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Expedition Overland Featured Articles
Expedition Overland is passionate about pushing the envelope of what is possible in overland vehicle builds, international travel, and self-reliant remote expeditions. We are occasionally featured in print and online publications, some of those are featured below.
Vehicle Features
Everyday People, Extraordinary Things
“Ninety-five percent of Expedition Overland viewers will never be able to drive the length of the Pan-American Highway, but our videos could inspire them to unplug and leave civilization behind for an adventure.”
The Lexus GXOR Concept Is for Overlanders Who Want a Bit of Luxury
Lexus has just revealed a heavily modified version of its GX SUV that is perfect for those that want to do some overlanding while retaining at least a modicum of luxuriousness.
Lexus GXOR Concept Is for Overlanders With Discerning Tastes
While you might see plenty of first-gen GXs rocking light bars and knobby tires, it's pretty rare to see a brand new GX fully kitted out with off-road gear.
Did Lexus Just Create the Perfect Overlanding Rig?
Yet here comes Toyota’s luxury division, charging out of the blue with what could well be the greatest automaker-made overlanding rig we’ve ever seen: The Lexus GXOR Concept.
Lexus GXOR is a conceptual offering to the overlanding crowd
This truck's so well equipped for trekking continents, however, that Lexus might have expanded the full meaning of GXOR to Gone eXtremely Off Road.
LEXUS GXOR CONCEPT IS MADE FOR ADVENTURE
To all of the GX enthusiasts that use their rigs to escape on epic adventures, and proudly share the #GXOR, this concept build is for you. Thank you for inspiring us to Experience Amazing.
Top 10 Overland Vehicles From SEMA 2019: XOverland Gladiator
There were Jeep Gladiators all over the show, but few could hold a candle to the impressive full-featured build that XOverland put together.
This Completely-Overhauled Jeep Gladiator 4×4 Is Ready To Overland
Expedition Overland, for example, has made a habit of reforming the industry’s most interesting platforms into monstrous, masculine visages of their former selves — and this 2019 Jeep Gladiator is no different.
Unbeatable Rigs: Expedition Overland's Jeep Gladiator ‘Odin’
Odin initially followed in the tyre tracks of several other Expedition Overland rigs but was taken to the next level, built to handle even the most extreme conditions. As the most capable Gladiator in the Jeep range, this 2020 Rubicon Edition was the perfect platform to build from.
Expedition Overland Tundra
“As Expedition Overland founder Clay Croft tells it, this project has been the dream build he and his team have been thinking about for years. It's truly inspiring and showcases the full potential of the well proven Tundra full size pickup.”
Featured Vehicle: Expedition Overland’s Toyota 4Runner
“As we are prone to do, we have once again lured another beautiful truck into our garage. This time we managed to wrangle the keys out of the hands of Clay Croft, the chief instigator behind Expedition Overland.”
Expedition Overland: Building a Vehicle to Survive the Trek
“The team over at Expedition Overland explore some of the most remote places in North America and now Central America in a new expedition.”
ExPo Classifieds: XOverland’s 4Runner and Tacoma
Expedition Overland has inspired thousands of people to get out there and explore the world around them. They have also spurred the birth of countless overland builds imitating their now famous Toyotas.
The Definition of a Complete Overland Build
“Expedition Overland's third Toyota Tacoma, a 2016 TRD Double Cab, is by far the most equipped Taco they've ever had.”
Featured Vehicle: Expedition Overland’s Toyota Tacoma
“The one area where the Tacoma needed to be modified to meet the long-haul demands of the Expedition Overland team was with––livability. Enter the highly anticipated Tacoma Habitat from the gurus at AT Overland Equipment.”
Video Features
Expedition Overland Continues to Answer Call for Uplifting Family Adventure Content
After four successful seasons with more than 258 million minutes watched on YouTube and 74+ million minutes streamed on Amazon Prime Video, the upcoming Arctic Solo Series follows the adventures of just one truck and a small crew tackling the Canadian Arctic during the winter. Viewers are introduced to crew members Richard and Ashley Giordano, who travel through sub-zero temperatures and remote landscapes in Expedition Overland’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma.
XOverland Hits Amazon Prime Video
We have known the Crofts and the team at XOverland personally for nearly a decade, and have always found them to be honest, credible, and quality adventurers. In the world of Instagram “Fauxverlanding”, there are few media outlets that truly inspire us, but Expedition Overland is most certainly one.
Choosing Your First Overland Vehicle
From the folks at Expedition Overland, Oh Hey There with Jeff is a series that highlights the nuances of overlanding. This installment, Choosing an Overland Vehicle, helps explain which variables you should consider when making your first purchase.
Follow An Insane Off-Road Adventure To The Tip Of Alaska And Back
The Expedition Overland web series follows team of ambitious individuals who built two long-range Toyotas then spent weeks (and week) running them from Montana all the way to the farthest drivable part of Alaska and back.
ExOfficio® Sponsors Second Season of Expedition Overland Web Series
As sponsor of the 2013 expedition to Alaska and the Yukon, ExOfficio outfitted the eight-member cast in technical apparel designed for travel, trekking, and fishing with benefits like sun protection, insect protection, ventilation and lightweight packability.
A Rooftop Tent to Rule Them All
From Expedition Overland, this episode of the show Oh Hey There with Jeff gives a detailed preview of the Adventure Trailers Habitat truck topper. The sleep system is made in partnership with tent manufacturer Nemo Equipment and is able to support up to 600 pounds.
Expedition Overland: Central America
After overlanding from Belize to Guatemala, and then on to El Salvador, Team 5 ran a two-day remote medical clinic where they saw over 100 medical and dental patients.
Hiline Productions to Release Season 2 of Expedition Overland: 10,000 Miles of Epic Adventure
The highly anticipated Expedition Overland (XO) will return in season 2 for a truly epic journey through Central America – one of the most breathtaking and complex areas of the world.
Expedition Overland South America Premier
To celebrate the season premiere, Expedition Overland and Toyota teamed up for a release event at the Studio Movie Grill near the new Texas-based Toyota HQ. Area Toyota off-road clubs and overland enthusiasts were invited for free admission and popcorn.
Racing
Rebelle Rally Recap: Spotlight on Team X Elles Racing
The fourth and fifth place race is sure to be highly contested, with Nena Barlow and Kande Jacobsen of the Squirrel Girls leading Rhonda Cahill and Rachelle Croft of the X Elles by only two points.
Team X Elles Racing
Half a world from home. In the middle of the desert. Two women with a truck, a map, and a compass. Is this crazy?
Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads: Rebelle Rally 2019
Rachelle Croft and Taylor Pawley, winners of the 2019 Rebelle Rally, tell us about what it’s like to compete in the first women’s off-road navigation rally raid in the U.S.
Tough Women, Tough Trucks.
Combat Flip Flops will be sponsoring the Rebelle Rally, the first women’s off-road navigation rally raid in the United States, as well as the all-star The X Elles racing team of Rhonda Cahill and Rachelle Croft.
Team X Elles Win The 2019 Rebelle Rally With A Stock Lexus GX 460
That’s what the X Elles, a Lexus-supported team taking on the all-women Rebelle Rally faced this year, as they took on some of North America’s most challenging terrain. Rachelle Croft and Taylor Pawley piloted a bone stock 2019 Lexus GX 460 to victory, beating 37 competitors across the eight-day competition.
Ep 96: Rachelle Croft Returns
Rochelle Croft comes back on to the show to talk about her recent win in the @rebellerally with @taylor.pawley. We loved the way she talks about how celebrating small wins can add up to a big victory. Congratulations to Team X Elles.
ROCKIN’ THE RALLY: 2019 LEXUS GX 460 WINS REBELLE RALLY
Piloted by Rachelle Croft and Taylor Pawley, the pair of adventurers utilized their love for challenging the status quo and their experience on the international off-roading stage to beat 37 competitors from a variety of classes during the eight days of intense competition.
Rockin' The Rally: 2019 Lexus GX 460 Wins Rebelle Rally
The X Elles, a Lexus-supported all-women team fielding a completely stock 2019 GX 460, overcame some of North America's most grueling off-road terrain – all without GPS or mobile phones – to clinch first place overall and bone stock wins at the 2019 Rebelle Rally.
Is the Rebelle Rally the Most Important Off-road Competition in North America?
The smell of gasoline, the sound of thunderous exhausts, the teeming energy drink representatives, and million-dollar tube-chassis race trucks. The Rebelle Rally is, well, none of that. In fact, it’s not a race at all, but rather a competitive and inspiring navigation and driving challenge.