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Unveiled today at the San Felipe 250 rally, the new factory racing rig from Polaris is a complete redesign. A new one-piece chassis with a stronger, stiffer frame begins those changes. Upgrades also include new bodywork for lightweighting and stiffness… Continue reading Polaris debuts stronger, stiffer Gen 2 RZR Pro R Factory side-by-side racer
It shouldn’t be long before young kids start longing to be a Ford engineer when they grow up, instead of a race car driver or ball player. Besides working on some of America’s most popular everyday vehicles, these engineers get to team on a seemingly n… Continue reading Ford tunes Mustang Mach-E into production-bound electric rally machine
Like clockwork, every few years for over a decade, some car manufacturer, designer or exec feels obliged to dream up an off-road sports car. Unlikely from the start, these vehicles usually make for a few buzzy videos and headlines, then disappear quiet… Continue reading Wicked $1.6-million off-road coupe cranks up Dakar action for amateurs
If you were planning to travel hundreds of miles across Antarctic snow and ice, you’d probably be looking to captain something like an e-treaded polar snow ferry or concept-grade propeller cruiser, maybe even a specially prepared tricycle. What you wou… Continue reading Frontier-smashing Porsche 356 snow-drifter to attempt Antarctic record
Pushing the boundaries of electrified powertrain technology, Audi has developed the range-extended electric rally car it will run in Dakar 2022. The 671-hp RS Q e-tron will launch forward on dual electric axles, using a high-efficiency turbo engine-gen… Continue reading Electrified Audi RS Q e-tron rally car prepares to disrupt Dakar
Alpha Motor Corporation seems determined to make a name for itself in small, unique electric cars. After launching just last November, the company is already previewing its fourth planned electric vehicle, and like the others, the new JAX doesn’t look … Continue reading Alpha JAX is the all-electric rally car of your safari fantasies
Known for giving classic Porsche cars second lives as modern-day beauties, LA-based Singer Vehicle Design is sharpening its competitive edge. It has teamed up with some of the masterminds behind Porsche’s most successful rally cars in building up a mod… Continue reading Singer beautifies the mud with air-cooled Porsche 911 rally car
The 2021 Infiniti QX80 is a big, powerful, luxury sport utility vehicle that hasn’t changed much since it was introduced about a decade ago. This SUV is far more capable than its luxury persona might attest, however. Our road test coincided with the QX… Continue reading Putting the Infiniti QX80 to the Rebelle Rally test
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
At the SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) off-road test day at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire, UK, Team Dynamics Motorsport and Ralph Hosier Engineering each debuted their respective Honda Civic Type R concepts. The t… Continue reading Dirt-ready Honda Civic Type R rally concepts hit the mud