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Cars not reviewed, but not forgotten: 2024 Edition
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Each year I drive and review a wide array of vehicles, covering some here on Hooniverse and others across other platforms, and inevitably some slip through the cracks. But even after discussing these outliers on The Hooniverse Podcast or The Off the Road Again Podcast, I still feel obligated to write about all of these…
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20 Years On, Gran Turismo 4’s Legacy Remains Unmatched
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Part of growing up is realizing just how good you had it. Back in 2004, I was a middle schooler in a suburb south of Atlanta. I was already a massive car fanatic, having grown up playing with Hot Wheels and going to the Atlanta auto show with my dad (back when it didn’t suck).…
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StanceWorks Ferrari F40 Project Car: The Fabrication Begins!
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The StanceWorks garage now fills its air with sparks, the sound of metal being bent and welded, and progress. Mike Burroughs begins the process of bringing his Ferrari F40 project car to life. A long road stretches out ahead of him but the process of fabricating the chassis has begun. As a quick refresher on…
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2024 Land Rover Defender 110 X-Dynamic SE Review
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The so-called new Land Rover Defender isn’t so new any more. And yet, it’s still one of the most controversial vehicles on the road; the styling alone usually places it into a love-it-or-hate-it bucket for most. The interior is more of the same: Attractive to some, unfathomably odd to others. What’s not controversial is the…
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The 2025 Porsche 911 Carrera is a Perfect “Base” Car… But It’s Not Cheap
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The Porsche 911 enters its 992.2 phase of life, and with it comes subtle exterior updates, minor interior tweaks, and a massive jump in its starting price. It now costs at least $120k+ to walk into the world of a new 911. That’s wild, but I’m curious about what a base-model Porsche 911 can deliver.…
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New Honda Prelude Going on Sale Late Next Year
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The sixth generation Prelude has already been announced, but now we know a bit more. First, you can buy one in the U.S. market “late next year.” Also, we learned more about the new drive mode that will be attached to the hybrid-electric powertrain. It’s called the Honda “S+ Shift,” and it’s likely a way to…
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The 2025 Toyota 4Runner Gets Mighty… Expensive
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The 2025 Toyota 4Runner marks the start of the 6th generation of a much-loved off-road capable SUV. It’s always been reliable. It’s also been relatively affordable, as long as you didn’t go overboard on the options or pay a stupid markup for a TRD Pro version. All of that changes, it seems, for this latest…
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2025 Nissan Kicks SR AWD – One Take Review
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The Nissan Kicks is all new for 2025, and it may also be the most pleasant surprise of the year. It starts with its original looks. While original, those looks draw inspirations from previous generation Kicks and the Juke. Finally, at least to me, the design seems like it couldn’t be anything other than a…
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2024 Subaru BRZ tS Quick Review
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The Subaru BRZ is a fantastic driver’s car both in its native mechanical flavor and dressed as the Toyota GR86. Auto enthusiasts love to wax poetic about how the duo needs more power, yet for most mortals “slow car fast” is the fun (and more responsible) way to drive, after all. Instead of giving it…
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The 2025 Ram RHO is TRX Light… But Maybe Also Bettter
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I always enjoyed any time I spent with the Ram TRX. It’s a 702-hp monster truck you can buy with a factory warranty and the out-of-box ability to go run Baja. Ram is downsizing some of its engine offerings, however, so the TRX had to go away. Stepping up to take its place as the…
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Gratitude – Hooniverse Podcast 370
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Nobody in Boston had heard from Halifax for much too long. Something was wrong up there. And it was bad. It was a traffic accident with a two-mile blast radius. Roads were impassable. Railways were twisted. People resorted to digging with their hands to get to trapped victims. And that night, a blizzard buried the city in…
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2025 Hyundai Tucson – One Take Review
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The Tucson is Hyundai’s bestselling vehicle. In order not to mess with success, the year-over-year changes for this model are modest at best. But, for 2025, the Tucson did get one huge change, even if it’s not immediately visible. That change is to the interior, and that change is quite amazing. Gone is an awkward…
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2024 Kia Sorento X-Pro SX-Prestige 2.5T AWD: Review
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October 6th, 2015, I remember it like it was yesterday. That date, a little over nine years ago, was when I published my very first press loan review. It featured a 2016 Kia Sorento, and I even made a video. I also backed it into a jersey barrier, but that’s unimportant. Whenever Kia’s midsize crossover…
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One Take Review: Land Rover Defender 110
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Codenamed L663, the current Land Rover Defender is very different from its iconic predecessor. There is no ladder frame and there are no live axles. In place of the frame, the L663 uses two strengthened Range Rover sub-frames that are attached to a stout unibody. All four wheels are suspended individually. Double wish-bone front suspension…
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Love and Betrayal in Forza Horizon 5
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Several years ago, I found a new favorite video game. While I adored pure racing games like Gran Turismo and Forza Motorsport, I became addicted to the open world of Forza Horizon. It was the fourth iteration, set amongst a Scottish backdrop, where I really hit my stride. I played nearly every day, finishing all…
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This is how I fixed many issues on my Lexus GX 470 – Part II
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My new-to-me used 2003 Lexus GX470 looked great in its first pictures. But because it is a twenty-year-old truck with 200,000 miles, it was not perfect. I’ve itemized a list of its issues, and I have shown you how I fixed some of them. But there is more issues, and more fixes, so let’s do…