Lexus GXOR Concept takes deep luxury deep off-road

The Lexus GX isn’t the first vehicle you think of when “off-road” or “overlanding” come to mind, but as a gussied up Toyota Land Cruiser Prado with full-time four-wheel drive, body-on-frame construction and Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System, … Continue reading Lexus GXOR Concept takes deep luxury deep off-road→

Hammock-topped Cliff 4×4 Adventure camper van opens the floodgates of adrenaline

Germany’s Sunlight makes camper vans for outdoor adventure. Its marketing materials and social media are loaded with photos of vans hauling gear against backdrops of big waves, toothy peaks and rushing rapids. The Hymer Group brand cranks the… Continue reading Hammock-topped Cliff 4×4 Adventure camper van opens the floodgates of adrenaline→

Review: Rolling through red rock country with the Escapod Topo off-road teardrop trailer

One of the more intriguing tiny campers in the modern surge of adventurous teardrop trailers, the Escapod Topo combines rugged construction, compact design and killer graphics. A few months after we discovered it last year, we took one out fo… Continue reading Review: Rolling through red rock country with the Escapod Topo off-road teardrop trailer→

Swiss Army Sprinter camper van packs five people, solar power and plenty of gear

Benchmark Vehicles has caught our eye in the past with bold, bright-orange branding and vicious-looking off-road adventure vans. So we decided to dig a little deeper into its portfolio and see what the Portland, Oregon shop has been up to of … Continue reading Swiss Army Sprinter camper van packs five people, solar power and plenty of gear→

Hymer makes its versatile, adventure-loving Free camper van a little swankier

Hymer’s Fiat Ducato-based Free camper van was one of the standouts of last year’s Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, a youthful adventure van with flip-away rear bed, vibrant graphics and available sleeping space for two or three singles, a couple or … Continue reading Hymer makes its versatile, adventure-loving Free camper van a little swankier→

Bentley loads electric GT concept with weird sustainable materials and next-gen tech

Bentley celebrates its 100th birthday in grand fashion today, but instead of looking back it’s taking a look at what ultra-luxury will mean in the year 2035 – and gettin’ kind of weird with it. Much more than just a simple A-to-B shuttle, the… Continue reading Bentley loads electric GT concept with weird sustainable materials and next-gen tech→

Hymer builds the ultimate Mercedes camper van for adventurous van life couples

Follow camping or travel at all and it’s almost impossible to wander Instagram or YouTube without stumbling on them – the mid/late-20s, attractive #vanlife couple exploring the world in a garage-made conversion, often flashing a little man bu… Continue reading Hymer builds the ultimate Mercedes camper van for adventurous van life couples→

BMW drops a pickup bed on an X7 to make it a motorcycle hauler

What’s better than a pickup truck – or even Jeep Gladiator – loaded with motorcycles? A mystical BMW pickup truck with a BMW adventure bike strapped atop its teak-lined bed. It’s not the BMW pickup truck teaser that some fans might like, but … Continue reading BMW drops a pickup bed on an X7 to make it a motorcycle hauler→

Extreme E race series reveals its terrain-leveling all-electric SUV

As usual, exotic supercars, race cars and vintage machines were the focus of this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, but the event also hosted a very different debut. The new Extreme E race series, Formula E’s unruly off-road brother, chose t… Continue reading Extreme E race series reveals its terrain-leveling all-electric SUV→

Nearly a decade later, production of the 1,750-hp SSC Tuatara begins

The Tuatara looks sharper than ever and has now gone into production

Way back in 2011, a year after Bugatti had set its long-standing world speed record, SSC showed it had no intention of relinquishing the title for good, revealing the silky smooth 1,350-hp Tuatara. Things seemed like they were moving along, but then the Tuatara went MIA and looked like it had become a member of the vaporware club. The all-American supercar reemerged in Pebble Beach last year, just as a new round of “world’s fastest” is growing hotter and hotter. Tuatara production is now underway, marking a rather important step in the Tuatara’s quest to become world’s speediest production car.

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