Jeep Cherokee, Renegade, And Compass Will (Probably) Be Built In China

We know Jeep plans to , some by the end of next year. Chrysler remains tightlipped on exactly which models we'll see there, but based on statements from the people in charge it's a safe bet the are destined for the Chinese market. Chrysler has been looking to make Jeep...

May 4, 2025

Miniature Low Rider Truck Does Its Best Helicopter Impression

Trucks bouncing around on hydraulics look so much more endearing in 1:10 scale. Smaller size also gives builders extra leeway to "be creative." Spin baby spin! ...

May 4, 2025

Can Japanese Luxury SUVs Really Be Off-Roaders?

Toyota calls the "a trail-driving 4x4" with "exceptional off-road prowess." We put one in the grass last week and I had trouble getting it through ditches without turning the front bumper into a land tiller, but the shocks and chassis seemed up for rough stuff. makes such a big deal...

May 4, 2025

Man's Rockin' Fantasy Involves Beer, Potato Salad, And An El Camino

It's a story you've heard a thousand times(?) Recently single old timer is unsatisfied with the car-truckiness of his Subaru Brat and wants you to turn it into a different car-truck. Don't worry, he can pay. In cheap beer, potato salad, and stories about Deep Purple. Here's his pitch straight...

May 4, 2025

Chinese Cook Up Counterfeit Land Rover Evoque: The 'Land Wind'

I’m sure the engineers at Land Rover’s Solihull HQ are simply overcome with “flattery” over being ripped off so hard by the Chinese Land Wind E32— a dead ringer for the , down to the font on the tailgate. says Land Wind just applied for a patent on “their” design...

May 4, 2025

The Original Land Rover Debuted Today In History, 1948

On April 30th, 1948 the very first Land Rover made its public debut at an auto show in Amsterdam. Maurice Wilks, then-chief engineer at Rover Cars, had drawn it up with inspiration from the Willys Jeep he used on his farm in England. As World War II wound down, Great...

May 4, 2025

2014 BMW X5 xDrive35i: The Truck Yeah! Review

In the late '90s, BMW and Mercedes finally figured out how to sell their wagons to Americans: put lift kits on 'em. Fourteen years later the represents the third generation of an ass-hauling luxury vehicle that happens to have a little extra ground clearance. (: BMW let me spend a...

May 4, 2025

2015 Chevrolet Silverado Could Be Your Town's Next Cop Car

GM's introducing a Special Service Vehicle variant of the 2015 for police use, so now you've got another headlight pattern to get paranoid about. The Silverado SSV doesn't have any particularly insane ass-busting features like high-speed deployable spike strips or EMP launchers. And obviously, it's not quite as cool as...

May 4, 2025

Road Racing Seems Like A Picnic Next To Off-Road Racing

First, let me just be clear that I know all racing is serious business, on- or off-road. But I just had my first experience riding shotgun on a short-track off-road course with Pro Lite Truck racer , and I think the only way to describe what it's like is with...

May 4, 2025

Nobody Knows What To Do With This Insane Igloo Hotel In Alaska

A wood-and-urethane igloo hotel has stood sentinel on the Parks Highway to Alaska's Denali National Park for over forty years, never once being occupied or operational. Tourists love posing with it, but nobody seems interested in running it, even at a bargain-basement price of $300,000. The structure is 80' tall...

May 4, 2025

Ram Sales Stumble, Chevy Silverado Is Second Place Pickup Truck Again

Ram raised a lot of eyebrows when their sales passed the Chevrolet Silverado by , but the Bowtie has regained a comfortable lead selling over 6,000 more Silverados than Chrysler sold Rams in April 2014. Silverado sales only increased slightly from 42,247 in March to 42,755 last month, but Ram...

May 4, 2025

BMW Rescue Rigs Are The Classiest Rides To The Hospital

Doesn't matter if they're built for the autobahn or hauling bloody bodies to the hospital, it seems like BMWs always return to their natural environment: posing in valet lines waiting for pretty people to pick them up. BMW is exhibiting their latest line of first-response vehicles at this year's RETTmobil,...

May 4, 2025

Over 50,000 2013 Cadillac SRXs Recalled For 'Acceleration Issue'

GM has issued a recall on all 2013 Cadillac SRX crossovers with 3.6 liter engines built between May 29, 2012, and June 26, 2013. A problem with the computer-controlled transmission can cause a three-to-four second lag when the driver steps on the gas under certain conditions. Specifically, the problem occurs...

May 4, 2025

Toyota Tacoma Sales Sputter, But Tundra Is Crushing Nissan Titan

Toyota Tacoma sales increased by 6.9% last month over April 2013, but year-to-date sales of the pickup are still down 6.4% compared to last year. The Tundra on the other hand is rockin' and rollin' with an 18.1% sales increase from this time a year ago. Toyota sold 13,871 Tacomas...

May 4, 2025

Which International Scout Should I Buy: Original 80/800 Or Scout II?

Turns out buying an International Scout is tougher than I'd thought it'd be. When I finally land on one that feels right, a buyer flakes or somebody scoops it. But the biggest obstacle to getting a Scout has been my own indecisiveness; I can't decide which body style I like...

May 4, 2025