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4x4 SUV Comparison: 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha, Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, Land Rover LR2, Nissan Xterra, and Toyota FJ Cruiser
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2008 Hummer H3 Alpha, Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, Land Rover LR2, Nissan Xterra, and Toyota FJ Cruiser
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Adventure: Land Rover Partners with World-Class Athletes for G4 Challenge Trials
Adventure: Land Rover Partners with World

What happens when you take world-class athletes, pair them with the most capable four-wheel-drive vehicles on Earth, and drop them in the Nevada desert for torture testing? more
Far From Everywhere: Land Rovering Through Mongolia
Feeling the crush of urban congestion? Tired of bumping into RVs when you're trying to camp in "the middle of nowhere"? Need your space? Well then, sir or madam, you need to get thyself to Mongolia. more
Adventure: Hard Core Heaven; Moab, Utah
If you don't know about Moab, Utah, and what it becomes around Easter every year, you're missing out. more
Travel & Adventure: Land Rover's LR3 TDV6 Diesel
Those nice people at Land Rover tell white, puffy lies. They gave their exotic Argentina trip the jaunty and adventurous "Road to the Clouds" moniker, but from the moment we step out of the plane, there are few clouds to speak of. more
Island Fever: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and Beyond
Crossing the U.S./Canadian border, we pointed our Dodge Ram 2500 and 22-foot Airstream International travel trailer to a port just south of the city of Vancouver where we would board a ferry and cross the Strait of Georgia. more
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It's that time of year again. We've collected the vital information on every pickup, sport/utility vehicle, crossover, and minivan and put... more
4x4 SUV Comparison: 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha, Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, Land Rover LR2, Nissan Xterra, and Toyota FJ Cruiser 4x4 SUV Comparison: 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha, Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, Land Rover LR2, Nissan Xterra, and Toyota FJ Cruiser
Three Days in the Valley: Hunger, Death, and the Search for the Most Capable, Least Compromised Off-Roader more
Rocky Mountain Hybrids: 2009 Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango Hybrid Rocky Mountain Hybrids: 2009 Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango Hybrid
The new Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen Hemi hybrids will share technology and basic transmission pieces with the hybrid GM SUVs, BMW X6,... more
Crossover Comparison: 2008 Honda CR-V vs. 2008 Nissan Rogue vs. 2008 Saturn VUE vs. 2009 Subaru Forester vs. 2008 Toyota RAV4 Crossover Comparison: 2008 Honda CR-V vs. 2008 Nissan Rogue vs. 2008 Saturn VUE vs. 2009 Subaru Forester vs. 2008 Toyota RAV4
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Crossover Comparison: 2008 Mazda CX-7 vs 2009 Subaru Forester XT vs 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan Crossover Comparison: 2008 Mazda CX-7 vs 2009 Subaru Forester XT vs 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan
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Rocky Mountain Hybrids: 2009 Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango HybridRocky Mountain Hybrids
2009 Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango Hybrid

The new Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen Hemi hybrids will share technology and basic transmission pieces with the hybrid GM SUVs, BMW X6, Mercedes-Benz M-Class, the next Ram, and potentially the Dakota. more
First Drive: 2009 Kia BorregoFirst Drive
2009 Kia Borrego

Seattle to L.A. in Kia's Big Tow -- 1200 miles in one brand-new V-8-powered SUV with satellite radio and an iPod jack, no sweat. more
2009 READERS' RIDES SHOWCASE : Show Us Your Truck2009 READERS' RIDES SHOWCASE
Show Us Your Truck

Show us your Trucks/SUVs!!! Click here to learn how to get your truck or SUV in the magazine as part of our 2009 Readers' Ride Issue! more

2008 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon: One of the most credible names in 4x4 gets tougher

Posted July 18 2008 10:31 AM by Mark Williams
If there's any name synonymous with four-wheel-drive capability, it's Jeep. And if there's any question about which Jeep is the most capable player on the team, there shouldn't be. The Wrangler has long been the ultimate...  more

Highlights that you might have missed the past week

  Just incase you missed it, here's this weeks recap of Truck and SUV goodies: more  

Love Won't Sell Me: Is it really what makes a Subaru a Subaru? No!

  I don't like pretentious advertising or promotion. There's enough of it in politics to fill my cup to overflowing without the touchy-feely crowd encroaching on my choice of vehicle. more  

Reader's Letters: Time to stop Playing

  I enjoyed your article in the May/June 2008 issue, " Time To Play ," by Larry Walton. While I like to read about the new toys available and I liked the pictures, I didn't expect to see this kind of story in a magazine...more  

Video Find: IIHS tests small pickups for the first time; Tacoma best rated

  In recent side crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the 2008 Toyota Tacoma earned the highest rating while the Dodge Dakota, Ford Ranger, and Nissan Frontier faired "okay" and the and the...more  

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