Articles
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Best Z-Car?
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Born out of the hippie-dippy sixties, the lithe Datsun 240Z presaged a generation of sports cars from the land of the rising sun. That Jaguar XKE-aping coupe found favor with both boy-racer and mid-life crisis-er alike, and each progressive generation built upon the last in performance and features until the ultimate expression of the breed…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's The Worst Mid-Cycle Refresh?
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We’ve all seen it happen- a car or truck comes out and it looks nigh-on perfect. Then, two or three years down the road, the maker decides that the styling’s getting a bit tired and so spices it up with the usual mid-cycle refresh. This entails a new nose and tail light treatment, and sometimes…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Best Car for a Drive-In Movie?
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These days it’s an activity that’s filled with nostalgia, although at one time it was how families, and teens seeking to fog up their car windows, spent Friday and Saturday nights. Enjoying some Cinemascope goodness in the comfort of your own car was a uniquely American experience, perhaps engendered by our dual preferences for enormous…
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Still Life: Forged in Kenosha, Replaced by a Renault
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Sometimes it’s hard to believe the AMC Spirit was canned in favor of the Renault Alliance. So what if it was a freshened-up Gremlin with an optional 5.0L V8? I mean, just LOOK at it – the Spirit in its natural habitat, surrounded by that endangered species known as American heavy industry. They will always…
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When Animals Attack. . .Jackass Edition
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8olRcnVK8A[/youtube] Having your friend smash your windshield in a failed stunt can instantly reverse months of puberty- giving your squeals of shock and horror the tonality of a little girl. Slightly NSFW for language, and DO NOT click on the related video of the car hitting the bird. Seriously, don’t.
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Name That Engine
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Here’s an easy one, in fact half the work is done for you as the Ferrari name is cast into the cam cover. Also, if you count the pipes, you can tell that it has at least six cylinders. The question is, what’s it powering, and what are the details of this Italian artwork? Shouldn’t…
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Last Call- Mirror Mirror Edition
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It’s called a passing mirror, and was apparently necessitated by this particular car’s width. More on this car tomorrow, but until then, can anybody identify the yellow beauty to which this artfully sculpted mirror is attached?
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Last Call – Grab A Snickers Edition
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Own a vintage British roadster? Not going anywhere for a while? Hungry? Why wait?
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Hold On Loosely
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In case y’all were wondering, we’re in the process of switching Hooniverse to a new server, and this has caused some major headaches for the Braff-master, as well as a dearth of content for everybody. We’re sorry you’re not getting your USDA- suggested allotment of hoon today, but we should be up and hooning again…
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Showdown: How Do You Take Your Four Doors? Edition
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Our last Showdown was long, long ago, but still in this galaxy. Based on the results there, a sister blog of Beeriverse has some potential. Today, we’re keeping things a bit more practical. Run of the mill sedans for surprisingly cheap prices. At first, these two seem worlds apart: the Bavarian precision of the e12…
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SUV Showdown: Infiniti FX50S Vs Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8
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When life gives you lemons, you’re supposed to make lemonade. When your press car suppliers give you two 400ish horsepower SUVs, you make hoonade. The recipe? Take equal parts Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 and Infiniti FX50s, stir vigorously on a pre-dawn canyon drive, whip mercilessly on the semi-abandoned roads of California City, and let simmer…
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Questionable C Pillar Trim…..
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During Auto Show season this past year, I was appalled at the cheap “C” pillar trim on the new Jaguar XJ series sedans. To me, something this tacky should never be on a car in this price range, let alone one costing half as much. So I thought that this topic was a perfect subject…
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OnStar, How May I Help You?
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“This is OnStar Emergency, have you just been in an accident?” “Yes, I am a vehicle porter for a GM plant and I just crashed this minty-fresh Malibu. I was loading it onto a freight train and I decided to ram the train going 35 mph… what should I do?” “Blame it on Toyota?” Updated!
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Car Dealer Ad Hell- Family Auto Mart
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHEauiQVAHA&feature=related[/youtube] Stereotypes, no matter how gently they are presented, are typically found to be offensive by their intended targets. That kind of political correctness is thankfully lacking in this jaw-dropping TV ad for Central Florida’s Family Auto Mart car dealership. While this ad seems to be an invitation to indigent hillbillies- not to buy a…
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Hooniverse Asks – What Does it All Mean???
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Who hasn’t imagined themselves behind the wheel of an F1 car? In that daydream, you just hop in and set a new track record, showing all those “professionals” how it’s really done. If you could live out your fantasy in real life, however, they’d strap you in and then lock one of these wheels, looking…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Kind of Car is your Girl (or Guy)?
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Yesterday we asked you whether you anthropomorphized your ride, and if so, what was its personality. Today we’re pulling a 180 and want you to objectify that certain someone in your life – and to tell us what kind of car they’d be.