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Last Call: This futuristic render could someday be a reality
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If you know me, you’ll know I’m not much of a Tesla fanboy. I appreciate everything the Musk is doing for humanity and his cars are amazing, they’re just not for me. This being said, I have no doubt that he will be extremely influential when it comes to space exploration. When I saw this…
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Watch an electric Alta Redshift rider chase down 4-stroke dirt bikes
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Alta Motors is no more, but some of its products are still out and about. One is the Alta Redshift electric dirtbike. A Redshift owner let pro rider Jeff Walker take his bike out for a ride at the Fox Raceway in Pala, California. After a quick lap to get the layout down, Walker proceeds…
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A look at skiing’s appearance in classic car ads
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Beyond safety ratings, how unfathomably giant the touchscreen is, or perceived overall reliability, car shoppers often ponder if a vehicle they’re interested in will fit their lifestyle. The term “lifestyle” is broad of course. A “lifestyle” for some means dashing through downtown on weekend nights, trying out all the savory foods promised by the priciest…
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Hooniverse Asks: What’s the best multi-axle-drive vehicle ever built?
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The answer to today’s question could be as simple as the Ford F-150. Or as complicated as some little known eight-axled Russian military machine that seven people have ever heard of. To help cut down on even more vehicles fitting the answer to this question, I’m excluding airplanes. Yes, you could consider each bit of landing…
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Last Call: How quarantine has me feeling at this point
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Quarantine has me feeling some cabin fever at this point and my sense of humor is suffering because of it. When I saw this on Twitter I genuinely laughed way harder than I probably should have. I don’t know why, but I guess it just felt relatable. I can just picture a grown man playing…
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Race Motion beautifully captures the brutality of The Mint 400
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You have 525 competitors battling in the Nevada desert. The course is brutal. The vehicles are wildly capable. And the drivers excel at pushing themselves and their machines to the limit. And this is what The Mint 400 looks like, captured through the lens of the Mad Media team. This is Race Motion and it’s…
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What’s your automotive news for the week (again)?
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Welp. Once again all the news that happened this past week was related to the ongoing pandemic and not the industry that’s usually covered in this time slot. So I’m opening it up to you instead. Until we get back to some kind of normalcy again, this may be a routine thing. But during a…
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I sucked at Lemons iRacing
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Last night, I took to the wheel of a 2010 Mazda MX-5 Roadster. My livery was prepped. The Logitech G920 wheel and pedal set were on and responding. And my computer was running smoothly. In short, I was ready for virtual Class C Lemons glory. That did not happen, and I’m clearly bad at this.…
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Off The Road Again Podcast: Episode 13 – Soft Off-Roaders, V8 Colorado, & Ramblings
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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 discuss the Lingenfelter 720 HP LT4 Colorado ZR2, the initial Land Rover Defender reviews, plummeting car sales, and…
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Last Call: Some Japanese Grand Prix for you
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Seeing this video reminded me of how great racing used to be. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love modern racing, but it’s hard to beat watching Ayrton Senna manually shift through this GP lap. Everything was so raw and I feel like the driver made much more of a difference compared to the…
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Pandemic Blast: A new Cannonball record set?
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A few days ago, I got a text that was just a screenshot. It was the image above, which shows a current-generation Audi A8 with its trunk open. Inside the trunk is a large fuel cell which, according to Road & Track, is from a boat. The most important bit of this image, however, is the…
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The 2021 4Runner Trail Edition isn’t what it should be
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I love you, Toyota. I really, really do. I love the Tacoma. I love the Supra, in all of its iterations. And I especially love the 4Runner. But I don’t love the new Trail Edition Package. It shouldn’t be called Trail, it should be called Campsite. I get why you did it, Toyota, I really…
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Does the Cadillac Cimarron Deserve Its Reputation?
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We’re gonna take a look at the Cadillac Cimarron – or Cimarron by Cadillac – whatever you want to call it. It’s going to be objective, It’s going to be fair, and we’re going to assume it does not have the reputation it does now. Before you lift a finger over the, “You are a…
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Last Call: The Audi RS6-R Avant is definitely on my top 10 list
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As if the fresh Audi RS6 Avant wasn’t an amazing car stock, the new RS6-R takes it to a whole other level. This car, enhanced by ABT, adds 100 more ponies (totaling to 690) to a wagon… Wider fenders make it more aggressive than ever before and that gray paint is to die for. I…
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A century in the pursuit of speed
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As far back as 1920 Californians have been modifying cars to perform better and go faster. Starting out on the dry lake beds and working their way to creating drag strips across the state. While the cars may have changed the end goal remains the same, be it building a drift car, drag racer or…
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Brace Yourselves for the LeMons iRacing League
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All in-real-life forms of racing are postponed until further notice. This is due to the small matter of a massive global pandemic that’s impacting everyone right now. An increasing amount of real racing organizers are turning to the digital world to get their fix. NASCAR, Formula 1, IMSA, IndyCar, and others are filling their time…