Articles
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Hooniverse Asks: What did you think of Travis Pastrana's tribute to Evel Knievel?
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Travis Pastrana just had a pretty impressive Sunday. Three jumps in one day, all as a means to both pay homage to Evel Knievel and also to better him. The jumps were a bit longer than Knievel’s, and two of them were quite a bit more successful. If you didn’t catch them, the video above…
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Mystery Car
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This Mystery Car thing isn’t easy. If I put up something that’s almost common someone will say “I remember when Mystery Car was good…” Put up something obscure and someone will say “I’m not even trying anymore! I can’t identify car with a total production of three by its gas cap!” And then, three minutes…
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The Carchive: The 1974 Bedford Blitz
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It’s Friday, and as the weekend approaches with the promise of fun, excitement and joviality, lets take one last gasp of dry, educational tedium. An opportunity to open our collective minds, feed our curiosity and wonder how we did without our new-found knowledge for so long. Welcome back to The Carchive. Sprechen sie Deutsche? Well,…
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Fastback Friday: This '66 VW hides a fast secret in the back
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Usually, when you lift the engine cover on the butt end of a Volkswagen Type 3 you’re going to find a 1.5 or 1.6-liter flat four-cylinder engine. That’s not the case with this example I just found on good ole California Craigslist. Someone stuffed a 4.3-liter Vortec V6 into the tail, and that’s a recipe…
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The News for July 6th, 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: Honda reveals Mean Mower V2, a 190-hp lawnmower that’s going for the speed record Toyota confirms Goodwood…
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Podcast: Episode 255 – Delay in game
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This one’s late but we have EXCUSES! 1) It was the the 4th of July. 2) Chris had to deal with his lame as Internet provider. 3) That’s it… we’re sorry In this episode we have Jonathon Klein and Patrick Costello on the show. There’s a bit of news but then we once again dive…
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Hooniverse Asks: What's the rarest version of your car?
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When the Strich Acht production run was over and accounted for, Mercedes-Benz had cranked out nearly two million examples. Of those, 1.9 million were sedans while less than 100,000 were the beautiful coupe version of the car. Of course, there are even more rare versions but these typically don’t come from the factory. We wind…
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The sights and sounds of the 2018 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
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Perceptions were changed this year… Romain Dumas and Volkswagen have transformed the hill with their insanely fast all-electric blitz up the hill. 2018 proved to be an amazing year for Pikes Peak, and these are just some of the sights and sounds captured as racers made their way to the 14,115-foot summit. ———————————- http://www.Hooniverse.com Shot…
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Hooniverse Asks: So… did you enjoy your 4th?
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Now, I’m not saying you needed to head off in an over-powered American muscle machine but it’s certainly one way to celebrate. Our own Josh Ostrander was getting static shots of a Camaro ZL1 for a video we’re working on. I reached out to see how that was going and this was the reply I…
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Hooniverse TELLS: Go out and enjoy your 4th of July!
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Enjoy your 4th of July. Do so safely and responsibly and with respect for your fellow human beings. Raise a beer along the way (after you’ve tucked away the keys) and champion all of the good you can find in this country of ours. It’s there if you look. Happy 4th everyone…
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Spy Shots! 2019 Porsche 911 (992) Turbo (with a capital T)
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The new generation of the Porsche 911 is right around the corner. If we have learned anything about the 911 is that it will look slightly different but otherwise will be similar to the outgoing model. Yet, it will be a lot better in every measurable way. It’s a Porsche thing, you wouldn’t, and you…
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Pure Porsche photo porn with a race-worn 959
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RM Sotheby’s auctions off tons of high-dollar sheetmetal on a near constant basis. Later this year, however, the auction house is set to dish out some of Porsche’s greatest hits in honor of the automaker’s 70th anniversary of producing its own road cars. One of the big ticket items that has caught my attention is…
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Review: 2018 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring
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It seems that almost every week someone asks me about three-row SUVs. People want them because they appreciate the extra space as well as the functionality of the third row seats for when they have to transport their kids and their kids’ friends. The questions are pretty much the same. As are my answers. But…
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Roadtrip 2018 – Northern Italy, part 1: Renting the right car
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My life was so much different before my kids were born. We used to travel a lot, all over the world. Even weekends spent home were not spent at home. Year round I’d find somewhere new to go, something new to see, near and far. Over the last ten years I feel like I have…
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The Carchive: TH!NKCity EV
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It’s hot out there. Really, really hot. What better than to dive under shelter and relax with a cool, refreshing blast from the past? It’s time to grit our teeth and pull something from the lucky tombola of motoring history. Last time we prodded a stiff corpse from the past, it was the British Vauxhall…
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Mystery Car
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There are two kinds of people in this world: those that knew right away what last week’s mystery car was and those who haven’t had a slightest clue. Big congratulations go to the mysterious commenter RP, who not only knew what car it was but also the fact that it belonged to my cousin Darek. RP, you are The…