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Land Rover upsizes the Defender to add in a 3rd row
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They’re calling it the 2023 Land Rover Defender 130. If you need to cram more stuff into a Defender, now you can. Land Rover has added 13.38 inches and can now seat up to eight people inside. Seeing as it still says Defender on the outside, the actual off-road specs are still quite usable. Land…
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Vårmønstringen 2022: The first proper, post-pandemic spring car show in Bergen, Norway
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Ascension Day is a public holiday in Norway, and oil Vikings of the west look forward to it for one particular reason: “Vårmønstringen”, the spring car show of the motor clubs in Bergen. It’s a small city of barely 300,000 people, plagued by 200 days of precipitation a year, a salty climate, and a regulatory…
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Toyota delivers 40th Anniversary 4Runner with great heritage graphics
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Next year marks the 40th anniversary of the Toyota 4Runner. To celebrate, Toyota is launching an appealing package called the 40th Anniversary Special Edition. This 2023 4Runner gets some nice wheels, some interior fine-tuning, and a seriously sweet tape job on the outside. There are three colors to choose from here; White, Barcelona Red, and…
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Volkswagen is going to resurrect the Scout as an EV brand!
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Here’s some news I didn’t expect to read this morning or… you, know, ever! Volkswagen is set to approve a plan that will bring the Scout name back to life in the US market. Per the Wall Street Journal via Jalopnik, the Scout brand will be a new subsidiary brand under the VW Group umbrella…
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Ride along with Sam Smith in a 1975 BMW 3.0 CSL at Laguna Seca
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You all know Sam Smith, right? He’s the wonderful word slinger who also knows how to wheel a vehicle. A few years back, Sam got the chance to pilot a 1975 BMW 3.0 CSL around Laguna Seca. He had a helmet cam rolling to capture the ridiculous wheel workout as well as the glorious audio.…
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Adventure Time? Ducati bring the DesertX To Detroit
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Ducati came to Detroit as part of their roadshow to show off the new DesertX ADV style motorcycle. Ducati took styling cues from the Cagiva Elephant but did not go full retro with it. The headlights and fairing shape recall those Dakar bikes of the 90s but bring them into the 2020s. The DesertX is powered by a 937cc V-Twin…
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The StanceWorks Honda-swapped Ferrari 308 gets big aero upgrades
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I’ve mentioned this car a few times in the past as it’s one of the most interesting builds out there right now. Mike from StanceWorks has a Ferrari 308 that’s getting a massively built-up Honda engine. It’s also getting a ton of other custom upgrades to turn it into a Time Attack racer. And that…
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Iconic Ford Bronco Big Oly just had a big oof
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Big Oly is an amazing piece of off-road racing and Bronco history. So much so, that someone recently spent nearly $2 million to acquire it. And it’s being put to use still, as it was down in Mexico for the Norra race. Whoever was driving it down there though just had quite an expensive moment.…
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This Ford Running Board Traction Pad Thing is Brilliant
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Those that frequently travel off-road are typically prepared with some basic recovery tools. The traction pad is one of the most obvious such tools. It’s typically used under slipping tires to provide some instant traction. It can also be used in a bind as a shovel or to level a vehicle with a rooftop tent…
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Watch Carfection review a Jaguar XJR-15… in the rain!
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This is a car that should properly terrify you, I’d imagine. On a dry day, a Jaguar XJR-15 would likely prove to be a handful. So I believe Henry Catchpole is doing a good job of hiding the true level of nervousness as he pilots this particular example around a very wet racing circuit. Especially,…
