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Jeep's Best Wrangler Yet : the Rubicon 392
When Jeep released the news of its highly anticipated Wrangler Rubicon 392, we knew we had to have one. A 392-cubic-inch 6.4L HEMI V8 with 470hp and 470 lb-ft of torque is every Jeep enthusiast’s dream...
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Basically a Mustang Wagon? Ford Debuts 400hp RWD 2022 Explorer ST (& More)
When Ford introduced a fully redesigned Explorer for 2020, the biggest change was a move from a FWD-based platform to a RWD-based platform with available AWD.And if you wanted the high performance...
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Feeding The Beast: LokJaw’s One-Off, Twin Ram Air Intake System
For a company that pays as much attention to air density as Banks does, did you really think they wouldn’t come up with a wicked intake system for their supercharged and air-to-water intercooled L5P...
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Review: The 2021 Land Rover Defender 90 SUV Returns To Its Rugged Off-Road Roots
Americans aren't used to seeing the Land Rover badge on anything but a luxury product. In its home market, however, the British SUV builder still has a strong link to its agrarian past, which saw it...
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Orange Dream Machine: A ’77 F-100 Pickup Truck Inspired by Family Heritage
Whether it’s truck brands or careers, people like sticking to family traditions. That lineage in any particular segment in life gives you an edge over most others. Wisdom comes with experience and if...
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Lead Sled Reborn: Why the Jaguar-Based '01 Ford Forty-Nine Concept Still...
The late 1990s and early 2000s were an interesting time for Ford. It owned Jaguar, had a close partnership with Mazda, and "world cars" like the first generation Ford Focus were lauded for their...
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Here's How Ford's 302 Small Block V8 Evolved Into The 5.0 And Defined High...
The Ford small block V8 engine's greatest champion was the 302. Dubbed the 5.0 later in life as the industry moved from cubic inches to liters in describing displacement, it was the workhorse of the...
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Spy Photos: New Ford Bronco Sasquatch Overland Spotted On-Road Testing
Caught in our camera lens is this interesting prototype version of the Ford Bronco that foreshadows an upcoming all-out overlanding model that looks ready to tackle nearly anything off-road.Granted, we...
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Ready for a Comeback: Five 2000s SUVs That Need Another Chance
While these days it feels like automakers are releasing new SUV and crossover models all the time, there are actually a many once-popular and notable SUV models that are no longer on the market. Most...
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The Chrysler M-Body Was Dodge and Plymouth's Last Old School V8 Rear-Wheel...
In the 1980s Chrysler was Detroit's biggest champion of front-wheel drive. With a line-up made up almost entirely of K-car platform sedans, coupes, and their minivan and turbocharged derivatives, the...
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The Decepticon JKU: A Transformed 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon
The 4-door Wrangler Unlimited produced from years 07’-18’, commonly known as the JKU, opened up a new world for many Jeep owners and enthusiasts. The introduction of the 4-door meant that you no longer...
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The Family Cruiser: A Slammed ’72 Blazer Built to Modern Standards
This isn’t Steve Green’s first go-around at building a custom ’72 Chevy Blazer. The one you see here is a replacement of another truck of the same year that he regrettably sold off back in 2003. You...
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GM's G-Body Cars Offer Muscle And Luxury For 80s Era Collectors
The 1980s marked the transition from rear-wheel drive to front-wheel drive for the majority of the passenger car market. Over the course of the decade, almost every mainstream sedan, coupe, and wagon...
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Fredric Aasbo Secures First Victory of 2021 at Formula Drift St. Louis
Formula Drift 2021 ventured back into the Midwest to run an extremely technical course that cuts across a NASCAR oval for Round 6 of the 2021 Formula Drift season. In the past, because of its technical...
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GMC Canyon AT4 OVRLANDX Off-Road Concept Unveiled
If you were at Overland Expo Mountain West 2021, you might have witnessed GMC revealing its new Canyon AT4 OVRLANDX concept truck. It explores GMC’s vision for its growing lineup of premium yet capable...
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Clawing To Victory: Diesel Truck Pulling From the 25th Scheid Diesel...
For diesel truck enthusiasts, the Scheid Diesel Extravaganza is the event of the summer. The late-August classic has been around since 1997 and lives on today at Wagler Motorsports Park in Lyons,...
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The Ford 351 V8 Came In Cleveland, Windsor, and Michigan Flavors
There are few engine families as confusing as the Ford 351 V8. Starting at the end of the 1960s, Ford produced no less than three different versions of this classic eight-cylinder, sprinkling them over...
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The Splash Returns! Ford Throws it Back to the '90s with 2022 Ranger Packages
While it still might seem like a new vehicle to those of us in North America, the current Ford Ranger pickup has been available in other markets around the world for a lot longer.And while its basic...
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Jeep Gladiator vs Jeep Wrangler: Which Is Right For You?
Shortly after trading my 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon JL in on a 2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon, I was routinely asked to compare the two. I am still genuinely surprised at how many Wrangler...
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A Tougher Subaru: 2022 Forester Gets the Off-Road Treatment with New...
Earlier this year Subaru debuted a new version of its Outback wagon designed to capitalize on the growing market of people who want more off-road capability from their crossovers and compact SUVs. It's...
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