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Shift Happens: We let Josh borrow a Toyota 4Runner TRD Proand he hurt himself
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Occasional Hooniverse camera person and camera car driver Josh Ostrander thinks he’s rad. To prove that he’s not rad, we let him borrow a Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro. He used it to check out his local mountain bike trails. He quickly proved that he’s definitely not rad. The 4Runner TRD Pro, however, is fairly rad.…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 246 – Squishy Japanese Stress Cat
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Cam and Brad are joined by Clutchkick host, Radwood organizer, and good friend Rick Deacon this week. Brad and Rick discuss Radwood prep for the March event in Sonoma and DWA Cars & Coffee. Cam has some news about his Porsche as well as some news about his work with BMWCCA, as well as an…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 246 – Squishy Japanese Stress Cat
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Cam and Brad are joined by Clutchkick host, Radwood organizer, and good friend Rick Deacon this week. Brad and Rick discuss Radwood prep for the March event in Sonoma and DWA Cars & Coffee. Cam has some news about his Porsche as well as some news about his work with BMWCCA, as well as an…
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Please don't buy a Porsche 996.
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By all accounts, readers of online automotive blogs are growing tired of endless Porsche 996 investment guides. Pretty much every website is crowing that “The 996 is the last great Porsche investment” as if nobody had thought to say it before. And now it’s our turn, except I can’t pretend to offer any sage advice…
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The DFL Show: Episode 87 – I Want To Crash Into The Astrodome
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This week on The DFL Show, Pat, Eric, and Brad discuss the week’s motorsport news. We spend a lot of time discussing the bad ass that was Dan Gurney, because he deserves it. One of the most influential racers of the century died, and of course we’re going to gush about him and his insanely…
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Hooniversal Opinion: 2018 North American International Auto Show
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That’s right, you guessed it, it’s auto show season! Kicking off 2018 is one of the biggies: the North American International Auto Show. This week many automakers and journalists alike congregated in wintry Detroit to show off and inspect the manufacturers’ newest offerings, both updated and all-new…
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Podcast: Episode 234 – Sitting down with the Ring Brothers
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This week Jon Klein and Chris Hayes venture into the wilds of Burbank California to meet up with friends of the show, Mike and Jim Ring, aka The Ring Brothers. The guys flew in to show off the amazing 1972 Javelin AMX on Jay Leno’s Garage. With an astounding track record for delivering machines as beautiful…
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When Trucks Were Trucks
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Your narrator grew up in rural Michigan, where livestock outnumber people tenfold, and every household has at least one truck. My family wasn’t particularly brand loyal, but our trucks were always made in the USA, and were always single-cab bench-seat rubber-floor-mat work truck specials. Our trucks, be they Ram, Silverado, or F-150, had an AM/FM…
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Two Wheel Tuesday: The False Neutral Gets A Reboot
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Pete, Eric, and Garrett are together again as we reboot the False Neutral as a monthly podcast. The line-up and topics will be the same as ever. For January, we discuss the scarcity of plating shops, the bogus nature of Facebook promotions, and the evils of modern fuels. We also update you about work on…
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Volvo XC60 T8 TwinMotor: The Orphaned Review
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While the Germans were busy crafting some unquantifiable they call dynamism, inventing new splintered market segments, and haphazardly penning new model nomenclature, their Gothenburg rivals, known for safety and reliability, were quietly reworking themselves as world leaders in luxury car design. For decades Volvo has been known as the staid also-ran, popular among middle-class granola…
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Remembering Motorsport Legend Dan Sexton Gurney For The Badass He Was
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If you’ve been following motorsport for any amount of time, there is no forgiveness for not knowing about Dan Gurney and his multitude contributions to the industry. Dan was a proponent of safety equipment (like full-face helmets for example), he pioneered aerodynamics with the ‘Gurney flap’, invented the idea of spraying Champagne on the podium…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 245 – Six Degrees Of MC3
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On this week’s episode, we have recurring guest Manuel Carrillo III on the show to talk about his escapades. He was recently invited to attend the Golden Globes by Infiniti and we spend far too long discussing that evening. Manuel also recently drove up the west coast in a new Buick for the holidays. He…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 245 – Six Degrees Of MC3
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On this week’s episode, we have recurring guest Manuel Carrillo III on the show to talk about his escapades. He was recently invited to attend the Golden Globes by Infiniti and we spend far too long discussing that evening. Manuel also recently drove up the west coast in a new Buick for the holidays. He…
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Hooniverse Asks: Who's your personal hero from the world of motorsport?
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A legend amongst legends, Dan Gurney won at every level of motorsport. Had you put him in a rally car or a super stadium truck, he probably would’ve won there as well. Gurney was the sort of race car driver that other drivers aspire to be. I say was because Dan Gurney passed away yesterday at…
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The Carchive: The 1982 Subaru range
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Subaru is a name that’s seen considerable peaks and troughs, profile-wise, in the UK. The peaks were undoubtedly while it was selling the world rally-winning Impreza WRX STi. The troughs? Well, somehow the WRX has rather fallen out of the limelight. Perhaps they’ll regain their mojo soon. Who knows. Way back in 2013 we looked…
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The News for January 12th, 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: Toyota Gazoo Racing stuns with WEC-inspired supercar concept Ford is building an Edge ST because they know…