Articles
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Hooniverse Asks: What's the best vehicle to take on the Hot Rod Power Tour?
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This year marks the 24th annual running of the Hot Rod Power Tour. For 2018, the festivities kick off in Bowling Green, Kentucky and then thousands of cars and spectators will wind their way over to the zMax Dragway in Concord, North Carolina. It’s seven days, seven cities, and tremendous amounts of horsepower. If you…
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Podcast: Episode 232 – Back in action
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We’ve missed you! It’s been a lot of SEMA episodes, but those episodes enable us to give you ear-hole content while taking in a much-needed holiday break. That break is now over, and we’re back in the studio talking car stuff (and all the other crap that rambles into our vapid brains). Josh Ostrander joins…
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Shift Happens: A Kia Stinger GT AWD in the slush
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I’ve already driven the new 2018 Kia Stinger GT. That was on California roads, under the sun, in perfect conditions. Heading back east for the holidays, I wanted to see if I could spend a bit more time with the car and experience the AWD version in the cold. You might expect that I’d do…
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2017 Subaru WRX: Full-year reflection update
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Let’s start off 2018 …by looking back on 2017, and oh what a year it was. A tumultuous, peaks-and-valleys ridden turning of the calendar. Much like that of the world, ownership of my WRX has been one of varied emotions. I’ve fallen further in and out of love with the blue Subaru, having gone through…
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Hooniverse Asks: What Are Your Automotive Resolutions For 2018?
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Just like that, we’re off to the start of a new year. A fresh, clean slate. A new opportunity to better ourselves professionally, personally, and for the sake of this post, hobby-ly. Yep, I just coined that term and I’ll take it to the bank for 2018. So as you sit down and write a…
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Making The Case For Minimalist Transportation
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New cars are expensive, guys. Recently the average price of a new car has ballooned to nearly $35,000, with the average monthly payment cresting $500. Every time I review a new car, even though they continue to get better with each passing year, I can’t imagine putting that kind of money down for transportation. I…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 243 – We Love You Always Forever
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This week on Cammed & Tubbed, we bring back the three D’s at the request of our listeners. We talk about Christmas gifts, both given and received, and talk about what we’re looking forward to in 2018. We appreciate every one of our listeners in 2017, and here’s to a great 2018 of great C&T…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 243 – We Love You Always Forever
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This week on Cammed & Tubbed, we bring back the three D’s at the request of our listeners. We talk about Christmas gifts, both given and received, and talk about what we’re looking forward to in 2018. We appreciate every one of our listeners in 2017, and here’s to a great 2018 of great C&T…
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HCOTY 2017: Vote now!
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It’s that time. The end of the world year is upon us. As we shutter 2017 and open the doors on 2018, it’s time to honor the storied tradition that is the Hooniverse Car of the Year. So this is going to be the post where you toss your vote in the ring and hope…
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V.I.S.I.T: A 1990 Nissan Pao
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The ‘Pike’ cars from Nissan around the end of the 1980s, were great – there can’t be much doubt if their continuing desirability is any indication. Indeed, the Figaro, S-Cargo and Be-1 were smash hits, and the Figaro in particular has become an inevitable sight on the ‘classic car’ circuit – it offered something approximating…
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What Was Your Automotive News for 2017?
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Well guys, it’s that time of year again. The clock strikes midnight upon a new year in just a few days, so we might as well reflect on what 2017 gave us. Because the automotive news is practically non existent this week, I’m reserving this time slot for you to reminisce on the events –…
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HCOTY 2017 Nominee: Dan Grec’s Globetrotting Jeep Wrangler Off-Road Camper
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Expedition-ready 4x4s are all the rage now. Everyone seems to be building their own overland vehicles, including automakers themselves. And it isn’t a hard thing to do; add lift kit, bigger tires, some lights, and a roof rack. You’ll think that you too, can drive your brodozer to Africa. But in reality it’s used for…
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Hooniverse Asks: Did you give or receive anything car related this Christmas?
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The holiday season is inching closer to its finally. A new year is nearly upon us. Looking back before jumping forward, we wanted to know if you got anything car related as a gift this holiday season. Or maybe you gave a car-related gift? Share your holiday handouts in the comment section below.
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The Carchive: The Alfa Romeo 90
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A funny thing about accumulating things, is that you don’t always remember exactly why they came into your possession. I mean, you’ll probably remember when you got them and where they came from, but you might not recall exactly why you wanted them in the first place. This Alfa Romeo 90 brochure is an exception.…
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The News for December 22nd, 2017
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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 is bringing back the Insight Hennessey says third-axle trucks are still cool, will sell the VelociRaptor…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 242 – Be Kind, Rewind
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If you can make it through Cam discussing cats and football, Brad has some updates on the Audi. Cam drove an older Kia and was pleasantly surprised, Brad drove Chevy trucks and was lucky enough to be one of the first to see the next Silverado. We talk about Datsun S30 prices, HCOTY nominations, and…