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2025 Mazda CX-70 Turbo S Premium Plus: Review
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The Mazda CX-70 is new for the 2025 model year. If it reminds you of the recently launched CX-90, there’s a good reason. It’s the same in almost every way; it just doesn’t have a third row. We spent a week with the top-spec Turbo S Premium Plus, with its brilliant Soul Red paint, and…
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2025 MINI Countryman JCW Quick Review
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You’ve probably heard enough of the whole “Mini isn’t so Mini anymore” thing, so we’ll get straight to the point: The new Mini countryman JCW is a darn good time, albeit one you pay dearly for. Now in its third generation, this U25 model shares its underpinnings with the BMW X1 yet brings a vibe…
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The 2025 Aston Martin Vantage May Be the Best One Ever
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If I had to choose any Aston Martin Vantage to own, and what a fortunate choice it would be, I know exactly which one I’d pick. It wouldn’t be any of the modern ones. It would be that glorious V8 coupe from the late 70s. You know the one… that looks vaguely like a Mustang.…
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2018 Lexus GX460 Build: Magnaflow Overland Exhaust
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A low-hanging secondary muffler and accompanying outlet can seriously hamper a vehicle’s departure angle, in turn worsening off-road capability. Big pieces of superfluous metal grab and get hung up on obstacles, preventing forward progress, simultaneously damaging vehicle and trail. The Lexus GX460’s stock exhaust was guilty of these sins, and the proliferation of the J150…
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2024 Range Rover SE SWB P400 Review
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Range Rover is doing its best to sell the road-going equivalent of flying first class. The 2024 SE SWB P400 trim does everything effortlessly, makes no fuss about it, and draws decidedly less attention than other competitors in its class. That is to say, it’s very high-class British in the way it does its thing,…
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The New King of YouTube Builds is the StanceWorks Ferrari F40 Evo
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Mike Burroughs has been going bigger and bigger with his project cars. We’ve seen him graduate from rusty old BMWs to tackling a Honda-swapped Ferrari 308. While I still want to see his Audi project rolling around, his latest build effort is immense. Mike has found original Ferrari F40 body panels, and he’s going to…
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2024 Toyota Land Cruiser 1958: Review
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We’re coming at you hard with new Land Cruiser content. In July, Jeff posted a video of his first encounter with a Land Cruiser, and Ross followed it up with a comprehensive review. Those were top-spec First Editions, and Toyota just sent us the base trim 1958. You can expect a companion video review of…
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Don’t Shoot the Cat – Hooniverse Podcast #369
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White tigers are problematic. Putting wild creatures into captivity is also problematic. Short circuit nature, and you’re gonna get a shock eventually. . Despite the mutual love and deep respect between man and beast, the fact remains… Sometimes they bite you. A Spooky Season Podcast It’s episode 369 of the Hooniverse podcast, and it’s just a…
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Scramble Up to Your Local Cafe with this Custom Honda 750
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If you’ve been here long enough, you know that I don’t ride a motorcycle. Still, I’m bike-curious and love looking at well-crafted custom machines or factory-made bits of awesome. The two-wheel aesthetic that speaks to me most often, besides the Dakar-inspired stuff like the Africa Twin, is that Scrambler/Cafe look. I know it’s trendy, or…
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Radwood Remains a Great Gathering of Cars and People
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Radwood came to California this past weekend, and I am happy to report that it is still a great event. If you’re a fan of all things 80s and 90s, then you have to try and get to a Radwood event when one comes anywhere in your vicinity. It’s not just the cars but also…
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Here is How You Start a Frozen Car in Siberia
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I’ve driven in places and situations where I’ve had to worry about a car overheating. There’s another end of the spectrum, however that I’ve yet to experience. That would be the idea of a car that’s so frozen there’s no way to start it. No way, that is, unless you know what you’re doing… like…
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This Nash Statesman Swaps in Big-Block Cadillac Power
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The Nash Statesman was always served up with inline-6 power. It served the car fine enough, but owners were likely still daydreaming about more go under the hood. One owner clearly did because he had a Statesman restored and upgraded. Now, there’s a massive mill under the hood… 8.2 liters of Cadillac combustion bolted between…
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Watch and Listen to Carroll Shelby Talk About His Career
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Carroll Shelby accomplished quite a bit over the course of his long career. He won Le Mans as a driver, team owner, and manufacturer. His name adorns what remain some of the coolest vehicles ever built. He founded a charity to cover the medical bills for children whose families couldn’t afford them. And he even…
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Makellos Classics Builds a Better Porsche 930 Turbo
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The Porsche 930 is the starting point for the German automaker’s turbocharged monster machines. Of course, the monstrous part of the early efforts was the potential for unplanned oversteer adventure. Today’s turbocharged 911s are different animals entirely. Still, the original cars just look fantastic. That doesn’t mean there’s room for improvement and Makellos Classics has…
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2025 Honda Civic Sport Touring Hybrid: Review
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The Honda Civic has always been a weird dichotomy of opposites. When I got my license, one of my best friends had a DX Hatchback. That car was all about practicality, high mpg, and lots of space for a small car. We piled into that thing for so many concerts, and it was terrific. Around…
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Say “Happy 70th Birthday” to the GM Small-Block V8
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General Motors has been cranking out its legendary small-block V8 since 1954. The first vehicle to carry that mill? A 1955 Chevy truck as part of the Task Force lineup of pickups. It was a 4.3-liter V8 that cranked out 180 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque. Fast forward to today, and GM looks back…