Honda adds Talon 1000R-4 Fox Live Valve to side-by-side lineup

Honda has announced a new addition to its side-by-side UTV lineup. The new Talon 1000R-4 Fox Live Valve is wider and longer than the standard four-seat 1000R-4 to add more off-road capability in rough terrain.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, Trans… Continue reading Honda adds Talon 1000R-4 Fox Live Valve to side-by-side lineup

Regional sales manager gets roped into driving the Baja 1000, wins it

We’d all like to think we go fast on the weekend, but Polaris sales manager Eric Borgen has the ultimate proof: it turns out he’s been stuffing about with his buddies in the Arizona desert at a Baja 1000-winning pace.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotiv… Continue reading Regional sales manager gets roped into driving the Baja 1000, wins it

Tiny $10K electric off-roader rambles like a mini Jeep with big bed

Leave it to the French to come up with a truly unique, adorable electric off-roader. The Kilow La Bagnole looks part mini pickup truck, part UTV and part shrunken Jeep CJ. It zips silently across rugged terrain via an exceptionally modest 16-kW powertr… Continue reading Tiny $10K electric off-roader rambles like a mini Jeep with big bed

Startup fuses camper van & UTV into new breed of off-road electro RV

As Canadian startup Potential Motors teased a few weeks ago, it’s aiming to create an all-new category of all-terrain vehicle with its debut product, something it calls an ORV (off-road RV). Sure, there are plenty of off-road RVs already out there, but… Continue reading Startup fuses camper van & UTV into new breed of off-road electro RV

Electric UTV camper to use topo-reading smarts to uncage 4×4 adventure

Canadian startup Potential Motors is deep in development on what it classifies a new category of vehicle. At first we thought that was the usual startup hyperbole, but the deeper we dove, the more we found ourselves nodding in agreement. Potential look… Continue reading Electric UTV camper to use topo-reading smarts to uncage 4×4 adventure

Shark Wheel proves it’s cool to be square with mini electric cars for kids

Back in 2013, California-based startup Shark Wheel hit Kickstarter with a very odd-looking cube-shaped skateboard wheel. Now the company has supersized the design for a pair of funky electric cars for kids – the Shark SUV and the Shark UTV.Continue Rea… Continue reading Shark Wheel proves it’s cool to be square with mini electric cars for kids