Electric cars are many things: efficient, quiet, high-tech, expensive. With few exceptions, however, electric cars are not exciting. This is one of those exceptions. The first all-electric off-road race vehicle will tackle the Mexican 1000 race in the National Off Road Racing Association's series...
The least-expensive Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase sedan you can buy in the United States will run you $455,000, and that’s before you start checking the option... December 14, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Last January, MINI surprised the racing world by taking first place honors in the grueling Dakar Rally. Even more surprising was the fact that 2012 represented MINI’s... November 20, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
When tasked with illustrating the “Highway Patrol Vehicle 2025,” the designers at the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studio based their idea on what a future... November 16, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
In January of 2013, Britain’s first professional Dakar Rally team will contest for an T1 Class win driving an all-new desert racer. Loosely based on the Range Rover... November 8, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
The Zombie Apocalypse/SHTF/Urban Assault Vehicle meme isn't new, but sometimes an interpretation comes along that stirs our interest. This is one of those times. Built by San... June 14, 2012 by Nelson Ireson
There's something about the raw horsepower, total disregard for nature, and outright awesomeness of a proper hillclimb buggy, like Tim Cameron's "Showtime," that makes us a... February 20, 2012 by Nelson Ireson
When we first saw the Land Rover DC100 concept at the recent 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, the last thing that came to mind was "third world". This thing was decidedly first... October 30, 2011 by Chris Weiss
The Jeep Wrangler is to adults what GI Joe or Barbie dolls are to kids; buy one, and you’re never really done accessorizing it. The 2012 Jeep Wrangler is no exception... October 5, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
“A four-cylinder? It's fuel-efficient? How much power? Nice!” That's the sort of reaction we found from several middle-age suburbanites who momentarily... September 30, 2011 by Bengt Halvorson
Diesel engines have long been a Mercedes-Benz strength, but in recent years the brand's compression-ignition offerings in the U.S. have been pretty limited. However, it looks... July 18, 2011 by Bengt Halvorson
The New York Auto Show seemed sort of an odd place to introduce the 2011 Jeep Wrangler Mojave, a vehicle that's named after the dusty Mojave Trail and Mojave Desert in... April 20, 2011 by Bengt Halvorson
Just this month Jeep took the wraps off three off-road enhanced Wrangler models for the annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah. Now, following this week’s 2011 New... April 19, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Before being available to purchase, Ford loaned out 100 Fiestas for the public to try out and talk about on social media. Now the Fiesta can be ordered from your local Ford... July 19, 2010 by Todd DeMeza
Porsche's Cayenne has, ever since its original introduction in 2003, offered a very respectable level of off-road ability. It's certainly debatable as to whether the... May 20, 2010 by Bengt Halvorson
Sometimes an idea comes along that's so awesome, yet so obvious, you just smack yourself on the forehead and ask, "Why didn't I think of that?" This is one of those times... February 19, 2009 by Nelson Ireson