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Two Wheel Tuesday: False Neutral Podcast #96 – Under Pressure
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Garrett has finally started up his sleeper RZ350! Aaaand there’s yet another unexpected setback. My air compressor also crapped out, but its replacement arrived, as well as some new parts for both of my projects. Along the way, I talk about seeing the new Suzuki Katana in the flesh for the first time, and we…
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Electric classic cars are the EVs we need
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The trend of electrifying modern automotive brands is good. EVs are not the final solution for mobility in the world, but they appear to be the next step. As automotive enthusiasts, the electric vehicle can be daunting. The new EVs will take away our manual transmissions and internal combustion engine sounds. It’s sad but true.…
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Hooniverse Car of the… Decade?
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We’ve been running this vehicular asylum for some time now. Each year, when December rolls around, we offer up a handful of vehicles on which you can vote. The goal is to crown one winner as the Hooniverse Car of the Year. We pick the nominees. You decide on the top dog. This year, we’re…
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Hooniverse Asks: Do you put holiday decorations on your car or truck?
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Tis the season, for lights, cheer, overpriced seasonal coffee flavors, spending lots of money on those you love, and …dressing up your car? My daughter asked me to put a set of antlers on my 1974 Mercedes-Benz 280 sedan. That was for Christmas last year, and I declined. I would go with the wreath though,…
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The News for December 13th, 2019
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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, Road & Track teased us with Performance Van of the Year, Chevrolet revealed 2021 Suburban and Tahoe, Toyota revealed the Yaris GR-4 race car, and Cadillac is ending their alpha-numeric naming…
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The Grand Tour: Seamen – A review
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The new season of The Grand Tour has begun on Amazon Prime Video. Season 4 looks to be a departure from the previous 3 seasons. During the last episode of the 3rd season, Jeremy Clarkson informed the audience that the trio would be ditching their movable studio tent. It has taken the first three seasons of…
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Scenes from an Italian motorcycle shop
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Sandwiched between a computer repair shop and an estate sale office is an unassuming tricolor building. What’s left of the sign belays the wonderful contents that hide inside this corrugated treasure chest. Moto Guzzi Classics is one of the few places in Southern California where one can go to service their old Guzzis. Mark Etheridge…
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Not the Range Rover review we had planned
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The idea of taking a nearly-$200,000 Range Rover SVAutobiography Dynamic and getting it covered in dust and dirt, is quite appealing. Until something goes wrong. Shod with 22-inch wheels and low-profile tires, the uber-lux Land Rover has the internal strength to go anywhere but it’s wearing the wrong shoes. And we found that out at…
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Truck Facebook to the rescue
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The Internet can be a crappy, crappy place. But for two members of a Denver-based lowered truck Facebook group, it became much better. The owner of a white Silverado with a yellow hood posted that he was looking for a black or white hood. Another member posted his yellow Silverado with a white hood. Both…
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What I learned from the Stormtrooper 4Runner project
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It’s been seven months since I sold the Stormtrooper 4Runner. It was my first true road-legal project, my first that really felt like a nonstop commitment. It was in my care for two years and change. Certainly enough time to get to know it, and more than enough time to love it dearly. And now,…
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Hooniverse Asks: What is a good offroad podcast title?
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Ross and I are creating an off-road themed podcast. The potential show has a format that will discuss off-road news and topics of interest: overland, rally, desert racing, etc. We discussed the #cybertruck at length on a practice episode. We also want to talk about what we are doing with our vehicles and those of the…
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Random thoughts on choosing your Cannonball Run vehicle
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Yesterday, Alex Roy, the dude who once set a Cannonball Run record and a friend of Hooniverse, answered the question that was on my mind for some time – which car is best for setting a Cannonball Run record. His somewhat obvious answer is that a German sport sedan is the best vehicle for the task of…
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Chevrolet reveals the 2021 Tahoe and Suburban – gird yourself…
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The current Suburbans have only been around for 5 years. The previous generation was 7 years. The 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban were revealed last night. The reaction from the Hooniverse staff was not a good one. Quick Takes Both models look like Ford Expedition and Expedition Max, but with Chevy bowties on the front.…
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Tesla needs an electric side-by-side
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Tesla is a talking point for uncountable things these days. Production targets, questionable financial practices, the never-ending Cybertruck discussion; if it’s something related to Tesla, it’s in the news. But amidst the unveiling of the aforementioned pickup, the electric automaker showed a “prototype” for an electric all-terrain-vehicle. And I thought to myself, “About damn time!”…
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2020 Toyota 4Runner Limited is damn good winter storm vehicle
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December is here and so is the first winter storm in the northeast. 2020 model year 4Runner is here too, just in time for the storms. I didn’t have any new expectation for this ever-so-slightly updated 2020 model. It is still the very similar fifth generation 4Runner, very similar to the 2010 model year 4Runner…
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Gordon Murray creates a FAN car
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Gordon Murray, known for designing the McLaren F1, has released new information about his latest design. Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) is partnering with Racing Point Formula One team. The partnership gives GMA access to Racing Point’s state-of-the-art wind tunnel. The press release also referenced Racing Point’s pinnacle of motorsport expertise, but they finished 7th in…