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Showdown: Land of the Rising Maple Leaf Edition
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It’s been a while since our last Showdown, where the bruiser Lincoln Capri crushed a Ginetta G4 under its ‘Merican heel. This week, we’re not crossing an ocean, just the 49th Parallel. Hearing the (old) news (for the first time via Autoblog) that those dirty Quebecois are looking to restrict importation of RHD imports reminded…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Would Be Your Transcontinental Ride of Choice?
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The days are getting longer, and warmer, and as the trees begin leafing out, I’m beginning to feel a gnawing sense of wanderlust settling in. I’ve done about a half dozen cross-county car trips over the years, including a 3-day marathon that was kind of like something out of a Doors song. Despite that history,…
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Art and the Acura ZDX
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Rob and I were recently invited to attend a launch party for the all-new Acura ZDX. The vehicle is making a seven-city tour across the United States. Also part of the event is the photographic art of Erik Madigan Heck. The Los Angeles event took place at the brand new W hotel, so Rob and…
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Is the BMW Six Series the Best Sports Beater Ever?
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Tempting as it may be, we promise we won’t let the site devolve into a pre-1989 BMW fansite (although…it appears fuckyeahpre1989BMWs.tumblr.com is available), but we need you to bear with us on this one. This was originally going to be a post about a certain pair of 6-ers: one shell with no drivetrain and another…
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Nothing Like The Breeze in Your…Well, Everything: M274 Mule for Sale
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Ever looked at a table and thought You know what this needs? An engine and 4×4 drivetrain! ? No? Well, back in the mid-50s someone in military planning did, and the M274 Mule was born. Significantly slower, but more awesome than the side-by-side UTVs that are all the rage these days, the Mule has a…
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Well That's Yer Problem Right There! – Headlight Fluid Edition
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Poor Kristen. All she wanted was an unrealistically low estimate for some front-end damage (probably caused by inattention a la mascara application), so she posted an ad on craigslist for all to see. What she got in return was a healthy dose of Hooniverse-approved BS. That being said, bully for her for not buying it.…
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Showdown: $35k Racers – War of 1812 Redux
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Our last Showdown was a knife fight between two American-engined bruisers, with the LS1-swapped E30 giving the GT500 the coup de grâce. Today’s Showdown is a transatlantic battle between two completely different ways of thinking – a bantamweight Englishman versus a classic American heavyweight. Will the redcoats metaphorically burn Washington, or will the ‘Mericans whip…
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Last Call- Xzibit Edition
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Yo dawg, I herd you like low riding, so we put a low rider on your low rider so you can low ride in your low ride. Image source: [Imgur.com]
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Everything Else is For Pansies: 'Busa V8 Powered Ariel Atom
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The problem with most of today’s supercars is that they’re mostly watered down track cars, used as grand tourers. As general-purpose cars they pretty much suck, and while rather impressive as track cars they get schooled by something like this Atom that costs a fraction of the Italian jobs. By the way, this is no…
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Bugatti Pulled From Swiss Lake Goes on the Auction Block
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A couple of months back, there was a story on Wrecked Exotics about a Texas man who drove his Bugatti Veyron into a lake. After seeing this 1925 Type 22 being pulled out of a Swiss lake all I can say is- copy cat.
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2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon
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Chances are, if you grew up in the lower 48, the concept of an attractive wagon is as foreign as makizushi. While the rest of the world subsists on a steady diet of cars like the BMW M5 Touring, Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Estate and the Audi RS6 Avant, we’ve been force fed duds like the…
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Hooniverse Asks- Would Anybody Buy a Mini-Truck These Days?
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It used to be you could buy a little pickup truck from most of the Japanese manufacturers, as well as imported ones from the big three. These trucks were simple, honest work vehicles, and provided thousands of gardeners, independent pool cleaning service entrepreneurs, and mailbox baseball-playing teens with economical, no-frills transportation. But these days, they’re…
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The 2011 World Rally Championship Lineup May Get a Whole Lot … Smaller?
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Famed team Prodrive is talking with famed driver Per-Gunner Andersson about driving for them as they put together their campaign for 2011. Prodrive is famous for running those amazing Subaru cars for many successful years. What will they bring to take on the world next year? Who out there guessed a MINI Crossover? No you…
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Showdown – Dubiously Awesome Turbo Ponycars Edition
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I’m shocked to learn that you lot would pick one of the most plentiful 4x4s of all time over an orangered oddball custom-built behemoth with a removable roof. Todaye we have a showdown only a thermodynamicist could love. We’ve got two pony cars from an era when Detroit was testing out a replacement for displacement:…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's a Good Summer Convertible?
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Now that we’ve mostly made it through the slog of winter, and mud season is upon us, what better time to think about going topless. Some of us may already have a summer convertible (or two), but for those who don’t, how about a little help here? What do you think would be some good…
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Last Call- Luftwaffe Edition
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The Red Baron strikes again!