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Upgrading your Jeep Wrangler JL or Gladiator JT factory bumpers is one of the most beneficial things you can do for your Jeep if you plan on taking it off-road. In addition to larger tires, rocker and undercarriage skidplating, and suspension upgrades, heavy-duty aftermarket bumpers not only increase off-road survivability for your Jeep, they often View the full article

Smith, 21, has the opportunity Friday night at Phoenix Raceway to become just the second rookie in series history (outside of the series’ first year) to become the champion. Current Cup Series drive Erik Jones accomplished the feat in 2015. Smith, a native of Huntington Beach, Calif., has won two races and collected six top-five and 12 top-10 finishes. He entered the playoffs as the second ...Keep reading View the full article

Hamlin has had several opportunities over the years, he even finished third in the series standings in his rookie year back in 2006. He’ll get one more on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, when he competes against Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski and Chase Elliott for the 2020 season title. Hamlin and Kevin Harvick dominated the 2020 season with 16 wins (seven for Harvick) between them yet when it ...Keep reading View the full article

When it came time to prep the 2019 Ultimate Adventure Ultimate International for solo pre-running and eventual participation in the 2020 Ultimate Adventure, we knew we wanted a new winch. Enter Warn Winch, a company that has been in off-roading almost as long as the pastime of off-roading has existed. Warn was founded in 1948 View the full article

It’s no secret that Texans love their trucks. In fact, it’s reported that a stunning one of every six pickups sold is in the state of Texas. It should come as no surprise, then, that all of the major truck manufacturers have offered a special edition just for Texas at some point. Some are base View the full article

Dodge Project I saw your article “Firing Order: Old 4X4s for the Win!” and it sort of hit home. I started my off-road adventures back in 1963 with a trip to Baja. Back then there were no paved roads from Ensenada south, which was fun but hard work. Over the years I have had Land View the full article

Coming off a subpar finish at Texas Motor Speedway the previous weekend, Harvick entered last Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway with a 42-point cushion over the cut-off to advance to the title race. After a myriad of problems during the race, Harvick's title hopes came down to the final of 500 laps, but his efforts to turn Kyle Busch and pick up another spot in the running order didn't ...Keep reading View the full article

Kevin Harvick's career-best NASCAR Cup season still has one more race, but it won't include a chance at a second championship having been knocked out of title contention at Martinsville View the full article

Matt Jackson brought his 1989 Land Rover 110 Perentie to the 2019 Four Wheeler Overland Adventure. The righthand drive machine was outfitted with backcountry accommodations and just the right amount of modifications to allow him to navigate the trails of Arizona. Have a look at the combination of Australian tech and aftermarket parts that Matt View the full article

Paddon made the comments at the official unveiling of his new electric car at Hyundai Motors in New Zealand, a project that has taken only eighteen months and just over 10,000-man hours to complete. Work was due to be completed by April only for the deadline to be pushed back due to the coronavirus health pandemic. Based on the Hyundai Kona crossover road car, 80 per cent of the competition ...Keep reading View the full article

The rescheduled event had been planned to run on the final weekend in November, alongside the final day of the Ypres rally, set to be an edition to the World Rally Championship calendar amid the coronavirus hit schedules. Spa’s World RX round was initially due to take place in May, before being moved to October and then November. Belgium’s Formula 1 venue recently announced it would have no ...Keep reading View the full article

Normally, there’s a great deal of suspension work required to get an 80 Series Land Cruiser on to 40s but not this one. It’s named Clifford, and it’s a 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser that has remained mostly stock, save for those massive tires. According to the posting on a Utah digital marketplace, the factory sheet View the full article

While things have been getting better over the years in terms of pickup fuel economy, trucks still generally aren’t known for their fuel-sipping abilities. Sure, a slew of hybrid and electric models are coming soon, but for now most trucks swill the dino juice like it’s going out of style. Since one of the most View the full article

The SEMA360 show is happening this week, and thanks to some unavoidable circumstances instead of roaming the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center like we’ve done in the past we’re browsing the new showcases online at the SEMA360 website. One of the things we always try to find is cool new crate engine offerings View the full article

Penske drivers Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski own two of the four spots in the Championship 4 in Sunday’s title race at Phoenix Raceway. Logano and Keselowski have had similar seasons and have proven very strong on many of the same types of tracks. Logano enters with three wins, including one earlier this year at Phoenix; Keselowski has four. Logano earned 21 playoff points during the year; ...Keep reading View the full article

On This Week’s Show: 2021 Ram TRX First Drive Inside Truck Hero GMC Announces Hummer EV Holman gets behind the wheel of the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX in our latest truck review, while Truck Hero’s Sean Marks takes us inside the truck conglomerate and explains how the company works hard to keep the brands relevant View the full article

Bob Olds started with a 2WD 1955 Ford ¾-ton pickup and a Dodge Power Wagon that had certainly seen better days. Although those around him doubted his sanity, he came out of the ordeal with a functioning 4×4 truck while sticking to a tight budget. Let’s have a look back to 1966 and what he View the full article

The 4×4 world in the ’80s was a tad different than it is today. This was driven home when I found a lost photo album I put together in 1989 after attending the 4-Wheel & Off-Road Jamboree Spring Nationals at the Winnebago County Fairgrounds in Pecatonica, Illinois. Long Before Metadata Anyhoo, I think it was View the full article

Only five of the rallies that made up the original 2020 WRC calendar for this year went ahead as planned, with these far outweighed by rounds in Argentina, Portugal, Kenya, Finland, New Zealand, Japan, Great Britain and Germany being cancelled. Estonia and Belgium were added to help shore up the re-jigged schedule prior to Rally Monza joining the fray as an eighth event, but last week the FIA ...Keep reading View the full article

Consumers have been waiting for years for the kind of diesel pickup options that we have today, from heavy-duty trucks making more than 1,000 lb-ft of torque to ½-tons achieving 33 mpg on the highway. It’s certainly a great time to be in the market for a diesel truck. Below are all of the options View the full article

Elliott is the first Chevrolet driver and first for Hendrick Motorsports to reach the Championship 4 in the season finale since 2016. While his journey through the NASCAR playoffs to this point may be surprising, one would be hard-pressed to name him an underdog in Sunday’s title race at Phoenix. Elliott, 24, has three or more wins in three consecutive seasons now and has advanced to the ...Keep reading View the full article

If we had to sum up our year with the Ram 1500 Rebel 12 in one word, it would be “incredible.” We couldn’t have been more impressed with the Ram 1500 Rebel 12. It is the perfect mix of luxury, tech, comfort, capability, and reliability. In fact, other than scheduled service, the Ram had no View the full article

Hamlin, 39, has made the Championship 4 for the third time since 2014 when the current format was introduced. It was no easy task despite entering this race with a 27pt cushion and seven wins this season. As the laps ticked away, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver faded and suddenly found himself on the edge of elimination. Brad Keselowski marched forward, moving ahead of Hamlin in the ...Keep reading View the full article

Coming off a subpar finish at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend, Harvick entered Sunday’s race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway with a 42-point cushion over the cut off to advance to the title race. After a myriad of problems during the race, Harvick’s title hopes came down to the final of 500 laps. He basically needed one more position on the track to advance on points. But much like the ...Keep reading View the full article

Elliott will be joined in the Phoenix finale by 2018 champion Joey Logano, 2012 title-winner Brad Keselowski and 2010 runner-up and triple Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin. A William Byron spin on Lap 450 of 500 around the 0.526-mile Martinsville track bunched the field together, as Harvick, Hamlin and Keselowski all sought a transition spot to Phoenix next Sunday after various calamities ...Keep reading View the full article