I Want This Unimog And You Will Too

This 1976 Mercedes-Benz Unimog has everything you want and nothing you don't. Luckily for you, it's goes under the hammer tomorrow, so you still got time. Bonhams is organizing an auction at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart tomorrow afternoon, and this 1976 Unimog 406 Doppelkabine 4x4 Utility might just be...

May 6, 2025

Looks Like The 2014 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk Holds Its Own Off Road

Some folks just put a through "Hell's Revenge," a torturous slickrock trail in considered a "testpiece" off-road track by some. They reckoned the SUV "passed with flying colors," and it looks like it was able to keep up with a mighty Wrangler Rubicon. The soundtrack is a little noisy, but...

May 6, 2025

Vintage SUVs Are Getting Much More Expensive

A Mecum auction from a few months ago in Indianapolis is on TV right now; where I just watched a Hagerty rep say he's seen an "average 65% price rise in the vintage SUV market over the last four years." Crap, I better get my shit together and actually start...

May 6, 2025

'Autonomous Driving Long-Distance Trucks Will Be A Reality In Ten Years'

Last week Mercedes-Benz demonstrated the "Future Truck 2025;" one of their Actros 1845 commercial rigs with 12-speeds, 1,600 lb-ft of torque, and a full suite of self-driving tech they call the Highway Pilot. They say we'll be not-driving it in a decade. "The truck of the future is a Mercedes-Benz...

May 6, 2025

What It's Like To Drive The Only Pickup Truck Made In Germany

Autoblog's was lucky enough to get some time in a diesel-powered 2014 Volkswagen Amarok Canyon in Deutschland. Sounds like the combination of German refinement and "truckliness" was to his liking. "[American and Japanese] trucks may be able to haul more than VW's, but if you've ever stepped into a pickup...

May 6, 2025

US Marines Turned A Ship Into A Truck, Watch It Be An Absolute Beast

The US Marines have been planning up the "Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector" (UHAC) to replace their beach-storming hovercrafts since 2008. They started building this one in 2012, and have finally brought out of the garage for a little test drive. This UHAC is a massive 42' long, 26' wide, and...

May 6, 2025

Hard-Core Party Crasher Plows Jeep Through Fence, Into Pool

"I hit the water and heard an explosion. I turned around and there's a Jeep in the pool." That's what Christopher Sanford, 27, of Cleveland, told who interviewed him after a Jeep Liberty plowed through a fence on Edgewater Drive in Lakewood, Ohio... literally crashing a party in the most...

May 6, 2025

Learn How To Rustle Up Some Incredible 'Candy On A Bone' Baby Back Ribs

Barbecue Yeah! Grillin' expert Karl Engel and put together a great video breakdown of how to make some killer smoked baby back ribs. Give it a shot at your next party! Their recipe for "Candy On A Bone" Apple Glazed Baby Back Ribs: 1 Rack baby back ribs Brown sugar...

May 6, 2025

I'm About To Wring Out The 2015 Ford Super Duty Trucks, Ask Me Anything

On my way to West Virginia to get familiar with Ford's new range of Super Duty trucks. What do you want to know about them? What do you want to see them do? What should I try with 'em? Bring on the questions and I'll do my best to sort...

May 6, 2025

What Do You Want To Know About The 2015 Ford Expedition?

Aesthetic changes to the 2015 Expedition aren't dramatic, but I've been promised we can expect "significant improvements" over the outgoing model. I'm about to see how it stacks up against its arch-rival the , what should I find out for you? Image: Ford ...

May 6, 2025

Epic Truck-Tipping Is Why You're Careful Hauling Huge, Precarious Cargo

Just another truck hauling an enormous I-beam (piece of a bridge?) when suddenly the rear wheels hit a snag, causing the load to dump 90º left. But it gets better; there's so much weight shifting so hard that– oh man, just watch! Seems like the rear wheels were swinging way...

May 6, 2025

Did You Know Great Wall Made A Six-Door Pickup Truck For Saudi Arabia?

Al Rassam Trading Group, the Saudi-Arabian distributor of Great Wall introduced the "Three Cabin Sailor" in 2007. Apparently about eighty of them were ordered that year, at about $120,000 a pop. I wonder how many split in half jumping their first sand dune. The Sailor is one of Great Wall's...

May 6, 2025

Eisenhower's WWII Willys Is Intact, And Might Be The Prettiest Jeep Ever

President and World War II Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower was given this Willys Jeep along with a castle apartment in 1946 by the National Trust of Scotland, which was apparently properly grateful for his efforts keeping Hitler off their island. The thing is beautiful like a Koenigsegg is "quick."...

May 6, 2025

Cadillac Escalade Diesel And V-Sport Performance Model May Be Happening

Automotive News' says Brand Manager David Schiavone offering a "V6 turbodiesel and twin-turbo gas V6" along with the SUV's standard 6.2 V8. Apparently the smaller gasoline engine could potentially go into a "V-Sport" branded performance model. Is Cadillac trying to build an SUV that can compete with luxury 4x4s abroad...

May 6, 2025

First New-Generation Mercedes Unimog Looks Ready To Roll Off A Spaceship

Here's the first Unimog off the assembly line in the new generation's bodystyle. Love the modern lights integrated into a super simple-looking bumper. What do you think? Image: Mercedes ...

May 6, 2025