and observations about a different model year into a single apparently consistent description.
Our Writing Style
Write in US English with familiar words and direct sentences. Explain technical terms when they first appear. Readers should not need specialist knowledge to understand the practical meaning of a feature or specification.
Keep paragraphs short, usually two or three sentences. Their displayed length will vary by screen, but each should develop one clear point. Use headings to organize the article and lists or tables when they genuinely make details easier to compare.
Avoid inflated praise, forced excitement, and empty introductions. Describe what a feature does and why it matters. Replace vague claims such as “excellent practicality” with a concrete explanation of the space, access, or flexibility involved.
Originality and Automated Tools
Submissions must be original and must not be offered as exclusive work if they have already been published elsewhere. Tell us about earlier versions, related articles, or any substantial overlap with your previous writing.
Writing and editing tools do not remove your responsibility for accuracy. Any assistance used must not invent sources, quotations, observations, or measurements. You should be able to explain and support every important statement in the submitted article.
Let us know if automated generation materially contributed to a draft or visual. We may ask for clarification about the process or supporting records. Polished sentences cannot make up for missing reporting or knowledge of the subject.
Links and Commercial Relationships
Links should help readers verify information or understand the topic. Use relevant sources rather than inserting businesses into sentences that do not need them. Unnecessary links may be removed during editing.
Disclose employment, consulting work, affiliate arrangements, sponsorships, free products, vehicle loans, and other relationships connected to your proposal. Tell us before acceptance if you represent a company discussed in the article or have been paid to seek publication.
We do not accept payment for favorable independent coverage. If your aim is an advertisement or sponsored article, identify it as a commercial proposal. It must follow our advertising process and carry appropriate disclosures.
Photographs and Screenshots
Original photographs can strengthen an article when they show something useful. Tell us what each image demonstrates and whether you created it. Identify relevant vehicle details and any editing that changes how the subject might be interpreted.
Do not download images from search results and assume credit makes them available for reuse. Provide the source, permission, license, and required attribution for third-party material. We cannot publish an image simply because it already appears on another website.
Screenshots should support a specific explanation and exclude unnecessary personal information. Generated illustrations and unofficial renderings must be identified. They must not be presented as photographs of a production vehicle or evidence of a real test.
Safety and Technical Advice
Technical articles require care, especially when they concern brakes, tires, towing, batteries, recovery equipment, or modifications. Explain the limits of general advice and identify when vehicle-specific instructions or qualified assistance are needed.
We will not publish dangerous demonstrations merely because they attract attention. Do not suggest bypassing protective systems or ignoring load limits. A useful article should help readers recognize the boundaries of a task, including when to stop.
Editing and Fact-Checking
Accepted work may be edited for clarity, structure, length, grammar, sourcing, and consistency. We may request documents, source links, interview details, or clarification about firsthand observations. Keep your research records organized until the article is finalized.
An accepted pitch may still require changes before publication. If the evidence does not support the planned angle, tell us early. Revising the argument is preferable to forcing the original conclusion into a draft.
Deadlines, Payment, and Rights
Acceptance, deadlines, length, payment, and publication rights should be agreed upon in writing before substantial work begins. Do not assume a particular rate or arrangement based on a general invitation to pitch.
Any agreement should clarify permitted editing, image use, republication, and exclusivity. Submitting an idea does not automatically transfer ownership of your work. Likewise, an initial expression of interest is not a promise to publish or pay for an unsolicited draft.
Corrections After Publication
Contributors should help address credible questions about their published work. If you discover an error, notify us promptly and provide the corrected information. Significant changes follow our Corrections & Fact-Checking Policy.
Send a focused proposal through our Contact Us page, with a working title and a brief explanation of what readers will learn. The strongest pitches show a real question, a workable reporting plan, and a clear reason you can answer it.