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MARCH 13, 2024

It’s stifling market creativity, pushing up prices for American car buyers, and denying us access to some of the coolest vehicles. All my homies hate the chicken tax and want it to end. This is an infringement on my freedoms, and I will not stand for it! If it was possible to get the 25 percent tariff on imported… Read more.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For the most part, as long as you have regular access to charging, even just a basic cable plugged into a wall outlet , you can daily an electric vehicle around town without running into many problems. Sure, you can find an old Nissan Leaf with only 50 miles of range left to cover your weekend errands, but even a… Read more.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Americans have a real issue with restrictions on their roads, whether it’s speed limits that nobody sticks to , height restrictions that all kinds of tall vehicles miss or weight limits that certain bridges can’t sustain. Case in point, a driver in Maine crashed through a historic crossing last month after attempting… Read more.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

I recently returned from a trip to snowy Montana where I had the privilege of driving several different vehicles on both regular tires and dedicated winter tires. Obviously, since we were driving on snow, the winter tires performed significantly better than the all-seasons or summer tires used on the control vehicles.… Read more.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Texas has had some rather wet winter weather this winter, and the soggy ground proved a real problem for one confirmed truck guy and his giant Hummer EV. Read more.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

If you recently watched the film “Twisters” in theaters, or saw our pro-Jeep truck propaganda about it, and decided you needed to get yourself into a vehicle that you could reasonably call a “rig,” then this is the Jeep for you. This 4-wheel-drive manual-transmission Jeep J-10 is built for the explicit purpose of… Read more.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

The reborn Volkswagen-owned Scout Motors unveiled its Terra pickup and Traveler SUV concepts last week;a pair of new EVs that will be available with a unique range-extender powertrain when they enter production in South Carolina in 2027. I was able to get up close and personal with the Terra and Traveler following… Read more.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

GMC is doing the single cab pickup justice at SEMA this year with a concept that dials up the off-road capability and finally scales back the number of doors. GMC partnered with AEV to develop the GMC Sierra Grande Concept , built off of a GMC Sierra 2500 HD in a single cab, long bed configuration. The finished… Read more.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Off-road-capable vehicles have never been more popular in the enthusiast world, with basically every new truck and SUV being marketed using its ability to hit the trails. But while most automakers are mostly sticking to “rugged” looks and maybe one specific off-road trim, Chevrolet is going all in with its ZR2 and ZR2… Read more.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Let’s say you’ve recently bought a remote Alaskan homestead. Not necessarily “ only accessible by seaplane ” remote but still remote enough that you need to put in your own road on the property. We can’t imagine many people reading this have actually done that, but let’s not pretend most of us haven’t fantasized about… Read more.

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MARCH 19, 2024

Tesla claims the truck has a coefficient of drag of just 0.34, which is significantly better than a JL-generation Jeep Wrangler’s 0.48, but… Read more. Tesla engineers have done a lot of work to get the Tesla Cybertruck as aerodynamically efficient as possible , while keeping the faux-futurist design that excites children.

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MARCH 28, 2024

The rugged, off-road segment is exploding; every truck or crossover now seems to have some sort of either legit off-road trim, or at least one appearance package inspired by ruggedness. From Chevy’s Activ trims to Ford’s Raptors and Toyota’s TRD-Off and upcoming Trailhunter trims, it’s a booming business. Not everyone… Read more.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

This is not a flying truck — it’s a demonstrator vehicle engineered to showcase the potential of the electric F-150 Lightning when it gets infused with Ford and RTR’s legendary performance prowess. The F-150 Lightning Switchgear is not the first time Ford has teased us with an exceptionally cool electrified… Read more.

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JULY 5, 2024

Here in America we never really got utes, the car-based pickup trucks that are so popular in Australia in other markets. There were outliers like the Ford Ranchero, Chevy El Camino and Subaru Baja for a time, but they never really caught on here in the U.S, and we came so close to getting a Pontiac G8 ute at the end… Read more.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

On a cold, blustery Friday in Detroit, members of the Explorer’s Club Transglobal Car Expedition paused on their around the world road trip to take in the Motor City. The less than a dozen team members and logistics personal didn’t seem to mind the cold or the wind — it was only going to get colder and windier from… Read more.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Nissan wants in on the off-road trend for its new Frontier , but than go to NISMO as it typically would, Nissan is actually taking a page from a recent racing success. It has announced a brand new off-road edition for the Frontier called Nissan Frontier Forsberg Edition, inspired by its NORRA 500 win. Read more.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

Ford is bringing the Sasquatch off-road package to the 2025 Bronco Sport , adding a big dose of capability to the compact crossover. The optional Sasquatch package will be available for the Outbanks and Badlands trim levels, and both experienced off-roaders and novices dipping their toes in the mud will have something… Read more.

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MARCH 25, 2024

It’s that time of year again people, it’s Easter. And sure, that might mean it’s the season for eating too much chocolate or celebrating the anniversary of someone’s resurrection (weirdly on a different day each year) but for us here in the world of cars, it means it’s time to look at a bunch of awesome Jeep concepts. Read more.

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JUNE 14, 2024

If you’re like me, when you pop the hood of a car, you want to actually see the engine. There are those among us who actually still appreciate admiring the beauty that is the internal combustion engine, but lately it seems that some automakers are phoning it in when it comes to engine bays. Read more.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Allegedly, Chevrolet still makes a Blazer that it would be happy to sell you. Unfortunately for fans of the old body-on-frame K5 Blazer , the current one just isn’t it. Sure, it says Blazer on the back, but it’s a front-wheel-drive-based crossover , and you can’t even get it with the V8. You can also get it as an EV ,… Read more.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

The GMC Canyon recently underwent a redesign to make it as capable as its twin, the Chevy Colorado. That redesign culminated in the GMC Canyon AT4X , which takes the off-road chops of the Colorado ZR2 and heaps on the luxury. Read more.

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APRIL 3, 2024

If you’re old enough to remember, some brands of breakfast cereals used to come with cool surprises in the box. Cars are like that sometimes, in both good and bad ways. This rather mundane looking like has the potential to be one of the most surprising cars you’ve ever seen. Read more.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

GM made huge waves with the debut of the GMC Hummer EV. In addition to big power and weight (up to 1,000 horsepower and a curb weight of nearly 9,000 pounds) it was the return of one of the most capable SUVs ever made. If one recently found abandoned off the side off an Arizona desert trail is any indication though,… Read more.

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