StarVan camper’s novel sleeping pod multiplies living space

With obvious interior space limitations, vanlife can be a lesson in compromises. But thanks to a clever rear expansion module from StarVan, wanderlust adventurers should sleep in comfort when parked for the night.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, T… Continue reading StarVan camper’s novel sleeping pod multiplies living space

Outside’s rejiggered camper van blows open van life dreams

Founded in 2007, when “van life” wasn’t even a term, let alone an acceptable lifestyle choice, Portland’s Outside Van has thoroughly sharpened its skills building personalized mobile dwellings for everyone from forward-looking weight watchers to bike-p… Continue reading Outside’s rejiggered camper van blows open van life dreams

EarthCruiser Evado is a boxy, topo-mastering take on a Ford camper van

EarthCruiser has been trying to tackle the van life phenomenon for quite a while now. In the US, that originally meant developing the full-size truck-based EXD, before reworking its pickup-chassis expedition vehicle into the less van-like Terranova. Bu… Continue reading EarthCruiser Evado is a boxy, topo-mastering take on a Ford camper van

EarthCruiser Evado is a boxy, topo-mastering take on a Ford camper van

EarthCruiser has been trying to tackle the van life phenomenon for quite a while now. In the US, that originally meant developing the full-size truck-based EXD, before reworking its pickup-chassis expedition vehicle into the less van-like Terranova. Bu… Continue reading EarthCruiser Evado is a boxy, topo-mastering take on a Ford camper van

Review: Mercedes-Benz EQ Series brings German electrification

Mercedes began introducing its EQ line of electric vehicles with the EQS sedan, which was followed quickly by the smaller EQE sedan and the EQB small crossover. All three share a common platform and Mercedes-Benz says there are more models to come. We’… Continue reading Review: Mercedes-Benz EQ Series brings German electrification

Mercedes EQT tiny camper concept teases brilliant e-RVing future

Mercedes-Benz is now working to expand its electric vehicle family into its Marco Polo camper van line. It opened 2022 with an upfitted EQV camper van, and it closes out the year with the all-new Concept EQT Marco Polo. The pop-up concept mini-camper s… Continue reading Mercedes EQT tiny camper concept teases brilliant e-RVing future

Mercedes-AMG One hyper-hybrid deletes 8 seconds off Nürburgring record

The Mercedes-AMG One accelerates its way into the record books

Two years ago, Mercedes-AMG knocked Lamborghini off the top of the Nürburgring Nordschleife production car chart with a 6:48.047 time in a GT Black Series. It was very good news for the folks at AMG, especially since they were deep in the works on the even fiercer 1,000-hp One street-legal race car. Mercedes lost the title in 2021, when the Porsche 911 GT2 RS came roaring back to the front of the pack with a 6:43.300. But it’s 2022 now and high time for the Mercedes-AMG One F1-to-freeway hypercar to roll out of the garage and show what it’s made of. And did it ever, knocking several seconds off Porsche’s time to reorder the record sheet.

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Review: 2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a cargo van that delivers

The 2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a commercial van with extremely varied capability. It can be outfitted simply, as our cargo van version was, or with a fully self-contained camping/living quarters, or anything in between. There are three engine optio… Continue reading Review: 2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a cargo van that delivers

Mercedes Vision AMG journeys into the future of electric performance

Mercedes’ AMG performance division was one of the world’s first automotive enterprises to fully exploit electric powertrain technology when it launched the breathtaking SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive nearly a decade ago. So it’s exciting to note that the… Continue reading Mercedes Vision AMG journeys into the future of electric performance