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A New Challenger Rides In: EKX Brings Electric Dirt to America
There's a new name in the American off-road scene, and it's coming in hot — literally and electrically. EKXBike, an electric motocross brand that's already made inroads in Europe, Canada, and Russia, has officially planted its flag in the U.S. market with the release of its flagship machine, the EK
The Off-Road Business Association Is Back, And It Means Business
The Off-Road Business Association has relaunched with a sharper focus, new partnerships, and a strategy built for the long haul. For anyone who spends time on public lands — whether that's a weekend trail run in the desert or a multi-day overlanding trip through the backcountry — the timing could n
Jeep Brings Six Bold Concepts to Moab's Biggest Off-Road Week
What Easter Jeep Safari 2026 reveals about where the brand is headed Every spring, a small desert town in southern Utah becomes the center of the off-road universe. Moab, population around 5,000, swells with somewhere in the neighborhood of 20,000 enthusiasts who descend on its red rock trails for
The Off-Road Economy: How Overlanding Went Global
From Weekend Hobby to $140 Billion Industry Not long ago, overlanding was the kind of thing only a small, dedicated group of people did. You had to know someone who knew someone to find out where to go, what to drive, and how to set it all up. Today, that same pursuit has turned into one of the mo
Nissan Built the Perfect Overland Truck (And You Can't Have It)
Nissan just pulled the wraps off something that's going to make a lot of truck enthusiasts in the United States quietly furious. The Navara PRO-4X Warrior, developed in partnership with Australian engineering firm Premcar, is the kind of factory-built overland rig that Americans have been asking fo
Mazda Eyes a Tougher CX-5 for the Trail Set
The soft-roader market has become one of the most competitive spaces in the automotive world, and Mazda is paying close attention. The Japanese automaker is seriously weighing whether the next-generation CX-5 deserves a more rugged variant — one that can handle the occasional dirt road without givi
Toyota's TRD Hammer: The Tundra Built to Beat the Raptor
For years, Ford has owned the conversation when it comes to high-performance off-road trucks. The F-150 Raptor has been the gold standard — the truck that every serious off-road enthusiast measures everything else against. But Toyota has been quietly building something, and the pieces are finally s
Middle East Conflict Causes Gas Price Increases - Time To Buy An EV?
There's a moment every guy has standing at the gas pump. You're watching the numbers spin, your hand on the nozzle, and somewhere around the forty-dollar mark you start doing the math in your head. Fifty. Sixty. Seventy bucks. For a tank. And somewhere in the back of your mind, a question starts to
Ford and onX: The Trail Just Got Smarter
There's a good chance you've been in this situation before. You're parked at a trailhead, your phone has one bar of service, your buddy is pointing at a dirt road that disappears into the trees, and someone in the group says, "I think it goes through." That's the kind of moment where having the rig
Can-Am and MeatEater Built the Hunting UTV You Didn't Know You Needed
There are custom builds, and then there are machines that actually make sense. The new MeatEater Defender falls firmly into the second category — a purpose-built hunting rig that came out of a collaboration between Can-Am and the MeatEater brand, with fabrication work handled by S3 Powersports. The
