There were 423 vendors — up from the 415 in 2024 — at Overland Expo West 2025. I, of course, scoured all of them once again to bring you the latest products from the overland industry. 　　The hot vehicles this year, with loads of new products for, were the Grenadier, Land Cruiser 250, and F550 chassis cab. There were somehow...

　　Ram is back to doing what it does best: Offering special editions of its trucks that are more about delivering value to buyers with a little flair than they are about big price tags and fancy features. The latest is the 2026 Ram 1500 Express, continuing a name that Ram first offered 86 years ago. 　　Ram 1500 Express Fills the...

　　XOVERLAND has acquired Overland Journal and Expedition Portal.The acquisition will create the largest media company in the overlanding space, now including a print publication, forum, blog, podcast, and video studio all under one umbrella — Overland Collective. 　　Announced on April 29, 2025, the acquisition will create a massive voice in overland media. Terms of the agreement were not made public,...

　　After a few days of hard riding south of the border, the importance of luggage choices became pretty clear. In conditions as rugged and varied as Baja, the best gear quickly rises to the top. In just 3 days and a few hundred miles, it was easy to see the difference between the well-built and meticulously designed moto bags, and...

　　The new manual-transmission car is a rare breed these days.Given that theres no substitute for that connected feeling when rowing through the gears yourself, its worth seeking out whats still available with a manual gearbox on the U.S. market today. 　　Though there is some hope in Toyotas dreams of a stick-shift EV, we might be seeing the twilight years of...

　　Ford is going Coastal. The latest special bundle of goodies for the Ford Bronco is called the Bronco Coastal Package. Its a bundle of interesting extras, including another epic stripe package. 　　But this collection of goodies wont come cheap — especially if youre planning on adding it to your order before you take delivery. 　　Ford Custom Garage Sells This Bronco...

　　Want to see a waterfront caldera, a massive 200-year-old cactus, and a desert oasis? Just head to the Baja Peninsula. 　　The second-longest peninsula in the world, it extends nearly 800 miles, with the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Gulf of California (or Sea of Cortez) to the east. Geologically speaking, volcanic activity sheared off land from North America...

　　Combine a bright four-door Jeep Wrangler EJS concept vehicle, the Stellantiss Star*Up entrepreneurship program, and top industry manufacturer Dometic, and the results are impressive. Debuting at Overland Expo West this week, atop the Wrangler 4xe Sunchaser concept that debuted at the 2025 Easter Jeep Safari, is the Jeep Performance Parts (JPP) Awning and Rooftop Tent (ARTT) concept. 　　This is a...

　　This Jeep Gladiator is for bargain hunters. Jeep offers plenty of special-edition models, like Willys and Mojave, if youre closer to the higher end of its price range. But if youre looking at something nearer to the entry-spec model, you might have been feeling left out. The Jeep Gladiator Dark Sky might be just the ticket, adding some interesting extras...

　　Its the second stunning and bespoke BMW in as many years. The BMW Concept Speedtop is an elegant shooting brake based on the Skytop concept. 　　Revealed on the shores of Lake Como, at one of the worlds fanciest car gatherings, BMW will build a small run of this stunning and very special new design. 　　BMW Skytop Concept to Speedtop Reality...

　　As the PDK of the Porsche Cayman GT4 RS downshifts, I nose into a mid-speed sweeping left at maximum lateral Gs. As I do, the rear end swings out. I countersteer and dab the throttle to keep things steady and dance through the corner with stress-free poise. But these sliding tires aren’t a set of track day Michelins. Rather, theyre...

　　A new take on a rooftop tent, the Mammoth Overland SKL (skull) concept is being called a rooftop camper. Thats because it has no tent material, and it has an insulated shell and a full-onboard power system. 　　“While our HV, ELE, TL, and WLY trailers have been wildly successful, we realized that not everyone has room to store an off-road...