This Work Van Is Hilariously Disguised As A Sports Car

Inside every van is a sports car, just waiting to be set free. Except when the sports car's on the outside... as in, painted onto the outside. Either way, this is a great use of the big blank canvas on this Chevy Astro. Who has a guess on which classic...

Jul 14, 2025

Guy Selling This Mega Truck Will Prove He's 'Not Compensating'

Jokes about big truck owners having small wieners is old, guys. So old that the dude selling this (awesome, by the way) customized Chevy C60 has offered to "show you what he's got" just to put an end to the ridiculous stereotype. Doing the truck community a service, really. This...

Jul 14, 2025

Cars.com's Long-Term 2014 Jeep Cherokee Needed A New Engine

One of the reasons I like 's Kicking Tires blog is that they actually purchase the vehicles in their long-term test fleet rather than borrow them for extended periods from car companies. That approach is a little more honest, and it comes away with a more realistic ownership experience than...

Jul 14, 2025

This Guy Was Astoundingly Unfazed After Being Run Over By A Big Rig

Thank gosh for ground clearance: this hapless bicyclist got knocked right on his face by a 14-wheeled cargo truck, which then ran him over in the middle of a Ningbo City intersection as captured by surveillance cameras. I can't decide if this guy's lucky or not. I mean, great break...

Jul 14, 2025

Large Truck-Related Deaths Have Increased For The Fourth Year In A Row

While the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has reported an over the last few years, the trend for semi-truck related incidents is not so encouraging. Via : The number of people killed in large-truck crashes increased for the fourth straight year, bucking a trend of overall . Fatalities rose to...

Jul 14, 2025

Ariel Nomad: Beast Off-Road Buggy With Superlight Sports Car DNA

The very same company responsible for that ass-hauling skeletal structure that is the is turning their attention building a blazing off-roader. On January 6, the rear-drive Honda-powered Ariel Nomad sport buggy will be revealed to the public, carving trails near you shortly after that. The Nomad's ladder frame chassis is...

Jul 14, 2025

This Abandoned Soviet Sub Base Is Hiding Amazing Army Truck Barn Finds

Here's one last Christmas gift for fans of cool barn finds. Or perhaps in this case; "battlefield finds." A reader apparently happened upon an abandoned Soviet submarine base in Albania, and collected some fantastic images for us. All the photographer was able to offer was: "Seen these in Albania this...

Jul 14, 2025

Do You Have Any Idea How Significant A Cummins Diesel Nissan Titan Is?

I can't overemphasize how exciting it is to witness the birth of a to entrenched powerhouses Ford, Chevy, and Ram. Just (five years after) the Nissan Titan melts into "oh, you're still here?" status, they come back swinging for the fences. Vocal American truck buyers have been begging for a...

Jul 14, 2025

Monster Truck Crumples After Massive Jump

That's not gone well, has it? Mark Hurston and his Bronco monster truck found out that you can indeed jump too far at the recent 2014 Mega Truck Series Finals. This video turned up by shows the destruction. ...

Jul 14, 2025

John Mayer Got A New Ride And We're Not Jealous At All

Nope. Not even a little bit. ...

Jul 14, 2025

Ford Trademarks 'EcoBeast' Name For Macho Kickass EcoBoost Engines

Here's something for all you patriots who thought was for sissies, pinkos, libtards, hippies and other undesirable elements who don't love freedom: Ford is moving to trademark the name "EcoBeast" for future cars, trucks and/or engines. ECOBEAST! uncovered a Dec. 22 application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office...

Jul 14, 2025

Holy Crap I'm Going To The Dakar Rally Tomorrow! AMA

The : Three weeks and 5,500 miles of off-road racing all over South America. It's an epic battle of trucks versus cars versus motorcycles versus a smattering ATVs: think Mad Max with energy drink sponsors. And I'll be chasing the whole thing with a team of 4x4s and dirt bikes....

Jul 14, 2025

Watching Pro Athletes Crank Balls At A 2015 Ford F-150 Is Too Much Fun

Ford thinks you still need to be convinced the aluminum bed in their 2015 F-150 is every bit as strong as the steel construction of its predecessor. So hold my beer while somebody whips a hockey puck, baseball, golf ball, and shot put at that som'bitch! In true truck-marketing fashion,...

Jul 14, 2025

These Homemade 'Safari Cabs' Make Your Jeep Wrangler So Much Sexier

Jeff Scherb is said to be something of a legend in the Jeep community. If the rest of his work's beautiful as this Land Rover-style "Safari Cab" roof for the JK Wrangler, I'd say his good reputation is well deserved. Scherb's cab conversion puts a slant in the Wrangler roof...

Jul 14, 2025

Chasing Dakar: What To Pack For A Month Of South American Off-Roading

In a few hours I'm flying to Buenos Aires to help chasing the some 10,000 miles from Argentina to Bolivia to Chile and back to the start. So uh, what should I bring? Heavy gear (tools, vehicles) will be waiting for us, I'll be driving one of two support trucks...

Jul 14, 2025