500-mile camper bus looks to blow open electrified RVing in USA

The US market has been slowly catching up with Europe on all-electric RVs but still lacks plug-in hybrid options. Thor and Harbinger are looking to change all that with an all-new Class A motorhome that promises a robust 500-mile PHEV range.

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Semi-cube camper is the budget mini-RV that’s not quite as it seems

A bit inside the box, a bit outside, the Maxvan Access camper is like no other. Maxvan pushes out the driver-side wall to create a split-bodied camper van with spacious, open floor plan further enhanced by a Murphy bed and hideaway bathroom.

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Review: 2024 Ford Ranger is new, improved, and comes as a Raptor

Ford redesigned the Ranger pickup truck for the 2024 model year, pushing it into its fifth generation. I drove both the XLT and the Raptor, comprising two of the four models of Ranger available now.

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Iconic Westfalia camper van streamlined into fast-pitching all-roader

Westfalia updated one of van life's icons at this year's Düsseldorf Caravan Salon. The simpler, more streamlined James Cook camper van does away with the added bulk of an expansion module, going for faster four-sleeper setup, on or off road.

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Watch: Full-size driveable Lego McLaren P1 hits 40 mph

What's the most amount of time you've ever spent putting together a Lego model? A team of 23 lunatics from the Lego group and McLaren Automotive spent over 8,000 hours putting together a full-size working P1 replica that clocked 40 mph on a racetrack.

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New Ford micro-camper exceeds the Nugget in tiny camping efficiency

The tiniest motorized camper we saw at this year's Düsseldorf Caravan Salon is a slick, stealthy micro-camper built on Ford's smallest van. No, not the Transit Connect, but the Transit Courier, an even smaller van that looks like a small crossover.

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Concept camper bus dares you to gaze (and smell) into RVing’s future

Mobilvetta is exploring the future of RVing with a concept it calls Fluideen. The design study looks to seamlessly blend the natural with the technological, bringing features like scented wallpaper and retractable furnishings.

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StarVan camper’s novel sleeping pod multiplies living space

With obvious interior space limitations, vanlife can be a lesson in compromises. But thanks to a clever rear expansion module from StarVan, wanderlust adventurers should sleep in comfort when parked for the night.

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Volkswagen camper vans make hero’s return to USA at reasonable price

It's been over two decades coming, but the VW camper van is finally riding again in the United States. With a walkaway price under $75,000, the very first American ID. Buzz camper van proves a nice departure from the common $100K camper van prices.

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Lap record at first sight: Koenigsegg Jesko tears up Laguna Seca

On August 18, Christian Von Koenigsegg turned up at the Laguna Seca race track with a car and driver, neither of which had ever seen the track in the flesh. The driver wasn't completely unprepared, he'd apparently cranked out a few laps on a Playstation.

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