Offroad

Russo and Steele Automobile Auctions is auctioning an ultra-rare 1962 Meyers Manx Dune Buggy in January. The vehicle is one of the first produced by Bruce Meyers that fueled the dune buggy craze in the 1960s. “This is the ‘holy grail’ in both stunning original condition, including the factory gel coat, in the most desirable View the full article

Driving the pickup trucks and SUVs in the sand dunes during Four Wheeler’s 2020 Pickup Truck and SUV of the Year test helps us learn a ton about how each vehicle handles. Though the skies were overcast and the clouds were spitting raindrops on our windshields, we headed for the sand dunes on Day 3. View the full article

Me: I’m going to drive my truck to Alaska this year for Ultimate Adventure! Editor Hazel: Yeah, lots of people are doing that. Trent already drove the Rover up to prerun the route. Me: Oh, but I’m going to drive a truck with a big-block! Editor Hazel: Yeah, the Watsons are driving their shop truck View the full article

Many are familiar with the Christopher McCandless story of Into the Wild. Well, on Episode 4 the Ultimate Adventure partially retraces his ill-fated steps and you join us on Ultimate Adventure week on Motor Trend’s YouTube channel youtube.com/user/MotorTrend. After awaking at our campsite next to a lake flanked with bear and moose track and completely View the full article

It’s Day 3 of Ultimate Adventure week on Motor Trend’s YouTube channel youtube.com/user/MotorTrend and get ready for Episode 3. With three days of trail under our tires, Ultimate Adventure was due for a road day. But it wouldn’t be Ultimate Adventure if we only drove on pavement. The group left the sleepy town of Glennallen View the full article

Climbing rocks is part of how we examine the trucks and SUVs during the Pickup Truck and SUV of the Year 2020 tests at Four Wheeler. After lining up the SUVs for a sunrise photoshoot against the snowy and jagged Sierra Nevadas, we joined the eight trucks and proceeded off the pavement. The Pickup Trucks View the full article

Ford is feeding Bronco fever with an exclusive store on Amazon. There is plenty of pent-up demand for the 2020 Bronco, which is slated to make a world premiere in the spring. Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Ford has a new store available with plenty of Bronco-themed merchandise. The new Ford Bronco View the full article

We recently had an opportunity to review Toyo Tires’ new Open Country SxS tire. Released in the summer of 2019, the Open Country Radial was designed specifically for side-by-sides. First of all, the tire is big. At first glance when picking up the tires from Toyo’s warehouse, we thought the staff had brought us the View the full article

We recently had an opportunity to review Toyo Tires’ new Open Country Radial tire. Released in the summer of 2019, the Open Country Radial was designed specifically for side-by-sides. First of all, the tire is big. At first glance when picking up the tires from Toyo’s warehouse, we thought the staff had brought us the View the full article

How do we select the best truck and SUV from the 2020 model year? Well, hop in and ride along for Four Wheeler’s 2020 Pickup Truck of the Year and SUV of the Year where we will put three SUVs (Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, eTorque V-6; Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon, EcoDiesel; Land Rover Range Rover Sport View the full article

How do we select the best truck and SUV from the 2020 model year? Well, hop in and ride along for Four Wheeler’s 2020 Pickup Truck of the Year and SUV of the Year where we will put three SUVs (Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, eTorque V-6; Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon, EcoDiesel; Land Rover Range Rover Sport View the full article

After an exhaustive search, we’re proud to announce the hosts of Top Gear America, coming exclusively to the MotorTrend app in spring 2020: Dax Shepard, Rob Corddry, and Jethro Bovingdon. Or, as they tell it: two comedians, a guy who’s actually British … and the Stig. “If we’re ever given a script, I promise the View the full article

Forget any American cousin you may have seen, the Stig has landed in California to film the MotorTrend exclusive series Top Gear America alongside hosts Dax Shepard, Rob Corddry, and Jethro Bovingdon (meet the hosts here). We cornered the reclusive racing driver and TV personality during a promotional photo shoot in hopes of gaining some View the full article

Ultimate Adventure week continues on at Motor Trend’s Youtube channel youtube.com/user/MotorTrend December 2-6. In Episode 2 the Ultimate Adventure participants fill the fuel tanks, stock the coolers, and head out into the Alaskan wilderness for a couple days of off-roading and extreme overlanding. We entered the Eureka Trail System as the foliage was starting to View the full article

“It’s loud, fast, and mixes easily with water,” is how the author described this particular swamp buggy back in the June 1985 issue of Four Wheeler, and we couldn’t agree more. For the uninitiated, swamp buggy races are endemic to Florida and feature vehicles purpose-built for navigating the deep mud and boggy waters at impressively View the full article

Due to many requests, we’re republishing some of Granville King’s “From The Back Country” columns as space permits. These columns ran in Four Wheeler from 1984 until Granville’s passing in 1989 at age 70. Granville was a retired aerospace engineer and television screenwriter who lived off-grid in a trailer in Baja, Mexico. His off-road experiences View the full article

I like to fix stuff. Even some stuff that’s not even broken. It gives me great satisfaction to figure out how I can make something work in the face of adversity. Generally, I don’t like to fix stuff the entire trip if it’s not necessary, but it often happens. On my trips (sometimes known as View the full article

It’s time to officially kick off Ultimate Adventure 2019 Week on Motor Trend’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/user/MotorTrend. Ultimate Adventure is the original hardcore off-road event that blends the toughest off-roading with the rigors of long-distance driving between trails. Since 1999 Ultimate Adventure has been taking a approximately 50 participants packed into approximately 25 built Jeeps View the full article

If you’re starting from scratch or thinking about converting your already built Jeep into an overlander in order to stretch its capabilities, you’re probably looking for some guidance on what parts and accessories are best suited for your Jeep. It seems like everyone in the truck and off-road aftermarket parts industry is making something for View the full article

In the past, desert racers and prerunners added long-travel suspension and bypass shocks to conquer whoops and silt beds but typically returned to their hotel or trailer at night. In contrast, overlanders lumber along slowly with their heavy suspension, enjoying the destination more than the journey. Find the spot on the Venn diagram where these View the full article