The Ariel Nomad Tactical is a road-legal off-road machine, perfect for rock crawling and dune jumping, but not your daily driver.

With a 0-to-60 time of under five seconds, the 516-pound buggy features a 100-horsepower engine, pressurized nitrogen shocks, and off-road tires to help drivers navigate any type of trail.

Tallman-Duceshi raced a purple dune buggy across Oceano Dunes in the 1950s, an era when women were far less likely to do such a thing. As a co-founder of the California Off Road Vehicle ...