Articles
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Gonna get myself armrested
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Rear wheel drive. A close ratio, six speed manual gearbox. A flat-plane crank V8, twin turbocharged but with so little lag you’d swear it was normally aspirated. Direct-acting rack and pinion steering, with power assistance that gives you no clue it’s there. Grippy tyres with just enough sidewall flex to warn that you’re nearing the…
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Not-So-Rotten Rental Car Review: 2018 Ford Mustang GT
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This isn’t like other rental car reviews you’ve read here before, so let me set the stage for you. It was an overcast Thursday afternoon in San Jose, California. I had flown out earlier in the week for a business trip to do business-like things with a big and important client-type entity. It was the…
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Podcast: Episode 250 – It’s the Blake and Jonathon show!
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Blake BZR Rong returns alongside friend of Hooniverse Jonathon Klein to deliver an on-the-road podcast. The pair are attending a press event in Utah and they decided to sit down and chat about all things automotive. Well, first they make fun of Chris and I and then they get to talking about cars.. eventually. Regardless, they’re funny…
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Podcast: Episode 250 – It's the Blake and Jonathon show!
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Blake BZR Rong returns alongside friend of Hooniverse Jonathon Klein to deliver an on-the-road podcast. The pair are attending a press event in Utah and they decided to sit down and chat about all things automotive. Well, first they make fun of Chris and I and then they get to talking about cars.. eventually. Regardless, they’re funny…
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E.C.D. Automotive Design Modernizes the Classic Range Rover
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E.C.D. Automotive Design, formerly known as East Coast Defender, changed its name because of this vehicle. The problem is that the Defender market is quickly becoming saturated, at least here on the Boston area. Old ones are constantly being overhauled and new old ones are constantly being imported. And then there is the new Jeep…
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A taste of the future, in a car from the past
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The last time I travelled in a Citroen 2CV, it was right at the beginning of my driving career. I was seventeen, and the venue was a stubble field in a nearby farm, where a group of my schoolfriends had gathered. We were all there in our first cars, and those with the least mechanical…
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2018 Volkswagen Golf R: The Best Premium Hot Hatch You Can Buy In North America?
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You would think that a car like the Volkswagen Golf R (which, TL;DR I liked a lot), would lend itself to an easy review. But it does not. In fact, this is something like the sixth go at crafting something I’m willing to let see the light of day. The reason for this is the…
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Quick Spin: Zenos E10S – British Track Day Option now in the Colonies
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Zenos is the brainchild of some people who once worked at Caterham and Lotus. They decided to start their own car company, probably with blackjack and hookers, and the E10 was their first vehicle. But then some financial problems came up and the production has stopped. Since then Zenos has been bought out by AC…
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The News for May 25th, 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: Updated F-150 Raptor is ready for more fun in the dirt Chevrolet announces new turbo four-cylinder option…
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Mystery Car
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Happy unofficial start of the summer weekend! Those of us in the northern section of country can now officially open our swimming pools, grill some dead animals, and wear khakis without judgement. And we can also drive with the top down and not totally freeze. Top-down driving is the theme of today’s reader supplied (thanks,…
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Formula One makes a dream come true for a blind super fan
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For all the gruff we may give the current Formula One cars, drivers, teams, and ownership, the series still has truly passionate fans based all over the globe. The reach of this sport touches far and wide. In fact, you don’t even need to be able to see the action to be one of its…
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Turbo things that aren't turbo
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What is so damn special about the word Turbo? It used to appear on everything in the 80s and 90s. One of my first computers was turbocharged – it even had a little flashing light when the so-called turbo would kick in. There are a million others turbo things, too. But this turbo phenomenon hasn’t…
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Boeing 747-400 – Long Term Test
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About 2 years ago, I submitted my “first drive” review of the 747-400. My aim then, was to give my first impressions of the legendary airplane and offer an accessible perspective to both pilots and non-pilots alike. Now it’s been just over 2 years and about 1500 hours of flight time and my perspective has…
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Podcast: Episode 249 – We peaked awhile ago
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Josh Ostrander joins Chris Hayes and myself on this episode of the podcast. We’re recording at 4 Sons Brewing once again, and we have a few things to talk about. Josh still enjoys his boring Alltrack. Chris still wants to sell his Fiesta. I still need to fix things on my Benz. Also I drove…
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Spy Shots: 2020 Lincoln Aviator or Ford Explorer
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Lincoln has shown the 2020 Lincoln Aviator at the 2018 New York International Auto Show. Our own Robbie was instantly in love with it. And rightfully so, too. Lincoln has recently stepped up its game. The first new model of what I will call Modern Lincoln was the Continental. It looked great inside and out…
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The Velar is a real deal Range Rover but with added style
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The trail ahead of me is steep and heavily rutted. My friend in a Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro went before me and made it look easy, though I know that’s not the case. Still, the vehicle in which I’m sitting bears badging that traces a path filled with heritage, history, and heaps of mud and…