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2013 Miata Club PRHT Update: Winter is coming
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Winter is coming. Sadly not for us GoT fans— or maybe not so sadly, given the quality of the final season– but certainly for those of us living in New England. The threat of first snowfall perpetually looms and the daily Weather Channel check-in is cause for constant, second-guessing thoughts: it’s about to get cold,…
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How Tesla Designed the Cybertruck
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Tonight Tesla unveiled the pickup they had been promising and teasing for years. It was hilarious. As I sat at my desk writing up this week’s news, I had Twitter open on another screen and watched everyone’s reactions pour in as the live stream unveiling began. At first the general reaction was disbelief, as if…
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On quacking, swimming and actually being a duck
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I conducted what turned into a bit of a social experiment the other day, using “Twitter”, which is a means of giving those who don’t deserve an opinion a means to broadcast obnoxious viewpoints far and wide. With the world gripped by Mustang fever and people clamouring to praise or condemn the idea of Ford…
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Land Yacht Update: What’s the best manual seat for retrofit?
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As winter closes in on the Midwest, I figured you all deserved an update on the Land Yacht, our 1994 Toyota Land Cruiser. We last had the Land Cruiser on a camping adventure exploring the Flint Hills in South Central Kansas in the spring. There are still some items on the truck that need to…
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2019 Volkswagen Golf – old Golf with a new heart
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This 2019 Volkswagen Golf may look like any other seventh generation Golf but its secret is under the hood – a new engine. To go with that engine is either a new six-speed manual transmission, which replaces the old five-speed, or a new eight-speed automatic transmission, which replaces the old six-speed slushbox. So far, so…
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My 1% Weekend In a 2019 Maserati Quattroporte GTS GranSport
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Choosing the right car for an evening is a great way to amplify the experience. So if you have the means, I highly recommend adding a Maserati to your collection. Anyone can show up in some flashy supercar, but I prefer pulling up to the valet in a proper luxury sedan. That way the slack-jawed…
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LA Auto Show: Audi RS6 Avant is longroof supremacy
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This is one I’m most excited to see in person. The Audi RS6 Avant is finally here, and it was worth the wait. Sure, a V10 prior generation car would’ve been appreciated stateside. But this twin-turbocharged V8 beast is quite welcome.0. And the version on the auto show stand is a stunner. I thought it…
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The Aston Martin DBX has arrived
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Aston Martin has its first SUV, ever. This is also the first five-passenger vehicle for the British automaker. It arrives at a time when Aston needs to start cranking out more sales to satisfy its owners and stockholders. And a sport utility vehicle has typically been the path to financial success for many an automaker.…
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Train of thought: Why Motorail is due a revival
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I quite like cars. Also, despite them being inextricably linked with my daily five-hour round trip to work and back, I quite like trains. The two have never really been happy bedfellows, though. It’s always been trains versus cars, the latter very much gaining the upper hand since the middle of the 20th century, at…
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Maximum MINI: 2020 John Cooper Works GP arrives with 306 hp, serious hardware
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When MINI first teased the newest John Cooper Works GP, we knew it would be bonkers. How much so? That remained to be seen, but now we know: it’s the fastest car the company has ever built. This isn’t the first iteration of the GP but this time around MINI stepped it up a notch.…
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Maserati teases new model due for May 2020 debut
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As of late Maserati has somewhat become a caricature of a company and of its prior self. Truth is, the brand’s offerings tend to be somewhat old and underwhelming when matched up against their competitors. But not for long – a new Maserati is on the horizon. The brand’s high volume models, the Quattroporte, Ghibli…
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Motor Trend’s “of the Year” winners – did they choose wisely?
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As far as automotive awards go, Motor Trend’s “Of the Year” accolade is one of the biggest. It’s not an end-all, be-all title but it is a good indication of what one of the industry’s most widely read publications (aside from Hooniverse -KK) think to be the most important vehicles released this turn of the calendar.…
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Everyday Driver begins Big Sedan Challenge madness
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Since the early days of their Car Debate podcast, the Everyday Driver team has been joking about cheap Phaetons. It stems from an age-old adage: what used, older luxury sedan could you buy for the price of a new, entry-level economy car? We all know the answers are extensive, but Todd and Paul have put…
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2020 Ford Explorer Platinum: Doesn’t Make The Podium
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When Ford as a company declared that they were getting out of the car business and would concentrate on crossovers, SUVs, trucks, and vans, with the exception of the Mustang, the rollout of an iconic nameplate for its next-generation should be ultra important. The Setup The Explorer is one of two or three vehicles that…
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Two Wheel Tuesday: False Neutral Episode 95 – Secret New Projects & EICMA 2019
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After an update from Garrett on the (nearly done!) RZ, then surprising new project developments from both him and me, we delve into the new 2020 MY bikes, including some concept bikes from the EICMA show. As always, photos of all the bikes we talk about are included here. False Neutral – Secret New Projects…
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Guy makes billions off wrecked cars and we just keep looking at his website
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The man in this picture, standing in front of his car collection, is Willis Johnson. You may have never heard of him but you sure as heck have heard of his website, probably have spent too much time on it, you and may have even bought stuff from it. Mr. Johnson founded Copart Inc. Yes, that Copart…