Posts from ‘Off-Road’
2021 Chevrolet Suburban LT
Chevrolet has just taken the wraps off all-new versions of its “large and larger” full-size SUVs. The Chevrolet Tahoe and its longer-wheelbase, longer-overall-length sibling, the Suburban, have both been redesigned from the ground up for the 2021 model year. Both gain fresh styling, a revamped chassis, new powertrain choices, and a host of newly available technology features.
Test Drive: 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4
2019 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4 Crew Cab in Red Quartz Tintcoat (a $595 option)
2019 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4 Crew Cab
Class: Large Pickup Truck
Miles driven: 347
Fuel used: 19.8 gallons
2020 Land Rover Defender 90
The 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show marks the North American debut of the 2020 Land Rover Defender, after the vehicle’s world debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show earlier this year. The original Land Rover Defender was a rugged, tradition-bound off-road vehicle that was developed in the early 1980s and last sold in the U.S. market in 1997. The 2020 Defender is a thorough re-imagining of the original; it maintains the boxy basic profile, but adds smoother, more refined styling and a host of up-to-date technology features.
2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon EcoDiesel
Jeep’s iconic Wrangler has been selling like the proverbial hotcakes of late, its 2018 redesign making it all the more popular. So some might question what the company expects to gain by adding a turbodiesel engine to the Wrangler’s option list.
The answer? Torque …
… lots and lots of torque.
Baby Bronco: What’s in a name?
1984 Ford Bronco II
Odds are, you already know that Ford is bringing to market a pair of off-road-oriented trucks for the 2021 model year. Ford has been teasing the duo of for so long I expect to see examples on the used-car market already. In fact, we’ve seen neither truck yet, but do know a fair amount about them.
2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty Limited in Silver Spruce
2019 Ford F-250 Limited 4X4 Crew Cab
Class: Large Pickup Truck
Miles driven: 218
Fuel used: 15.6 gallons
2019 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR in Estoril Blue (a $1525 option)
2019 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR
Class: Premium Midsize Crossover
Miles driven: 299
Fuel used: 21.8 gallons
2020 Jeep Gladiator Overland in Billet Silver Metallic
2020 Jeep Gladiator Overland 4X4
Class: Compact Pickup
Miles driven: 469
Fuel used: 23.8 gallons
2020 Jeep Gladiator
While FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) isn’t setting many sales records with its cars, its trucks are on fire. Jeep is maintaining its traditionally strong sales numbers, and Ram pickups have recently outsold Chevrolet’s (!!!) to become the nation’s #2-selling trucks behind the Ford F-Series. That’s huge.
Hummer H3T Alpha
by John Biel
Note: The following story was excerpted from the December 2018 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
Hummer was badly wounded in 2008, first by the rapid rise in gasoline prices and then by the increasingly shaky economy. Ultimately, though, the brand was a casualty of General Motors’s June 1, 2009, bankruptcy filing, and with it went an intriguing vehicle that was snuffed out soon after its arrival.
