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On the Expedition Portal front page, Scott drives an EarthCruiser EXP on Fraser Island, Queensland, and shares his impressions. https://expeditionportal.com/the-earthcruiser/

https://www.cycleworld.com/2018-kawasaki-klx250-review Kawasaki has offered a single cylinder four stroke 250cc dual sport bike to USA customers for many years. In 2014, however, they withdrew from the 250cc market to focus on other classes of motorcycle. Now the KLX250 is back, offering fuel...

Celebrating 60 years of production, Honda has announced that the Super Cub will return to USA in 2019. Specs here: https://powersports.honda.com/2019/super-cub-c125-abs.aspx The basic Super Cub design has been in production since 1958. Honda has sold more that 100 million Super Cubs worldwide...

Owners of Land Rover Discovery, BMW X5, Mercedes GLE, Audi Q7, Lexus LX and other big SUVs have noticed that their third row of seats is really for children. Jeep Grand Cherokee owners are in the same boat. That’s why Jeep is working on a new longer SUV for 2021 (maybe to be called Grand...

http://www.toledoblade.com/Automotive/2018/04/27/Jeep-Wrangler-JK-run-ends-making-way-for-Jeep-truck.html After 12 years and more than 2.1 million vehicles produced, the Jeep JK assembly line has fallen silent . The factory will be converted to produce the new Pickup. The JL Wrangler is already...

Alternet Systems is a Texas company that develops electric power solutions for a variety of industries. Alternet recently created the ReVolt Electric Motorbikes company to apply Alternet’s rechargeable electric motor systems to motorcycles. The proof of concept for ReVolt will be an...

Nissan is building up a 2018 Armada (Patrol in the rest of the world) for overlanding, and will show the result at the 2018 Overland ExPo West meeting in May. Mods include a suspension lift, taller tires, and bumpers, plus the usual rooftop tent, off-road lighting and swing away spare tire...

http://fiftyten.de/en/ FiftyTen is a German company that makes a modular popup camper. It consists of — a pickup flatbed (or tray, in Australia-speak) that has side mounted storage lockers and a rear-mounted slideout drawer; — a box that covers the flatbed, with large lift-up access panels — a...

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2018/02/2019-toyota-tacoma-trd-pro-ups-its-trail-cred.html Toyota has tweaked the Tacoma TRD Pro suspension for 2019. Longer front springs add an inch of ride height. Softer rear springs increase articulation. (no word on the effect of the new spring rates on cargo...

http://www.transeurotrail.org/ Following the concept of the Trans-America Trail, a group of trail riding enthusiasts has assembled the Trans Euro Trail (TET), a set of routes that take you around Europe on dirt roads and trails. The routes are suitable for dirt bikes, bicycles, and horseback...

Chevrolet just announced that the 2019 Silverado 1500 will have a 3.0L Diesel engine option. And get this - the diesel will be a straight six, like Mercedes and BMW offer in their passenger cars. The Diesel will send power through a 10 speed transmission. No word yet on torque and hp ratings...

Diesel power may be fading into history in passenger cars, but it's bigger than ever in trucks. Case in point: Ford just announced the specs for the 2018 F150 with Diesel engine. 3.0L V6 Diesel engine, built in the same plant as Land Rover's diesels, but with strengthened internals 10 speed...

Two and three years ago, the autobahn-storming 1000cc and above adventure machines were revamped and new models introduced. Models include the KTM Super Adventure 1290 and 1190, Aprilla Caponard Rally 1200, Ducati Multistrada 1200, Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200, Triumph Tiger Explorer XC, Suzuki...

Can’t let the new Wrangler have all the glory! Announced in September, Land Rover is showing the Discovery SVX at the LA Auto Show now. The new model is supposed to be the most offroad-oriented Discovery to date. Features include a supercharged 5.0L engine, increased ground clearance...

http://www.fortheride.com/stories/the-no-compromise-off-road-tiger/ The Triumph "For the Ride" web site has the story of how two brothers modified a Triumph 800 XCX for use in the PanAfrica Rally, which has just concluded in eastern Morocco. Not sure how they did in the race.

The iPhone's built-in camera has a pretty wide standard lens, roughly the equivalent field of view of a 28mm full frame DSLR lens. Apple recognizes this is a limitation, so they added a second camera and lens to the iPhone 6, 7 and 8 Plus models. The second lens is a 2x zoom, or 56mm in DSLR...

http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news-new-bikes/loncin-reveals-650cc-adventure-bike Chinese motor maker Loncin is showing a new machine aimed at ADV riders. It's called the 650 DS8. Engine is a single cylinder Rotax design, which used to be used by BMW in the G650 GS. Price was not...

https://www.autoblog.com/2017/09/26/first-look-mercedes-benz-all-new-sprinterter-van/ At the North American Commercial Vehicle show in Atlanta, Mercedes announced that a revised Sprinter will start shipping in early 2018. Details are scarce right now. I was interested to learn that 3.3 million...

https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/design/superaccurate-gps-chips-coming-to-smartphones-in-2018 Today, the GPS in our phones and tablets is accurate to about 16 feet. Broadcom just announced a GPS chip that is accurate to 30 cm, about one foot. The chip uses less power than...

With iOS 11, Apple gives the option to use a new format called HEIC to store images on the iPhone and iPad. HEIC promises to reduce by about half the amount of storage space an image requires, without losing image quality. Today, only the latest Apple devices can open and view HEIC images...