News By Topic: Off Road

Ford Atlas Concept: Ford's Take On The Future of Pickups - 2013 Detroit Auto Show +VIDEO

Jan 15, 2013

Ford Atlas Concept is the future vision for pickup trucks Innovative design integrates capability and smart technologies to transform customer expectations of what Built Ford Tough® will look like in the future Next-generation EcoBoost® – coupled with advanced engineering and design innovat ... Continue reading

2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport 4x4 Chicagoland Review By Larry Nutson

Jan 4, 2013

2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport 4x4 For over seven decades by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_1427) Jeep is one of the world’s true icons and is now in its 72nd year. Jeep just keeps on keepin’ on. Last year the Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited got an all-new powertrain. For ... Continue reading

2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland - Rocky Mountain Review By Dan Poler

Jan 3, 2013

By Dan Poler Rocky Mountain Bureau The Auto Channel REVIEW – 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND Of late, SUV’s have moved away from their traditional go-anywhere, do-anything heritage and become spacious on-road vehicles that happen to adapt well to hauling lots of people and stuff. Not so for the Jeep Grand C ... Continue reading

2013 Jeep Wrangler Moab Edition Review By Holly Reich

Dec 23, 2012

By Holly Reich Special to Bumper to Bumper Automotive Journalist If you drive around in a 2013 Jeep Wrangler two-door with a canvas top you can expect to get a lot of second looks. The experts agree. For the third year in a row, the Wrangler was the ‘Hottest 4×4 SUV’ at the Specialty Equipment Market Assoc ... Continue reading

2013 Audi Q7 TDI quattro Review By Steve Purdy

Dec 23, 2012

MORE INFO Audi Q7 Specs, Prices, Reviews, Comparisons In Audi Buyers Guide (1997-Present) Is The 2013 Audi Q7 Your Perfect New Car Match? By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau Now, here’s a concept I can sink my teeth into – a large, luxurious, 7-passenger SUV with torquey diesel engine, all-wheel ... Continue reading

2012/2013 Land Rover LR4 HSE Chicagoland Review By Larry Nutson

Nov 28, 2012

2012/2013 Land Rover LR4 HSE Review by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_1148) It seems not quite fair to test drive one of the most capable off-road vehicles in the world today only on the streets of Chicago. This past summer I spent a week in the Range Rover Evoque, a very capable off-r ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels- 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Review

Nov 8, 2012

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLE Thanks to satisfying and significant improvements to the last model year, this five-passenger mid-size SUV is once again a sound contender for consumers expecting an authentic off-road experience paired to a ... Continue reading

2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 4x4 On The Road Review By Steve Purdy

Nov 8, 2012

2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SRT8 4X4 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau This is my first experience with the redesigned Jeep Grand Cherokee (on the market for about a year now), and it just happens to be time for a good, long road trip – 600 miles, door-to-door – from our southern Michigan headqua ... Continue reading

2013 Lexus RX 350 F Sport AWD Rocky Mountain Review By Dan Poler

Nov 5, 2012

By Dan Poler Rocky Mountain Bureau The Auto Channel 2013 Lexus RX 350 F Sport AWD A pioneer in what we’d now call the luxury crossover segment, the Lexus RX has always been known for its impeccable combination of luxury comfort, soft-roading capabilities, and mixture of space for people and gear. For 2013, Lexus h ... Continue reading

First Test Drive and Launch - Gibbs Quadski by Martha Hindes +VIDEO

Oct 17, 2012

On land, on lake, the Quadski finally delivers the ultimate Way-Off-Road, off-land adventure By Martha Hindes, The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau “You look bad ass,” said the photographer as I walked toward the lake fitted in jet ski safety gear. I didn't feel that way however, after donning a life vest over my ... Continue reading

Oct 15, 2012

DETROIT, October 15, 2012; The world’s first high-speed sports amphibian – the GIBBS Quadski — will go on sale in the United States next month. The dream of two visionary entrepreneurs, the GIBBS high-speed amphibian is the product of millions of research dollars and years of development work in the Unit ... Continue reading

2013 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class Wins Motor Trend SUV of the Year Award

Oct 15, 2012

The all-new, second-generation Mercedes-Benz GL-Class sport utility has won the 2013 Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year® award. The full article, citing the GL as "the best the luxury SUV class has ever seen," will be published in the December issue of Motor Trend. This marks the second time the GL has won the pr ... Continue reading

2012 Land Rover LR4 Review By Dan Poler

Oct 15, 2012

By Dan Poler Rocky Mountain Bureau The Auto Channel MORE INFO Land Rover Buyers Guide Perfect New Car Matcher The modern-day luxury SUV tends to really be an on-road vehicle – a people-and-stuff hauler, great for getting the kids and all their gear to soccer practice in comfort, but with limited off-road capabilit ... Continue reading

2013 Toyota FJ Cruiser New Color Scheme

Sep 12, 2012

TORRANCE, Calif., September 12, 2012 -- The Toyota FJ Cruiser, which uniquely melds the brand’s off-road performance legacy with distinct heritage design in a modern SUV, rolls into 2013 with a new color scheme choice for the high-capability Trail Teams Special Edition. Even with its considerable off-road capabili ... Continue reading

2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Reviews By Steve Purdy

Aug 31, 2012

2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE REVIEW By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau Well, I have to say Hyundai has done it again. They’ve completed a major redesign of one of their cars that is so good we can find little to criticize no matter how hard we try. We just spent a day with the new Santa Fe driving the scen ... Continue reading