Tag: off-road
Face Off: 2016 Tundra TRD vs Silverado Z71
We have tested separately both the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado LTZ Z71 and the Toyota Tundra 1794 TRD, getting the hang of both trucks well. Now it's time to put them side by side and see how they stack up on and off-roa...
First Look: 2017 RAM 1500 Rebel Black
Just ahead of the Detroit Auto Show RAM unveiled their next special edition of the popular Rebel off-road pickup, the “Black”. Just on the heels of revealing the Mojave Sand special edition RAM 1500 Rebel at the Lo...
Mall to Mountains: 2014 Volkswagen Touareg TDI Clean Diesel
Our Touareg TDI Lux model is indeed very much at home here in the high rent shopping district with its rich Germanic style and attention to visual details. U shaped LED daytime running lights add a jewel-like luster t...
Reality Check: Where the Hummers are
When I owned my Hummer H2 back in the day, that vehicle attracted more angry people than you can ever imagine. But it wasn't just me, environmentalists of the era attacked them mercilously, even lighting them on fire ...
Test Drive: 2016 RAM 1500 Rebel
The Rebel continues the RAM brand's movement into the off-road side of the truck market, offering up both a combination of rugged visuals and big boned hardware underneath to back them up. It's a truck they aim to imp...
Reality Check: 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe PPV Off-Road
In our Reality Check, the Ford Explorer Police Interceptor dominates the highways, but the Chevrolet Tahoe PPV is offering up something new to earn its own badge off-road. The 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe PPV is now availa...
Test Drive: 2014 Lexus LX570
The Lexus LX570 and its corporate cousin the Toyota Land Cruiser have really become and institution in the SUV world. Much like the Range Rover or Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen it represents a heritage of well traveled lore a...
First Ride: 2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2
One of the hottest new product debuts at Auto Mobility LA 2016 was two years ago a concept nearly identical, the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 off-road truck. This year the real thing is revealed and we even got to take a ri...
Test Drive Review: 2015 Jeep Patriot 4×4
The 2015 Jeep Patriot remains a strong seller in spite of its age, outselling the new Jeep Renegade by a significant margin, so we test drive it to see why that is. As I said at the outset, the Jeep Patriot has bee...
First Look: 2019 Toyota TRD Pro Tacoma, Tundra and 4Runner
At the Chicago Auto Show, Toyota's big news was a collection of updates for their 2019 TRD Pro Tacoma, Tundra and 4Runner to jack them up just a little higher on the scales of off-road buyers. The TRD Pro variants ...
