Automotive

Duckworth Overland has set out to meld two of the most recognizable products in land travel: the Land Rover Defender and the streamlined aluminum camper. The resulting "Aerover" has go-anywhere 4x4 grit and stylish coachbuilt living accommodations.

German designer Nils Holger Moormann has joined forces with Custom-Bus Camping Vans to launch the Streifenwagen, a campervan based on a VW T6.1 that boasts a minimalist interior brimming with functionality, space-oriented comfort, and style.

Back In August we saw the world's very first "fossil-free" steel delivery makes its way to Volvo in Sweden, which the automaker has now fashioned into a mining lorry as a beacon of greener vehicle construction.

If you were planning to drive in Antarctica, you probably wouldn't plan on doing so in a vintage sports coupe. But you're not Renee Brinkerhoff, the racer looking to finish a 7-continent voyage by power-sledding across Antarctica in a Porsche 356A.

Overland builds from automakers tend to have an exterior focus, with mandatory 2-in suspension lifts, AT tires and, of course, obligatory X-Games jewelry. With the Expedition Off-Grid, Ford opens the doors and makes its large SUV a light camper van.

Rossmönster has years of experience creating the type of homey camper van that inspires people to declare the road their home. Now it takes a big step off-road, offering a hard-wall pop-up camper truck every bit as warm and comfy as its vans.

Chinese auto giant SAIC has let its design team stretch out on an ultra-futuristic EV project. The tilting R RYZR has outrageous design touches throughout, including hubless front wheels, swappable steering, and two seats that require serious faith.

A remarkable new battery and ultra-charger combo from Hong Kong's Desten Group claims 400-km electric vehicle top-ups in 4 minutes, 40 seconds, transferring energy at nearly a megawatt without excessive heat and lasting more than 3,000 cycles.

GM will kick off 2022 by premiering the much-anticipated all-electric Chevy Silverado at CES. The electric pickup will represent one of GM's first steps in a more mainstream EV direction, as electrics become a bigger part of its production.

GM is officially dialing its self-driving program up from "Super" to "Ultra." The all-new Ultra Cruise system promises a full hands-free driving experience in 95 percent of driving scenarios and on 2 million miles of pavement in the US and Canada.

When Toyota's reborn Supra debuted, the performance for the price was very good. And although the 5th-generation Supra is not, in fact, a Toyota, it hits a rare spot of excellence which transcends that detail.

Diesel-powered freight haulage is a dirty business, and we've seen a number of truck makers try to clean up the industry's act, including Daimler and Volvo. The UK's Terra is going for the long haul with the launch of its medium duty electric truck.