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Lithium-sulfur battery promises 3x energy density, pricing that undercuts combustion.
Might lithium-sulfur batteries push solid-state aside as The Next Big Thing in battery technology? Silicon Valley battery tech company Lyten just came out of stealth mode at September's Motor Bella car show/mobility conference in metro Detroit after several years of federally funded research, and it made a very promising pitch: Triple the energy per weight!
The one new car I most want to drive.
The Big Picture
Delage Roars Back
Entrepreneur Laurent Tapie is raising the legendary marque from the grave
SIGNAL BOOSTER
How to enhance your backcountry cell signal
RESTORING THE FLOW
Renewing the gaseous exit on our Grand Cherokee
2022 Toyota Corolla Cross
Earning the famous nameplate.
Ultimate, Extreme Overlanders
A look at the legendary 4x4s of The Turtle Expedition
2022 Ford Maverick
Redefining the (small) truck.
THE INVITED READERS OF ULTIMATE ADVENTURE 2021
THE READERS, YOU, ARE WHY WE DO THIS
GRANVILLE KING
The king of eloquence and backcountry grit
MUD, SWEAT & GEARS
The definitive overview of 23 years of Four Wheeler’s legendary Top Truck Challenge
6OTH ANNIVERSARY OF FOUR WHEELER MAGAZINE
SIX DECADES OF COVERING NEW VEHICLES, HOW-TO'S, ROAD TESTS, EVENTS, AND THE OFF-ROAD CULTURE
2022 RIVIAN R1T
Eight days, 1,052 miles, and the first electric 4x4 to conquer Black Bear Pass
2021 GMC Yukon AT4
First report: Lots of towing to break it in right
2020 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon EcoDiesel
Final report: It's the long-haul wasteland warrior rig
2021 Ford F-150
No, no—relax. There is no V-8 under the hood of the 2021 F-150 Raptor. At least, not yet—Ford says the eight-cylinder Raptor R super truck is rumbling its way toward the horizon break and should arrive sometime next year. For now, the standard Raptor is the top-of-the-line off-road baddie from the F-150 family.
2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz
MotorTrend’s Truck of the Year competition isn’t a comparison test, but when it came to the new Hyundai Santa Cruz, judges found it difficult to avoid comparisons with the Ford Maverick, the other new compact pickup that dropped this year.
2022 Ford Maverick
It’s been a long time since Americans have been able to buy a new compact pickup truck, but as the 2022 Ford Maverick proves, it’s not the size of your truck that matters, but rather how you use it.
2021 Honda Ridgeline
The 2021 Honda Ridgeline came back for 2021 with mostly small updates that made the unibody truck more distinctive without losing its metropolitan vibe.
2022 Mazda MX-30 EV
100-mile range makes this one a tough sell.
2022 Nissan Frontier
We waited nearly two decades for a new Nissan Frontier, so perhaps we let our expectations for the all-new 2022 model creep a bit too high.
2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT
Can an EV channel the Mustang GT spirit?
2022 Honda Civic Si HPT
"Still a true driver’s car despite the numbers."
2022 GMC Hummer EV
Few production vehicles have ever had this much presence, this much drama.
2021 Ford Ranger Tremor
The new 2021 Tremor was an earth-shaking addition to the Ford Ranger lineup, instantly establishing itself as the best-driving, best-riding, and best-wheeling version of the aging midsize pickup.
Grassroots Racing Takes Hold
After a victorious first season, Superstar Racing Experience refuels for another lap.
2022 MOTORTREND SUV OF THE YEAR
THE BEST GENESIS VEHICLE EVER PUTS AN ENTIRE LUXURY SUV SEGMENT ON NOTICE GENESIS GV70
2022 Hyundai Kona N
An impressively great and practical time.
2022 Rimac Nevera
We had to make it quick, for now.
2022 Subaru WRX
A bigger, more powerful fifth-gen WRX.