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Gran Turismo 7 is coming to the new PlayStation 5
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Sony just introduced the new PlayStation 5. Along with that introduction came the news that the next generation Gran Turismo will come with it. Gran Turismo 7 promises to carry on with the general game play idea; race tracks, cars from world over, licenses, challenges, races, and what will likely be remarkable online racing series. Preview…
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Not Lame Not-Yet-Classic: Find Peace with the Suzuki X-90
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Lamest Classics isn’t a positive series. It’s snarky, it’s crude, and it can be kind of mean. Which is to say that I am also all those things sometimes. But only sometimes. The country and the world are in a bad place right now. It isn’t the best time for that kind of negativity. Rather…
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Last Call: Watch this guy drift a Corvette with precision
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It’s a difficult task to drift a car under a truck. Make that car a Corvette and you have a long machine that doesn’t leave much room for error. The driver in the video below cares not for your concerns. Not only that, but he also whips it around and does it again from the…
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Off The Road Again Podcast: Episode 21 – Emme Hall & Rebecca Donaghe
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Welcome back to the Off the Road Again podcast! We’ve missed you. The focus is on the off-road adventure but we also dabble in all things SUV and truck, maybe even some rally cars. Chris & Ross welcome Emme Hall & Rebecca Donaghe. Emme writes and makes videos for CNET’s Roadshow. She was on the…
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Last Call: I would love to see them come back with a topless Dodge Viper
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I’ve mentioned before that I’m not the biggest fan of convertibles. Top-down driving is just not for me. But there’s something about this Viper called Medusa that draws me in. Dodge never actually made any fifth-gens like this so the rarity has me intrigued. It could also be that without the top it makes the…
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Spy Shots: A pickup truck, probably a Ford but we’re not sure
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Ford has announced that they will show the all-new 2021 Ford F-150 on June 25th. We will be there, virtually, for that unveiling and we will give you the details on it the next day, when we sober up. The only thing we do know so far is that the F-150 will still be a…
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Review: Cadillac XT4 – the Substandard of the World
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Standard of the world. The Cadillac of things. The name Cadillac used to be synonymous with being the best. That is exactly, if cautiously, what I was hoping for from the Cadillac XT4, the Crossover Touring 4, a relatively new small CUV from the brand. Truthfully, I was not sure what to expect. I have…
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Last Call: A Mitsubishi 4000GT needs to be a thing
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I stumbled upon this recently and it made my jaw drop. The lines, the color, the background, everything is just so cool! And for a second I really thought this was someone’s one-off 3000GT body kit but unfortunately, it’s just a render. Still, this thing is so sick you have to see the super high-quality…
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Hooniverse Asks: What’s the first upgrade for a new garage?
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I’ve moved. My new place is larger on the inside. Most importantly though is the fact that my car hole is larger. I now have a real-deal two-car garage and I’m straight-up overwhelmed by the possibilities. At this exact moment, it’s currently filled with boxes that need unpacking. But that will happen and I’ll be left…
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Last Call: Rotary drag cars make me smile
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Drag races are already cool but a super-fast rotary? I’m hooked. There’s just something amusing about watching a 1.3-liter engine putting out this kind of performance. Plus, how can you not love that angry wasp exhaust! I’ve never been to any of these kinds of drag races before but it’s something I’ve been wanting to…
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BMW’s marketing strategy is working
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In the past, the launch of a new performance model was the subject of much hype. A new Porsche 911 was huge news. If a Mustang GT beat a Camaro SS around a racetrack, a huge crowd of people became upset, and another equally large cohort of fans were ecstatic. Probably because they hadn’t been…
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The News for June 5th, 2020
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! As always, this is a weekly recap of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull. This week: BMW is really doing the whole ugly as fuck 4 Series thing, Porsche is closing their North American GTLM program next year, Mazda is reportedly bring a turbocharged 3 this…
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Lexus IS 350 AWD The Ninety Percent Solution
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My last go-around with the Lexus IS series wasn’t great. More about the circumstances than the car itself. I had an IS200t RWD on Summer performance tires show up in early December of 2016 when it snowed. The car was undrivable. That is not hyperbole. The traction control was so overwhelmed that it was stuck…
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Last Call: I’m still waiting on the day I get to see the De Tomaso P72 in person
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Let’s fondly think back to the Goodwood Festival of Speed when this masterpiece blessed our eyeballs. The original De Tomaso Pantera has been my favorite “classic ‘American’ muscle car” for a long time so when I heard they were reviving it I was super stoked. Then I see this and my jaw drops. Yeah I…
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Comparison: Toyota Supra vs. BMW M2
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The new 2020 Toyota Supra is here, and while it won my Supra vs. Z4 comparison, I have remained a bit conflicted about it overall. What exactly does a $50,000 Toyota sports car compete with these days? Before I ever drove it, I wrote about this quandary on another site. Basically, It’s too expensive to compare…
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Hyundai Kona Electric: All the EV You Need?
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An electric daily driver is looking like a better idea all the time. One of the best ones on the market right now is the Hyundai Kona Electric. The battery pack is a 60-kWh unit and it provides the motors with enough juice for an EPA-estimated range of 258 miles on a full charge. And…