Nickel Escape Compass



During WWII, Allied airmen were given covert compasses as part of their escape kits. Inspired by those live-saving implements, the Nickel Escape Compass can tell the direction using nothing but… Continue reading

Toyota Land Cruiser rises from the grave as cheaper, true-to-roots 4×4

Ok, the Toyota Land Cruiser was never technically dead. But it has been MIA from the American market for the past couple years. The last time American Toyota dealerships had new Land Cruisers to show, they were selling big, US$87K luxury SUVs. Or trying, anyway – the US public wasn’t exactly eating them up, so Toyota canceled the model all together. It didn’t plan to keep its longest-running nameplate off the SUV-hungry market for too long, though, going back to its roots to launch a different breed of Land Cruiser for adventurous Americans. The 2024 Land Cruiser 250 Series gets a chiseled body, ruggedized underpinnings and more affordable price tag. Continue reading