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Callaway Cars recently announced exciting news for Chevy Silverado fans; a 602hp (560 lb-ft of torque) “Signature Edition” package for 6.2L V-8-powered 2019 to present Trail Boss, RST, LTZ, and High Country 1500 models, highlighted by the company’s “GenThree” (Eaton TVS R2650) supercharger and “Triple Cooled” intercooler. The blower, its high-flow air-intake system, and other View the full article

Over the weekend the EPA quietly updated its FuelEconomy.gov website with the latest figures for the much-anticipated plug-in hybrid electric 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe. When Jeep introduced the hybrid Wrangler in late 2020 it estimated that the SUV would be able to drive up to 25 miles on electricity alone. Now we know that Jeep View the full article

Four-wheel-drive vans always have been and always will be rad. With that said, let’s fast-forward past the Russian-built UAZ-452, the Volkswagen Vanagon, and many others, to March 1988, when we met the second-of-its-kind Pathfinder GMC Safari conversion. When the Pathfinder 4×4 vans were popular, 4×4 conversions already weren’t an uncommon sight, with companies like Quigley View the full article

Every year in recent memory Jeep has attended the annual Moab Easter Jeep Safari with an assortment of awesome concept creations that not only push the leading edge of Jeep’s technological advancements, but that equally serve its long-storied history. From its military origins with “Sarge” and “Nukaiser” that paid homage to early Willys and Kaiser View the full article

We’ve used and abused dozens of USA- and import-made winches over many decades. Although there are some really affordable winches made in China or other overseas locations that can be purchased way cheaper than those in this article, the focus of this story is the 10 best winches for your Jeep, Truck, or SUV whether View the full article

In the last few years, electric-vehicle manufacturers have made steady inroads in their development of light- and medium-duty trucks, with several companies recently announcing and debuting new pickup variants. Bollinger Motors of Oak Park, Michigan, maker of the B1 SUV and B2 pickup, takes its truck program another step forward with the announcement of a View the full article

Taxa Outdoors Cricket Camper The Taxa Outdoors Cricket Overland Camper has a reinforced frame, picture window, axle-less design, and it can sleep two adults with two children. The Cricket Overland camper trailer is built to take you and your family into the wilderness along with more than a few comforts of home. The Taxa Outdoors View the full article

We get it, sometimes the internet is a difficult place to navigate. To help with that, we’ve gathered up the full collection of our 2021 Four Wheeler Pickup Truck of the Year test stories in one convenient place. Enjoy! Introduction How We Test Fifth Place – 2021 GMC Canyon AT4 Fourth Place – 2021 Nissan View the full article

Add “semiconductor chips,” well, a major, world-wide shortage of the microdevices and the negative impact it’s having on the fullsize-pickup market, to the list of challenges that U.S. truck manufacturers have been facing since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Last week, General Motors announced the lack of semiconductor chips, which is believed View the full article

We have to be honest in that we don’t really know all that much about classic International Loadstar trucks. But we do know International didn’t make too many 4×4 crew-cab Loadstar trucks in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, so this one is probably pretty rare. We dig the look of them and appreciate any classic View the full article

Every now and then I’ll stumble across a digital photo folder with images of something I’ve taken for which I had completely forgotten being a part. With the annual Four Wheeler Pickup Truck and SUV competition as the singular exception, RTI ramps in general might be one of those things scrubbed from my working memory View the full article

Guido Kimble and his Stewart & Stevenson M1078 Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) hit the snow-covered streets of Colorado to help rescue motorists stuck in the snow due to the massive blizzard affecting the region. Read a full feature on Guido’s LMTV HERE Equipped with more than enough spare fuel, water, and supplies and with View the full article

Kevin Hart has been a car enthusiast his whole life, and his closest friends and comedy crew–the Plastic Cup Boyz–are just as in love with cars. Namely, muscle cars. We’ve heard for years about Kevin’s impressive car collection, including a convertible Pontiac GTO and not one but two Mustangs—a 1965 Ford Mustang convertible and a View the full article

As if the roads weren’t a scary enough place already, speed demons everywhere have a new set of headlights to memorize. Ford has just introduced an all-new model of America’s only pursuit-rated pickup for public safety agencies, the 2021 Ford F-150 Police Responder. The all-new F-150 Police Responder joins Ford’s best-selling police vehicle lineup, which View the full article

2021 GMC Canyon AT4 Base Price: $40,000 Price As Tested: $42,585 Options As Tested: GMC Infotainment System With Navigation ($995), Driver Alert Package ($395), Destination Charge ($1,195) Engine Type: 3.6L DOHC V-6 Bore X Stroke: 3.74 x 3.37 Compression Ratio: 11.5:1 Horsepower: 308 @ 6,800 RPM Torque: 275 @ 4,000 RPM Fuel Type: Regular Unleaded View the full article

On This Week’s Podcast: Edelbrock Superchargers’ David Page Firepunk Diesel S-10 Chevy Silverado ZR2 Edelbrock’s product manager of forced induction, David Page, joins the show to talk superchargers and what goes in to making them powerful, drivable, and reliable. He’ll also share with us the challenges today’s aftermarket manufactures face when adding forced induction to View the full article

Due to many requests, we’re republishing some of Granville King’s “From the Backcountry” columns. 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 were many, and his View the full article

Dear Four Wheeler, I have a 1984 CJ-7 with the 258 in it. I put a Howell TBI on it with a Davis Unified ignition on a fresh rebuilt motor. After 800 miles the number-6 piston melted, and that required another engine rebuild. Then after another 1,200 miles the number-5 and number-6 pistons melted. So, View the full article

Blazer of the Future? Instagram user @c_zr1 rendered this version of what we’re sure some of you wish could be the new Chevy Blazer. How About this Silverado? Don’t get your hopes up (yet), these are only artistic renderings! Designer Jacky Zhan’s work appeared on the @generalmotorsdesign Instagram account, showing what the upcoming Chevrolet Silverado View the full article

The recently announced full-size Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer may not be Trail Rated by Jeep due to their sheer size, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t equipped for dirt-road excursions. In fact, beyond the available skidplates and tow hooks, there are three four-wheel-drive systems, two suspensions systems, Selec-Terrain traction management, and a host of View the full article