The Toughest 9-inch Rear Axle Ever Installed in a Pickup?: Inside LokJaw’s...
When your supercharged, air-to-water intercooled Duramax project with an Allison transmission and a Roadster Shop chassis isn’t unique enough, you enlist the help of Strange Engineering for a...
View ArticleJeep Goals: PNW Couple Raises the Bar on Modern Jeep Builds
Whitney and Ryon Davis, from Seattle, WA, are the epitome of Jeep couple goals. They are both Jeep owners and involved not only in recreational wheeling, but also off-road racing. Whitney is the team...
View ArticleBefore the GTO: The '61-'63 Tempest Was Pontiac's Answer to the Corvair (&...
The Pontiac GTO is widely considered one of the most groundbreaking cars in the history of the American auto industry. When it went on sale it 1964 it launched a performance revolution that and is...
View ArticleRidge Grappler Hybrid Terrain Tire Review: Taking the Best of Both Worlds
There are few vehicles that garnered as much excitement on their release as the Jeep Gladiator. While the off-road capability of Jeep’s Wrangler continues to be celebrated, its utility as a daily...
View ArticleAlmost Pony Cars: 5 Classic 1960s Performance Machines That Offered...
Right around the time the Ford Mustang made its debut in 1964, the rest of the auto industry was trying to get a handle on building small-but-fun cars. The Mustang raised the bar by creating the 'pony...
View ArticleThe Ford AOD 4-Speed Overdrive Modernized The Blue Oval's Automatic...
The '80s marked a revolution in automatic transmission design from Detroit's Big 3, as Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors moved on from the three-speed units that had dominated the past two decades and...
View Article2021 Formula Drift Seattle: Chelsea DeNofa Snags Third Win of the Season
Thirty-two teams arrived at Monroe, Washington on July 30th, ready to run the fastest track of the Formula Drift season. The bank at Evergreen Speedway is unique because it allows a 90mph+ sustained...
View ArticleDriver Battles: BMW E46 M3 vs Nissan 370Z
This edition of Driver Battles is what couple's therapy would be like if the partners raced each other at Willow Springs instead of whapping each other with Nerf swords in a therapist's office in Santa...
View ArticleBack in Black: How the '94-'96 Chevy Impala SS Became One of America's Great...
When we look back at some of our favorite cars in history, it’s often the groundbreaking, extreme and bespoke vehicles that have the biggest impact. The cars whose engineers sweated the details and...
View ArticleThe Silver Bullet LJ: A Modern Take on a Timeless Jeep
The original Jeep Wrangler Unlimited produced from 2004 to 2006 came in the form of a two-door and boasted an extra 15” of total length over its sister vehicle, the Jeep TJ. Affectionately known as the...
View ArticleFrom Boss 302 to SVT Cobra: How the 5.0 V8 Became the Mustang's Most Famous...
When you are talking about a car with a history as long and a fanbase as large as the Ford Mustang, it’s hard to pin down a single engine that’s defined the model.Yet, if you had to pick one for the...
View ArticleThe Big 3 Finally Agree on Something: Ford, GM and Stellantis Joint Statement...
Can you remember the last time Ford, GM, and Stellantis (Jeep, Dodge) stood together in unity over something (if you do, we'd love to hear about it)? Today the Big Three announced the shared goal of...
View ArticleFit For Torque: LokJaw’s Battle-Prepped Allison Transmission
With plans to squeeze as much as 1,000 hp out of Project LokJaw, the folks at Banks were in need of a transmission that could hold down the fort under such conditions. And since their frame-laying ’66...
View ArticleRevenge of the 5.0: How the Coyote V8 Elevated the Modern Mustang to Greatness
When we last left off in our story of how the 5.0 liter engine has come to define the Ford Mustang for much of its history, Ford had just phased out the overhead valve 302 cubic inch small block prior...
View ArticleUnkillable Diesels: BMW’s M57 I-6
Who knew the power plant that was supposed to be the fuel-sipping option of the engine lineup would end up being such a hot-rod? If you like diesels and BMWs, you know that we’re talking about the M57,...
View ArticleBaby Land Cruiser Meets Luxury 4Runner: How the Lexus GX Became an Off Road...
With the massive growth in the 4x4, off-road and overlanding scenes in recent years, enthusiasts across America have been discovering (and rediscovering) many of the less popular 4x4s in hopes of...
View ArticleNitto NT555 G2 Ultra High Performance Tire Review on a Luxury Performance Coupe
When searching for enthusiast-spec tires, the general goal for most buyers is to find a tire that offers the most performance for the money, often realizing that there will be concessions made in...
View ArticleThe F100 That Got Away: Reviving a Dream With a Restomod Pickup That Blasts...
You never forget your first ride because it marks a significant chapter of a person's life. In a sense, your first vehicle is the key to unlocking personal freedom as it can take you anywhere you...
View ArticleAlready Forgotten? The Suzuki Equator is One of America's Rarest Modern Pickups
By and large one of the biggest traits of today's auto industry is car companies working to make things as simplified and streamlined as possible. Fat is trimmed whenever possible, and if a vehicle...
View ArticleOn the Trail: Cinder Hills OHV Area with Mel Wade & Three Evo Manufacturing...
Sure, we could have given you the usual trail overview for this month's On the Trail video in Arizona's Cinder Hills, just outside of Flagstaff. But we're not. More on that in a moment.Cinder Hills...
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