Who Can ID This Retired Spanish Fire Truck?

Well, what the hell is this thing and how old is it? Badges have been pixelated. Sure, you could cheat and look at the photo credit... but I know you're better than that. [/Flickr] ...

May 5, 2025

Woman Goes Batshit Bonkers Trying To Catch A Fish

Remember your first time fishing? Maybe you were with somebody special, enjoying the halcyon surroundings of an alpine lake. Or maybe you just went absolutely nuts and screamed at the top of your lungs like this lady. (Turn your headphones down before you hit play.) Can't really tell if she's...

May 5, 2025

Aluminum Unibody For The 2017 Jeep Wrangler?

FCA head shed Sergio Marchionne said "my gut it tells me we'll still be building a steel truck in 2018," at yesterday's all-day investor meeting, but he acquiesced that he wants aluminum "in the portfolio," and didn't deny the Wrangler was the best place to put it. is speculating that...

May 5, 2025

First Ram ProMaster City Van Spotted, Looks Like A Fat Snake

The first pictures of a van on the streets just popped up on a forum. It looks like, well, the Fiat Doblo it's based on wearing a Mortal Kombat character mask made out of a trash bag. A spy photographer uploaded of a camo'ed ProMaster City to ProMasterForum.com just a...

May 5, 2025

Insane Instagram Of A 'Firenado:' A Real, Terrifying Tower Of Flame

It ain't Photoshop or a Transformers teaser— enormous spires of fire are real, and somebody just put an amazing photo of one about ready to devour an old Ford pickup on Instagram. reports that Instagram user uploaded this pants-shitting scary photo from a country road near Chillicothe, Missouri last weekend......

May 5, 2025

Jeep Owners Say A Recall Ruined Their 4WD, Chrysler Says 'Coincidence'

About a year ago, Chrysler issued "Recall N23" to sort a software problem on the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Commander. But a group of vocal owners claim their SUVs lost low-range as a result of the "fix," and have been battling Chrysler Corporate over it for months. Chrysler determined...

May 5, 2025

Land Rover Discovery Sport Interior Looks Nothing Like The Concept

I'm shocked, I say shocked that spy photos of the new 's interior reveal nothing like the Star Trek-style touchscreen we were dazzled with at the concept's New York debut. But hey, it's got a stick shift! peeped a Discovery Sport test mule in England, which pretty much looks like...

May 5, 2025

Oklahoma Leads Charge For More CNG Trucks In Government Fleets

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin is leading an initiative to put more natural-gas burning vehicles in 22 government fleets. As a result her state just ordered 256 natural-gas burning 2014 Ford F-150s, and the city of Dallas bought 65. They're hoping to realize reduced running cost and curtail greenhouse gas emissions....

May 5, 2025

Off-Road Dog Beasts Down A Ski Run

Corbet's Couloir of Jackson Hole, Wyoming has been called "America's scariest ski slope," because it's a lot steeper than it looks here. Elu the pup wasn't too sure about dropping in at first, but had a solid run once she got her courage up! Snow dogs rule. Hat tip to...

May 5, 2025

The First Desert Shakedown Of All Three TRD Pro Trucks

Toyota "didn't have room" for me at their TRD Pro party in Las Vegas last month, so we'll have to experience it vicariously through Roman Mica. He was the first non-Toyota employee to take the TRD Pros into the dirt, and he was kind enough to tape it for us....

May 5, 2025

Somebody Seriously Drifted One Of Those 200 Ton Mining Dump Trucks

Mike Ryan, The semi-truck stunt driving maniac who rocked and in a 1,200 horsepower Freightliner, has taken it upon himself to put on a hooning clinic in one of those 200 ton dump trucks with tires twice your height. It's a little hard to tell through all the funky filters...

May 5, 2025

Airport Fire Truck Versus Military Flamethrower: Who Wins?

The E-One Titan Force fire truck is one of the fastest in the fleet, and can spray 25 gallons of water per second from its pair of front-mounted turrets. Then again, a Marine welding an M-9 flamethrower can unleash a 3,500ºF rail of inferno with the push of a button....

May 5, 2025

How To Mount A Tire With An Ether Explosion

Mounting tires is a pain in the ass, especially when they're heavy tractor-style off-road knobbies. So why wrestle with irons and pneumatics when you can just light a fuse? Doesn't look like the tire took damage in this unconventional mounting method... but it certainly doesn't feel SAE approved. Who can...

May 5, 2025

Weird Diesel Fire Turns Seattle Highway Into Blazing Hell River

A truck burned down on Seattle's I-5 this morning and exacerbated the misery of many morning commutes, but the odd thing about this car-b-que is the burning trail of fuel pouring off the truck. Diesel needs pretty extreme levels of heat to ignite... making this a rare sight indeed. The...

May 5, 2025

Can A 4-Wheel Burnout Get This Jeep Out Of A Slick Rock Pit?

This heavily-modified Jeep Wrangler takes a few years off the life of its tires trying to power out of a slick rock hole in Moab, Utah. Think it's got the guts to get going or will it end up flailing helplessly on its back like an overturned turtle? ...

May 5, 2025