Off-road

Audi is exploring a more rugged, adventure-ready breed of electric utility vehicle. The Activesphere concept is a more versatile multipurpose EV, combining a sport sedan's body, 4x4's high ground clearance, and pickup truck's gear-carrying utility.

Ordinarily, we think of hand-pulled cargo carts as being one thing, and bicycle trailers as being another. The Mule wagon combines both in one off-road-capable device, which can also be mounted on a car or truck's trailer hitch.

Back in 2021, California's Aventon launched its first full-size fat-tire adventure ebike, the Aventure. Now the second generation has been released, adding responsive torque sensor to the design, and offering more per-charge range.

EarthCruiser has been readying itself for the upcoming EV takeover and is now offering customers the chance to get in on the ground floor of the electric overlanding age. Its slide-in electric pickup camper is officially available for preorder.

Startup Sasquatch Expedition Campers has made its intentions very clear, launching two of the gnarliest off-road trailers of 2022. The Highland 60 is the flagship, an unassuming hunk of metal that looks like a gear hauler but lives like a teardrop.

This year proved quite a big one for larger camper vans and motorhomes, highlighted by watching one of history's great concept campers make it to production. Take a look back at all the highlights from the year in large, innovative and expanding RVs.

Many of the most innovative RVs we saw in 2022 were of the smallest variety. From the adorable kei campers of Japan, to the bush-ready 4x4 micro-RVs of South Africa, to the e-camper vans of Europe, this year saw some truly one-of-a-kind tiny campers.

Continuing its love affair with fat tires, oddly-named e-mobility company Cyrusher has recently launched a new flagship – an all-terrain ebike called the Ranger that sports full suspension, a 1,200-W Bafang motor and a 50-mile battery.

Earlier this year, Space Campers previewed the "Swiss Army knife" of Cybertruck campers. Its new video shows it wasn't exaggerating. If it actually makes it to production, this truck topper might end up the most versatile micro-camper out there.

Swedish electric moto maker Cake is aiming to help clean up large-scale farming operations by replacing polluting machinery with the Kibb, an electric four-wheeler that can ride like an all-terrain vehicle or serve as an autonomous cargo hauler.

When we looked at the Bruder EXP-8 in 2021, Bruder had yet to create a video of the camper. It took a while, but Bruder has now published an EXP-8 video, showing the trailer explore remote parts of the world while detailing its impressive features.

We'd all like to think we go fast on the weekend, but Polaris sales manager Eric Borgen's got the ultimate proof. Roped into co-driving the storied Baja 1000, he discovered he's been mucking about with his friends in the desert at a race-winning pace.