If you've been a reader for some time, you might remember our old '94 red Dodge appropriately named Jinxy. It came into the magazine getting a homebrewed coilover and long-link suspension,but it blew ...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) recently spent $2.5 million to upgrade the climatic test cell at its Chrysler Technology Center (CTC) in Auburn Hills, MI, with a new "4x4" dynomometer. The "front dyno ...

We don't think it's fair to call the G500 4x4 a "car." It's so tall that it needs a truck-like bumper to stop other cars from sliding under it in a crash. Likewise, the running gear is unlike any ...

For those who tow (or intend to), haul heavy loads (or intend to) or need to do both while carrying family members on vacation (or intend to), the three-quarter-ton pickup truck can be a perfect ...

Any test session at Westech Performance Group is an enlightening experience. Depending on how things go, it can either be a joyous or a humbling situation. Either way, there's always something to ...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has announced that it has spent $2.5 million to improve its Chrysler Technology Center (CTC) at the FCA HQ in Auburn Hills, Mich. The new CTC is designed to test the ...

A heavily modified pickup exploded over the weekend during a dyno event in Ogden, Utah. This particular RAM truck comes from Industrial Injection Diesel Performance and was one of the highlights of ...

Clampy's old 22RE four-cylinder engine was a great powerplant for a mini-truck. Though not a powerhouse, it was torquey and reliable, but when mixed with a blown head and a hundred-some thousand miles ...

Want your ride featured on HOT ROD?Click hereto find out how! Some people build a hot rod, others restore a classic car, and some others get themselves a capable off-road 4X4. Harry Holck of Clifton ...