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Counterpoint: The new Audi RS6 looks properly wicked
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Rejoice ye of longroof faith. For your forbidden king has been granted reprieve in the kingdom of crossovervania. Wagon Wednesday: The new Audi RS6 Avant is here The 2020 Audi RS6 Avant is coming to America. Kamil already told you about the numbers. I’m here to tell you that he’s wrong about the looks. This…
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Wagon Wednesday: The new Audi RS6 Avant is here
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We’ve been drooling over it for decades – the uber wagon; the Audi RS6 Avant. Now, in a shock to everyone, in the height of the SUV craze, Audi says that, yea sure, they will sell us a 591-horsepower station wagon. * checks date – not April 1st * Seriously? Holy poop. No one expected…
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A descent into Bill Caswell madness: The BMW 750SWB project
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Bill Caswell is a mad man. He’s our kind of mad man though, because his constantly firing brain is always scheming and planning vehicular adventure. His latest bit of insanity could be excellent, if he pulls it off. Caswell is taking a BMW 750 and turning it into a two-door shooting brake style machine. This…
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24 Hours of LeMons – Thunderhill: The Ranchero rides again
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We’re back, and we’ve brought *another* old Ford Ranchero. The 24 Hours of LeMons at Thunderhill is a crazy event. Mostly because it takes place over five miles of race circuit. This race runs the full configuration at Thunderhill. If something happens on the backside, it’s going to be awhile until the wrecker gets you…
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Hooniverse Asks: What do you want to ask Kazunori Yamauchi, creator of Gran Turismo?
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Later this week I will have an opportunity to chat with Kazunori Yamauchi, creator of Gran Turismo videogame series. This is really something special for me as Gran Turismo is really the only videogame I play at any extent. I have had every generation of the game and I have almost competed almost all of them. While…
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1939 “Porsche” Type 64 fails to find buyer at auction
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The automaker Porsche was keeping well away from this one. RM Sotheby’s was excited to move this one. Too excited, it seems, as the auctioneer spouted out figures that weren’t real. Bloomberg’s Hannah Elliott recounts the frenzy of folks anticipating a wild auction result before seeing the room deflated with the no sale of an…
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The News for August 16th, 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, Acura stuns with the Type S Concept, Shelby GT500 tech starts sharing hardware with the GT350R, Dodge celebrates 50 years of the Charger Daytona, Ford adds FX2 off-road package for…
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Hooniverse Asks: Do you care about Monterey Car Week?
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We all used to call it simple Pebble Beach, or even just Pebble. That refers to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, which takes place over a Sunday during the latter half of August. This event has expanded though, and it now encompasses a number of events that unfold over the course of an entire week.…
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Let the sounds of this McLaren F1 LM wake you up
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This car is one of only six McLaren F1 examples built to what’s called LM-spec. The LM stands for Le Mans, and these cars serve to honor mighty F1 GTR race cars. Of those six, just two were made legal for road duty. The other four are track-only beasts locked away in tidy cages. And…
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Hooniverse Asks: How much will the original Bullitt Mustang fetch at auction?
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When you send a desirable muscle car to auction, it attracts attention. Make it an iconic machine from a film with a much lauded chase scene, and more eyes cast their gaze. Attach Steve McQueen’s name to the car, and the sky is now the limit with respect to pre-auction estimates. In the film Bullitt, there…
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Podcast: Episode 300 – Is this it? [w/ guest Derek Gibbs]
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We’ve hit 300. This is a major milestone for this podcast, and it’s the perfect number for us to take a pause. Our guest this week is Reel Big Fish bassist and car lover Derek Gibbs. We recorded this episode live at Four Sons Brewery in Huntington Beach, CA. Listen in by clicking play…
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How The Five Liter Mustang Craze Was Born
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This one is funny, because not only did I know all the players, some were and some still are friends. Back in 1987, there was this crazy car magazine, kind of underground called Cars Illustrated. It was everything Hot Rod and Car Craft was not. Cars Illustrated was about low budget guys and not only…
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One seat, three wheels: The Vanderhall Venice Speedster
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The Vanderhall Venice Speedster is one unique machine. And one is exactly the number of people who can sit in this thing. Vanderhall has taken its entry-level Venice model and removed a seat. Then a bit of extra bodywork has been applied, and the result is a vehicle called the Venice Speedster. Power still comes…
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Two Wheel Tuesday: False Neutral Podcast #92 – On The Road (Literally) with Steve Faux
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This month’s episode is a bit different, and somewhat experimental. Garrett is busy with exams this month, so Pete and Eric are joined by guest Steve Faux, a moto vlogger from Lincoln, Nebraska. Steve joins us via mobile phone while out riding his Harley. We discuss a range of topics, from the remarkable Honda Fury…
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Review: 2019 Ford Ranger XLT SuperCrew 4×4
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Before ever seeing the Ford Ranger in flesh, I read some not-so-positive things about it. I heard that the engine is weak and the dash is dated. I heard that the cab is small. And then there’s the payload, towing, torque, and many other specs or features. As I’m writing this, I can’t actually think…
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Hooniverse Asks: What’s the best German sports sedan ever built?
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I know that the answer to the above question is E39 BMW M5. That’s the greatest German sports sedan ever built. It lives up to the hype, and remains a case of Meet Your Heroes for me personally. Though my time in the car was brief (maybe 15 minutes), it provided everything I needed to…