This Ford E-350 Ambulance Traded Its Lights And Sirens For A Lift Kit And Camper Conversion

Decommissioned ambulances make good platforms for or . The secret is out, and you can blame for that. OK, not really, because the secret was out before Bradley bought a 2008 Ford E-350 for . Retired ambulances also work well for budget overland builds, like this 1998 Ford E-350...

Nov 21, 2024

The Ineos Grenadier Doesn't Need Push-Button Ignition

I wanted to hate the . Really, I did. Its design is , its powertrain borrowed and engineering outsourced. Not to mention, Ineos is a plucky startup that’s neither plucky nor starting up. The is the subsidiary of a large petrochemical firm. The whole thing is kind of a...

Nov 21, 2024

Spend A Few Minutes Watching A Trophy Truck Jump In Slow Motion

Another day, another neat video of a talented driver doing really cool shit under the auspices of marketing for a tire company and energy drink brand. I’m going to be a little cynical for a moment and say all of these are kind of the same, and they’re all...

Nov 21, 2024

Students In Japan Beat Suzuki To The Punch And Built A Five-Door Jimny

The five-door is close to becoming a reality — but not as a production vehicle from Suzuki’s partner in India, . Students from the chopped up a couple of stock Suzuki Jimny models and welded them together to create a Jimny , of sorts. It’s a pretty neat way to...

Nov 21, 2024

2021 Staff Pick: I Found My Lexus GX 470's Achilles' Heel Off-Roading With Jeeps

We’ve shared some of 2021's most read posts in our Best of 2021. Now, we’re sharing a few that our staffers think are worth a second look. These are our 2021 Staff Picks. Last we checked in on my GX 470,park in Southeast Michigan, where I learned that my...

Nov 21, 2024

Electric Snowmobiles Were Impossible Until A Startup Got Funding To Make Them

A new powersports company may have spurred on a flurry to produce electric , which had previously been written off by major manufacturers as impossible. The nascent company, , announced its lineup of production EV snowmobiles in 2019. Taiga went afterwards, merged with an SPAC, and raised $146 million,...

Nov 21, 2024

Here Are The Options To Check If You Want Your Ford Lightning To Be As Expensive As A Rivian R1T

There’s a lot of hype around the Ford F-150 Lightning, and Ford is leaning into that hype by almost doubling production — something it , a day before General Motors is expected to unveil its electric Silverado. Also today, Ford sent the , giving potential customers, as well as...

Nov 21, 2024

Here's What To Put In Your Car's Cold Weather Emergency Kit

Emergency situations can happen at any point and time. A little insurance in the form of an can be helpful whether you are on the trail or the road, especially where . Jalopnik alum calls this insurance a “,” and suggests you put one together for your car. Now...

Nov 21, 2024

I Solved A Rooftop Tent's Biggest Problem Within Less Than An Hour

As I mentioned in my there are a couple of drawbacks to mounting a rooftop tent on your car. Chief among them is that the tent is still up there, whether you’re using it or not. This one only weighs about 130 pounds, and it’s more aerodynamically optimized than...

Nov 21, 2024

Dacia Duster 4x4s Get Free Mud-Wash Because Owners Admit They Never Go Off-Road

Dacia is back with its in the UK, this time with a little bit of self-awareness to ring in the new year. Dacia is owners in London to come in for a free “mud-wash” so these owners can at least pretend to take their 4X4 off-roading. It’s a playful,...

Nov 21, 2024

The Mitsubishi Vision Ralliart Concept Insists That Ralliart Will Return

Mitsubishi is still trying to make a thing. The carmaker is adamant that it can with what are basically styling add-ons for current models like the Triton and Pajero. Mitsubishi will unabashedly stick to that plan at the , where it’ll debut the . You almost have to root...

Nov 21, 2024

Overlanding Is Getting Even More Popular, Especially Among Rich People

Clearly, and vehicles are getting a lot of attention right now. These machines are riding a wave of popularity that’s looked like it’s about to crest for a couple of years now, only to surge higher. Well, it’s happened again because the growth of the overland and off-road segment...

Nov 21, 2024

The Volkswagen ID.4 Is Secretly A Baja Bug For The Modern Day

The world of crossovers is chock full of vehicles that look like they could go off-road but fall short when the going gets tough. That’s why I was pleasantly surprised when I took for a punishing drive out in the desert in California and found out they could hold their...

Nov 21, 2024

My Lexus Demonstrates Why It's Hard To Weigh Capability Against Practicality

I think we’ve all pretty much settled on the idea that Americans buy cars not to meet the demands of their typical day, but for real or imagined edge cases —pulling a trailer, loading drywall, etc. I can’t say for sure it’s true, but looking at the types of...

Nov 21, 2024

Bow Before The Five-Door Suzuki Jimny, Also Known As The Mountain God

The has featured an incredible number of neat custom cars, and a bunch of them are unsurprisingly from the . The students and instructors from had been putting together a for weeks that debuted at the , after all. And I knew the custom five-door Jimny would be good,...

Nov 21, 2024