In June 2020, I found a 2008 V10 Volkswagen Touareg TDI at a used car dealership in Raleigh, North Carolina for $8,000. My partner Jay and I drove all the way from Alabama to get a closer look and test drive the car around town. Once we got to see the car up close, we …
Why I Bought the ‘Forbidden Fruit’ V10 Volkswagen Touareg TDI Read More »
“Come on, come on, figure it out,” I half-shouted at the dashboard. The nose of the 2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness was pointed relatively skyward, three of the four wheels balanced on a mix of dry dirt and rocks as I prodded the throttle. The front right wheel was a foot or more in the air …
2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness Review: Legitimately, Surprisingly Good Off-Road Read More »
Subaru’s Forester and Outback have been known for decades as street-focused yet decidedly rugged vehicles. What first debuted a few months ago as a trim level of Outback is now found on a second Subaru model – the 2022 Subaru Forester Wilderness. I recently traveled to the Troutbeck, a historic hotel in Amenia, New York, …
2022 Subaru Forester Wilderness First Look: The Most Adventuresome Factory Forester Read More »
I learned to drive on a 2001 Ford Escape, starting with some parking practice in my middle school’s parking lot and eventually taking the small-but-mighty SUV off to college. Our Escape XLT was fully-loaded, with Ford’s Duratec 3.0 liter, 200 horsepower V6 and all-wheel drive with a lockable center differential. My parents and I all …
2021 Ford Bronco Sport ‘Outer Banks’ Review: The O.G. Escape Throwback Read More »
One of the many influences Radwood has had on our current enthusiast community is validating all of the 80s and 90s babies’ love for that era of vehicle. Suddenly K-Cars are cool again, everybody’s least favorite Ford Taurus is a vibe (you all know this is the one I mean), and cars we’ve completely forgotten …
1997 Toyota 4Runner Review at Rausch Creek Off-Road Park Read More »
Cheap car challenges are becoming a sort of annual tradition around here. When we wrapped up last year’s $1,500 all-wheel drive off-roading trip, the theme of “old lady cars” was already brewing, although I didn’t know what we’d do with them. Regardless, I put out a call at the start of 2020 for the same …
We Put Six Cheap “Grandma Cars” Through Two Days of Rallycross Read More »
By the time this piece gets published, I’ll be headed a bit south and west of home in a 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, with a cheap old Volvo strapped to a trailer behind me. Last year, Out Motorsports hosted a Top Gear-style challenge, in which we took $1,500 all-wheel-drive vehicles off-roading. This year, we’re hosting …
I Bought a Manual-Transmission Volvo S70 T5M for the ‘Old Lady Rallycross Challenge’ Read More »
Every time I go on a Gambler 500 rally I see a vehicle or two that really get the gears turning in my head. More often than not, I end up on Facebook Marketplace only days later looking for whatever oddball vehicle I couldn’t stop thinking about. Sometimes it’s a Ford Ranger, sometimes it’s a …
I Took a W123 Mercedes-Benz 240D Off-Roading and Here’s What Happened Read More »
The simple answer to the title? Confusion, back pain, bug bites, and a few very muddy SUVs. There is a more complex answer that we’ll get to, but please humor this parking lot racer as I tell you the story of our muddy weekend adventure. The Off-Roading Plan Our goal for this scorching 90 degree …
What Happens When a “Pavement Racer” Goes Off-Roading? Read More »
Last year, I gathered a handful of friends in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia for two days of off-roading. We’d all shown up with freshly-purchased all-wheel-drive machines, the makes and models unknown until each person’s arrival. In the end, we took a BMW X5, Chrysler Town & Country, Volvo XC90, and two Subaru wagons through …
Go Granny Go: We’re Taking Grandma’s Favorite $1,500 Sedans Rallycrossing Read More »
