Archive for January 2023
The Harrowing Beauty of the 2023 Dakar Rally
Considered by many to be the toughest Dakar route in recent memory, the 2023 rally passed from the Red Sea camp to the other side of the country in Dammam. Encountering a range of surfaces and landscapes along the snaking route, the drivers’ navigational skills will be pushed to the limit, not to mention their…
Read MoreCustom Harley-Davidson Road Glide Named “Zombie”
The Troy, Missouri based shop is a family-owned service and repair shop that provides preventative maintenance, state inspections, major service work, and customization. That means that there’s often a few unique bikes in the showroom with some wicked custom touches. One of their more recent projects is a 2009 Harley-Davidson Road Glide that’s been given…
Read MoreNew Suzuki Jimny Grows a Pair of Doors
If you’ve been reading MotorTrend for any extended period of time, then you know just how much we love the Suzuki Jimny. The terrain-tackling tiny titan rock crawled its way into our hearts. If you’re familiar with our affection for the Jimny then you also know how bummed we are that Suzuki doesn’t sell the little 4×4 in…
Read MoreIt’s Called the Desert Beaver, and It’s the Tiny Electric Pickup We Need
We don’t cover the UTV, side-by-side, or Low Speed Vehicle (LSV) market much, but when an interesting one comes along, it can be hard to ignore. Take this Desert Beaver, for example. It’s an all-electric vehicle from Cenntro built off its TeeMak. If that’s all gibberish to you, well, it was to us, too, when we spotted…
Read MoreIf You Could Buy a Suzuki Jimny, This Roof-Top Tent Would Basically Be Required, No?
If you know what the Suzuki Jimny is, you probably know—nay, feel, deep down—that it’s awesome. (And, unfortunately, not sold in America.) And it keeps getting more awesome. There’s an aftermarket pickup conversion that is gleefully toylike. There’s a factory-built work van version. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. But surely a lil’…
Read MoreThe Camp365 Is Like a Pop-Up Camper on Steroids
What is this wizardry that transforms from a triangular mass into a spacious fold-out cabin on wheels and goes by the name Camp365? Is it a mere delusion, maybe a hologram, a figment of our desirous imagination for a camper that we only wished existed? No. AWOL Outdoors, Inc. ‘s Camp365 is real, and ordinary…
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