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The FourWheeler show is now available on the MotorTrend App, the only subscription streaming service dedicated entirely to the motoring world. Sign up for a free trial to start binge watching right now! FourWheeler Show Description: If it has wheels and goes off road, Ian Johnson will work on it! In FourWheeler we work on View the full article

Jeep Therapy A friend sent me their copy of the issue of Jp Magazine with Rick Péwé’s editorial article “Jeep Therapy” (Oct. ’19) because he knows this is exactly how I feel about my Jeep. Now I know I’m not crazy! I bought my YJ brand new in 1995 and have enjoyed driving it every View the full article

It was just a little over two months ago that Larson was anguishing over having to “race backup cars” as he wrecked his primary car in practice sessions on two consecutive race weekends, forcing him to start races from the rear of the field. At the same time he was in the midst of what turned out to be a 75-race winless streak in the Cup Series and trying to fight his way into the ...Keep reading View the full article

Sainz sat 4m47s adrift of de Villiers heading into the last stage, but rapidly brought down that deficit to just 26 seconds in the first 146km of running. However, less than 10km from the finish line, an engine cooling tube on his MINI Cooper broke, ending the two-time World Rally championship’s charge in an instant. Sainz’s troubles cleared the path for de Villiers to win the final ...Keep reading View the full article

Kyle Larson is the latest example of how one win in NASCAR's playoff system can completely change the championship fortunes of a driver. View the full article

With Toyota thought likely to keep WRC leader Ott Tanak and to have already signed 19-year-old WRC2Pro champion Kalle Rovapera, Tanak's current teammates Meeke and Latvala are competing for what is expected to be just one place in the main 2020 line-up. Team principal Tommi Makinen said Meeke's recent results - including fourth on Rally GB last weekend - had strengthened his hand. "If we ...Keep reading View the full article

Sordo had been linked with a move to Toyota but Motorsport.com reported last month that he was set to stay at Hyundai into a seventh season instead. He took his first WRC win since 2012 in Italy earlier this year. Sordo has only been a part-time competitor in recent seasons as Hyundai regularly rotated its line-up, and is currently set for seven WRC events in his 2020 deal. "The team has ...Keep reading View the full article

It has been a long time coming, and after much anticipation, Kawasaki has finally made a return to the sport side-by-side market with the release of its all-new 2020 Teryx KRX 1000 Sport side-by-side. The new machine is powered by a 999cc liquid cooled four-stroke parallel twin engine mated to a CVT transmission and centrifugal View the full article

DiBenedetto gutted out a seventh-place performance Sunday at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, and all six drivers ahead of him in the final results are competing in the playoffs. It wasn’t an easy task as DiBenedetto and his No. 95 Toyota started 20th and he didn’t crack the top-10 at the end of either of the first two stages. “All day, inching forward. Very little by little. That ...Keep reading View the full article

Climbing a short, steep section of trail in the Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle State Recreation Area just outside of Gilbert, Minnesota, was remarkably easy behind the wheel of the EcoDiesel-powered ’20 Ram 1500 Rebel we were driving. With the low-end torque of the newest V-6 turbodiesel from VM Motori under the hood and the ZF View the full article

Marcus Ericsson to move into 3rd IndyCar entry for Ganassi View the full article

In what could be the world’s most skin-deep midcycle update, Chevrolet will give the 2021 Colorado ZR2 small facelift. The public will get its first look at the newish Colorado this weekend, when the ZR2 race truck campaigned by Hall Racing makes its debut at the 2019 Method Race Wheels Laughlin Desert Classic on October View the full article

The 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel has officially been rated by the EPA, and the news is good. EcoDiesel fuel economy goes all the way up to 32 mpg on the highway for 4×2 models, with 4x4s not far behind at 29 mpg. The Ram 1500 EcoDiesel 4×2 also gets 22 city and 26 combined mpg, View the full article

The fourth stage of the five-day event was shortened to 311km from a planned distance of 408km, as non-functioning of one of the helicopters meant organisers weren't able to guarantee the safety of competitors through the entirety of the route. In a repeat of Monday's Stage 3, X-Raid MINI's Stephen Peterhansel held an early 2m19s lead in the first 64km, before extending that advantage to over ...Keep reading View the full article

A version of the car, which is expected to be rolled out for competition in the Cup Series in time for the 2021 season, is taking part in a test Tuesday and Wednesday at Richmond (Va.) Raceway. The test is closed to the public and the media. The car, however, will not feature any identification characteristics of a Chevrolet, Ford or Toyota. The test’s primary focus to sound out the ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR's next generation Cup Series car, dubbed Gen-7, will complete on-track testing on Tuesday and Wednesday View the full article

Last week's FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting agreed on revisions to current regulations in an effort to streamline WRC 2 Pro and WRC 2. This is part of FIA rally director Yves Matton's masterplan to make rallying's various levels more easily understandable. The WRC's second tier will be split into WRC 2 and WRC 3 next season following criticism of this year's WRC2 Pro and WRC2 formula ...Keep reading View the full article

Country music recording artist Michael Ray recently upgraded his 2013 Jeep Wrangler JK Sport. Driving the JK on the Tennessee back roads has inspired Ray to write songs for his next album. “I love driving my Jeep,” Michael Ray says. “There’s a freedom and creative fueling that happens between the fresh air and the music View the full article

Column: Kyle Larson finally poised to answer expectations in NASCAR View the full article

Sainz trailed fellow X-Raid MINI driver Stephene Peterhansel by 1m09s through the first part of the special, before overturning that deficit to a 58-second advantage through the second timed section of the day. Al-Attiyah sat over three minutes behind Sainz at this stage, but a rapid charge through the final 72km saw him provisionally take stage victory by 26 seconds over Sainz. However ...Keep reading View the full article

The signs are certainly there. Johnson and his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team showed plenty of speed this past weekend at Dover, where he has won a NASCAR record 11 times. He ended up finishing eighth, but it was his third consecutive top-10 finish, coming on the heels of a 10th at Richmond and ninth last weekend on the Charlotte Roval. “I felt like we had a shot (at the win). When we ...Keep reading View the full article

Denny Hamlin blasted rival Joey Logano after he felt he was held up unnecessarily by the lapped Penske driver during the NASCAR Cup race at Dover View the full article

The Spaniard and co-driver Marc Coma were forced to retire from the stage after breaking the suspension of their Toyota around the 75km mark of Monday's stage. Alonso hit a hole that caused heavy damage to the front suspension of his Hilux. The duo stopped near the road back to Erfoud and was waiting for Toyota's assistance to return to the bivouac. The team confirmed to Motorsport.com ...Keep reading View the full article

The first to encounter a problem was reigning series champion Joey Logano. Before the green flag even flew, Logano was forced down pit road with what appeared to be a broken axle. He returned to the race over 20 laps down and finished a disappointing 34th. “Something back there wasn’t doing what it was supposed to do, so we had to fix that and we were 20-something laps down from ...Keep readingView the full article

The lapped car – the No. 22 of Joey Logano – weighed on his mind far more than anything else, however. Hamlin started on the pole and dominated on his way to the Stage 1 win, definitely looking like he had the car to beat in the Drydene 400. He appeared well on his way to a victory in Stage 2 as well until Logano – who was running 24 laps off the pace due to a pre-race mechanical issue ...Keep reading View the full article