Subaru brought automotive journalists to Denver, Colorado for first drives of the 2026 Solterra EV. The second-generation Solterra EV has improvements in almost all areas, making it an even more versatile compact crossover.
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Chrysler debuted the Pacifica Grizzly Peak Concept at Overland Expo Mountain West (Aug. 22–24) and, frankly, we couldn’t be more excited. Why? Because only Ford and Mercedes-Benz are offering AWD adventure vans. But those vans are big and expensive. No company is offering a smaller, AWD adventure van platform! The Pacifica Grizzly Peak Concept represents…
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The TransAmerica Trail is the ultimate rural driving route across the USA, starting in North Carolina at the Atlantic Ocean and ending in Oregon on the Pacific. It features thousands of miles of unpaved roads, mountain trails, and remote desert byways, with jaunts of narrow pavement intermixed. Originally for motorcycles, an we recently completed the…
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If there’s anyone out there rooting for Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) to continue their road to success, it’s us. The company’s Outlander is the best-selling Mitsubishi in years, and quite good (especially the PHEV version). However, Outlander has been really on-road-focused, despite the company’s storied off-road and rally history. And while that’s where the…
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We did it! We completed the TransAmerica Trail from Nags Head, North Carolina, to Port Orford, Oregon, in a 2025 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness. It was a heck of an adventure spanning more than 7,100 miles with over 3,100 of that being unpaved. One question we get regularly asked is what modifications were made to the…
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Years ago, I told myself that when the 1998 Suzuki Jimny became legal to import into the U.S in 2023, I’d buy one. Mercedes was on board with this plan, especially after we rented a 2019 Jimny in Iceland (we’ll have to wait until 2044 for one of these). Despite two years of tardiness, we…
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We’ve been talking and writing a lot about Oregon and its move to legalize kei trucks. As of tonight, there are new developments.
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It hasn’t been long since a host of us have been pushing the state of Oregon to legalize kei vehicles. Now, Oregon State Senator Anthony Broadman has introduced a bill that’d allow kei trucks to be legalized. Many of us are hopeful.
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Oregon is among a handful of states that don’t allow kei vehicles to be registered for use on public roads. However, there’s now a group that is advocating to have this changed. The group, JDM Oregon Advocates, is organizing for a move to allow kei cars to be road-legal there and to have a level…
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We recently attended the 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan first-drive event in Bozeman, Montana. Although the weather offered steady rain and wind, that didn’t dampen our spirits when testing VW’s third-generation five-seat SUV. Along with the rest of VW’s SUV lineup, this all-new people mover may have the American audience captivated. In 2024, the Germany-based auto manufacturer’s…
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