Tag: off-road
Trail Test: 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek
While most competitors in the compact crossover field created a dedicated design, the Subaru XV Crosstrek is a more straight-forward approach. They simply started with their Impreza five-door hatch, giving it a health...
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...
First Drive Review: 2016 Toyota Tacoma
For the last several years Toyota has been happily selling their Tacoma pickups to a loyal group of buyers, but the market got hotter this year with the new GM mid-size trucks in the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon....
First Look: Kia Trailster Concept
Showing off what could well be the next level for the Kia Soul, and the brand's hybrid drivetrain strategy, the Kia Trailster Concept made its big splash down at the Chicago Auto Show. Taking the already cute Soul,...
First Look: 2017 RAM 2500 Power Wagon
The Chicago Auto Show this year was all about trucks, and RAM was front and center with their freshly updated 2017 RAM Power Wagon, one of the only ¾ ton trucks to offer a true and dedicated off-road model. While w...
2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD: Deep Dive
For 2024 the all-new Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro shares the top of the trim grade lineup with the all-new Trailhunter. While they are in the same stratosphere and share a lot of the same feature content, the TRD Pro is ...
Test Drive: 2021 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon EcoDiesel
The advent of the pickup version of the Wrangler, the Jeep Gladiator was one many waited for. It was one I waited for and was not disappointed when it came on the market. Adding the option of a diesel engine only make...
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...
First Drive: 2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro
At the 2016 Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) Truck Rodeo, attending journalists were the very first to test drive the 2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro, a more aggressive off-road edition of the popular mid-size pickups...
First Drive: 2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited
Getting our first perimeter check on the Outback, the look is familiar. While this new sport utility wagon shares no sheet-metal with the old one, it brings its all new style in an evolutionary way. Trademark lowe...
