I never saw the appeal of RC rock crawling until I was standing on the side of a mountain swiveling my attention between delicate throttle control, ill-tempered rattlesnakes, and a drop-off that would ...

Most automotive enthusiasts have played with-- or still do play with-- radio-controlled (RC) vehicles. A beautiful niche has been carved out in the place where rock crawling and RC overlap, and it’s a ...

Off-roading brings together vehicular and outdoor enthusiasts in a meshing of worlds perhaps unlike any other. And that scope is enormous: From races like the Baja 1000 to weekend warriors out with ...

Not too long ago, Toyota Motor Sales received a call from Akio Nishimura, chief engineer for the Toyota 4Runner, wondering how hard it would be to get one of their new Fifth Generation 2010 4Runners ...

Nothing butch, nothing superfluous, nothing tacky. It’s a mean, lightweight bantam with a hankerin’ to do some spankerin’. And that was the original plan.We’ve been witnesses to plenty of dedicated ...

Rock crawling is one of the most popular segments in RC cars. I’ll be honest, before testing this Laegendary Grando rock crawler, I didn’t understand the appeal of what is basically hiking, but with ...