New off-road SUV will include a hybrid engine

2025 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro Toyota Toyota Motor revealed a new 4Runner SUV for the first time in nearly 15 years — completing a recent redesign of the automaker’s current trucks and SUVs. Aside from its new looks, which are similar to the recently redesigned Toyota Tacoma pickup, the 2025 4Runner will be offered with … Read more

‘Burning Man for rednecks’: inside King of the Hammers, the gnarliest off-road race of the year

Every year, tens of thousands of people gather here in the Mojave Desert with two goals: to see some incredible off-road racing and to lose their minds in the kind of unbridled debauchery their mothers always warned them about.  King of the Hammers is often described as “Burning Man for rednecks,” and while the drug … Read more

Rivian R1T is the first EV to win the longest off-road competition in the US

Motorsports and off-road competition isn’t the typical fodder over here at TechCrunch — unless, of course, there also happens to be a podium-winning team driving an all-electric 2023 Rivian R1T. The Rebelle Rally, the longest off-road map-and-compass rally in the United States, wrapped up Friday evening with a new EV milestone under its belt. This … Read more