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The new Porsche 911 commercial was made in… Warsaw, Poland
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Interesting – Ze Germans, Porsche to be exact, now go to Warsaw, Poland to make commercials for their new models. Specifically, the base 911 coupe and cabriolet. This is interesting for several reasons. First, Warsaw streets are incredibly congested, more so than many other large European cities because currently there are only two metro…
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Cutting a Digital Dash
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In a random Tweet I sent out on Wednesday, I moaned “It wouldn’t be hard for today’s digital dashboards to incorporate a retro 1980s mode. Sort it out!”, alongside the above brochure pic, which depicts the digital instrument cluster that adorned top models in the 1983 JDM Nissan Silvia range. The Tweet performed well. Dozens…
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Podcast: Episode 298 – Talking ’bout that C8 Corvette
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Chris Hayes and I attempt a new format for the podcast. This is a bit of virtual insanity as we podcast from two different places. Our chatter involves the new 2020 Chevy C8 Corvette, and a whole bunch more Listen in by clicking play above. We’re closing in on Episode 300. Like 200 before it,…
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Hooniverse Asks: Is there a car for sale that you never bought but still wonder about?
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No, I didn’t want to buy the one in the photo above. I did want to share it with you though, as Friend of Hooniverse Michael Sliczniak spotted this legendary beast out and about. It did get me thinking though, about other (actually good) vehicles I’ve spotted on Craigslist (or eBay, AutoTemptest, etc) over the years.…
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Recap: Formula Drift – Seattle
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It was a wild weekend in the Pacific Northwest for drifting. Perfect weather, crazy driving, carnage, and a vicious points race are a good way to kick off the second half of the the 2019 Formula Drift season. Rookie rock and roll I want to start off talking about the two rookies in the series…
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Huge Classic Fiat Sale – 73 Fiats, only $250 each!
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This isn’t Barrett-Jackson and sadly it won’t be televised. A Fiat repair shop in Colorado is selling off their accumulated “collection” and they gotta sell it now! Lemons racers, Hooptie Con aficionados, automotive sadists, and other idiots – get your tow rigs ready!! From the Aspen Import Auto Facebook page: We are working to get…
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24 Hours of Lemons: HooptieCon East, NJMP 2019 Wrap-up
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This year’s 24 Hours of Lemons at New Jersey Motorsport Park was a lot more than just the typical race. It was the race and Hooptie Con AND Radwood – three events in one. Sadly, we missed it this year. But Lemons has provided a hella sweet©®™ wrap-up video of weekend’s events. Check it out.
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This is best/worst Instagram account you’re not following
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They say that Russia is a state of mind, or something like that. I can’t really comment on it because the last time I was there it was still the Soviet Union. But seeing thousands of photos and videos of Russians and Russia on social media, is sure looks interesting. But it wasn’t until recently…
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Of Moon Landings, 1202s, and Check Engine Lights
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Having just toasted the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landings, I see them in a new, more relevant light now than I did when I was younger. On my visit to Kennedy Space Centre, at age 11, I spent time looking at “all the cool rockets”, but my preteen mind wasn’t quite ready…
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The News for July 26th, 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, Audi decides they want to compete with the X4 and make the Q3 less practical, a race team recreates the Jaguar XJ13 to 1969 Le Mans specifications with stunning results,…
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Dramatic video shows what happens to a car sandwiched between two trucks
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We all have heard of the scary accidents when a truck rear-ends a car and sends it forward into the truck in front it. It’s never pretty and the car occupants never come out well. A German safety company created this video showing just what happens in such an accidents, as if we couldn’t imagine…
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Hooniverse Asks: What once popular modifications are no longer done?
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My 4Runner is almost ten years old. Oddly enough, a brand new 2019 4Runner is almost exactly the same as my 2010, which we’ll discuss later. But this is why with 60,000 miles on it I really have no reason to upgrade to a newer 4Runner. But there is one thing I’d love to get…
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Hooniverse Asks: What’s your favorite automotive PR stunt?
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Just the other day, Ford made news when it used a prototyped electric F-150 pickup to pull one million pounds worth of rail car (and cargo). It’s a move that makes for one hell of a headline. But it’s also a PR stunt. Once rolling, the rail cars move smoothly, which is part of the…
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Project “Conclusion”: 1991 Toyota MR2 “Someday Race Car”
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Not all projects get the end they deserve. Not all get the end you want them to. Not all even turn out to be projects. My ill-fated MR2 was all of the above. My friend Dan and I picked up the little second-gen Toyota MR2 a few years back. We had big plans for the…
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Electric Ford F-150 pulls a million pounds, laughs at Elon Musk
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Sometime ago Elon Musk boldly stated the Tesla pickup truck, the one that no one has seen, will have a 300,000-pound towing capacity. Of course that’s bullshit for many reasons. Towing capacities are generally based on the industry’s SAE J2807. That standard takes into account cooling capacity, performance on grade, handling, braking, the hitch, and other…
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Hooniverse Asks: What’s the most obscure Uber you’ve been in?
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I got an Uber ride the other day and an aging Honda Civic showed up. Getting into it I noticed that it was one of the first Civic hybrid models. I thought it was a great choice for Uber use – reliable, inexpensive, efficient, and just big and small enough. Then I noticed something I…