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Every vehicle is an adventure.
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Mitsubishi to Celebrate “Delica Festival” with Custom Versions of Delica D:5 and Delica Mini at Tokyo Auto Salon 2026.
Mitsubishi Delica Festival at Tokyo Auto Salon
Mitsubishi will be theming its booth at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon as the "Delica Festival." It'll showcase eight vans in the booth.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Mitsubishi to Celebrate “Delica Festival” with Custom Versions of Delica D:5 and Delica Mini at Tokyo Auto Salon 2026.
We sincerely hope Mitsubishi indeed brings back the Montero/Pajero, and that it comes stateside.
The Mitsubishi Montero Is Coming Back. Probably. Maybe. - Crankshaft Culture
Mitsubishi may be bringing back its iconic Montero / Pajero, at least according to the last second of a video.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:34 PM
We sincerely hope Mitsubishi indeed brings back the Montero/Pajero, and that it comes stateside.
The anticipation is REAL: Our very own @mercedeslilienthal.com is headed to the 2026 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia! She'll be covering three accomplished Land Rover Defender teams + DEFENDER DAKAR D7X-Rs at this year's Dakar Rally, competing in the new ‘Stock’ category for production‑based vehicles.
January 2, 2026 at 11:13 PM
The anticipation is REAL: Our very own @mercedeslilienthal.com is headed to the 2026 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia! She'll be covering three accomplished Land Rover Defender teams + DEFENDER DAKAR D7X-Rs at this year's Dakar Rally, competing in the new ‘Stock’ category for production‑based vehicles.
As @andylilienthal.bsky.social starts driving from WI to OR solo, @mercedeslilienthal.com starts the second major leg of her trip. She's awaiting the first of three flights across the world. Seventeen hrs. flying and many more with layovers, etc. Stay tuned for updates!
January 2, 2026 at 2:54 PM
As @andylilienthal.bsky.social starts driving from WI to OR solo, @mercedeslilienthal.com starts the second major leg of her trip. She's awaiting the first of three flights across the world. Seventeen hrs. flying and many more with layovers, etc. Stay tuned for updates!
We, @andylilienthal.bsky.social and @mercedeslilienthal.com, spent time with the Fjällräven Expedition Down Lite Jacket for men and the Women’s Fjällräven Expedition Down Lite Jacket. Did they keep our core comfortable in below zero temps? Grab your hot chocolate and keep on reading. Lots of pics!
His-n-Hers Fjällräven Expedition Down Lite Jackets: Solid Contenders to Combat Cold Conditions - Crankshaft Culture
We tested his-n-hers Fjällräven Expedition Down Lite Jacket Fjällräven Expedition Down Lite Jacket. Will they keep us warm in frigid temps!
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January 1, 2026 at 8:38 PM
We, @andylilienthal.bsky.social and @mercedeslilienthal.com, spent time with the Fjällräven Expedition Down Lite Jacket for men and the Women’s Fjällräven Expedition Down Lite Jacket. Did they keep our core comfortable in below zero temps? Grab your hot chocolate and keep on reading. Lots of pics!
We, @andylilienthal.bsky.social and @mercedeslilienthal.com, wish you Happy New Year! May your 2026 adventures be safe, happy, and healthy.
January 1, 2026 at 4:56 AM
We, @andylilienthal.bsky.social and @mercedeslilienthal.com, wish you Happy New Year! May your 2026 adventures be safe, happy, and healthy.
Gear Garage: We, @andylilienthal.bsky.social and @mercedeslilienthal.com, just reviewed his-n-hers Sea to Summit Ascent Down Sleeping Bags.
Check out the Ascent line-up's features, stats, and what we thought of these down bags via our latest blog drop! #seatosummit #sleepingbags #gearreview #down
Check out the Ascent line-up's features, stats, and what we thought of these down bags via our latest blog drop! #seatosummit #sleepingbags #gearreview #down
Serious Sleepers: Testing His-n-Hers Sea to Summit Ascent Down Sleeping Bags - Crankshaft Culture
We test the Sea to Summit Ascent Down Sleeping Bag and the Sea to Summit Women’s Ascent Down Sleeping Bag to see how they rate in cold temps.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Gear Garage: We, @andylilienthal.bsky.social and @mercedeslilienthal.com, just reviewed his-n-hers Sea to Summit Ascent Down Sleeping Bags.
Check out the Ascent line-up's features, stats, and what we thought of these down bags via our latest blog drop! #seatosummit #sleepingbags #gearreview #down
Check out the Ascent line-up's features, stats, and what we thought of these down bags via our latest blog drop! #seatosummit #sleepingbags #gearreview #down
Everything we know about team #751 and their 1990 Mitsubishi Delica L300 Dakar Rally van.
1990 Mitsubishi Delica To Compete in 2026 Dakar Rally
An Italian team is entering a 1980 Mitsubishi Delica L300 into the Dakar rally's Classic class. It has a 140 hp diesel engine.
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December 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Everything we know about team #751 and their 1990 Mitsubishi Delica L300 Dakar Rally van.
After 20 model years, the Nissan Versa is dead. www.subcompactculture.com/2025/12/the-...
The Nissan Versa Is Officially Dead for 2026
Subcompact Culture features content about small cars, trucks, SUVs, and CUVs including reviews, editorials, travel, trends, and lifestyle.
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December 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
After 20 model years, the Nissan Versa is dead. www.subcompactculture.com/2025/12/the-...
Operation Frodo helps move beagles up for adoption from Omaha, NE to the Pacific Northwest, all with the help of the automotive media.
The Epic Cross-Country Run of Operation Frodo
Operation Frodo is an epic cross-country run to deliver beagles from the Midwest in Omaha, Nebraska to parts in the Pacific Northwest.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Operation Frodo helps move beagles up for adoption from Omaha, NE to the Pacific Northwest, all with the help of the automotive media.
There is NO better way to give than to help four-legged doggies! 2025 #OperationFrodo is underway and several auto journalists partnered with automotive manufacturers to rescue 20 beagles, puppies, and dogs from the Basset & Beagle Rescue of the Heartland in Omaha, NE. Read this inspiring story!
Good Deeds: Operation Frodo Gives 20 Dogs a New Lease on Life Thanks To The Automotive Media - Crankshaft Culture
2025 Operation Frodo saves 20 dogs and travels from Omaha, NE to the West Coast to deliver them to forever homes.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
There is NO better way to give than to help four-legged doggies! 2025 #OperationFrodo is underway and several auto journalists partnered with automotive manufacturers to rescue 20 beagles, puppies, and dogs from the Basset & Beagle Rescue of the Heartland in Omaha, NE. Read this inspiring story!
Just like that, we're in WI! We traveled 2,208 miles from OR to the cheese state and tested a 2025 Kia America Sorento X-Pro SX Prestige AWD SUV. We randomly bumped into friends and talented auto journalists kicking off the #OperationFrodo Beagle rescue project. They're taking 20 rescue dogs!
December 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Just like that, we're in WI! We traveled 2,208 miles from OR to the cheese state and tested a 2025 Kia America Sorento X-Pro SX Prestige AWD SUV. We randomly bumped into friends and talented auto journalists kicking off the #OperationFrodo Beagle rescue project. They're taking 20 rescue dogs!
Day two of our OR to WI cross-country trek with a 2025 Kia Sorento X-Pro SX Prestige AWD is done! This comfortable cruiser took us, @andylilienthal.bsky.social and @mercedeslilienthal.com, from Pendleton, OR to Rawlins, WY. Check it out!
December 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Day two of our OR to WI cross-country trek with a 2025 Kia Sorento X-Pro SX Prestige AWD is done! This comfortable cruiser took us, @andylilienthal.bsky.social and @mercedeslilienthal.com, from Pendleton, OR to Rawlins, WY. Check it out!
Road trip review with a 2025 Kia America Sorento X-Pro SX Prestige AWD! Headed across the US with Kia's three-row SUV. Will it tick all our boxes for a comfortable, powerful, and spacious road tripper? Stay tuned as we head OR to WI (and back)!
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December 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Road trip review with a 2025 Kia America Sorento X-Pro SX Prestige AWD! Headed across the US with Kia's three-row SUV. Will it tick all our boxes for a comfortable, powerful, and spacious road tripper? Stay tuned as we head OR to WI (and back)!
@mercedeslilienthal.com
@andylilienthal.bsky.social
@mercedeslilienthal.com
@andylilienthal.bsky.social
Gear Garage: Wanna stay warm? We reviewed the Cotopaxi Fuego Max Down Hooded Jacket. Mercedes tries the Sienna/Fjord colorway. See how it stacks up against cold weather by checking out our feature via crankshaftculture.com. Link to jacket: cotopaxi.pxf.io/YR5VnK. #cotopaxi #affiliate #gearreview
December 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Gear Garage: Wanna stay warm? We reviewed the Cotopaxi Fuego Max Down Hooded Jacket. Mercedes tries the Sienna/Fjord colorway. See how it stacks up against cold weather by checking out our feature via crankshaftculture.com. Link to jacket: cotopaxi.pxf.io/YR5VnK. #cotopaxi #affiliate #gearreview
Gear Garage: If you need a roomy, stylish, and warm puffy, we reviewed the Cotopaxi Fuego Max Down Hooded Jacket. First up? Men's in Woods/Fatigue. See how it stacks up against cold weather by checking out our feature via crankshaftculture.com. Link to jacket: cotopaxi.pxf.io/jeERyb #affiliate
December 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Gear Garage: If you need a roomy, stylish, and warm puffy, we reviewed the Cotopaxi Fuego Max Down Hooded Jacket. First up? Men's in Woods/Fatigue. See how it stacks up against cold weather by checking out our feature via crankshaftculture.com. Link to jacket: cotopaxi.pxf.io/jeERyb #affiliate
This isn't just a holiday gift guide. Ours is filled with travel and adventure products we actually use and love. And if we enjoy them, you, your family, and friends will too.
2025 Crankshaft Culture 'Not Another Holiday Gift Guide' Gift Guide
Yes, it's another holiday gift guide, but the Crankshaft Culture Gift Guide is full of reviewed and vetted products we actually love.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This isn't just a holiday gift guide. Ours is filled with travel and adventure products we actually use and love. And if we enjoy them, you, your family, and friends will too.
You know you've had an impact on car culture when your old Mitsubishi Delica Star Wagon is immortalized in internet meme form. #WeirdCarBS
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 AM
You know you've had an impact on car culture when your old Mitsubishi Delica Star Wagon is immortalized in internet meme form. #WeirdCarBS
When we were in Iceland in 2019, I took a photo of this Suzuki Jimny in Iceland at the Formula Offroad Iceland event parking lot in Akranes. Now I have Jimny, and this gives me bad ideas. #WeirdCarBS
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
When we were in Iceland in 2019, I took a photo of this Suzuki Jimny in Iceland at the Formula Offroad Iceland event parking lot in Akranes. Now I have Jimny, and this gives me bad ideas. #WeirdCarBS
@mercedeslilienthal.com's 2026 Subaru Outback feature article via OVR Magazine is LIVE! She peels back the many design layers of the all-new 7th gen Outback. She provides first impressions/stats. With 30 years in, do you love it or would you leave it? Tell us below! 👇
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November 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
@mercedeslilienthal.com's 2026 Subaru Outback feature article via OVR Magazine is LIVE! She peels back the many design layers of the all-new 7th gen Outback. She provides first impressions/stats. With 30 years in, do you love it or would you leave it? Tell us below! 👇
www.ovrmag.com/vehicle-feat...
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What's one vehicle you just wish they'd bring back?
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
What's one vehicle you just wish they'd bring back?
Here are some sneak-peek interior photos @mercedeslilienthal.com took of the all-new 7th gen 2026 Subaru Outback. Would you rock it? Article after the embargo lifts!
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Here are some sneak-peek interior photos @mercedeslilienthal.com took of the all-new 7th gen 2026 Subaru Outback. Would you rock it? Article after the embargo lifts!
@mercedeslilienthal.com just attended the 2026 Subaru Outback first-drive event in Sedona, AZ! The all-new 7th gen Outback was redesigned from the ground up with customer and enthusiast feedback in the automaker's forefront. Tech and driving impressions embargoed, article via OVR Magazine soon!
November 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM
@mercedeslilienthal.com just attended the 2026 Subaru Outback first-drive event in Sedona, AZ! The all-new 7th gen Outback was redesigned from the ground up with customer and enthusiast feedback in the automaker's forefront. Tech and driving impressions embargoed, article via OVR Magazine soon!
Back in 2017, we wrote a few articles called Recommended Routes. They showcased fun, achievable adventure travel routes. Should we bring the section back? crankshaftculture.com/2025/11/08/o...
Our Recommended Routes Highlight Great Adventure Travel Trips
In 2017, we wrote four stories called Recommended Routes. These showcased some overland adventures and how you can achieve them too.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Back in 2017, we wrote a few articles called Recommended Routes. They showcased fun, achievable adventure travel routes. Should we bring the section back? crankshaftculture.com/2025/11/08/o...
We've been reviewing the 2025 Ford Maverick XLT Hybrid AWD. Frugal, compact, and practical, we employed it for a dump run, bringing nealy 300 lbs. of old wood and spent antifreeze to the local dump/hazards site.
@andylilienthal.bsky.social
@mercedeslilienthal.com
@andylilienthal.bsky.social
@mercedeslilienthal.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We've been reviewing the 2025 Ford Maverick XLT Hybrid AWD. Frugal, compact, and practical, we employed it for a dump run, bringing nealy 300 lbs. of old wood and spent antifreeze to the local dump/hazards site.
@andylilienthal.bsky.social
@mercedeslilienthal.com
@andylilienthal.bsky.social
@mercedeslilienthal.com