Articles
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Hooniverse Asks: What forms of e-mobility have you tried?
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E-Mobility is a term that covers a pretty broad swath of vehicles. There’s a high likelihood that a fair bit of you have driven in or ridden on a vehicle that utilizes an electric powertrain. Be it as large as a car or as small as a rideshare scooter, I believe more of you have…
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Last Call: Overlanding Minivan
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Having established that we have a 4Runner fetish here at Hooniverse, we began to wonder about making our 4Runners even more functional. 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.
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Pontiac Tojan – What else have I missed?
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Ford in the 1960s was not the only American car company to challenge Ferrari. General Motors created this beauty in the mid-80s to pull sales away from the prancing horse. Pontiac did not see the same success as Ford. There were approximately 150 Pontiac Tojans built from 1985 to 1991. The cars were commissioned by…
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Airstream Campers – The Official Advertising Accessory
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These days we are bombarded with advertisements. Many of those advertisements are specifically targeted at us and in many cases we may not even know it. The ads are clever, sometimes hitting us right in the feels/wants. But recently I noticed a pattern of advertising of certain types of vehicles – specifically large SUVs and…
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Hooniverse Asks: Are you paying attention to Formula 1?
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Formula 1 traveled to Canada this past weekend. The Canadian Grand Prix, held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, saw a familiar face and team in the top spot. Lewis Hamilton won in his mighty Mercedes. But he didn’t do so without some controversy. That confused finish isn’t Hamilton’s fault though, its Ferrari driver…
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The News for June 7th, 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, BMW finally reveals the M8, Porsche shows off an epic Boxster that never was, Jaguar adds a Touring version of the XE Project 8, and Ian Callum steps down from…
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Review: 2020 Jeep Gladiator Sport S
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Jeep faithful have been waiting for this vehicle for decades. It’s been so long that business models were developed around converting Jeep Wranglers into pickup trucks. But it’s finally here, the much speculated, debated, and anticipated Jeep of all – the Gladiator pickup truck. But is it good? Is it what the Jeep fans wanted?…
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C6 Corvette Grand Sport Review: Performance bargain, street monster
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One year ago today I flew to Chicago to buy my holy-grail dream car. Ownership didn’t exactly go as intended. I’m still trying to put the unfortunate turn of events out of my memory, but the car itself I will never be able to do so with. My own experience aside, what is a 2012…
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The Spirit of the Pajero
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Since Jeff bought his Montero this year, a lot of us have started to pay more attention to older Mitsubishi SUVs. The Montero is to the Pajero as the Toyota Land Cruiser is to the Lexus LX of the same vintage. The more Jeff has updated the Montero, the more he’s gotten my attention. It’s…
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GoWesty runs NORRA Mexican 1000 in Vanagon
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GoWesty Camper Products ran their race Vanagon in the NORRA Mexican 1000. Our team is a big fan of Baja especially when it involves driving quickly over rough terrain with Wide Open Baja. Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast The NORRA Mexican 1000 is a more chill version of the SCORE Baja 1000. The NORRA…
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When One Thing Leads to Another
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Towards the end of April, I spent an evening of “adulting” before pulling my red 2001 Chevrolet Camaro out from the dark cave it had been hiding in for seven months. Phone calls to the insurance company and texts to the landlord somewhat confidently confirming that my car would in fact vacate its 20 by…
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Hooniverse Asks: What’s the most impressive lap record?
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Volkswagen and Romain Dumas pulled off one hell of a feet this past week. The VW ID.R electric race car was brought to Germany’s Green Hell. A singular mission was at hand, and it involved dispatching 13 miles of racing circuit faster than any electric vehicle prior. Dumas pulled it off. He drove one hell…
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Quick Spin: 2019 Nissan Maxima and Murano
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There are two cars in Nissan’s lineup that are slightly different from the others. First is the Maxima, a slightly bigger vehicle than the Altima. The second is the Nissan Murano, which fits between the high-volume Rogue and the three-row Pathfinder. Both vehicles seem somewhat redundant in the lineup and both, to me, seem somewhat…
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Honda adds a four-seat Talon to its side-by-side lineup
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Color me not surprised… but certainly smiling. Honda has already expanded its still-fresh Talon lineup. The UTV with the sharp name is the sportier side of the side-by-side family. It launched in two flavors, both of which were for two people only. We attended that launch and I asked Honda if a four-seat version was…
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Hooniverse Asks: Do you have a favorite automotive designer?
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It’s hard to overstate the amount of good that Ian Callum has brought to Jaguar. After helming the British automaker’s design efforts for the last two decades, Callum has announced that he’s passing the torch. He wants to try out new projects after achieving his goals at Jaguar. Callum started his career at Ford. He…
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Last Call: A danger to more than just yourself…
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Meet your latest Internet idiot. Alex Choi posted the following video to social media, and it shows a Tesla Model 3 on Autopilot. And there’s no one in the driver’s seat. This is reckless, foolish, stupid, and it’s also the sort of behavior that can hurt others. Or worse. https://twitter.com/detansinn/status/1135699500591439872?s=21 Last Call indicates the end of…