A lift-assisted rack mountable to a roof rack of a vehicle and pivotable between a transport configuration and a loading configuration, the lift-assisted rack comprising: at least one base section having an engagement surface and being securable to a section of the roof rack of the vehicle; at least one pivoting link (20, 21) pivotable relative to a corresponding one of the at least one base section and extending between a link proximal end and a link distal end, the at least one pivoting link (20, 21) being pivotally connected to the corresponding one of the at least one base section at the link proximal end, to pivot about a static pivot point relative to the corresponding one of the at least one base section during pivoting of the at least one pivoting link (20, 21); an article support pivotally connected to the at least one pivoting link (20, 21), at the link distal end thereof; at least one pivoting arm pivotable relative to a corresponding one of the at least one base section and extending between an arm proximal end and an arm distal end, the at least one pivoting arm being operatively connected to the corresponding one of the at least one base section at the arm proximal end and being pivotable of a predetermined angular distance; and at least one lift-assisting strut extending between a strut proximal end and a strut distal end, each one of the at least one lift-assisting strut being pivotally connected to a corresponding one of the at least one pivoting links (20, 21) at the strut distal end and being pivotally connected to the arm distal end of a corresponding one of the at least one pivoting arm, at the strut proximal end; characterized in that: the article support includes at least one substantially horizontal section being maintained in a substantially horizontal orientation during the transition between the transport configuration and the loading configuration; and the at least one pivoting arm is positioned and configured to allow the proximal end of each lift-assisting strut to move angularly relative to the corresponding elongated base section, without resistance from the corresponding lift-assisting strut, for the predetermined angular distance. at least one base section having an engagement surface and being securable to a section of the roof rack of the vehicle; at least one pivoting link (20, 21) pivotable relative to a corresponding one of the at least one base section and extending between a link proximal end and a link distal end, the at least one pivoting link (20, 21) being pivotally connected to the corresponding one of the at least one base section at the link proximal end, to pivot about a static pivot point relative to the corresponding one of the at least one base section during pivoting of the at least one pivoting link (20, 21); an article support pivotally connected to the at least one pivoting link (20, 21), at the link distal end thereof; at least one pivoting arm pivotable relative to a corresponding one of the at least one base section and extending between an arm proximal end and an arm distal end, the at least one pivoting arm being operatively connected to the corresponding one of the at least one base section at the arm proximal end and being pivotable of a predetermined angular distance; and at least one lift-assisting strut extending between a strut proximal end and a strut distal end, each one of the at least one lift-assisting strut being pivotally connected to a corresponding one of the at least one pivoting links (20, 21) at the strut distal end and being pivotally connected to the arm distal end of a corresponding one of the at least one pivoting arm, at the strut proximal end; the article support includes at least one substantially horizontal section being maintained in a substantially horizontal orientation during the transition between the transport configuration and the loading configuration; and the at least one pivoting arm is positioned and configured to allow the proximal end of each lift-assisting strut to move angularly relative to the corresponding elongated base section, without resistance from the corresponding lift-assisting strut, for the predetermined angular distance.