Articles
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HCOTY 2018: The Fat Hippo Utility Bike
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Ryan Frankenberg is a high-end cabinetmaker from Idaho who has become one of my heroes because of his wondrous scrap-yard build, The Fat Hippo. The Hippo is a remarkably functional trail bike that Ryan fabricated almost entirely from salvaged parts and raw metal stock. He regularly works to clear ORV trails on the public lands…
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The Compass is a Step in the Right Direction for Jeep
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Jeep’s latest Compass has finally found the right bearings it needs to compete in the ever-popular crossover segment. Slotted between the smaller Renegade and more off-road oriented Cherokee, the Compass recently saw a full, complete redesign in 2017, that now makes it worth more than a shrug. It’s not a surprise, but when the Compass…
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HCOTY 2018: Tavarish’s Lamborghini
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Freddy Hernandez decided to embrace his love of one-time expensive used cars and take a deep dive into the world of YouTube at the same time. Better known as Tavarish, he kicked off his fresh channel by showing some of his projects (including an Aston Martin Vantage, busted Supra, and some big-body Benzes) after a…
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HCOTY 2018: The Volkswagen ID R electric race car
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We heard rumors before the 2018 Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb that Volkswagen was bringing a contender to challenge the EV record. With the car being wholly untested on the mountain, Volkswagen didn’t think it had a chance at the overall record. Turns out VW was very wrong. The ID R is all-wheel drive and…
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The 2019 Ford Ranger… is good!
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Hooniverse Asks: Into what would you stuff this brand-new VW VR5 engine?
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No, I don’t mean VR6. I’m talking about a brand-new Volkswagen VR5. There’s one for sale on eBay right now and the project car possibilities here are rather intriguing. If you’re not familiar with the VR5, Jalopnik has a good explainer on it. The basics of it are that VW created a more compact version…
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Planned downtime is coming as we swap to the .com domain
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As we fully migrate to the proper .com place on the Internet, we have to take things offline for 24-48 hours. Once we’re back up, we will begin making sure the Disqus comment system is back in place. I was going to wait to do this, but I want to get the proper commenting system…
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HCOTY 2018 Nominee: Allyn Pierce’s Toasted Marshmallow Tundra
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As the wildfires swept through California, news of Allyn Pierce’s heroic actions swept the automotive nation. Putting the safety of others above his own, Allyn drove his Toyota Tundra through the deadly Camp Fire to rescue people who were in imminent danger. Allyn’s good-doings saved some who may not have otherwise survived, but he sacrificed his…
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HCOTY 2018 Nomination: The Citroen 2CV. Metaphorically
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It didn’t have to be this one. Could be any 2Cv, really. In fact, it doesn’t have to be a 2CV at all, but the Tin Snail perfectly embodies the spirit of what it is I’m getting at. Earlier this year, I attended the annual SMMT driving day shindig at Millbrook Proving Ground, where all…
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Hooniverse: The update
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Yes, it looks rather different around here. A fresh coast of paint has been long overdue on these virtual pages, and that’s what we’ve done. At the same time, some things are seemingly a bit more complicated but really it’s all been made more easy. Here’s the gist though; the content remains the same. How…
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It’s time to roll out the HCOTY 2018 nominees
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The News for December 14th, 2018
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! As always, this is a weekly recap of some of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull. There’s also just a little opinion of mine because I can. This week: McLaren does the Spider thing with the 720S Pininfarina shows us more of their striking Battista EV…
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Build your own Gladiator: Jeep pickup configurator is live
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Online configurators allow us to see what the vehicle we’re lusting after would look like in the color, trim, and with the options that interest us most. Though very, very far from the real thing, playing around with these sites allow us to “build” a vehicle the way we would want to. They also happen…
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Hooniverse Asks: What should be HCOTY this year?
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It’s that time… *queue the music* for the most wonderful time… of the year! The Hooniverse Car of the Year posts are heading your way starting next week. We have a wide range of nominees and we’re sure that you’ll hate some and love others. But if you were to write in a nomination, what would you pick? Here’s…
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Legacy Classic Trucks has built a big, bold, bad ass 1949 Dodge Power Wagon
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Jaguar’s I-Pace eTrophy race series kicks off this weekend
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Jaguar is diving full on into electric powertrains. As proof of that, the automaker has already taken a strong in interest in Formula E. Now comes the arrival of its second step into this electric racing arena as the I-Pace eTrophy support series lands in Ad Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. This is the first international championship…