2019 TRD Line-up
The 2019 Toyota TRD lineup is here and they’re pulling out all the stops. The Tundra returns after a year hiatus, as well as new versions of the Tacoma and 4Runner builds. Building on the success of the ‘17 TRD Pro Tacoma, Toyota is ditching their long-standing
Lessons I Learned When I Customized My 4Runner
Retrospective is an important viewpoint to take in life. You shouldn’t foster regrets, but you should look back on your decision making, what brought you to success or failures. When I started my 4Runner it wasn’t going to be this big of a project. It was going
Trail Boss
At this year’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, General Motors (GM) unveiled their new, fully-redesigned-from-the-ground-up Silverado pickup. Even though GM had several variants of the new pickup on display, the show stopper was the new off-road oriented Trailboss trim. Apart from the new and
Travel-All
The 4WD panel van is not a new concept. In World War II, the grand-daddy of factory 4WD trucks—The Dodge Power Wagon—was available in a panel truck version known as the WC53, and later the Town Wagon in the civilian market. Initially, it was only offered
The More We Explore
In 2012, Steve, Tess and their dog, Fender, set a goal to go tent camping once a month. By 2013, that once a month was not enough and by 2014 they had camped for 58 nights in a tent and were still craving more. Before long,
1947: Land Rover Defender is Born
1947: The aftermath of World War II. The Land Rover was being prototyped by the Rover Company. Rover was looking to produce a product that could be exported to earn crucial income to aid a war-stricken economy. Rover’s original factory had been severely bombed during the
When in Rome: Chasing the Light in a 2014 Rubicon
At a casual glance, you might easily mistake Roman Racela’s 2014 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited as the sort of thing that doesn’t see much action off road (we’ll spare you the tired mallcrawler cliché)—but you’d be wrong. Don’t let the loud wheels and graphics throw you off: Racela’s rig is far from being a spinoff
Desert to SEMA in a 2016 Toyota Tacoma
From the Desert to the Show in a 2016 Quicksand Tacoma We believe that there’s little reason that something can’t be designed and built to function as well as it looks. As a case in point, consider this well-appointed 2016 Quicksand Toyota Tacoma. It’s built to take on wide-open deserts at