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Dealers adjusting prices on 2019 4Runner and Tacoma TRD Pro models
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Looking to get yourself a new 2019 Tacoma TRD Pro or 4Runner TRD Pro? Pick your dealer wisely. People on Toyota message boards have been posting pictures of dealer-adjusted prices on some new 2019 TRD Pro models. Seriously, screw those dealers. Walk away and share your experiences on social media. Then either find a different…
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Hooniverse Asks: How would you advertise Mitsubishi vehicles?
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The above is an image that Mitsubishi Motors, specifically their marketing department, circulated around on social media. It’s speaks of the torque, or rather the lack thereof, that the engine of Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross generates. By any comparison, that isn’t much – the base Volkswagen Golf has more. The thing is, the current lineup of…
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Last Call: Perks Of The Job Edition
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This is a picture of my boss’s Ferrari F40. No, that’s not a typo: my boss owns a Ferrari F40, and it normally sits about 700 feet from my assigned cubicle. Have I ever driven it? Pah! Of course not. In 14 years of employment, I’ve never sat in it, or opened the door. To…
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2019 Ford Ranger touts ASS TORQUE
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My good friend Leo (follow his Instagram here) went to the 2018 Overland Expo East. Ford was there showing off their new 2019 Ford Ranger. The Toyota Tacoma pretty much owns the mid-size pickup truck segment and is hugely popular with the outdoorsy types, so this was a good marketing move. In their advertising, Ford makes…
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A Cabin in the Woods: We drive the 2018 Suzuki Jimny
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All aboard the hype train! When the all-new, 2018 model year Suzuki Jimny was first teased online and later shown to the world in its entirety, it suddenly became a phenomenon of sorts. The boxy and retro, ladder-frame Jimny, usually seen in the Kinetic Yellow launch color, received near-universal awe and affection just because of…
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Hooniverse Asks: Are there any new small SUVs that you're excited about?
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Ford’s Baby Bronco broke cover last week. It’s a retro-styled cute ute that… honestly, isn’t that bad looking. Also, peer a bit more closely at the central Bronco in the above set of three. See the silhouette behind it? Something bigger, and a bit more old-school Bronco is coming. For now though, let’s focus on…
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Last Call: Make sure your rear wheel alignment is good to go
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brazil Stance™ (@brazilstance) on Nov 16, 2018 at 10:43am PST Lifting the front wheels on a car through the sheer power of the engine must be an amazing…
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The Carchive: Enid Blyton style Ford Fiesta promo from 2003
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And now for something completely different. At about this time every week we put 2018 on hold for a little while and take a peek into the past. Yeah, there’s been some bad stuff, but as we saw last week with the Citroen GS, there’s been plenty of good stuff. Today, though, it’s time for…
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Go experience an NHRA drag racing event in person
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The numbers are staggering. At the highest level of drag racing, the Funny Car and Top Fuel race sleds are propelled down the strip by 11,000 horsepower monster motors. In just 1,000 feet of tarmac, a Funny Car will reach 320 to 340 miles per hour and needs less than four seconds to do so.…
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What Was Your Automotive News for the Week?
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Well it’s been one of those weeks. With Thanksgiving around the corner and most automakers holding off until the Los Angeles Auto Show to show what they’ve been working on, there really isn’t much to report on this week that hasn’t already been covered. If you missed it, Jaguar built an F-Type rally car, Aston…
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Last Call: A Thousand Words Edition
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The otherworldly images coming out of California right now bring the tragic scale of the Camp and Woolsey wildfires into more vivid focus than textual accounts could. When I saw this image, I had three thoughts in rapid succession: a) Ooo, it’s a bummer to have a cool old car get destroyed like that, then…
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V.I.S.I.T: RHD Toyota Land Cruiser 70
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I have about a dozen friends who send me pictures of interesting cars they on the road. Some are snoozers and some are mildly interesting. And then there are some really special. I would consider this right-hand-drive two-door Land Cruiser 70-series to fit into the really special category. Over the last few years the popularity…
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Handling by Lotus
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In addition to making sports cars, the Lotus brand also offers engineering and consulting services. Clients of those services vary from race teams to automakers. Some automakers handed the design of the suspension systems to Lotus, be it a design from the ground up or an improvement to what the automaker designed but lacks the…
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2020 Jeep Gladiator breaks cover, brings AEV Brute to production
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One of the most anticipated reveals of recent automotive times has been leaked ahead of its LA Auto Show debut, and it finally lets us rest our eyes on the upcoming pickup of many folks’ four-by-four dreams. Here it is: the 2020 Jeep Gladiator. In its most basic description it’s exactly what you’d expect: a…
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Last Call: Risk Exposure Edition
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The reason why dune vehicles were called “buggies” is lost on many people nowadays. But back when the term originated, off-road vehicles were not the sophisticated, advanced-technology rocketships they are today, but crudely designed homebuilts dreamed up over a few beers in some guy’s garage. This contraption was based on a Renault Dauphine Gordini, not…
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A Tale of Two Golfs – Hatch and Wagen
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I recently had the opportunity two drive two similar but different 2018 Volkswagen Golfs. The first was a Golf S SportWagen. The second was a conventional Golf SE hatchback. The differences in trim between the two were limited to a sunroof, leather seats, and a bigger infotainment screen on the Golf SE. The two vehicles…