Return of the Xtreme: This 750 Horsepower Chevy Colorado ZR2 is a Limited...
When it comes to factory-built off-road pickups, the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 is considered one of the best of the breed. Today, more than five years after its debut, it's hard to find a more capable...
View ArticleRainmakers: 10 Bangin’ Trucks That Brought the Storm to Lone Star Throwdown 2022
Every year we head to Conroe, TX in late February to witness the largest gathering of custom trucks at Lone Star Throwdown (LST). During that time of the year, there always tends to be a threat of cold...
View ArticleDependable and Adventurous: Nitto’s New Nomad Grappler Crossover-Terrain Tire
What’s always there for you and ready to face whatever challenges the day may bring? If you thought of the family dog, you’d be correct, but the same can be said of Nitto’s new Nomad Grappler...
View ArticleBaby 4Runner: The Nitto Nomad Grappler Transforms the Toyota RAV4 Prime Into...
It’s been about three months since I acquired a 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime as a family vehicle for the household. And even before I took delivery it was a long process of hunting around and being...
View ArticleOTT: Nitto Nomad Grapplers Tackle Gold Fever Trail
Nature: One minute it's all sunshine, cartoon squirrels, and musical numbers. The next, it's beating you like you owe it money. Guess which version we ran into on the Gold River Trail. Jump to the...
View Article7 Things You Might Not Know About Battery Electric Vehicles
They’ve been tried twice before, although this time it looks like all systems are a go for battery electric vehicles (BEV). GM, Ford, Volkswagen and virtually every major automaker is now aboard the...
View ArticleA Ford 4Runner You Can't Buy in America: The Next Generation Everest SUV Debuts
Despite our love affair with pickup trucks, the Ford Ranger pickup that's currently on sale in North America actually wasn't originally designed with our market in mind.It had been on sale in...
View ArticleSecrets of the 2014-2019 C7 Chevrolet Corvette Chassis Revealed: Why It Works...
The C6 Corvette—especially the Z06 and ZR1 models—took Chevrolet's sports car to previously unimagined heights, creating a package that could legitimately be considered a competitor on the world stage...
View ArticleJDM Hotrod: LS V8 Power in a Classic Nissan 240SX
For any enthusiasts that remembers the early days of online automotive culture, the idea that domestic and import builds would share the same space would have been inconceivable. Although domestics had...
View ArticleThe Real Reason VW Got Caught: Behind The Scenes of The Dieselgate Scandal
It was the scandal that rocked the automotive world. It was Dieselgate and it forced the world’s largest automaker, Volkswagen, to pay out more than $20 billion in civil penalties in the U.S. alone....
View ArticleA History Of The 1973-1987 Chevrolet Square Body Pickup, GM's Longest-Running...
After taking a big step towards modernity with its 'Action Line' of full-size C/K pickups built between 1967 and 1972, both Chevrolet and GMC were ready to make a further push towards comfortable,...
View ArticleFat ‘N’ Furious: A Curvy Custom 1950 GMC Pickup Restomod That’s Been All...
It comes to no surprise that Mike Shannon would grow up to be a full gearhead— his father operated a Wisconsin-based Sinclair gas station that he opened up in the 1930s. When he became a local Pure Oil...
View ArticleV8 vs Electric? Is the Mustang Mach-E GT or Mustang Mach 1 the Better Way to...
It would be absurd, and maybe even clickbait, to compare the Ford Mustang Mach 1 against the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT, wouldn't it? Sure the two vehicles might be both sold by Ford and both have the...
View ArticleHow Does The 2022 BMW M240i Stack Up Against The Ford Mustang GT, the...
The redesigned 2022 BMW M240i xDrive is the closest thing the German brand makes to a traditional muscle car. With the 4 Series coupe having grown substantially into a grand touring role, the all-new 2...
View ArticleBaby Tacoma? A RAV4-Based Pickup Could be Toyota's Answer to the Ford Maverick
Ongoing supply chain issues aside, early returns on the new Ford Maverick show the new small pickup to be a massive success for the Blue Oval. So could Toyota build their own version of the...
View ArticleFord Bronco Sport Badlands vs. Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk: Which Compact SUV is...
The Ford Bronco Sport straddles an unusual line in the compact SUV world. Although it rides on a soft-roading unibody chassis (shared for the most part with the Ford Escape crossover), it also makes...
View ArticleReturn of a Beloved Icon or Just a Fancier Civic? Acura Fully Unveils the...
Last year, Acura announced that it was bringing back one of its most popular nameplates ever: the Integra. The last time an Integra was sold in the US was 2001, although the Acura RSX that followed was...
View ArticleA History Of The Jeep Wrangler TJ, Chrysler's First Modern 4x4 That Birthed...
Thanks in part to a late-1980s redesign that transformed its go-anywhere off-roader into a cultural phenomenon (the Wrangler YJ), Jeep had made significant in-roads into the automotive mainstream. With...
View ArticleAny Engine Can Fail, Part 2: Power Stroke Diesel Edition
As we showed you in the inaugural installment of our “Any Engine Can Fail” series, nothing is immune to random, unexplainable failure. Even engines that enjoy almost impeccable reputations for...
View ArticleReview: The 2022 Ford Maverick Lariat 2.0T AWD Strikes A Pickup Truck Bargain...
Compact trucks are back, with both the Hyundai Santa Cruz and the Ford Maverick offering a true alternative to the bloated mid-size models that have crowded out smaller pickups over the course of the...
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