Continue this wave
2013 Dodge Grand Caravan
Media library
6 photos
Media Studies
6 imagesView all 6 images
Story
Baja Barrage takes the 2013 Honda Crosstour—the ultimate “mom car” curveball—and rebuilds it with real desert logic: track width, travel, cooling, and survivability. The stock crossover silhouette stays recognizable, but everything beneath it is Trophy-inspired: wide arms, long shocks, and a chassis that’s been rethought around landing loads, not parking lots.
The look is loud because the function is louder—2050mm front and 2080mm rear track, beadlocks stuffed under hard-working arches, and a cage you can see doing its job. It’s the kind of build that would make sense in a pitside lineup: equal parts culture flip and engineering statement, aimed at big-speed whoops and clean, repeatable jumps.
Blueprint
The Whitepaper Room
Inspect drawing ↗Open blueprint study →Collectible Poster
Collector's Edition
Inspect poster ↗Technical dossier
Fictional engineering concept
Platform
2013 Honda Crosstour
Powertrain concept
3.5L J35-series V6 retained with desert-focused cooling
filtration
and baffling upgrades
ECU calibration for sustained load and safe AFRs in high-heat environments
High-flow intake with sealed airbox and cyclonic pre-filter for silt management
Exhaust routed for ground clearance with heat shielding and serviceable mounts
Aero package
High-mount roof scoop and ducting to cabin/ECU cooling and rear ventilation
Front light pod with integrated air management for radiator and oil cooler
Rear spare/tire tray with simple tail deflector to stabilize dust wake
Vented hood and fender exits to relieve underhood pressure at speed
Chassis & stance
2013 Honda Crosstour
Wheels & tires
17x8.5 forged beadlock wheels with reinforced outer rings for repeated impacts
35x12.50R17 desert all-terrain tires with stiff sidewalls and cut-resistant compound
Oversized motorsport hubs and studs to handle scrub radius and landing loads
Balanced for high-speed desert sections with conservative offset to protect bearings
Fabrication notes
Boxed and gusseted suspension pickup points with plated subframe interfaces
Shock towers and bypass mounts triangulated into cage structure for load path integrity
Modular front clip and quick-release panels for rapid pit access
Skid plates mounted on captured hardware with replaceable wear strips
Prints
Collect this build
Choose an available edition, then select its size and finish.
View print options
Keep exploring
Continue the exhibitionMom’s Baja BattalionWe just took the suburban warrior vehicles you thought only hauled car seats and sports gear and transformed them into desert-assault monsters that could chew up dunes and spit out dust like they were born in the Baja 1000.Build 5 of 6↗