The Sixth Running Of The Rebelle Rally Is Underway

Situated next to the Hoover Dam, about 50 off-road vehicles in various states of modification and decoration slowly looped their way through a parking lot on the border of Arizona and the Lake Mead overflow trenches. It was tech inspection for the , and a walk through the pits...

Dec 3, 2024

Land Energy Could Make A Capable Lightweight Electric Motorcycle For The Trail

A new EV startup is developing a couple of which could prove to be , courtesy of their low weight and swappable battery packs. The company, , is working on a line of modular two-wheelers that can be ridden as either an e-bicycle or a full-on electric motorcycle, complete...

Dec 3, 2024

The Ford Bronco Sport Sees A Price Increase For 2022

For the 2022 model year, reports that Ford is increasing the price on every trim of the Bronco Sport, the surprisingly capable compact SUV that wears the nameplate of its popular big brother. A leaked dealer order bulletin obtained by Cars Direct details the pricing. Including $1,495 destination charges,...

Dec 3, 2024

Piloting Electric Trucks Through The Heart Of The Mojave

For two teams at the Rebelle Rally, range is more than a marketer’s selling point or a hypothetical limit on potential road trips. Volkswagen and Rivian have both brought EVs to the 1,400 mile off-road navigational rally that has drivers pilot their trucks through the harsh Mojave. VW has...

Dec 3, 2024

Ford's New 2022 Ford Expedition Timberline Is Your Guide To Modding the Expedition

Ford rolled out another that builds on its upcoming off-road models. Ford’s just debuted at Overland Expo East, and it’s set to show up at SEMA. The build starts with a 2022 Ford Expedition Timberline, which the carmaker is the most off-road capable version of its SUV ever. Jeep...

Dec 3, 2024

This Off-Road Time Trial Is More Fun Than You Can Handle In A Single Weekend

Last year, I wrote about just how fun it is to compete in a in a total junker. It’s only gotten more fun since then ,and there’s more air time, stunts and cool cars than you can wrap your mind around. I volunteered at the HooptieX event in Byron, Illinois...

Dec 3, 2024

Winnebago Is Coming Out With A Seriously Cool Tiny Off-Grid Camper

is adding a neat addition to its lineup with the company’s smallest camper yet. The Hike 100 is just short of 16 feet long, weighs 2,700 pounds, and is built for outdoor activities. The RV industry is continuing to cash in on America’s insatiable lust for travel. More and...

Dec 3, 2024

A Day With The Rebelle Rally: Into The Storm

It was only 7 PM, but it was impossible to see outside. The wind howled through every crevice and cranny of the old road-trip van I’d used to get out to this event, and even though I was bundled in as many layers as I could find, I could...

Dec 3, 2024

The 2022 Lexus LX 600 Brings The Ultra-Luxe Land Cruiser Into The Modern Era

Much will be made of the grille on the 2022 Lexus LX 600, our upmarket version of the that Toyota isn’t bringing stateside. It’s big, but then so are the grilles on a lot of recent models. It’s not so much the size of the grille that commands attention...

Dec 3, 2024

This Concept Moon Bike Is An Overlander Built For The New Frontier

In 2024, NASA plans to stage its first in more than half a century. If all goes according to plan, subsequent trips should , perhaps resulting in a little fleet of lunar rovers. I don’t know if two-wheeled vehicles are part of those plans, but after seeing Hookie’s Tardigrade...

Dec 3, 2024

Toyota Is Recreating The 1970s Magic Of Its Chinook Campers With This Tacoma Camper Project

Back in the 1970s and 80s Toyota teamed up with Chinook to build campers based on its Pickup model. It was a wildly successful venture for both parties, and living in the land that rust forgot, I still see these on occasion being used as dual-purpose living space and...

Dec 3, 2024

A Savage Journey Into The Heart Of The Rebelle

One week ago, I blasted my little Toyota Hiace home base through the remote stretches of Nevada so early in the morning that the Milky Way was giving me more light than the dawn itself. I was headed to the Rebelle Rally, the off-road competition that kicked off its weeklong...

Dec 3, 2024

The 2022 Volcon Grunt Is Made For Ripping Around The Farm And Backcountry

An based in Texas has beat the to the American market with an that uses swappable batteries. Volcon’s all-terrain electric bike, , is not vaporware; it’s not a concept. It’s an EV that’s being delivered to buyers right now, and it’s a fine first step. That said, is not...

Dec 3, 2024

You're Going To Have To Cough Up $67,000 If You Want An Expedition Timberline

Ford has jumped on the outdoorsy bandwagon by offering models outside of the Broncos and Raptor with the new Timberline trims. Although the new is already on sale, the Expedition Timberline was recently released and no pricing had been announced yet. It looks as if that’s changed as sources...

Dec 3, 2024

Glamis To Gala: The Final Hours Of The Rebelle

After my on Thursday trying to shadow the Rebelles through the deserts of California, the final base camp was a drastic change of tone. The final stage of the grueling event takes place entirely in the gargantuan dunes of Glamis, in the , where getting stuck is practically guaranteed...

Dec 3, 2024