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These little-known machines have to rank as some of the greatest sandpit toys in history. Walking spider excavators offer an extraordinary range of capabilities through their articulating, extending legs, stabilizers, tilting wheels, and buckets.

Heavy duty construction machinery producer Caterpillar has built and demonstrated an electric version of its monstrous 2,650-horsepower mining truck, aimed at helping the mining industry transition to more sustainable operations.

While Praga has concerned itself mainly with go-karts, race cars and Dakar trucks in recent years, it made street cars back in 1907. Now it's back with the Bohema, a stunning, lightweight supercar with the 700-horsepower heart of a Nissan GT-R.

The Ford Maverick is the least expensive pickup in the US, so top it with the first inexpensive compatible camper, and you have America's most affordable new truck camper. The GFC pickup topper makes the Maverick a cheap, efficient camping machine.

It seems Rimac has been beaten by its own mighty powertrain. The Rimac-powered Pininfarina Battista electric hypercar has just snatched the production car acceleration records from 0-60-120 mph (and 0-100-200 km/h), and it's set a braking record too.

Decades after winning the Dakar Rally with a 911 in 1984, Porsche gives the average buyer the opportunity to rally a 911. The 911 Dakar debuts as a high-riding, road-legal 911 sports off-roader that will hit the market in 2023.

The Toyota Prius was introduced over 25 years ago and quickly became the synonym for "hybrid" – and often for ugly design as well. Now Toyota has unveiled the fifth generation of the car, and it's actually quite impressive.

Genesis unveiled its new X Convertible concept ahead of the LA Auto show. Based on the same architecture and electric powertrain as 2021's Genesis X and Genesis X Speedium concepts, the car marks the final chapter in the luxury brand’s X concept series.

Priced at just US$290,000, Drako's new Dragon hyper-SUV looks like the most comfy and practical way by far to get from 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in 1.9 seconds. This Model X-killer combines outrageous power with huge-screen luxury and doors that go up.

Many camper vans double as everyday 3-row MPVs, requiring the removal of seats or other parts to switch modes. A new Toyota HiAce camper van makes the switch without removing anything. It's a full-time camper van and full-time 7-passenger minivan.

It's only a matter of time before an EV startup gets to addressing its lack of an SUV, and Lucid Motors' time is now. The company teases the Gravity SUV, which looks promises to be an earthly spaceship with supercar performance and market-best range.

Croatian electric hypercar manufacturer Rimac has laid claim to the outright EV top speed record, at a blistering 258 mph (412 km/h), putting a 91-mph (146-km/h) gap on the highest speed we can find verifiably recorded for a Tesla Model S Plaid.

The first Chevy expedition RV in EarthRoamer's line, the new SX packs a carbon fiber shell equipped like a mini luxury home. The ultra-rugged RV carries amenities like off-grid electricity and digital entertainment to the exact middle of nowhere.

Nobody likes leaving valuables in their parked car, no matter how well those items may be hidden from passers-by. That's where the Boosted Safe comes in, as it's a vehicle-locked safe that can be disguised as a booster seat.

Utah's Transcend Energy Group claims it has a relatively simple and cheap way to dramatically increase the torque output of combustion engines, simply by replacing the standard connecting rods with new two-piece designs with a secondary joint.