The Jeep Wrangler Unlimited LJ Is The Stretched Two-Door TJ You Forgot Existed
The modern Jeep Wrangler Unlimited has become an extremely popular choice for off-road fans who need their rig to double as a daily driver. With four-door practicality embedded in the same tough,...
View ArticleEcoBoost Vs. Hemi: Battle Of The Most Popular Half-Ton Truck Engines
They’re arguably the two most popular engines in the pickup truck segment, and each one currently enjoys legendary-like status among its followers. We’re talking about the 3.5L EcoBoost in the Ford...
View ArticleReview: The 2022 Hyundai Kona N Line Looks The Part, But Doesn't Deliver SUV...
Given the sheer volume of SUVs sold in America, it's only natural that a sliver of those models make a play for fans of high performance driving by boosting horsepower, honing handling, and delivering...
View ArticleTop 5 Upgrades For Your UTV
Out of the box, the newer sport UTVs are very capable. In the few years since the release of the Polaris RZR in 2008, these machines have gone from 50 hp to over 200. Additionally, the sheer size of...
View ArticleToyota Tacoma Prime? Silverado Plug-In Hybrid? The PHEV Pickup Truck Could Be...
In the last couple of years there hasn’t been a bigger topic in the American auto industry than the coming of the battery-electric pickup truck.From new companies like Rivian to both Ford and GM taking...
View ArticleThe 2013 Ram Rumble Bee Concept Made A Muscle Truck Promise That Was Never...
Throughout the 2000s, the specialty pickup truck market was in flux. Early on the dominance of high horsepower street trucks like the Ford F-150 Lightning, supercharged F-150 Harley-Davidson and the...
View ArticleTrail-ready Hybrid: This Ford F150 Powerboost is a No-Compromise Overlanding...
It would seem that 2022 is poised to be the year for the EV truck takeover. With mainstream offerings from both Ford and GM announced, the idea of a battery-powered pickup is no longer regulated to...
View ArticleHidden In Plain Sight: The Performance Anvil That Is BMW’s M57 Diesel Engine
If you were ever trying to convert an automotive traditionalist into a diesel lover, the M57-powered BMW 335d would be the car to do it with. Not only is the Bavarian-born compression-ignition power...
View ArticleThe 2003-2009 Nissan 350Z Revitalized Cheap Sports Coupes In America
By the end of the 1990s, the Japanese sports car market had been devastated. As that country's economic bubble deflated, the rising yen made it impossible to continue exporting hot rods like the Toyota...
View ArticlePortals To Another Dimension: How Gear Reduction Hubs Are Revolutionizing...
For years a debate has been raging in Ultra4 racing over whether a solid axle or independent front suspension (IFS) is better. That was the past, the future is in portals. A portal hub can be applied...
View ArticleRaul Gomez Wins 2022 Ultra4 King of the Hammers, Nitto Tire Race of Kings...
In what was one of the most thrilling races in recent Ultra4 King of the Hammers history, Raul Gomez won 2022’s Ultra4 King of the Hammers, Nitto Race of Kings.The last third of the race was...
View ArticleS197 Boss 302 vs S550 Mustang GT Performance Package: Which is the Better 5.0...
It was over a decade ago now, when Ford revived the iconic Boss 302 name for a special, track-focused Mustang based on the S197 Mustang GT.Not only did the 2012-2013 Boss 302 have the iconic Boss look,...
View ArticleDiesel Swap Special: An LBZ Duramax-Swapped ’98 Chevy Half-Ton
The best swap projects are always executed by driven individuals. A vision of what the vehicle will look like and how it will perform once it’s complete serves as the ultimate motivation to pour long...
View ArticleThe Bargain Priced, 400 Horsepower Short Bed Ford F-150 is a Low Key SVT...
When Ford announced it was bringing back the F-150 Lightning branding for its new all-electric pickup, it naturally got us thinking about the old F-150 Lightning, which was a fire-breathing, V8-powered...
View ArticleRaul Gomez Claims the Throne: Full 2022 Nitto Race of Kings Recap
Every year we think we know who will win the King of the Hammers, and every year we end up surprised. At this point, we should know to expect the unexpected, but that’s just how it goes.From early...
View ArticleA Japanese Jeep? How America Played a Key Role in the History of the Toyota...
While it was small, fuel-efficient passenger cars that allowed Toyota to become so massively successful in the American market, if you go back to the days before the Corona and Corolla and Celica, it...
View ArticleA History Of The 1973-1979 Ford F-Series, The Forgotten Classic Truck You Can...
The early 1970s saw Ford and Chevrolet go in two different directions with their respective full-size trucks. While Chevrolet launched the third-generation 'square body' C/K for 1973 on a new,...
View ArticleLost Supercar: The Quad-Turbo, V12 Chrysler ME Four-Twelve Was a...
Not long ago we took a look back at Ford's radical GT90—a concept supercar that was shown in the mid 1990s but ultimately never saw the light of the day as a production vehicle.With its V12 engine and...
View Article35-inch vs 37-inch Tires for the Jeep Gladiator Rubicon
It seems almost comical the torment we put ourselves through when weighing out what tire size should be our next upgrade. If you found this article, you too are likely weighing out the pros and cons of...
View ArticleThe 80s Reborn: Nissan Throws it Back with Retro-Themed Modified Frontier...
When Nissan introduced its redesigned Frontier pickup for the 2022 model year, it had a lot catching up to do. Not only was the aging last-gen model well overdue for a new version, but its primary...
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