How to Use off-roader in a Sentence

off-roader

noun
  • The Ford Bronco’s days as the automaker’s coolest off-roader are over.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 July 2024
  • To the delight of Earth-loving off-roaders, Jeep has announced that the first all-electric Wrangler is in the works.
    Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2023
  • There are, of course, many more options for buyers who aren't inclined to stick to the bare-bones off-roader setup.
    Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 18 May 2023
  • Summer tends to be the busiest time of year, attracting hikers, bikers, and off-roaders.
    Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Like so many of the finer things in Drizzy’s life, his new off-roader is big, brash and guaranteed to annoy a lot of people online.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The misguided off-roader received a fine from the State Parks service and managed to move their truck off the beach after deflating the tires.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024
  • In a bid to make the R1 line into a sports car/off-roader hybrid, Rivian had to go all out with its suspension system.
    Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The burly off-roader comes with several performance upgrades, the chief of which is a twin-turbo V-8 that pumps out well over 600 horses.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 July 2024
  • The Detroit giant has just a new announced a new variant of its popular off-roader called the Stroppe Special Edition for the 2025 model year.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
  • In fact, last year the Urus accounted for 58 percent of Lamborghini's overall worldwide sales, the triumph of the weirdo off-roader.
    Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Because Toyota’s mission was to build an over-lander and off-roader, Toyota preserved the rear cargo area for just that: Cargo.
    Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Rally mode is effective for fun on mud and other low-traction surfaces, but don’t mistake it for an off-roader.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2024
  • Parked in the middle of the expo grounds, visitors examined the camo-print exterior of the Solar 2+2, a four-seater golf cart and off-roader all in one vehicle.
    Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
  • The wide off-road tires are left largely exposed to give it the extreme approach, departure, and breakover angles required of a serious off-roader.
    Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The sporty off-roader made its debut at Art Basel Miami, just days after the designer’s tragic passing.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2023
  • For off-roaders, Jeep consumers certainly want uniqueness which confirms loyalty to the brand.
    Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
  • The company’s off-roader will be powered by a drivetrain that includes electric motors on each axle (giving it all-wheel drive) and a 42-kWh battery pack.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 May 2024
  • Here is my experience as an off-roader visiting Moab, Utah.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 20 Apr. 2024
  • While that vehicle didn’t earn the military contract, Toyota saw value in the the small off-roader and continued its development.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The Montero Sport has a manual transfer-case lever that hard-core off-roaders prefer to the electro-four-wheel-drive switches popularized by the ubiquitous Explorer.
    Phil Berg, Car and Driver, 5 Sep. 2023
  • This picturesque series of arid, dusty flats and towering sand mountains has long been a playground for off-roaders and car-advertising photographers.
    Don Schroeder, Car and Driver, 29 May 2023
  • Despite extreme heat and dryness, county public-works crews were moving boulders with heavy machinery to halt off-roaders from riding ATVs on wilderness areas.
    The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 18 Sep. 2024
  • But the company did say the EV would be a true off-roader with a focus on speed and performance — as is typical of vehicles designed for the notoriously hilly Goodwood Festival.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 14 July 2023
  • Residents are dealing with as much as 7 feet of snow, and sheriffs' authorities have conducted 17 rescue operations to help off-roaders and skiers.
    CBS News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • More than 1,200 people fled from Hungry Valley Park, a popular destination for off-roaders and bikers known for its scenic motorcycle trails.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
  • Volkswagen has just unveiled a pair of electric concepts inspired by the long-defunct International Harvester Scout off-roader.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Residents are dealing with as much as 7 feet (2 meters) of snow, and sheriffs’ authorities have conducted 17 rescue operations to help off-roaders and skiers.
    John Antczak, Amy Taxin and Ben Finley, ajc, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Her campaign to create the monuments amid the unfolding desert land rush turned out to be a lengthy one, held up for years by conflicts among environmentalists, off-roaders, hunters and renewable energy interests.
    Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Rover first envisioned this experimental off-roader, dubbed Land Rover, as a stopgap, keeping the company afloat until luxury-car production got back up to speed—but almost from the beginning, the Land Rover was a runaway success.
    Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 18 June 2024
  • Sheriffs’ authorities have conducted 17 rescue operations to help off-roaders and skiers.
    Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023

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