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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 storytelling was 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 storytelling was View the full article

Reigning world champion Ott Tanak got off to a flying start to the event as the fastest man through the stage, stopping the clocks late in the session with a time of 2m56.8s in his Hyundai i20 WRC. The home-grown hero for this weekend’s action, at an event put together in just two months as part of the much-altered WRC calendar for this year, made only three of a maximum five passes through ...Keep reading View the full article

Reigning world champion Ott Tanak got off to a flying start to the event as the fastest man through the stage, stopping the clocks late in the session with a time of 2m 56.8 s in his Hyundai i20 WRC. The home-grown hero for this weekend’s action, at an event put together in just two months as part of the much-altered WRC calendar for this year, made only three of a maximum five passes through ...Keep reading View the full article

The two-time Dakar winner has been at home in Queensland since returning from the 2020 event, with most of his international 2020 programme falling to the wayside thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. However the unexpected break is now coming to an end, Price set to jet off to Europe early next week to ramp up preparations for the 2021 Dakar with the factory KTM squad. That's despite a lack ...Keep reading View the full article

The two-time Dakar winner has been at home in Queensland since returning from the 2020 event, with most of his international 2020 programme falling to the wayside thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. However the unexpected break is now coming to an end, Price set to jet off to Europe early next week to ramp up preparations for the 2021 Dakar with the factory KTM squad. That's despite a lack ...Keep reading View the full article

Even though drivers like Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin have proven this season to be consistent contenders for wins – together amassing 13 in the Cup Series regular season – there are no guarantees on closing the year with a series title. Long gone are the days of amassing points over the course of a 30-something race season and even with the advent of a “playoff format” in 2004, only ...Keep reading View the full article

Even though drivers like Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin have proven this season to be consistent contenders for wins – together amassing 13 in the Cup Series regular season – there are no guarantees on closing the year with a series title. Long gone are the days of amassing points over the course of a 30-something race season and even with the advent of a “playoff format” in 2004, only ...Keep reading View the full article

Having plenty of fuel (and water) for Jeeps in the Sahara Desert during the North Africa Campaign of WWII meant the difference between life and death, survival and doom. While the costs of running out of fuel in the 2020 Ultimate Adventure Long Range Jeep is much less perilous, it’s still a concern that we View the full article

Having plenty of fuel (and water) for Jeeps in the Sahara Desert during the North Africa Campaign of WWII meant the difference between life and death, survival and doom. While the costs of running out of fuel in the 2020 Ultimate Adventure Long Range Jeep is much less perilous, it’s still a concern that we View the full article

On This Week’s Show About Survivors and Dreamers: Collin Coates Rob Spencer from Goose Gear You won’t want to miss this inspirational episode as we get to know entrepreneur Collin Coates, who is chasing his dream of making a name in the automotive industry by building image vehicles and creating world-class content. Then, Rob Spencer View the full article

On This Week’s Show About Survivors and Dreamers: Collin Coates Rob Spencer from Goose Gear You won’t want to miss this inspirational episode as we get to know entrepreneur Collin Coates, who is chasing his dream of making a name in the automotive industry by building image vehicles and creating world-class content. Then, Rob Spencer View the full article

Bowyer is in his 15th full-time season at the Cup level and faces an uphill climb in his efforts to win his first title and return to Victory Lane for the first time in 2018. But it's not impossible, as his team co-owner Tony Stewart proved in 2011 when he entered the playoffs winless, only to dominate the postseason and secure his third championship. "I came into the playoffs before (in ...Keep reading View the full article

Bowyer is in his 15th full-time season at the Cup level and faces an uphill climb in his efforts to win his first title and return to Victory Lane for the first time in 2018. But it's not impossible, as his team co-owner Tony Stewart proved in 2011 when he entered the playoffs winless, only to dominate the postseason and secure his third championship. "I came into the playoffs before (in ...Keep reading View the full article

It wasn’t that long ago that we were hanging out in the deserts of Southern California and watching the birth of the side-by-side market as we know it. It all started simply enough, with people tricking out second-hand golf carts. As quickly as golf carts came onto the scene, they were gone again. This time View the full article

It wasn’t that long ago that we were hanging out in the deserts of Southern California and watching the birth of the side-by-side market as we know it. It all started simply enough, with people tricking out second-hand golf carts. As quickly as golf carts came onto the scene, they were gone again. This time View the full article

What had to be one of Jeep’s worst kept secrets is finally ready to make its public debut. The long awaited and much rumored Grand Wagoneer is here. Unfortunately, it’s being shown to us as a concept. With production set to start early in 2021, we were hopeful we’d get to see a more production-ready View the full article

What had to be one of Jeep’s worst kept secrets is finally ready to make its public debut. The long awaited and much rumored Grand Wagoneer is here. Unfortunately, it’s being shown to us as a concept. With production set to start early in 2021, we were hopeful we’d get to see a more production-ready View the full article

The wait is finally over! Jeep has just unveiled the much-anticipated plug-in hybrid electric Wrangler. Now, save the torches and pitchforks until we’re finished. This new Wrangler, dubbed the 4xe (pronounced “4-by-e”), is actually pretty cool. Jeep designers and engineers went to great lengths to ensure that none of the Wrangler’s legendary off-road capability was View the full article

The wait is finally over! Jeep has just unveiled the much-anticipated plug-in hybrid electric Wrangler. Now, save the torches and pitchforks until we’re finished. This new Wrangler, dubbed the 4xe (pronounced “4-by-e”), is actually pretty cool. Jeep designers and engineers went to great lengths to ensure that none of the Wrangler’s legendary off-road capability was View the full article

My mind often springs to life and engages full throttle in the middle of the night when it should be sleeping. When this happens, my brain is like a 4×4 high-centered on a rock, engine revving, all four tires spinning, but no movement. Thank goodness for my iPad. I simply fire up the rectangular electronic View the full article

My mind often springs to life and engages full throttle in the middle of the night when it should be sleeping. When this happens, my brain is like a 4×4 high-centered on a rock, engine revving, all four tires spinning, but no movement. Thank goodness for my iPad. I simply fire up the rectangular electronic View the full article

“Common rail.” It is a term that at this point is universally known across the entire diesel space. However, for uninitiated or new enthusiasts, the term refers to the manner in which late-model/newer diesels are fueled; via an injection system that is founded on a high-pressure pump that supplies fuel to independent rails (single rail View the full article

“Common rail.” It is a term that at this point is universally known across the entire diesel space. However, for uninitiated or new enthusiasts, the term refers to the manner in which late-model/newer diesels are fueled; via an injection system that is founded on a high-pressure pump that supplies fuel to independent rails (single rail View the full article

Both of Logano’s wins in the Cup Series this year came in the season’s first four races. His best performance since NASCAR returned to action in May is a third at Texas Motor Speedway. Clearly, Logano would have liked to have won again before this weekend’s start of the playoffs at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, but it doesn’t overly concern him. He does have history on his ...Keep reading View the full article