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The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is an absolute mental machine
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View this post on Instagram HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAWTF! …this car is absolutely mental . . . #corvette #zr1 #chevy #corvettezr1 #hooniverse #hooniversethings A post shared by hooniversejeff (@hooniversejeff) on Oct 10, 2018 at 10:36am PDT This thing is basically Dethklok… the…
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Hooniverse Asks: What car are you crushing on?
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Every enthusiast has “The List,” a theoretical registry of the automobiles they would like to own should the opportunity, timing, and financial means present themselves. Of course there’s the opposite end of the spectrum which we toyed with yesterday, but the prospect of hitting it big in the lottery is, rather unfortunately, extremely unlikely, rendering…
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Last Call: El Saabino Edition
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Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. 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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Carbon-fiber floor mats are a thing now
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Apparently carbon-fiber floor mats are thing now. Porsche will sell you a set for your 911 for only $1240. This is a fantastic weight-reducing accessory that will surely improve your laps times, just like the carbon-fiber trim around your radio does. And these have leather edging so that they’re both lightweight and tastefully match the…
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Hooniverse Asks: Oil Undercoating?
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I own a Toyota. One issue with Toyotas is that Toyotas seem to rust at an accelerated rate. I happen to live in New England where sometimes we have more salt on the ground than snow. I recently took a gander underneath my 50,000 mile rig and almost regurgitated my muffin and coffee. It looked…
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Last Call: ’Im's A Fine Lad Edition
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History has not been kind to Chevy’s malaise-era Monza hatchback. Thanks to body’s overly curved flanks, expansive quarter windows and generous rear overhang, along with the baroque mishmash of slots and louvers, it looks like a plus-size model wearing a size zero bodysuit and a Darth Vader mask. Making things worse, it’s easy to mock…
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Part 2: ARX At Circuit Of The Americas With Subaru
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In part one of the story about the trip to COTA for the ARX season finale with Subaru, I focused on the series and the preverbal “10,000-foot view”. In part two we will dive in and have a closer look at the team and the cars. First though, two fun facts. Number one: Lance Smith, who…
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Visiting the Maserati Factory Showroom in Modena
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My summer family trip to us to Italy this year. After four days in Rome, we headed north to Tuscany in a rented Fiat van. It’s beautiful there, those that have not been must absolutely go. Ruins, old cities, fantastic landscapes, and some of the most amazing food and wines in the world. If planned…
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Hooniverse Asks: What's the first car you'd buy if you won the $1.6B jackpot?
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There was one winning ticket sold for last night’s record setting $1,600,000,000.00 Mega Millions lottery jackpot. Congrats to the winner, hopefully it is one of our readers. Our obvious question is, what is the first vehicle you buy when you have that much, or even half of it after taxes, at your disposal? Please note, it’s not how…
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Last Call: Dutch Treat Edition
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The Van Veen OCR 1000 was the Wankel-powered dream of Dutch motorcycle magnate Hendrik Van Veen. The OCR (“Oil Cooled Rotor”) used a repurposed Comotor rotary automotive engine, most famously used in the NSU R080. NSU and Citroën pulled the plug on their joint rotary project after delivering only 50 engines to Van Veen, though…
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Craigslist: Classic Suburban Camper with LS Power for #OverlandingLife
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I saw the link to this vehicle in one of my #socialmedia feeds. At first I was “meh, another jalopy modified by a stoned hippy who had too many brownies”. Then I took a closer look and was kind of blown away. Right away I started checking the couch cushions for the forty grand I…
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Georg Plasa's Judd V8-Powered BMW E36 Still Kicks Ass
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I fell deep into the hill climb wormhole on YouTube seven years ago and I haven’t looked back. I can’t even remember how I found it, but a video of a BMW 1 Series and a screaming Judd V8 tearing up an impossibly twisty mountain road somewhere in Europe had blown me away. I came…
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The ROXOR is an under-equipped, out-gunned novelty
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A while back Mahindra unveiled the ROXOR, a new four-by-four with the looks and feel of the past but with intent to take market share from the ever-evolving-and-expanding class of off-road vehicles currently on the market. It certainly nails the nostalgia feel when going solely based on its looks, but, as we all know, appearance…
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Hooniverse Asks: What do you want to know about the Hyundai Veloster N?
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I’m off to Northern California to get a good look at Hyundai’s attempt at an honest-to-goodness performance machine. The Hyundai Veloster N has got the right numbers on paper and proper hot-hatch styling. But can it really compete? To find out, Hyundai is prepared to let us loose on the twisting Thunderhill tarmac. We drive…
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Last Call: GTO Time Machine Edition
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When Andy Dufresne is seen driving to Mexico at the end of The Shawshank Redemption, a Pontiac GTO convertible perfectly symbolizes his newfound freedom and prosperity. Director Frank Darabont initially arranged for Tim Robbins to drive a Mustang, but shooting logistics forced an eleventh-hour substitution. Darabont was aware that the ’69 GTO was two years…
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Lewis Hamilton is a truly great champion
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If you’re a fan of motorsport, this is a tremendous time to be following the achievements of Lewis Hamilton in Formula 1. The 33 year old driver is on the precipice of achieving a truly amazing feat. Though he didn’t capture his 5th F1 World Championship this past weekend in Austin, there’s little doubt he…