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Every vehicle is an adventure.
Cars. Trucks. Travel. Culture.
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@mercedeslilienthal.com
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! 👇
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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.
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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
We tested the 2026 Subaru Solterra Touring XT EV! Check out what we liked (and didn't like) about it. By: @andylilienthal.bsky.social
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Review: 2026 Subaru Solterra Touring XT - Crankshaft Culture
We review the 2026 Subaru Solterra Touring XT after a week of driving in the Pacific Northwest.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We tested the 2026 Subaru Solterra Touring XT EV! Check out what we liked (and didn't like) about it. By: @andylilienthal.bsky.social
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In the driveway this week? The all-electric 2026 Subaru Solterra Touring XT. No crankshaft, but this 338 hp EV scoots. MSRP is $45,555 before destination. Article on our impressions soon! With @andylilienthal.bsky.social and @mercedeslilienthal.com.
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
In the driveway this week? The all-electric 2026 Subaru Solterra Touring XT. No crankshaft, but this 338 hp EV scoots. MSRP is $45,555 before destination. Article on our impressions soon! With @andylilienthal.bsky.social and @mercedeslilienthal.com.
We. @andylilienthal.bsky.social and @mercedeslilienthal.com, got new all-terrain tires for our 2022 Subaru Crosstrek (MT): BFGoodrich KO3s! We've never had an issue with any BFG sets we've run. So, when it came time for new rubber for our Subie, we opted for the new 215/75R15 KO3s.
November 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
We. @andylilienthal.bsky.social and @mercedeslilienthal.com, got new all-terrain tires for our 2022 Subaru Crosstrek (MT): BFGoodrich KO3s! We've never had an issue with any BFG sets we've run. So, when it came time for new rubber for our Subie, we opted for the new 215/75R15 KO3s.
Vintage Mitsubishi fans: we have two new t-shirts via our eBay store. Line art of a '91 Pajero and '94 Delica Space Gear! Available via our eBay store: www.ebay.com/usr/cranksha...
October 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Vintage Mitsubishi fans: we have two new t-shirts via our eBay store. Line art of a '91 Pajero and '94 Delica Space Gear! Available via our eBay store: www.ebay.com/usr/cranksha...
In the driveway this week? A crankshaft-less 2026 Subaru Solterra EV. Maybe we should change our name to Commutator Culture? ⚡⚡⚡
October 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
In the driveway this week? A crankshaft-less 2026 Subaru Solterra EV. Maybe we should change our name to Commutator Culture? ⚡⚡⚡
If you missed our live radio show with @opb.org, we @andylilienthal.bsky.social and @mercedeslilienthal.com got you! We were on Think Out Loud with Dave Miller. This show is OPB’s daily conversation covering news, politics, culture, and arts. Our topic? Our 2025 Alcan 5000 trip and TSD road rallies.
October 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If you missed our live radio show with @opb.org, we @andylilienthal.bsky.social and @mercedeslilienthal.com got you! We were on Think Out Loud with Dave Miller. This show is OPB’s daily conversation covering news, politics, culture, and arts. Our topic? Our 2025 Alcan 5000 trip and TSD road rallies.
We @andylilienthal.bsky.social and @mercedeslilienthal.com will
be live on the OPB Think Out Loud
show with Dave Miller tomorrow!
Tune in 12:00pm Pacific via
audioplayer.opb.org (or 91.5 FM) as we talk all things Alcan 5000 Rally and beyond.
Driver: Andy Lilienthal | Navigator:
Mercedes Lilienthal
be live on the OPB Think Out Loud
show with Dave Miller tomorrow!
Tune in 12:00pm Pacific via
audioplayer.opb.org (or 91.5 FM) as we talk all things Alcan 5000 Rally and beyond.
Driver: Andy Lilienthal | Navigator:
Mercedes Lilienthal
October 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
We @andylilienthal.bsky.social and @mercedeslilienthal.com will
be live on the OPB Think Out Loud
show with Dave Miller tomorrow!
Tune in 12:00pm Pacific via
audioplayer.opb.org (or 91.5 FM) as we talk all things Alcan 5000 Rally and beyond.
Driver: Andy Lilienthal | Navigator:
Mercedes Lilienthal
be live on the OPB Think Out Loud
show with Dave Miller tomorrow!
Tune in 12:00pm Pacific via
audioplayer.opb.org (or 91.5 FM) as we talk all things Alcan 5000 Rally and beyond.
Driver: Andy Lilienthal | Navigator:
Mercedes Lilienthal
POST-TAT RECAP REEL: last half of Day 29 of the TransAmerica Trail, we finish our 29-day, 15-state run! We had challenges. Would we, driver @andylilienthal.bsky.social and navigator @mercedeslilienthal.com finish? Would the Subaru complete our 7,163-mile-long trek (3,184 dirt, gravel, and rocks)?
October 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
POST-TAT RECAP REEL: last half of Day 29 of the TransAmerica Trail, we finish our 29-day, 15-state run! We had challenges. Would we, driver @andylilienthal.bsky.social and navigator @mercedeslilienthal.com finish? Would the Subaru complete our 7,163-mile-long trek (3,184 dirt, gravel, and rocks)?
POST-TAT RECAP REEL: first half of Day 29 of the TransAmerica Trail, Oregon’s Umpqua National Forest and Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. It's our 21st wedding anniversary! Total mileage: 7,163 (3,184.3 off-road). Total time: 29 days traveled/317 hrs., 5 min. driven. Total route deviations: 39.
October 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
POST-TAT RECAP REEL: first half of Day 29 of the TransAmerica Trail, Oregon’s Umpqua National Forest and Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. It's our 21st wedding anniversary! Total mileage: 7,163 (3,184.3 off-road). Total time: 29 days traveled/317 hrs., 5 min. driven. Total route deviations: 39.