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Aston Martin Is Ready For Le Mans With A New Vantage GTE
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Sweet holy Moses, there’s a new Aston Martin GTE racer in town, and we are swooning like this is our first crush. We thought their 2017-spec Vantage GT2 was rad, but this brand new 2018 version is downright gorgeous. Here it is, folks, the car that Aston Martin will use to battle against the best…
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This is the all-new Aston Martin Vantage
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Say hello to a brand-new Vantage. This is Aston Martin’s latest machine to wear a name that goes back to 1951. Today it’s applied to a vehicle that doesn’t just continue on with a storied legacy, but rockets the Vantage into the future. It’s aggressively styled. From the oversized grille to the integrated rear ducktail…
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Hooniverse Asks: Which vehicle are you thankful for this year?
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I still can’t believe it’s a vehicle that you can go to a dealership and purchase. The asking price is well under $100,000. The horsepower figure is over 700. Inside, you’ll find room for five adults. The top speed is 204 miles per hour. It’s a Dodge. It’s the Dodge Charger Hellcat, to be more…
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The Carchive: The Triumph Dolomite 1300
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The table is all laid out, the plates are piping hot and there’s a hostess trolley full of goodness on its way from the kitchen. But what’s it full of? Well, we’re digging right down from the choice cuts on the surface, through the fat and bone until we reach the gristle and cartilage before…
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The News for November 17th, 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: The Corvette ZR1 returns Singer unveils stunning 964 with help of Williams Dallara’s new Stradale is a…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 236 – Owner’s Library
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Cam and Brad are back this week for a new C&T episode. Cam shares a horrifying college story, while Brad talks about the work he did on his Audi. More Radwood prep is discusssed. Radwood is coming up on December 2nd, and as of right now we only have 24 pre-registration spaces remaining. Check out…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 236 – Owner's Library
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Cam and Brad are back this week for a new C&T episode. Cam shares a horrifying college story, while Brad talks about the work he did on his Audi. More Radwood prep is discusssed. Radwood is coming up on December 2nd, and as of right now we only have 24 pre-registration spaces remaining. Check out…
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The DFL Show: Episode 80 – Who Are The Force Sisters?
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Stef has a horrible story of weekend Lemons racing. Brad made a mistake and later watches Eric make the same mistake. We jump into news and issue awards before bouncing out. Hope you enjoy it! The DFL Show – Who Are The Force Sisters? Check out our Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages. As always, we’d…
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Hooniverse Asks: We're about to drive the new Kia Stinger, what do you want to know?
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Today, I’m in Hollywood to attend a launch event for Kia’s latest machine. It’s the 2018 Kia Stinger and it has its sight set on some lofty goals. Is this really a potential BMW 3-Series or Infiniti Q50 competitor? That I don’t know yet, but I do know that I am incredibly intrigued by the idea…
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Bad Idea: Subaru Tribeca Stretch Limo
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Let’s say you came into some FU money. You’re a big-shot now so you hire a driver because you can’t party with strippers conduct important business and drive at the same time. Since you have a driver, you decide to procure a custom stretch limo, because Maybachs are for tasteless Wall Street hacks. What do you…
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Watch Budweiser pay tribute to Dale Earnardt Jr with One Last Ride
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Dale Earnhardt Jr is approaching his final NASCAR race. His professional racing career, which started when he was 17 years old, is turning the corner into its final chapter in a series that’s seen an Earnhardt run for decades. As part of the goodbye tour for Dale, one of his long-standing sponsors has created a…
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Hooniverse Podcast: Episode 225 – Renegade Hybrids [SEMA 2017]
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This episode Chris Hayes is joined by Renegade Hybrids of Las Vegas; purveyors of the famous LS engine swap kits for the Porsche 911. You’ve likely seen or read about their work over the last year as they made a big splash at SEMA 2016 offering up test drives to a number of automotive journalists. They…
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Hooniverse Asks: Which engine are you most sad to see fade away?
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The naturally aspirated V12 engine from Aston Martin is a large lump that I’m rather fond of. It’s an aging hulk of a powerplant that lies a bit about its true size. Listed at 6.0-liters, the 5.9-liter unit generates strong power figures and tremendous noise. It’s final song is being sung under the hood of…
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Incredible LEGO Technic MAN Bus
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Based on the LEGO Movie, Master Builders are the amazing rouge creators that do not follow directions. Some of their creations are artsy, some fantasy, and others are just a hodgepodge of crap slapped together. In real life LEGO does have Master Builders who are responsible for the company’s huge display models. But outside the…
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Bugatti Chiron: Think of a Number and Then Double It
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This is an old story, but my thought process has only just caught up with why I care about it. Basically, there’s a Bugatti Chiron for sale through an independent classic car specialist in Surrey. It’s proudly declared to be the ‘first used example’ to be offered for sale in the UK. Fine. It was…
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The Carchive: The 1980 Mercury Cougar XR-7
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It’s that time again. Seven days have passed since we left the familiar chaos of the 21st century and took a bumpy, déjà vu-heavy trip down the history highway, before pulling up in the dark, litter-strewn parking lot of days gone by. Welcome back to The Carchive. Last week we only made it back twenty…