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Podcast: Episode 263 – Talking ’bout that Gridlife
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Josh Ostrander joins us on the show. He recently returned from Gridlife in Atlanta, where he saw drift cars, time attack machines, and late-night music performances all at the same venue. We also talk about the insanity that is a $180,000 2002 BMW M5, answer your questions, and talk about our own cars. As for…
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Podcast: Episode 263 – Talking 'bout that Gridlife
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Josh Ostrander joins us on the show. He recently returned from Gridlife in Atlanta, where he saw drift cars, time attack machines, and late-night music performances all at the same venue. We also talk about the insanity that is a $180,000 2002 BMW M5, answer your questions, and talk about our own cars. As for…
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Watch the mid-engine Corvette undergo testing at the Nürburgring
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It’s finally coming. For real this time. At least that seems to be the case, as Chevy engineers have been spotted flinging the mid-engine Corvette prototype around the ‘Ring. This is a car that’s been talked about for decades now, but it appears the time is finally right to move the Vette powerplant amidships and…
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Hooniverse Asks: How would you fix driver education in this country?
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I’ve been fortunate to drive in Germany. It’s only happened three times and of those three times, two stretches included jaunts on the Autobahn. The first time was years ago when I went over to sample Volkswagen’s MkVI Golf GTD and the XL1. I nearly cried tears of joy as drivers used their turn signals,…
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Car Bros covers Monterey Car Week
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Most of the events surrounding Monterey Car Week are geared towards the jet set and elite machinery. It’s tough for the Car Bros team to relate thus making it difficult to get the ball rolling on this video, despite owning an Enzo of their own. After a brief moment to gather their thoughts and take…
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Miserable middle-aged man is melancholy in his minivan
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Forty-something. Two kids. Three or more if you’re really lucky. Mortgage. Family vacations. Endless kids’ activities. Ridiculous costs for everything. A job that’s completely not what was your intended career path. A loving wife who directs all of your tasks and activities. Let’s not even mention your sex life. This is your life. Then, there…
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F1 2018: A Racing RPG That Should Make Headlines
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F1 2018 is a hybrid, much like the cars it simulates. It is both a casual friendly racer, and a simulation that is getting more technical with every revision. It is a racing game, yet it has dialogue trees and upgrade options like an RPG. It embraces eSports, yet provides one of the deepest career…
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Hooniverse Asks: What's the most you've labored on your car?
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Welcome to the final lap of your holiday weekend. Today is Labor Day, which is about …hold on *checks Wikipedia* Really? We get a day off for this? Well alright! I know that a number of you plan to be grilling, enjoying a beverage, and just generally relaxing. Some of you though, are already elbow…
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Classic Captions Contest: 1981 Honda Quint Edition
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Disclaimer: There’s so much adventure happening in this faded 1980s Honda press photo. So, so much. We last left off with Kamil’s go at the Hooniverse Classic Captions Contest featuring Jaguar’s new F-Pace luxury crossover and a lot of questions. After dropping $4,495 down, Walt looks content with his $498 a month lease for the…
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The News for August 31st, 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: The Gulf racing colors are officially back on a Ford GT McLaren offers first details on 720S…
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Lego built a 1:1 scale Bugatti Chiron from its Technic partsAnd it's drivable!
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There are over 1,000,000 Lego Technic parts used. If you pulled it all apart, you’d find 2,304 motors and 4,032 gears. This is a 1:1 scale Bugatti Chiron crafted from nothing but Lego Technic pieces, because the moto for Technic is Build it for Real! So they did. It weighs 3,300 pounds and is fitted…
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Podcast: Episode 262 – Needs more power (supply)
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There’s some solid news this week. Audi plans to offer an extremely limited run of manual transmission Audi A4 sedans. These will be designated as Ultrasport models and only 40 will be built. Jeep is launching its first limited-edition JL Wrangler with the new Moab Edition. Formula E wants an off-road racing series and will…
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Truck Central: I drive my old 1965 Ford F100 (AKA HoonTruck)
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As part of my work reviewing trucks for Truck Central, I drive all sorts of new pickups and SUVs. This time, however, it’s time to kick it old school… and familiar. I reached out to the gent that purchased my 1965 Ford F100 and he was happy to let me come over and drive the…
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Icon needs to Derelict this 1954 Chrysler Town & Country
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There was a time when Chrysler built a Town & Country that wasn’t shaped like a minivan. The example above hails from 1954, which makes it a second-generation car. They were all wagons and I believe they all came packing 413 cubic-inch V8 engines. In fact, that would be the first V8 offered from Chrysler.…
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Hooniverse Asks: Which Hooniverse Project Car are you most curious about?
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One of my favorite times of the year is when the various contributors to our automotive corner of the Internet have to come clean about their various project vehicles. It’s called the Hooniverse Project State of the Union (SOTU), and it’s nearly upon us. I’m currently wrangling up update stories from as many folks as…
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Pondering automotive fidelityFinding the answer at a music festival
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Driving a car is wildly abstract, analogue process. As much as we enjoy it, there’s so much going on that the individual sensations served up can be hard to pin down. To feel them individually, sometimes you have to leave the blacktop and use another vehicle. For example, the tiller of a boat offers steering…