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This company makes LEGO crate engines
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Many automakers make crate engines. Those engines are sold to be used as replacements, upgrades, or as race engines. And then there is Replica Motorsport, a company that also makes crate engines. Sort of. Replica Motorsport makes scales engines out of Lego. No, they do not run. No, they don’t even have moving internals like…
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Hooniverse Asks: Which car video had a profound effect on you?
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Yeah, the lead image is unrelated. I just like rolling that thing out once a month for the last 10+ years. What I want to know though, is if there’s a car video out there that’s had a profound effect on your life? And I ask this because I just came across a non-car video…
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Last Call: Big grille or small grille?
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Since the i8 is now kaput we are getting teased on the next BMW to replace it. The Vision M NEXT is supposed to fill that shoe. I personally like it but I find it funny that it has a normal grille. All of BMW’s new cars are getting those bucktooth massive kidney bean things…
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The time Ford built a V8 Supervan on a GT40 chassis
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The Ford “Supervan” has decades of history behind it, we already showed you Carfection’s video of the iconic vans. My most recent encounter was winning one on a super wheelspin in Forza Horizon 4, but the Supervan dates back to 1971. Supervan 3 Ford UK built these crazy vans as a series of promotional vehicles,…
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Running from the Pandemic in a 2020 Ford Expedition Max
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I started and stopped writing this review more times than I would like to admit. Spending the pandemic home with four kids, two dogs, and a parrot has limited my time for reflective contemplation. That being said, I miss the 2020 Ford Expedition Max. We borrowed the Expedition Max for our family spring break trip…
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So I jumped my Montero
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I’ve been itching to test my recently installed suspension. My Montero has Fox 2.0 shocks at all four corners. And I want to, in the words of the kids, send it. There aren’t a lot of places open in California at the moment. All of the trail systems are shut down. So I can’t go…
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GoPro to sell a new light that could be great for wrenching
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With the relatively recent launch of the GoPro 8, the camera maker is diving deeper into the accessory end of the game. There are some great hardware addons for the action camera, which give it a lot more functionality. You have an improved microphone, flip-out display, and an attachable light. There’s a new light coming, however,…
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Hooniverse Asks: What’s your favorite example of a car being somewhere it shouldn’t?
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In the film The 25th Hour, Edward Norton’s character lives in Manhattan. He also drives a 1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee. It’s one of my favorite examples of a car existing in a place where you don’t expect. In fact, the idea of muscle cars being driven in spaces others would never dare do so is…
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Last Call: What’s the point of this PMC Edition?
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The Acura TLX PMC Edition just doesn’t make much sense to me. I’ve never heard anyone say they want a really rare limited edition Acura unless they’re talking about an NSX. But I’ll give credit where credits due and appreciate where they’ve taken the brand in the last 10 years. That being said, 50k for…
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The News for May 8th, 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: Lamborghini adds RWD Huracan EVO Spyder to the lineup, IMSA and FIA release initial technical regulations for LMDh, BMW is ending European Delivery for North America, Ford Performance introduces…
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Off The Road Again Podcast: Episode 17 – Land Cruiser Heritage Edition & Offroaders for Every Budget
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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. Ross spent a week with the 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser Heritage Edition. Chris discusses the taillight issue with the 1994 Land…
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2020 BMW X7: A New Kind Of Flagship
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Preamble Full sized executive sedans from Germany always had a bit of an aura to them. Their heyday was the mid to late ’70s into the early twenty-oughts. The Mercedes S Class was identified as an “old money” car. The BMW 7 Series, was always interesting. It didn’t always fall into the classic “executive” stereotype. …
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Post-Pandemic America will likely be a Good Place for Automobiles
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The situation in the United States now doesn’t look great, but things are starting to get better. In many states, the rate of cases has slowed down. Some states with very few cases are beginning to re-open. Things have changed for cars since the pandemic began. Some of these things point to post-pandemic America being…
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Last Call: Ferrari is now worth more than GM?
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When I read this I was definitely surprised as I tried to wrap my head around it. Ferrari makes less than 10,000 cars a year and it’s more valuable? To be fair, Ferrari has been cranking out some stunners the last few years and GM has been putting out the Camaro… But GM does have…
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Is this the best stealth car transporter?
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I love to look at project cars online. However, I am discouraged continuously because of the difficulty of getting the car home. I don’t own a car trailer, but I have spent time looking for one. I have never considered a Motorhome to solve my transporting issues. This 1975 GMC Motorhome has been converted into…
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Want a Lamborghini Urus but have a Toyota RAV4 budget?
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So you rap, but not well enough not to push a RAV4? The good news is that Japanese tuner Albermo has a solution for one of your 99 problems. They sell a plug-and-play kit that will make your RAV4 look just like the Lambo Urus. But because it’s a RAV4 and not a Lambo, you…