2015 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Could Be A Righteous Compact Off-Roader

This ZR2 is GM's idea of what a dedicated off-road variant of their mid-sized pickup truck could look like. They say they might even build it, if you pray hard enough. The ZR2 is four inches wider than the standard Chevy Colorado with front-and-rear bumpers trimmed to improve approach and...

Jul 14, 2025

Watch These Ford Raptors Drift And Hit Jumps In A City Parking Lot

Ford and the teamed up to turn a sun-scorched parking lot into a Raptor-jumping tire-slaying automotive orgy of awesomeness for SEMA spectators. Watch them build it in the beginning, then the driving starts at about 2:30. VORE is the same outfit that brought the off-road Transit Van to the show....

Jul 14, 2025

Michelin Finally Commits To Mass-Producing The 'Tweel' Airless Tire

Today Michelin dedicated a new South Carolina factory to making the Tweel; a "tire/wheel" that uses flexible spindles where a conventional tire holds air. The Tweel can never go flat and never be punctured, and after talking about it for a decade Michelin is finally going to start making it...

Jul 14, 2025

Nissan Titan Cummins Diesel Will Be Set Up For Hardcore Towing

Automakers basically pick one of two reasons to put a diesel engine in a pickup truck: fuel economy, or low-end power for heavy towing. This gooseneck trailer in Nissan's booth at the LA Auto show confirms the will have an emphasis on pulling power. A gooseneck trailer, like the one...

Jul 14, 2025

This 1,000 Horsepower Big-Block Backhoe Just Set A Speed Record

For anyone who's ever stared at a toy Tonka truck and a nitro R/C car, just wishing there was some way the two could be combined into one smoke-billowing whip-cracking maniacal machine... your fantasies have been realized in life-size as the JCB GT; "the world's fastest backhoe." Believe it or...

Jul 14, 2025

Here's What A 2015 Cadillac Escalade EXT Monster Pickup Would Look Like

The doesn't have an EXT pickup truck variant, but the hoonigans over at Monster Energy have gone ahead and slapped the Daddy Caddy's face on a full-size Chevy pickup to make their own. It's kind of awesome. You might not be a fan of overwrought lift systems or rims the...

Jul 14, 2025

The 2016 Fiat 500X Does What Mini Never Did

I didn't expect to like the as much as I did after seeing it in person at the LA Auto Show. Believe it or not, it's kind of a great design, and far better looking than the various attempts Mini has made at a crossover. The little Fiat 500 is...

Jul 14, 2025

Report: Land Rover Skunkworks Cooking Up A Hardcore Off-Road Range Rover

's entire lineup still sets an impressively high bar for , but a new report from the company's Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) division suggests the company wants to offer a Range Rover variant that's built around wheeling rather than luxury. Okay, maybe a little luxury. "There are four different types...

Jul 14, 2025

Your First Off-Road Experience Will Be Hilarious And Scary, Like This

We always enjoy the irreverence and potty talk of "Mr. Regular's" . After all he's a regular guy, just like us! Here's his first off-road experience, on reasonably gnarly track in an . Look how adorably nervous he is! The first-gen 4Runner he's driving is heavily modified for trail-crushing, and...

Jul 14, 2025

2015 Ford F-150 Official Fuel Economy Confirmed: EPA Says Up To 26 MPG

The official fuel-economy estimates for the have been announced at a press conference today: up to 26 MPG on the highway with the 2.7 EcoBoost engine. Here are the EPA fuel economy claims for the 2.7 EcoBoost, 3.5 EcoBoost, 3.5 V6, and 5.0 V8 in Ford's new aluminum truck. 2015...

Jul 14, 2025

Pickup Trucks By The Numbers: Who Wins On Fuel, Power, Towing, Payload

There's a whole lot of dick-measuring happening right now on how half-ton trucks stack up on power, fuel economy, payload, and maximum towing capacity. Here's your guide to decoding what every US automaker's truck is really putting down. This chart compares half-ton pickup trucks sold in the US. To see...

Jul 14, 2025

Holy Crap: Truck Jumps An F1 Car And Sets A World Record Doing It

Lotus F1 is known for doing stunts, but this might be the nuttiest: they jumped a truck over one of their F1 cars. Mike Ryan (the dude who drifts a big rig) drove the truck and co-ordinated the stunt. He's also done work on Fast and the Furious and on...

Jul 14, 2025

See How This Team Actually Jumped A Big Rig Over A Speeding F1 Car

If you haven't seen the unbelievable feat of , go watch it right now. Then check out this great behind-the-scenes clip and see how Mike Ryan broke the barrier of what looks possible. "It is one of my dream stunts actually," said Ryan, who's done in . "It's the one...

Jul 14, 2025

How You Can Hate The Mercedes G63 And Love The Cadillac Escalade

Until Bentley turns their 4x4 concept into reality, the and are the two flashiest SUVs you can have. The Mercedes might be up a price bracket, but the Caddy is a superior luxury experience in just about every way... and fewer people throw rotten tomatoes at it. While the American-market...

Jul 14, 2025

The Coolest Off-Road Ambulances

How do you get to a patient who is off the beaten bath? With a 4x4 ambulance (or a helicopter) like this VW Amorak-based emergency transport by WAS. Show us the coolest off-road ambulances below. ...

Jul 14, 2025