No, The Ram Rebel Is Not A Raptor-Fighter

Yes, it looks the part, but the 2015 Ram 1500 Rebel is not fighter. It takes the tried-and-true half-ton pick-up, adds some beefy body work, a new schnoz, uprated tires, and a tweaked air suspension to appeal to buyers wanting to look like they're ready to tackle Mojave but never...

Jul 14, 2025

How The 2015 Ram EcoDiesel HFE Gets A Crazy 29 MPG Highway

The was already the most efficient half-ton pickup truck with a 28 MPG highway rating. For 2015, they've managed to squeeze out a best-in-class 29 MPG in the most hilarious way possible. By comparison, the most efficient F-150 , although the 2.7-liter EcoBoost F-150 is a cheaper truck. With gas...

Jul 14, 2025

The 2016 Lincoln MKX Isn't The Lincoln We Wanted, But It's Something

I don't know if it was luck or if automakers are getting better at security, but this Detroit Auto Show was shockingly leak-free. We got some great surprises like the and the that we didn't see until they debuted at the show. I was kind of hoping Lincoln would do...

Jul 14, 2025

Dashcam Of I-94 Pileup Goes From Hopeless To Horrifying In Seconds

This dashcam footage from a semi-truck rolling down Michigan's I-94 shows how ominous looked on a sleet-soaked horizon. The wreck almost appears out of nowhere, and all hell breaks loose almost as soon as the camera truck comes to a stop. says the footage was released by Michigan State Police...

Jul 14, 2025

2015 Ford F-150 Power Wheels: The Four-Year-Old Kid Review

Since I (allegedly) won't fit in the , I roped my cousin's kid into helping me review it. He rated its attributes on a numerical scale; Looks? "Nine. Actually, 90." Functionality? "F150." Ok, I see what you did there you cheeky little bastard... this isn't going to be easy. The...

Jul 14, 2025

The Dunes Of The Dakar Rally

This photo is five years old, but it's still possibly the most amazing picture I've seen of the Dakar Rally. Driver Stephane Peterhansel was negotiating the dunes of Chile in a BMW when this was taken in 2010. Our own Andrew Collins is chasing the Dakar this year. Keep an...

Jul 14, 2025

Drunk Monster Truck Fan Explains The Beauty Of The Sport

This drunk monster truck fan is my every love for cars and car racing and life itself all in one interview. Truth be told, monster trucks are awesome. ...

Jul 14, 2025

Two Bikers Race The Atacama On The Dakar Rally

The best and worst part about the Dakar Rally is its incomprehensible scale, seen here. The rider you're looking at is Sweden's Anders Berglund on the #148 KTM, racing across the high Atacama desert in Chile a few days ago. It was the tenth day of the rally, January 13th....

Jul 14, 2025

Robby Gordon Wins Final Stage Of 2015 Dakar Rally To Get 19th Overall

Racing legend has had hard luck at the ; being plagued with problems and generally spending more time repairing than racing. But after a major mechanical setback in Stage 2, Gordon beat everybody on the last day and wound up in 19th overall. It's no podium position, but everybody who...

Jul 14, 2025

This $150,000 Airstream RV Is The Best Way To See America

I've gone from sea to shining sea in a high-powered convertible. I've crossed amber waves of grain from an empty train car and seen fruited plains from the back of a plane. But nothing made me feel the brotherhood of America more than the solar-powered, private-jet-like Mercedes-based Airstream Interstate. (...

Jul 14, 2025

Watch How They Build The Last Few Hundred Land Rover Defenders By Hand

The classic Land Rover's story will almost definitely , but before it does, hundreds, maybe even thousands of Defenders will be built in England, largely by hand. So here's how the world's best off-roader is born. The Defender starts at roughly $35.000 in the UK, and while unfortunately honest 4x4s...

Jul 14, 2025

This Towing Fail Video Is Maybe The Stupidest Thing I've Ever Seen

Calling it right now: this is the towing fail of 2015. And we're not even done with January yet. That, or it's just a cruel and trollish joke. I kind of want to think it's a joke since I have a hard time accepting that anyone could be as willfully...

Jul 14, 2025

Warren Buffett's Chinese Car Company Is Making A Cheap SUV With 505 HP

The BYD Tang 542 has just arrived as the most powerful plug-in hybrid SUV in the world. 505 horsepower, 530 ft-lbs of torque, starting price of about $48,000. Sounds like it's going to move quick, even though "542" has nothing to do with displacement. Tang is powered by a two-liter...

Jul 14, 2025

2014 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Is A French Kiss After A Face Slap

Well of course I get weirdly aroused by a beautiful automobile, just like any other red blooded bastard. But the Supercharged is the first thing I've driven in a long time that I'm pretty sure is going to get me arrested one way or another. The sense of physical and...

Jul 14, 2025

What It's Like To Run A New Ford Ranger In The Ultimate Off-Road Rally

This full-race Ford Ranger might not have all that much in common with the , but hot damn does it look like a riot to blast over the Atacama desert and jungles of South America. Here are some more intense, dramatic, and downright inspirational exterior shots of this thing in...

Jul 14, 2025