Land Rover is giving the Defender a huge performance and capability bump in the form of the new Defender Octa, which has finally made its debut after years of testing and spy shots. It’s got a new BMW-sourced engine, a wider stance, a revised chassis and a much beefier look, all in a bid to … Read more
Back in the early 2000s when I was a wee lad, I was obsessed with the 4×4 Evolution video game series, which I played on our Mac computer. In both games you would purchase, upgrade and race basically every American and Japanese truck and SUV on the market on fictional off-road tracks in all sorts … Read more
Photo: Jeep One of the best things about the automotive world is the diverse array of vehicular offerings available to consumers. Car companies produce vehicles that can conquer almost any terrain, ranging from race track rippers like the Porsche 911 GT3 RS to Baja bruisers like the Ford Bronco Raptor. But not all automotive creations … Read more
2005-ish, I decide to help my best friend move from the east coast to Portland, OR. I had relocated to Olympia, WA about a year prior, so I had already made the trip in a box truck pulling my car on a flatbed, and generally knew what to expect in addition to having experience with … Read more
If you’ve ever wanted to race the Baja 1000 without buying a half-million dollar trophy truck, shipping it to Mexico, flying down there, bringing a whole crew, dozens of spares, and hundreds of gallons of gasoline, now you can! CXC Simulations in Southern California recently introduced a full-motion simulator that is built around a whole-ass … Read more
Photo: Lexus If you’ve attended SEMA in recent years, or even just looked at coverage online, you’ll have noticed that the aftermarket show has been overrun by overlanding and off-road builds based on pickup trucks, SUVs and even small crossovers. The Tokyo Auto Salon is a similar story. For this year’s Auto Salon, Lexus brought … Read more
