Offroad

As electrification of vehicles becomes more widespread, it’s not surprising to see vehicles other than trucks and SUVs benefiting from the technology. Polaris, a leader in the side-by-side utility vehicle market, has offered its midsize Ranger UTV with an electrified drivetrain for nearly a decade now. This current Ranger EV utilizes traditional lead-acid batteries and View the full article

It looks like General Motors is the latest automaker vowing to phase out combustion engines worldwide, replacing the fleet with electric-powered vehicles. In a late-January release, GM set a 2035 target to stop selling vehicles powered by a gasoline or diesel engine, with the goal of becoming carbon-neutral by 2040. That means cleaner new vehicles, View the full article

Quadratec YJ Don’t let the square headlights fool you too much. This is a JL with some crafty throwbacks to the 1987–1995 Jeep Wrangler. It all started when Quadratec, a shining star in the Jeep aftermarket world, turned 30 years old. Ted Wentz II, the company’s founder, owned a 1989 Wrangler Sahara that inspired his View the full article

On This Week’s Podcast: Off Road Warehouse’s Greg Adler Holman Switches Tool Brands Lightning Reports the News Former Transamerican Auto Parts and 4 Wheel Parts owner, Greg Adler, talks about the rise and ultimate sale of his family’s booming business and why he chose to start all over and do it again, instead of becoming View the full article

Top Gear America isn’t done yet! Five more episodes are coming at you starting May 7, 2021, only on the MotorTrend App. View the full article

Top Gear America isn’t done yet! Five more episodes are coming at you starting May 7, 2021, only on the MotorTrend App. View the full article

Our Pickup Truck of the Year competition is an event unlike any other. Looking in from the outside, it’s easy to judge and think that we’re on nothing more than a company-sponsored weeklong overlanding trip. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Our 2021 Pickup Truck of the Year competition came about as the culmination View the full article

Rambo Lambo: V-12 power and 4WD It was June of 1988 and we had just spent some time in the Lamborghini LM-002, a 4×4 Lambo built with military applications in mind. It had an honest-to-goodness transfer case, a V-12 behemoth inside, and it was truly a wonder. History of the Lamborghini LM-002 Lamborghini took a View the full article

“What’s the best engine for a new Wrangler?” Among my circle of friends who know I’m a Jeep guy, I get that question all the time. With the 2007-2017 Wranglers, that’s one question I never had to answer. With the JK series of Jeeps, you had one engine option for a new Wrangler. In the View the full article

Remember the first time you heard an angry V-8 Trophy Truck romping through the desert? Like a freight train late for a delivery or an irritated elephant trampling the savanna, the rage of a race truck literally shakes the ground—and converts many into off-road believers. Well, as they say, the only constant is change. Soon View the full article

Following closely on the heels of our 2021 Four Wheeler SUV of the Year test, we bring to you the 2021 Four Wheeler Pickup Truck of the Year. While similar in concept, this test features off-road trails and locations that cater to the unique needs of large pickups. The program that you will see on View the full article

If there’s one thing our buddy Chris Durham does well, it’s drive. Well, that and fabricate. And he’s no slouch as a vehicle designer. And man, can he set up gears. And wield a frying pan in a camp kitchen. Hell, we guess there’s nothing Chris isn’t good at. So it’s been no surprise to View the full article

On This Week’s Podcast: Magna’s EVP of Research and Development, Sherif Marakby This forward-looking episode focuses on the future of trucks with Magna’s Executive Vice President of Corporate R&D, Sherif Marakby. Hear about the challenges that face the truck market and the technologies that will be needed to overcome them to win over truck buyers. View the full article

Sadly, the off-road world lost another icon last week. Friday Morning, Bruce Meyers, inventor of the Meyers Manx, passed away at his home in Valley Center, California, at the age of 94. Bruce is survived by his beloved wife Winnie. Our condolences go out to her as well as the rest of Bruce’s family and View the full article

The Top Gear America hosts are in search of performance and embrace hot rod culture to find it. View the full article

Texas is in a Texas-sized pickle this week. You may have heard about its power and water infrastructure utterly collapsing during the coldest, iciest, snowiest week there in decades. Millions of Texans are without electricity, and many are without consistent water thanks to burst pipes and water lines. Staying warm is suddenly a top priority View the full article

Arizona is a great state to go off-roading in. There are tons of back roads and challenging trails to explore. Often, we spend our time exploring new areas, but it’s also lots of fun to go hit some of the harder established trails that the state has to offer. Just north of Phoenix is an View the full article

KC Flex High intensity meets robust construction with the new KC Lights Flex Era 4. The company’s newest LED light features four Cree LEDs and can be had in either spot or combo beam patterns. Expect 7,912 raw lumens and 1,610 lux at 10 meters from the combo pattern, which is rated at 80 watts View the full article

Off-road SUVs are having something of a moment. Put another way, the Jeep Wrangler is getting some direct competition for the first time in years from the upcoming Ford Bronco, and automakers are rushing to add capability to crossovers and SUVs of all sizes and prices. Even so, there are some holes in the playing View the full article

Whether you know it as King of the Hammers 2021, KOH2021, or Hammertown; the annual gathering of 4×4 fans went down in the California desert—and it was wild. Spoiler Alert: If you’re looking for race coverage, forget it. The rigs here discovered among the campgrounds, trails, and elsewhere during the King of the Hammers 2021 View the full article