I started critiquing cars at age 5 by bumming rides home from church in other parishioners’ new cars. At 16 I started running parts for an Oldsmobile dealership and got hooked on the car biz.

We take the Ford Ranger off the pavement and into real off-road terrain to see what it can do. This test drive shows how it handles mud, rocks, steep climbs, and rough trails. With a starting price ...

What Makes the XRT Pro Off-Road Capable? To recap our earlier, less off-road-focused intro to the model, the XRT Pro trim for the Palisade comes equipped with 255/60R18 all-terrain tires (Continental ...

01/30/26 UPDATE: This review has been updated with instrumented test results. If you're ever challenged to name three new turbocharged, manual-transmission Toyotas—say, by the wizard who guards the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Teo Van Runkle is a journalist who covers the auto industry. The past decade-plus introduced an entirely unexpected era ...

Of the four trucks in our comparison, the Ford Ranger Raptor did the best in our on-road testing thanks to its fun-to-drive nature, test-leading ride quality and comfortable seats. What served the ...