Off the tarmac, away from the dealership. Adventure, builds and life beyond the road.
The chemist who built his own Defender, the Ineos Grenadier. How a British billionaire fell out with Land Rover, called BMW, and bought a Mercedes factory to make the car JLR refused to build Some cars are born from an engineer’s passion. Others from a customer’s frustration. And a very few — a very small … Read more
VAMTAC: The Galician Tactical Vehicle That Out-Engineered The Humvee The image you’ve probably seen If you scroll military hardware accounts on social media, you might have caught the footage. May 2026. Casas de Uceda training ground, central Spain. The rear ramp of an Airbus A400M of the Spanish Air and Space Force opens at around … Read more
G-Class: The most expensive military truck on Earth is sold at your local Mercedes dealer The German Army pays Mercedes-Benz roughly €224,000 per unit for the new Wolf 2 — the latest military Geländewagen, the one that has to start in -34°C in a Polish forest, ford rivers, climb 100% gradients, and keep four soldiers … Read more
The Soviet 4×4 That Embarrassed Land Rover, Mercedes, and Toyota — In 1977 Chris Harris once said that the best cars are the ones engineered by people who have to use them. Not engineered for marketing. Not engineered to win awards. Engineered because the engineer knows that if it breaks, he’s the one walking back … Read more
LAMBORGHINI LM002: The engine doesn’t match the car Pop the asymmetric bonnet of a Lamborghini LM002 and look down. What you’re seeing is a Tipo L510 V12. 5,167 cc. Double overhead cams per bank. Four valves per cylinder. Six twin-choke Weber carburettors feeding twelve cylinders. 444 hp at 6,800 rpm. That engine has no business … Read more
Suzuki Samurai: The Cheap Off-Roader That Humiliates $80,000 Monsters David vs Goliath, Motorized Edition There’s a scene that repeats at every serious off-road trail: a $70,000 Land Rover Defender with every catalog accessory gets stuck on a technical section. Behind it, waiting patiently, a rusty 1988 Suzuki Samurai that its owner bought for $3,000. The … Read more
