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Review: 2018 Honda Accord 2.0T Touring
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Could an enthusiast enjoy a Honda Accord? After all, it is the antithesis of everything that most enthusiasts want – a front-wheel-drive mid-size sedan. And now, the all-new 2018 model is further neutered because the V6 engine was dropped, leaving it with a choice of two four-cylinder engines. Yawn, snore, wake me up when the…
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The Carchive: The Fiat 126
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The snow has finally thawed, so we can finally don the wellington boots of curiosity, squelch across the muddy lawn of time and look inside the shed of obscurity in search of something intriguing. Welcome back to The Carchive. Last time, we blew the dust off the Citroen ID 19 and noticed that its French…
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The News for March 9th, 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, which this week primarily comes to us from the Geneva Motor Show. There’s also just a little opinion of mine because I can. This week: Toyota commits to the return…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 253 – Helga’s Homecoming
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Cam and Brad discuss Helga’s homecoming, the cargo cult surrounding Elon Musk and Tesla, and the new Porsche and Range Rover shown at Geneva. Brad rages a bit about a lot of things, including Elon Musk and the new Porsche. The Cammed and Tubbed Podcast – Helga’s Homecoming Check out our Instagram, our Twitter, and…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 253 – Helga's Homecoming
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Cam and Brad discuss Helga’s homecoming, the cargo cult surrounding Elon Musk and Tesla, and the new Porsche and Range Rover shown at Geneva. Brad rages a bit about a lot of things, including Elon Musk and the new Porsche. The Cammed and Tubbed Podcast – Helga’s Homecoming Check out our Instagram, our Twitter, and…
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Project Haterade RX-8: Dr. Wankel's Legitimate Pharmacy DOMINATES Lemons at Barber
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Was there ever any doubt? Mazda’s Renesis rotary engine is the best of the breed, a flawless engine design that’s proved perfect both on the street and track. Naturally, then, it was a sure thing that we’d obliterate the Lemons field with our cheaty race car. Or we would step on our own anti-submarine straps…
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C5 Corvette Z06 – The holy grail of analog Corvettes
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The used market is a funny thing to watch and an even funnier one to shop. Amidst the “for the price of X, you could have a used version of Y!” articles and endless discussion of where money is better spent, it truly is remarkable to watch depreciation curves and play the much more important…
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First Drive: 2018 Audi RS 5
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Audi Sport is cranking out some modern classics. We’ve got the five-cylinder-powered RS3 and TT-RS making great noise, and now a new RS 5 is ready to join the party. This is the 2018 Audi RS 5 and it’s got enough juice to make it a quicker (and maybe more affordable) combatant in the Germany…
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Podcast: Episode 240 – TRD Sweatbox
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Hooniverse – TRD Sweatbox I’m sitting in a Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport, and it’s getting hotter. Regardless, I have things to say and a recorder to capture it all. Topics this week include the Tahoe RST, Tacoma TRD Sport, a trip to Colorado to drive a Kia, and some potential news on a bigger trip…
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Diecast Delights: Real diecast delights.
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As a child of the ‘eighties, my diecast collection was made up of whatever was available in local shops. I was typically drawn to Matchbox models, they tended to be better resolved, more detailed and, somehow meatier than Corgis of the same size. For whatever reason, I rarely came across a Hotwheels – perhaps it…
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Truck Central: Do you need a Chevy Tahoe with a 6.2L V8?The RST Performance package says you might
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Since the dawn of time, the Chevy Tahoe has trekked along with a 5.3-liter V8 engine betwixt its fenders. Now though, if you’re itching for a Tahoe with more GO, you can get just that. This is the Tahoe RST optioned up with the Performance Package. RST stands for Rally Sport Truck. The Performance Package…
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HooptieCon: March 24th, Sonoma Raceway, Be There
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As one of the founding members of Radwood, the car show for discerning 80s and 90s car fans, I’m pleased to announce that HooptieCon is going to feature the third ever Radwood on Saturday, March 24th, 2018 (just a few weeks away). No true ‘Con’ could ever revolve around just a single event, however, and…
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Hooniverse Asks: What do you want out of an automotive TV show?
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As far as automotive shows go these days, it seems networks just take any shop, add a deadline and drama, some poor hair choices, and they’ve got a hit on their hands. Manufactured build shows are seemingly in endless supply, and I’ve yet to find one that captures my attention. There’s more to our shared…
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Now is the winter of our incompetence
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The last days of February, and those we’ve seen of March so far, have brought a rare instance of actual weather to the UK. Courtesy of the much-celebrated #BeastFromTheEast, the right-hand coast was the first to receive snow, with the rest of the country being lavishly supplied in the following days. Although Canadians would probably…
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The News for March 2nd, 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: Jaguar’s production-ready I-Pace EV finally breaks cover Alpina stuffs four turbochargers in a diesel X3 because they…
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Quick Spin: 2018 Volvo S90 T6 AWD Inscription
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Volvo’s handsome large sedan has been on sale for two years now. Since then the Volvo brand has been growing and releasing new, equally good looking models, specifically SUVs and wagons. But they have also made some substantial, if subtle, changes to the big sedan. The first change is that in order to make space…