Articles
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Camp anywhere: The Lance Altimeter
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It’s fun to tow something behind a proper truck. Especially when you have a destination set in your nav, cold drinks in the fridge, and a weekend set aside for nothing but hanging out. It’s even better if you don’t need to tow your home away from home. With the right setup, you can just hop…
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The News for August 9th, 2019
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This week, Acura debuts a fantastic new heritage color for the NSX, Ford reveals an impressive new performance figure for the GT500, and it’s with heavy hearts that we announce the loss of one of our own, Charles Barrett. Acura NSX Gains New Heritage Color One of the most sought-after colors for the ’97-’03 Acura…
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First Drive: 2019 Audi Q3
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The 2019 Audi Q3 packs top-tier features in a smaller package. Audi has taken some of the best safety and tech options from its larger, more expensive vehicles and filtered it down into its entry-level sub-compact crossover. The result is an impressive offering from the German automaker. Could it use more power? Sure, couldn’t everything…
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Road America and IndyCar filmed with a Super8 camera is wonderful
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I’ve been to Road America once. It was to watch the Acura race team test two of its DPi prototype race cars. This is fun for a bit, but it gets a bit old since there’s not actual racing going on. I wanted to go back and watch the races but that wasn’t in the…
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Are you ready for Ricky Bobby versus Ferrari?
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Ricky Bobby is a legend. He’s one of the all-time greats behind the wheel of a car. The driving work, you know. His achievements are immortal. But were you aware this his driving skills were also put to the test in France? Mr. Bobby was part of the team tasked with the singular goal of…
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Podcast: Episode 299 – The ongoing adventure of used Audi RS4 ownership
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Josh Ostrander just bought a 2007 Audi RS4. It’s a rare car. With its Imola Yellow paint, it’s finished in a rare hue. It’s one of the best sounding Audi cars ever built. It’s also a giant highlighter for just how annoying it can be to buy a car through a small used car lot.…
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2019 Toyota Sienna: Logic And Reason Over Emotion
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Take a step back from the world today. Have a look at advertising, purchasing decisions, popular tv/video and yes even the political clown show. What do you see? Everything is based on emotion. Everything. By pulling at your emotions they hope to make you make decisions quickly, not think about it. Stimulus, response, pause, rather…
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Quick Guide: Jeep Wrangler 35-inch A/T tires
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Last month one of my best friends bought a really nice, really loaded Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. It’s been two decades since he sold his CJ-7 and he once again got the Jeep thirst that he needed to quench. Seeing that he got his black JL with almost every imaginable option, I was expecting him to…
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Hooniverse Asks: What’s your favorite long-running automotive show?
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Tonight, we record the 300th episode of the Hooniverse podcast. That’s nearly six years worth of recording, considering we aim to record one show per week. Occasionally we miss, but for the most part we’ve stuck to that schedule. After recording tonight’s episode, we’re going to hit the pause button on the show as we evaluate…
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Driving Florida’s A1A in a rented Mustang convertible
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It was a vacation at the tail end of chaos. The preceding weeks involved major life changes topped with major life changes. The timing was perfect. A summer weekend away in south Florida. A reprieve from reality. The trip snuck up on me. I packed a backpack and boarded a plane. A few short hours…
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Review: 2019 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross SEL
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Having attended high school and college in the northeast in the 1990s, and having been a car geek, my exposure to the import scene was quite formative. Some of the most iconic vehicles of that era were the Diamond-Star Motor cars. The sports cars of that joint venture were the Eagle Talon, the Plymouth Laser,…
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The News for August 2nd, 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, Pagani does a thing again, Hispano Suiza is one step closer to coming back for real, Ford adds old school, big displacement V8 to the Super Duty, Acura is bringing…
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Last Call: Benz Design Progress
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progress intransitive verb – pro·gress | \ prə-ˈgres \ To develop to a higher, better, or more advanced stage. Last Call indicates the end of Hooniverse’s broadcast day. It’s meant to be an open forum for anyone and anything. Thread jacking is not only accepted, it’s encouraged. Source: twitter.com/EuropeanCarNews
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2020 Dodge Charger Hellcat Widebody Preview
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Yesterday while I was attending the Midwest Automotive Media Association driving school, which was sponsored by FCA, Ashton Muñoz the Dodge Charger Brand Manager was on hand to give us an overview of the 2020 Widebody Charger Hellcat. You can watch the video below for all the details, but the highlights included: New grill and…
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Rollin’ on 15s!
Our latest shirt collaboration with Blipshift/
Many moons ago, we featured a Hooniverse t-shirt that was a take on the old DUBS logo. Instead of promoting that 20-inch lifestyle, however, we were all about the 14s. Today we’re back with a new version of that shirt. Allow me to present “Rollin’ on 15s”: This shirt is our latest design as part…
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Last Call: Pick up a Pagani on your way home
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Who wouldn’t want to wander around a shop with a Pagani Huayra Roadster in the cart? The best part of the factory was this though; a very Italian man nonchalantly pushing a multi-million pound Huayra Roadster around like he’s collecting shopping trolleys at ASDA. All while on the phone. Legend. pic.twitter.com/kDsWEoIabP — Rowan Horncastle (@rowanhorncastle)…