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Hooniverse Asks: Did you do anything with your car or truck over the holiday weekend?
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I could see the hills in the distance. There would be dust, dirt, and bumps. My Montero looked far too clean, so I decided to fix that. The run through Santiago Canyon occurs at a slow to medium pace, as it’s a tight bit of tarmac with houses on both sides. Beyond them, the canyon…
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The News for July 5th, 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, Ford reveals stunning Ford GT Mk II with unleashed potential, Ford confirms pricing for the GT500, BMW makes another stupid X6, and Lee Iacocca has passed away at the age…
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Happy 4th of July from Hooniverse
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For Independence Day, Hooniverse is taking a day off as should you. It doesn’t matter if you’re out driving the countryside appreciating the nation’s beauty, making colorful explosions above your neighbor’s house (k, maybe don’t do that), or just having a cold one with some friends, have fun and most importantly be safe wherever you are.…
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2019 BMW X5 xDrive50i: But Is It $92,405 Good
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It has been a few years since I’ve driven a BMW. It’s been closer to twenty years since I last drove a BMW X5. Over those last twenty years, BMW has moved something close to three-quarters of a million X5’s in the U.S. and 2.75 million worldwide. While it may not have created the midsize…
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Podcast: Episode 296 – Audio adventures with Micah Muzio
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Kelley Blue Book’s own Micah Muzio joins me on episode 296 of the Hooniverse podcast. In this episode, we talk about Micah’s unique path to his current role, which is running the video content on KBB. We also dive into the fact that Micah is a helicopter pilot and owns his own Engstrom chopper. After…
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Bentley Continental GT sets production car record
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The Millen family owns yet another record at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Rod Millen has achieved the fastest overall time up the mountain five times and Rhys has also been fastest overall twice. In the last two years, Rhys has set the fastest production car record with Bentley Motors and the fast production SUV…
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Hooniverse Asks: What is your favorite Lee Iacocca car?
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Automotive industry icon Lee Iacocca has passed away. He was 94 years old. Over the course of his life, Iacocca helped shape and mold the industry. He also helped bring many number of great vehicles to market. A short version of his accomplishments include bringing us the Ford Mustang, introducing minivans to the world (an…
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Pastrana sees rain, hail, & goats at Pikes Peak
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This weekend at the 97th Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb, Travis Pastrana competed in the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport class. Image: Colorado Springs Gazette Travis had an epic trip up the mountain even though it was not the fastest trip. The Nitro Circus ringmaster encountered rain, hail, a fogged windshield, and a herd of mountain…
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On heroes and their influence: Audi Ur Quattro
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In the 1980s, Ford was so proud to offer something beyond carburation that the fastest Capris and Granadas, and later the top-spec Ford Orion Ghia, were dubbed “Injection”. Elsewhere, “Turbo” came and went as a model designation in its own right – these days Porsche is among the few marques that regard the exhaust-driven compressor as…
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Project Stormtrooper 4Runner: Closing thoughts and saying goodbye
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It’s the end of an era: the Stormtrooper 4Runner has been sold. It was the most meaningful vehicle to me in my automotive journey thus far. Coincidentally– or maybe not so much– it was also far and beyond my biggest project to date. Owning the Stormtrooper 4Runner never ceased to be an eye-opening learning experience.…
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Hooniverse Asks: Have you ever had trouble letting go of a project car?
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Project cars come and go. Some you love. Some you loathe. Each has its moment in the sun, at least for a flash. Be it when you pluck that new project home and day dream about its future. Or when you actually finish your task, and set off into the sunset. Have you ever had…
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Finnish Line: We grab a cheap PRV V6 engine
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Perhaps you remember my earlier write-up on the Talbot Tagora and its racing history. In it, I detailed a plan that would make it possible to experience at least some of those heady days of Tagora Superproduction racing: acquiring a project Tagora and a PRV V6 engine from a Volvo 760, and then combining those,…
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The News for June 28th, 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, Dodge adds a Widebody to the Charger Hellcat and Scat Pack, BMW previews an electrified M future, Ford adds an off road package to the Super Duty, and the future…
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Last Call: BMW Land Cruiser Edition
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Having successfully completed the joint venture of Z4 and Supra development, BMW and Toyota are now supposedly in talks to develop an off-road capable utility vehicle. The ugly renders of the vehicles above aside, this isn’t a horrible idea. Toyota has been making some of the world toughest and best 4x4s for decades. Perhaps BMW…
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Online Comparo: Which of these ’80s hatch-coupes is best?
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Yesterday, we ran a piece in defence of the original Isuzu Piazza or Impulse, the model name depending of your market region. While the Piazza is relatively obscure by now, it’s not the only slightly oddball car in its class. For every Celica, Supra or 240SX, there are a bunch of weirder coupes that either…
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We Ride: Royal Enfield Int 650
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