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With over 20 years of Ultimate Adventure events under our belt, there’s one thing we know about, and that’s how to pack to live out of your 4×4 for a weeklong hardcore off-roading trip. Sure, you can pack things like 1.21-gigawatt power inverters, fancy blow-up air projector screens, and full Dolby surround sound systems to View the full article

NASCAR will have to "look outside the box" when it comes to rescheduling its 2020 calendar, believes Kevin Harvick View the full article

While it seems so long ago right now, it was so important for us to get off to a strong start this season. We had been strong at Las Vegas in the past couple of races. We got there, unloaded and was really happy with the race car and had a pretty decent race. At the end of the day, we were in contention to win that race, at least have a really good battle with Ryan (Blaney) until the caution came ...Keep reading View the full article

IndyCar remains in limbo as to when its season can start because of the coronavirus pandemic View the full article

Steve Magnante is a hot rod historian, author, and lover of all things cars. On Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold, he travels the country uncovering the forgotten and hidden gems of the automotive world. Subscribe to the MotorTrend App for $1 per month to start binge-watching today! Steve Magnante is at Rambler Ranch in Elizabeth, Colorado, looking View the full article

On This Week’s Truck Show: Currie Enterprises’ Bad Ass Casey Currie Casey Currie, winner of just about everything, including the only American to win Dakar, hops on to talk about racing, business, family, and overall fun-having in the world of off-road and trucks. Find out which of his wins was the sweetest and what his View the full article

Photography Courtesy of Airstream Airstream is truly an American icon and one that produces a product that is instantly recognizable worldwide. Born out of one family’s desire to experience the great outdoors, Airstream was founded by American entrepreneur Wally Byam in the early 1930s. The company survived the Great Depression, two World Wars, the Middle View the full article

This ludicrous 1994–2001 AM General Hummer H1 Enlarged Cab two-door pickup was spotted in the mountains. While we couldn’t find its owner to talk specifics or specs, we still pulled over to grab a few pictures and gawk. This Hummer H1 definitely had the proper ground clearance to navigate ruts and rocks, but we had View the full article

Looking for some automotive-themed diversions right about now? We bet you are. Looking for a deal? Aren’t we all. Then do we ever have an offer for you! For a limited time, new subscribers can sign up for the MotorTrend Streaming Service for just one dollar a month. What do you get for that buck? View the full article

The 2020 Range Rover Sport HSE P360 might have been the only vehicle in our SUV of the Year test without a solid front axle, but how does that affect how it stacks up against the two seven-slotted competitors? After a week of rigorous on- and off-road testing the Four Wheeler judges weighed in on View the full article

Having already announced that reigning European champion Larsson would race as a permanent individual entrant before the entry deadline earlier this month, the Joel Christoffersson-run JC Raceteknik squad has been able to expand into a permanent two-car team thanks to blessing from the rest of the World RX grid. Baumanis and Larsson will drive latest-specification S1s built by Mattias ...Keep reading View the full article

Full-sized Jeeps have quite a following in the off-road world, and while many are pretty beefy, one area where there is room for more strength is in the frame. Our pal Drew Norman of the Jeep Farm (http://thejeepfarm.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/Thejeepfarmllc/ ) has built many Full Sized Jeeps (FSJ) over the years, and one trick he’s View the full article

As of now, all NASCAR events have been postponed through May 3 due to the novel coronavirus outbreak in the United States. That move alone requires the rescheduling of seven Cup Series races, not to mention the Xfinity and Truck series that were also scheduled during that time. NASCAR has said it plans to run all 36 scheduled races plus its all-star race but there is no guarantee NASCAR will be ...Keep reading View the full article

More Adventure Expo Coverage! Four Wheeler Adventure Expo is Here! Classic 4x4s and Overland Vehicles from the Four Wheeler Adventure Expo Rockcrawling Jeeps, Overland Jeeps, and All Jeeps in Between at the Adventure Expo The Four Wheeler Adventure Expo brought a slew of heavily outfitted vehicles to the Orange County Fair & Event Center in View the full article

Unless you’ve still sporting a Motorola flip phone and relying on AOL dialup internet, you should be aware of both the existence of aftermarket differential covers and the YouTube video series from Gale Banks Engineering (aka Banks Power) regarding the negatives of the traditional flat-back aluminum covers. Not ringing a bell? Check out the links View the full article

More on this 2016 Chevy Colorado! How To: Installing Bilstein’s 5100 Series Adjustable Front Struts, Rear Shocks Eliminating Sway: Improving a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado’s Handling with a Hellwig Rear Sway Bar Kit Get Loud; Installing Kleinn Air Horns’ Biggest Train Horn Kit on a Chevrolet Colorado How To: Install AMP Research Automatic Running Boards for View the full article

In 2001, the Jeep Liberty broke the mold of what a Jeep had always been. It was the first Jeep to have fully independent front suspension (IFS) and a real transfer case with low range and 4WD. Sure, there were several other models of Jeeps that came in 2WD, and if you dig deeply enough View the full article

Portugal was due to host round five of the 2020 season on May 21-24, while Italy was scheduled for the start of June. The state of emergency has been extended in Portugal as a result of the COVID-18 epidemic, while Italy continues to be one of the epicenters for the virus. As a result, both events and the FIA have agreed the postponement of the rallies. No new dates have been announced ...Keep reading View the full article

In partnership with the speedway, Atrium Health has created a coronavirus testing center at zMAX Dragway, part of the CMS complex. The remote testing site provides a convenient location for residents of northern Mecklenburg and Cabarrus Counties in North Carolina to have their tests performed when ordered by their physician. Atrium Health has several additional sites throughout the Charlotte ...Keep reading View the full article

Abbring was announced last month as the first signing for Guerlain Chicherit’s GC Kompetition concern, with plans to race a heavily revised Renault Clio RS RX in the five-round Euro RX series. The Dutchman will now join the five other cars run under various GCK banners for selected rounds of World RX including events in Portugal, Germany, Abu Dhabi and South Africa. This year, GCK will ...Keep reading View the full article

Take a look at some of the 2019 Overland Adventure coverage! Part 1: The Excitement Begins With Canyons, Trail Repairs, and a Swimming Hole Part 2: Up In Elevation And Onward To Overland Expo With the announcement that the 2020 Overland Expo West has been rescheduled to July 24-26, MotorTrend Group and Four Wheeler have View the full article

The EarthRoamer XV-LTS is the smaller cousin of the company’s dominating XV-HD, affording you not only a smaller sticker price but the ability to navigate tighter off-road trails between you and your next backcountry campsite. From inside the 2017 EarthRoamer XV-LTS there’s not much to indicate the vehicle’s extreme off-road capability; rather than giving off a rugged View the full article

When times get tough, the overlanding community perseveres. Helping, supporting, and strengthening each other unifies the community, and it is in this spirit that organizers have rescheduled Overland Expo 2020 West to July 24-26, 2020. Directors are confident that this tremendous annual gathering of the overland community at Fort Tuthill in Flagstaff, Arizona will be View the full article

Tierra Del Sol is one of the world’s oldest off-road clubs, and The Desert Safari is the club’s premiere off-road event that has been occurring somewhere near the Salton Sea in Southern California since 1963. That, for those of us who aren’t great at math, means that this year TDS’s Desert Safari was the 58th View the full article

Hamlin bested Earnhardt in a last-lap duel, putting an exclamation point on what was a massively successful event for NASCAR in a time they needed it most. With the racing season suspended until at least May 3 do the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the event was a much-needed distraction and an entertaining showcase of NASCAR's top stars in a completely different environment. The race featured ...Keep reading View the full article