Porsche’s 911 Dakar Is Awesome, but Remember the Singer ACS?

Porsche dropped images of on Wednesday, and while I’m borderline freaking out about seeing it in the metal next week, it reminded me of to make . So, since Porsche is keeping mum about the Dakar for now, let’s watch a 450-hp air-cooled 911 absolutely destroy all kinds of terrain....

May 2, 2025

The 2023 Ford Raptor R Gets 10 MPG City

Ford was very gracious, and gave the people a second generation of the. But some of those people — obviously the buyers and fans — were turned off when they learned the badass off-roader would be equipped with an Ecoboost V6 under the hood. Then, they heard the vacuum...

May 2, 2025

Scout Is Coming Back With a New Website

Volkswagen has never understood the U.S. market, but that may soon change with the for us Americans. While we await the revival of the off-road brand as an EV, the company has gone and launched its website, a community forum, and dropped job postings. When visiting the site, ,...

May 2, 2025

The 2023 Ford Bronco Sport Black Diamond Package Adds Off-Road Armor and Steelies

If you want a Ford SUV that can brave the outdoors and hit the trails, chances are you’re considering . Its smaller Bronco Sport brother is neat, but lacks the grunt you might be after. But, Ford is hoping to change all that with a new optional off-road pack...

May 2, 2025

Munro’s New Defender-Inspired EV is Coming Next Month

Electric vehicle makers seem intent on creating emission-free trucks. Look at the new , the and even creations from startups like and ; they all sought to create cleaner off-roaders. Now, a company in Scotland is hoping to get in on the action with a new rugged EV that...

May 2, 2025

Take an Around-the-World Road Trip From Your Couch with The Last Overland

Now that the holidays are here, many of us are by to see family. Any road trip that ends in the company of loved ones (and plenty of food) is something worth celebrating. And, really, we’re in love with the as much as the vehicles that get us there...

May 2, 2025

The 2023 Chevy Colorado Starts At Over $30,000

The all-new third-generation hasn’t gone on yet, and Chevy hasn’t released any official pricing details, either. But a pricing leak from shows just how much the midsize pickup will cost when it hits dealers in early 2023 — and it’s a little more expensive than before. Fleet and work...

May 2, 2025

Toyota Hints the Land Cruiser May Return to the U.S.

Land Cruiser fans rejoice! Well, not yet. But you can still kind of rejoice. The iconic off-roader could be coming back to the U.S. At least according to one Toyota exec spoke with recently. Motor Trend spoke with Toyota’s VP of North American sales Jack Hollis. They flat-out asked...

May 2, 2025

The Mercedes-Benz Concept EQT Marco Polo1 Takes the EV Van Overlanding

Mercedes-Benz is getting in on the with the debut of the fully-electric . The M-B camper van concept may not boast impressive , but it is unique in its own right as one of the few camper we’ve seen. And, as if that wasn’t reason enough to cheer on...

May 2, 2025

The GMC Hummer EV Has a Cheeky Jab at the Tesla Cybertruck Hidden in its Dashboard

I just spent a week driving , a ridiculously quick and that’s nerve-wracking to pilot on the cramped and crowded streets of NYC. The new electric Hummer is genuinely impressive, and I’ll have more to say on it in a future article, but for now I want to talk...

May 2, 2025

The Suzuki Jimny Does a Great Impression of the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen in Japan

The coolest of the is not a G-Class at all, but is instead a that’s dressed up to look like the iconic off-roader from Mercedes-Benz. Japanese car tuning company calls the product of its custom Jimny body kit the “little G,” as a nod to the that inspired it....

May 2, 2025

The Suzuki Jimny 5-Door Is the Smallest, Big SUV Around

unveiled the highly anticipated at the Auto Expo 2023 in India, along with a few other SUVs and an EV concept called the . Clearly, Suzuki is living its best life outside of the , the land of trucks and SUVs. It’s ironic that the has become the kind...

May 2, 2025

Inside Audi's Heartbreaking Second Attempt at the Dakar Rally

On the eve of the final stage of the , the bivouac is eerily quiet. This is the event’s roving center of operations, trucks and tents and everything else that the competitors leave behind every morning, only to find it again in the evening, reconstructed in a completely different...

May 2, 2025

Porsche's $7,000 Roof Tent Makes Camping Not Suck

The campground at Leo Carrillo State Park in Malibu, California is lovely, but you’re not exactly roughing it. There are park restrooms with indoor plumbing and a Starbucks 10 minutes down the road. Each campsite has a fire pit with a built-in cooking grate and there’s a cute little...

May 2, 2025

This Nearly Stock Nissan Ariya Is Going on a Pole to Pole Adventure

is eager to showcase the capabilities of its upcoming , and the carmaker has decided that the best way to do it is to put the through a grueling journey from the magnetic . It’s a big departure from what most people would likely demand of a run-of-the-mill SUV...

May 2, 2025