Frank Markus

1 month ago | motortrend.com | Frank Markus

This overland build might look minimalist, but you can sling some hammocks in there, net up, and sleep in the open. For Easter Jeep Safari 2025, the brand is focusing entirely the WranGladiator universe, with three concepts that built around military, modern, and retro themes. This Wrangler Unlimited 4xe-Rubicon-based model is the “modern” installment, and it slots in as the third in a series of camping-optimized concepts that started with the 2019 Jeep Wayout and 2021 Jeep Farout.

1 month ago | motortrend.com | Frank Markus

Here are the seven concepts with which Jeep will be wrangling and gladiating the crowds at this year’s Easter Jeep Safari. Avid Jeep off-roaders started gathering in Moab around springtime back in the early 1960s, and by the mid-’60s the Easter Jeep Safari officially became "a thing," becoming a weeklong festival by the 1980s. Jeep, the brand, has been involved since the beginning, using it as an opportunity to show off new products and accessories, design concepts, paint colors and more.

1 month ago | motortrend.com | Frank Markus

Nissan’s new global Armada makes real progress in many areas but regresses a bit in a few others. Remarkable on-road tire gripEpic braking distance for an off-roaderImpressive Klipsch sound systemWonky brake feelV-6 slower than V-8; gets windedMighty priceyWe like to imagine the march of progress making everything better as time and technology advance, but forward progress is occasionally paired with a backward step or two, as is the case with the 2025 Nissan Armada.

1 month ago | motortrend.com | Frank Markus

The pricey AWD Equinox RS writes sportiness checks its Hummer EV bones can’t cash, but the humble base car exceeds expectations. Great screens with good contentBetter ride than RS, plus respectable handlingFantastic value for $35KOptions add up fast288V architecture kneecaps charging speedNo phone mirroring for text messagesWe wanted desperately to love the 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV.

1 month ago | motortrend.com | Frank Markus

Can this lighter, cheaper, fully active setup outperform fancy-pants suspensions from McLaren, Ferrari, and Nio? It’s tough to beat the power of a hydraulic suspension, as TikTok reelz of chrome-bedecked lowriders bouncing up and over onto their roofs can attest. But hydraulic technology hasn’t progressed much since the 1950s. It still relies mostly on a central pressure source feeding a network of steel tubes that remain vulnerable to pinching, crimping, corrosion, and leaks.