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Ultimate Callout Challenge 2021: The Tightly-Contested Event All Comes Down...
By dawn of U.C.C. Day 3, only 13 of 19 trucks had survived the war thus far—and the 40,000-pound sled wasn’t about to cut them any breaks. Overnight, nearly every competitor had converted to a dual...
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The Recon Grappler A/T Tire: An All-Terrain Tire That’s Designed for...
All-terrain tires are some of the hardest working tires on or off-road. They’ve got to pull highway duty on a regular basis, yet still perform when the road ends, too. They’re designed to minimize...
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Challenge Accepted: '18 Dodge Challenger Show Car and Daily Driver
Owning and building a custom vehicle can be a rewarding experience, but you can go too far with them. Having a vehicle that scoops up awards at shows usually means that the owner has gone off the deep...
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Ford's Baja Truck History Helped Build The F-150 Raptor Into The Off-Road...
The Ford F-150 Raptor—despite the recent threat of the Ram 1500 TRX Hellcat truck—has become the gold standard for high speed off-road shenanigans. This ultra-quick, super-tough pickup didn't just...
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Broncos, Gladiators, Raptors & More: How to Hit the Trail with Hot Wheels
If for some reason you haven’t noticed, off-roading is huge right now. From overlanding, to rock crawling, to factory all terrain hot rods like the Ford Raptor and Ram TRX, this area of car culture has...
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Spy Photos: Rivian R1S SUV Testing in Detroit
Fresh on the pavement, we snapped some photos of a prototype of the upcoming Rivian R1S all-electric SUV while it was performing validation testing.It's hard to miss its eye-catching turquoise-striped...
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It's Tacoma Season: Toyota Unveils Upgraded & Improved 2022 TRD Pro & Trail...
It’s hard to think of a more successful product than Toyota’s line of TRD Pro pickups and SUVs. Despite sporting relatively minor updates compared to non-Pro models, TRD Pros enjoy a massive following,...
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Inside the 2021 Diesel Performance Industry Expo
The Diesel Performance Industry Expo has become the largest enthusiast-based diesel trade show in America. It serves as the supporting act to the Ultimate Callout Challenge, with well over 100...
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Vortec 4200: GM's Powerful DOHC Inline Six Was Almost America's 2JZ
When one thinks of inline six engines, particularly inline six engines from American automakers, you'll probably find yourself imagining the I6s that powered countless entry level American cars and...
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The Slickest Diesel Street Trucks From U.C.C. 2021, Part 1
This just in: diesel pickups and Nitto tires are still an extremely popular combo. While taking in this year’s Ultimate Callout Challenge and DPI Expo, we couldn’t help but notice all the diesel...
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BLUE BY YOU: Supercharged 2010 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L with 500+ Horsepower
The Ford Mustang GT achieved legendary status decades ago with power and performance that were rivaled by few and desired by many. As stout as the performance is that's produced by the 2010 GT from the...
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5 Fun Off-Road Activities You Can Enjoy In Your Compact Crossover SUV
Compact crossovers have opened up off-roading to a wide range of outdoors-loving drivers. With dozens of affordable vehicles out there providing decent ground clearance, all-wheel drive traction, and...
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True Mavericks: 5 Unconventional Trucks from Ford’s History
Ford has announced their latest pickup offering, the Maverick, and it seems like it will be a welcome return to the world of compact trucks. Sharing much of its design with the recently released Bronco...
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On the Trail: Titus Canyon in Death Valley
Titus Canyon looks like an angry god carved it from rock in a fit of rage. But then again, many of the other things in Death Valley look that way, too. In this installment of On the Trail, Matt...
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A 40MPG Pickup for Under 20K: Is the 2022 Ford Maverick Trying to Change the...
A few years ago when Ford announced its controversial plan to stop selling sedans and small cars in North America, there was a lot of pushback—not just from sedan and hatchback fans, but also from...
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The Muncie 4 Speed Transmission Taught A Generation Of Muscle Car Fans To...
The Muncie 4-speed transmission is a legend among fans of GM muscle cars. For a 10 year period starting in the golden age of 1960s performance, General Motors' Muncie, Indiana transmission factory...
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Behind the Trend: "Overlanding" is More Popular Than Ever, But What Exactly...
Overlanding. We’ve all heard the word. We’ve heard people use the term like it’s been around forever. And we can probably all identify an “overland build” just by looking at it.Yet for a relative...
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Inside the '21 U.C.C. Champion’s 2,500HP Cummins-Powered 2006 Ram Pickup
The Ultimate Callout Challenge is fittingly named. In the diesel performance world, it is the biggest head-to-head competition in the industry and literally every truck that shows up lives on the...
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The Land Rover Discovery Provides Cheap 4X4 Fun For Do-It-Yourself Mechanics
A quick visit to your favorite online classifieds site will quickly reveal that the first and second generation Land Rover Discovery is one of the cheapest classic 4x4s on the market. These venerable,...
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Modern Day El Camino & Ranchero? The 2022 Ford Maverick & Hyundai Santa Cruz
Compact trucks are back! Just because you need a truck, doesn’t mean you have to go big. If your demands call for a small truck for jobs around the city or for hauling gear to get out of the city,...
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