'80s Flashback: The Dodge Rampage & Plymouth Scamp Were Mopar's Answer to the...
For many years from the late 1950s through the late 1970s, Chevrolet's El Camino and Ford's Ranchero battled it out in the car-based pickup truck market. But despite the popularity of these two...
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Finding balance between family life and hobbies is always a struggle. For Zach Kutilek, he was inspired to get into the automotive lifestyle by a childhood neighbor that owned many wild rides including...
View ArticlePart Truck, Part Crossover: The 2022 Santa Cruz is Hyundai's First Pickup for...
Despite growing in recent years to become one of the largest automakers in America, Hyundai has yet to tap into the highly competitive and highly lucrative pickup truck market, until now.But rather...
View ArticleThe Ram 1500 TRX Is A Mopar Stomp On Ford's Raptor With 702 Horsepower Of...
When the Ford F-150 Raptor first appeared on the scene nearly a decade ago, the Blue Oval threw down a gauntlet that Mopar seemingly ignored. Despite the presence of the rough-and-rugged, heavy-duty...
View ArticleThe New Classics: A Built and Sorted 2000 Pontiac Trans Am
The idea of the "classic muscle car” has largely been static since the 1990s. As the teenagers who lusted after the first generation of American muscle in the '60s and '70s reached their peak earning...
View ArticleRetro Adventure: The Bigger, Badder "Wolf Plus" Electric Pickup Truck is Coming
Of all the electric car and truck announcements and teases we've seen in recent months, none of have made us more excited than the ever-growing collection of upcoming electric vehicles from Alpha Motor...
View ArticleThe Ideal, Modestly-Priced Mid-Sized SUV With Third-Row Seating: Part 10
With the third-row SUV market practically overflowing with options, you didn’t really think Part 9 was the finale, did you? When Hyundai broke into the three-row, mid-size market in 2018 and brought...
View Article6.0L Power Stroke Problems, Part 9: All The Rest Of It
From plugged oil coolers to injector stiction to sticking turbos, we’ve covered a lot of ground in this series. But we aren’t done yet. High-pressure oil leaks run rampant on the 6.0L Power Stroke,...
View ArticleRampage: This FWD, Hemi V8-Powered Half Minivan, Half Pickup is One of the...
Last week when Hyundai debuted its new 2022 Santa Fe pickup (or "crossover with a bed" if you'd prefer), it got us thinking about other strange pickup trucks from modern history. And there may be none...
View Article4WP Battle in Bluegrass: The Ultra4 Eastern Series Kicks Off with a Nitto...
There's nothing better than a full podium sweep and that's exactly what Team Nitto pulled off at the first Eastern Series race of the 2021 Ultra4 Racing Season—the 4WP Battle in Bluegrass. Coming off...
View ArticleThe Nissan Xterra SUV Is The Cheap Jeep Wrangler Fighter 4X4 Fans Have...
Is there a body-on-frame 4x4 out there that gets less respect than the Nissan Xterra? For 15 years this rough-and-tumble SUV provided off-road buyers with a legitimate alternative to the ever-popular...
View ArticleWheel Spacer Facts: What to Know Before You Buy
Wheel spacers have easily become one of the most common add-on accessories to a four-wheel-drive. While the modern wheel spacer has become commonplace, the stigma around their safety continues to...
View ArticleDoes The 2021 Ford Ranger Tremor Deliver Off-Road Fun For 4x4 Truck Fans?
Despite leading the way for tough full-size trucks with its dune-bashing F-150 Raptor, Ford has been much slower to the entry-level off-road pickup game. Two years after it first debuted, the Ford...
View ArticleWait on That Rivian or EV F-150? Four Big Reasons to be Weary of Electric...
Last week we took a bird's eye look at the upcoming wave of electric pickup trucks that are set to take America by storm over the next few years and specifically focused on areas where electric trucks...
View ArticleThe Local Motors Rally Fighter Was The Custom Off-Road 4x4 You Built Yourself
Affordable 3D printers and computer-assisted design software have made it relatively cheap and easy for enthusiasts to share, and create their own parts for their car and truck projects. Vibrant online...
View ArticleHot-Rod Semis: The 20,000-LB Monsters Of The Dirt
They’re the headlining act at the events they’re invited to. The heavyweights of the truck and tractor pulling world. They are the hot-rod semi’s—the chassis-tweaking, wheel-lifting torque monsters...
View ArticleThe Chevrolet Monza Tried To Marry Euro Handling And Detroit Muscle
It's fair to say that by the mid-1970s, Detroit no longer had a cohesive plan when it came to performance cars. With EPA smog restrictions choking down V8 output, combined with soaring fuel prices and...
View ArticleIn the Garage or On the Go: Tire Inflation Options for Everyone
Whether it comes performance, fuel economy or sometimes simply being able to move at all, the amount of air in your tires is easily one of the most crucial elements of your vehicle.While your amount of...
View ArticleOverlanding Essentials For Your Next Off-Road Trip
One of the most inviting aspects of overlanding is being able to get out far away from city life in order to explore the scenery and terrain that nature has to offer. Being away from traditional...
View ArticleThe Ideal, Modestly-Priced Mid-Sized SUV With Third-Row Seating: Part 11, Kia...
Upscale appearance? Check. Well within budget? Check. Space and safety requirements met? Check. With so much buzz surrounding the Telluride, namely in how much third-row SUV you get for the money, how...
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