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0Quick Spin: Banks 6.5L Humvee 1369252800
The military's High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), or Humvee to most of us, is a rugged four-wheel drive vehicle designed and manufactured by AM General. In basic trim, the truck weighs about 3,400 kg (7,500 pounds). For a beast of this stature, that number isn't overly ...
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Rumormill: Next-gen Defender plans scrapped, Freelander name being dropped 1369230300
try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-216402").style.display="none";}catch(e){} There seem to be plenty of reports swirling in regards to Land Rover lately. According to Autocar, not only is the British automaker going back to the drawing board for the design of its ...
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Featured: Expedition drives from Russia to Canada over North Pole... 1369157340
No, a Ford Expedition did not drive from Russia to Canada via the North Pole, but that's exactly what a team of intrepid explorers accomplished recently. Using specially-modified buses with massive tires, the group slowly drove 4,000 kilometres (2,485 miles) in 70 days over drifting ice, ...
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Video: The big dune jump and the damage done [w/video] 1369154700
The Silver Lake sand dunes see their fair share of well-built trophy trucks executing impressive jumps. Drivers build insane pieces of machinery for the express purpose of sailing through the air like mad men and women. Mike Higgins is no stranger to the area. His heavily modified Ford trophy ...
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Video: Hennessey completes first VelociRaptor SUV conversion [w/video] 1369143900
Start with a Ford F-150 SVT Raptor as your base vehicle for modification, and chances are high that you'll end up with something pretty cool. Now, have those modifications done by professional lunatics Hennessey Performance, make the project turning the pickup into an ultra-long SUV, and the ...
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Report: Freak accident during Jeep demonstration turns fatal 1369141200
A 20-year-old woman was killed in Edmonton, Alberta on Satuday, reports CTV News, in a freak accident resulting from a rollover during a Jeep demonstration. As part of a fundraising enthusiast event called "Jeeps Go Topless," the driver of one Jeep Wrangler drove up and onto the top of the tire ...
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Featured: Millionth Jeep Wrangler to roll off line this morning 1368801000
According to a report on the Chrysler Communications Facebook page and one fairly grainy image of the production line, at around 11:00AM Eastern this morning, the one-millionth Jeep Wrangler JK will roll out of the company's Toledo assembly plant. The third-generation or "JK" Jeep Wrangler has ...
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Video: Vettel and Coulthard racing on Russia's very unfinished Sochi Circuit 1368743400
The next Winter Olympics will happen in Sochi, Russia from February 7-23, 2014. Sometime after that, barring any delays, a portion of the Sochi Olympic Park will be turned into the Sochi Olympic Park Circuit, a 5.9 km (3.65-mile) track for the first Russian Grand Prix in 100 years (the last of ...
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Video: Legendary Pikes Peak 'Climb Dance' remastered in high-definition glory 1368722640
Climb Dance, the rally-porn film celebrating the Pikes Peak Hill Climb victories of Ari Vatanen in 1988 and Robby Unser in 1989 - and including footage from both drives - has been remastered in high definition. It was commissioned by Peugeot, maker of the four-wheel steering 415 T16 Grand Raid, ...
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Video: Toyota truck climbs tree, while cop car prefers pole in separate crashes 1368717300
The driver of a small Nissan pickup truck has some explaining to do after getting stuck... in a tree. Most versatile off-road trucks are found stuck in deep mud or snow, but this utilitarian beast was found stuck in an evergreen grove. Police responded to reports of the tree-climbing truck ...
