Hey, Start/Stop Actually Saves Gas! Just Look At The 2015 Jeep Cherokee

For its second year as the "New Cherokee", the 2015 Jeep Cherokee V6 gets start/stop technology. The EPA's just validated a few scraps of fuel savings over the outgoing model without automatic shutdown– as much as 2 full MPG in city driving. Specifically, the V6 FWD 2015 Cherokee gets 21...

Jul 12, 2025

This Truck Is A 700 Horsepower Bicycle (Not Really)

Stadium Super Trucks: they're great on dirt, they're , and they're apparently quite capable on two wheels, too. Remind me to drive a Stadium Super Truck as soon as physically possible. ...

Jul 12, 2025

What Would Make You Buy The Next Honda Ridgeline?

The will be discontinued this summer, but its return has already been promised with a big redesign and a more "traditional" . That might indicate a step-up in capability; could Honda be sharpening swords to battle the Chevy Colorado? a second-gen Ridgeline was initially slated for 2012, but tough times...

Jul 12, 2025

Relaxing Diesel Ambient Soundscape Puts An Engine Under Your Pillow

Feel a big empty hole in your heart as soon as that big oil-burning engine shuts down for the night? No worries; just dial up this 12-hour recording and enjoy the ambient rumble of an idling diesel engine. Other uses include: white noise while you work, helping your kid pretend...

Jul 12, 2025

This Series 1 Land Rover Will Make You Appreciate The Beauty Of 'Basic'

Modern Land Rovers come with lots of designed improve their off road performance as well as comfort their drivers. They have their advantages, but they're a far cry from the delightfully simple Series I Land Rover. In a way, the Series I is closer to a than a 2015 Discovery....

Jul 12, 2025

Despite Flood Of Rumors, Ford Says 'No Small Pickups, No New US Ranger'

USA Today's car guy got one Ford's marketing executives to muse on the idea of a new, small truck "the size of the old Ranger" and we all got a little fired up. Unfortunately, Ford say that executive's views "are not shared by the company." Here's the quote that's been...

Jul 12, 2025

We Drove The 2015 Ford F-150 Like Wild Texans, It Still Got Us Home

Texas scrublands, outside San Antonio: Wind dances with wisps of grass as somebody waters the dirt. Something starts poking pinpricks in the calm... An airplane? Nah; five cackling maniacs running a toward the fresh mudpatch at full tilt. A mudpatch somebody was about to be wearing. (: Ford flew myself...

Jul 12, 2025

Four Chevy Colorados Plowed Into Each Other En Route To A Launch Party

GM getting the and launched. Damn shame, because they're both awesome to drive. But it looks like four of the first batch have already destroyed each other in a domino-style pile-up on the way to a party in St. Louis. says a procession of the trucks left the Wentzville, MO...

Jul 12, 2025

Cars And Characters At This Apocalyptic Hellscape Party Are Terrifying

I'd describe "Wasteland Weekend" as "" with a post-apocalyptic anarchy theme, but I think that might be redundant. It does take the Mad Max thing to a whole 'nother level though; with a fleet of horrifying cars and weapon-clad characters that just looks like... a lot of fun. Basically, it's...

Jul 12, 2025

Google Has A Street View Camel

In an effort to get "more authentic" (and these great press photos) Google strapped their Trekker camera to a 10-year-old camel named Raffia and dealt with the stink, spit, and bad attitude so you don't have to! The idea behind the exercise is supposedly to bring some tourist attention to...

Jul 12, 2025

How To Run Away With Your Love On The 550,000-Mile Journey Of A Lifetime

Around 1990, Gunther Holtorf had just finished installing a bed and storage racks in his '88 G-Wagen. His next move was to put a personal ad in Die Zeit, and shortly after Christine responded he popped the question; "Why don't we do a little bit of travel?" Holtorf had a...

Jul 12, 2025

Watch This 36,000 Horsepower Truck Blow The Doors Off A Flying Jet

The Shockwave Jet Truck is a delightfully ridiculous contraption with six wheels, three jet engines, and a strong resemblance to a semi-truck cab. Those three engines generate an equivalent of 36,000 horsepower; enough to catch up to and pass a speeding jet flying overhead. Start from the beginning to watch...

Jul 12, 2025

Watch Two Guys And A Dashboard Hula Have The Most Fun Racing A Pickup

Everybody knows is the most fun you can have with lateral g-forces three feet off the ground. Oh, you didn't know that? Better take a ride in this classic F-100 pickup and see what it's all about then. This dashcam ride comes to us from the , and a couple...

Jul 12, 2025

Aluminum 2015 Ford F-150 Wins Steel Sponsored Texas Truck Rodeo

When Ford found out this year's Texas Truck Rodeo, basically America's biggest 4x4 comparison test, was sponsored by the Steel Market Development Institute they could only have been thrilled. You see; the is made of aluminum. Get it? It was pretty much a win-win scenario for the Blue Oval. If...

Jul 12, 2025

Nissan Renewing Promise Of 5.0 Cummins Turbodiesel Titan 'Coming Soon'

We've been hearing the was stepping up its game with a 5.0 turbocharged Cummins diesel, an engine that might also show up in the . We were almost ready to forget that 'til today, when Nissan started titillating us all over again with "" on Twitter. Nissan sells something like...

Jul 12, 2025