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Last Call: You can get a custom Lego model of your car and that’s amazing!
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I am a big fan of Lego. So getting a custom set of your very own car would be amazing! Enter @sp_lineup, who is a professional at making your Lego fantasies come true by making one-off models to order. From a Supra all the way to a Defender he can make just about anything. They…
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Dodge Durango SRT does it all with a great thirst and loud noises
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Dodge’s three-row SUV is in the autumn of its days now but is still kicking ass. In its segment it’s a unique vehicle due to its longitudinally orientated engine, giving it a rear-wheel-drive feel, and a unibody-ish chassis. That chassis architecture, dating to Chrysler’s partnership with Daimler, and nearly identical to the Jeep Grand Cherokee,…
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The Cooper-Hewitt Has an Awesome Online Collection of Behind-the-Scenes Automobilia
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A lot of industrial or transportation designers consider their concept renderings “wallpaper.” As a result, a lot of conceptual images or sketches are lost to time, stuffed in a portfolio somewhere. Luckily for us, the Cooper Hewitt Museum (a part of the Smithsonian) has a great collection of some of these sorts of Images online.…
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Marc Urbano’s Monochrome series is lovely and you need to see it
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Marc Urbano is a fantastic automotive photographer. He’s skilled at capturing emotion in motion when he shoots for any one of his many clients. You’re probably most familiar with his work when it appears on the pages of Car and Driver. But Marc shoots for tons of other folks as well, including Porsche and Apex.One. It’s…
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Ford Explorer ST: A Handful of Go for Tons of Dough
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Is the world ready for a $60,000 Ford Explorer? Maybe, if it’s the Ford Explorer ST. Let’s examine the 400-horsepower Ford SUV and see what it’s all about. This could be another case of ST-itis like we experienced with the Edge ST, or it might be the baby Range Rover Sport you seek. Click play…
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Hooniverse Asks: What’s the weirdest car ad you’ve ever seen?
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The internet is a wonderful place. While some friends and I were gawking at how far Buick Regal TourX values have fallen, one found a dealer ad with something a bit… odd. At first we thought the dealer had actually gotten a model to pose with the inventory for some reason. But upon closer look,…
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Last Call: A Ford EV blast from the past!
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The electric vehicle has been around for far longer than most realize. I’m not saying those old EVs are actually any good. But there were EV attempts being made. In this picture, we can see just that and it’s super cool. It seems so primitive now but this type of engineering required people to think…
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Is the 2020 Toyota RAV4 TRD TRD’y Enough?
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I started this 2020 Toyota RAV4 TRD review by trying not to focus on COVID-19. I only got through the title. It’s impossible, our “new normal” is far from normal. I know, I’ve seen the Facebook memes, our grandparents faced worse. We just need to sit on the couch and watch that Tiger show on…
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Lingfenfelter is offering Z06 LT4 engine swaps for Chevy Colorado ZR2 trucks
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The Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 is a great truck. It’s supremely capable right off the dealer’s floor. Both the diesel and gas engine options are enjoyable too. Still, with nearly any vehicle out there it’s easy to consider what more power would feel like. Lingenfelter can answer that question for the Colorado because it’s now offering…
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Lamest Classics: Porsche 968
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Porsches, like Harley-Davidson motorcycles, have long been associated with dentists. But if you wanted a Porsche circa 1995 and weren’t interested in a 6-cylinder descendent of the 6-decade-old Beetle platform, you could get yourself a P-car that was designed in the ‘70s instead. After the demise of the 944, the Porsche 968 was the only…
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The Rise of the Fastback Sedan
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I wonder why it took so long for sedan’s rooflines to stretch all the way back to the end of the car. Well, I guess it didn’t really take that long. You could consider something like the Hudson Hornet one of the first fastback sedans and that was made in the early fifties. Wait a…
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Last Call: I miss the Toyota GT 4586
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In case you aren’t aware, there’s a GT 86 that’s been engine swapped with a Ferrari 458 engine. Now that you’re up to speed, let’s take a second to appreciate how amazing it is! Built for Formula DRIFT in 2016 where it was driven by Ryan Tuerck. Even though 86s have been V8 swapped a…
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This is One Year in the Life of Used Nissan Leaf EV Ownership
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[Editor’s note: Today we have another guest post from long time reader Sjalabais. He is sharing his thoughts on one year of a used Nissan Leaf ownership. While a Nissan leaf ownership might not sound exciting, this detailed article is very interesting. -KK] The Nissan Leaf was the first truly mass-market EV. Spurred on by…
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Honda CRF250L Rally: small displacement, big fun!
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The adventure market has been exploding over the last few years with the popularity of “go-anywhere” machines skyrocketing. I doubt you haven’t noticed the amount of lifestyle content centered around Overlanding, #vanlife, or moto-adventuring. Prior to 2015, I can’t recall seeing a single “not all who wander are lost” tattoo once in my life. It…
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The Hyundai Genesis Sucker-Punch to the Luxury Car Market
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Somehow, very recently, Hyundai’s Genesis brand just ‘got it’. I’m not saying it was gradual, either. With the new G80 and GV80, the automaker did it in one generation. Have you seen the previous G80? The new one makes the previous car look like one of those lasagna-shaped fish that mops it’s food off of…
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Two Wheel Tuesday: How I screwed up a vintage frame, and how a lathe, a sledgehammer, and the Internet fixed it.
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Early last summer, I picked up a derelict 1973 Harley/Aermacchi SX SS-350 frame for just the cost of shipping. It’s a back-burner project (even more back-burner than Bultakenstein), but I’m doing a bit here and there. Last week, while attempting to install new steering bearings, I stupidly bumped the frame, sending it flipping off the…