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Podcast: Episode 222 – Go Team Discovery!
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JonathOn Klein and Colin Woodard join us in the Hooniverse podcast studio today. You all know Klein, and Mr. Woodard joins us as a guest from Motor Trend. We talk about some of the interesting machines they’ve driven lately. This includes a Dirt Sprint car that apparently wants to behave more like a rally car…
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Jeep JL Wrangler: Owner's and User's Manuals leaked, ton of info surfaces
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In what seems like the longest, slowest unveiling ever, intentional or not, we are now finally seeing actual internal Jeep documents about the upcoming, still-yet-to-be-officially-released JL Wrangler. It appears that a massive amount of information about has been brought to life by JLWranglerForums, among them the ever-crucial User’s and Owner’s Manuals. It is also immediately…
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The true spirit of the Range Rover Velar
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I recently had a go behind the wheel of the Range Rover Velar, namely the emphatically quick and ostentatious P380 HSE. It has 1980s Ferrari levels of grunt, combined with agility that ensures it doesn’t all leach away in a maelstrom of wobbly, noisy indulgence. But I’m not here to discuss how fantastic it is.…
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VIDEO: Development of the Lada Niva
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The Lada Niva has been around for more than forty years, kind of like the Mercedes-Benz G-class. You can still buy a brand new Niva today and it isn’t much different from the original model. Again, kind of like the Mercedes G-class, except the Niva has more class, better ride, and is more reliable. Except…
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The LandYacht: Land Cruiser Field Report – Western Kansas
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First things first, the air conditioning has finally been repaired on the Land Yacht. The leaky evaporator core was removed by myself and a friend. The “new to me”-used core was installed and everything bolted up exactly as it should. It’s amazing to have cold air blowing through the truck again. A while back, I…
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Hooniverse Asks: How did you play with toy cars?
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Clumsiness in my study the other day saw a number of things rolling from my bookcase and landing on my head. Among them, this Mazda RX500 and Citroen CX Familiale. I held them aloft for close inspection, and suddenly realised that I had done exactly the same thing thirty years ago. In fact, that was…
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BMW Spy Shots! 2019 3-series and Z4
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In the olden days there was a standard procedure: redo the 7-series, then redo the 5-series, then redo the 3-series, and then start the procedure all over again. But the BMW world is more complex today. There is the 2-series and the 4-series. Parts of the world have the 1-series. 6-series is dead but the…
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Hooniverse Asks: What was the greatest racing event of all time?
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For those of us who enjoy motorsport, we all have our preferred type of motorsport to watch. Be it two wheels or four, open wheel or closed cockpit endurance spaceship, gravel slinging rally machine or focused street car, there is racing for everyone. If you had to narrow it down to one singular racing event though,…
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What's Your Automotive News for the Week?
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Hi. On a normal week this time slot is filled with a hastily-written recap of the week’s automotive news. Sadly, this is not a normal week for your friendly internet news editor. I started a new job which, at least for now, has made all my free time disappear. That was made worse by the…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 229 – Garage Disasters
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This week on Cammed & Tubbed, Cam and Brad are sitting around the mics to discuss the upcoming weekend on Brad’s docket, some work we’ve done on our project cars (and mopeds). Brad has a minor breakdown about how awful his garage is at the moment. Brad is headed to the bay area for a…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 229 – Garage Disasters
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This week on Cammed & Tubbed, Cam and Brad are sitting around the mics to discuss the upcoming weekend on Brad’s docket, some work we’ve done on our project cars (and mopeds). Brad has a minor breakdown about how awful his garage is at the moment. Brad is headed to the bay area for a…
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The DFL Show: Episode 74 – Hot Juggalo Nights
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Oh boy, is everything a mess this week. There are some crazy fires going on at Sonoma (and the rest of the area). Pat brings the tempo back up with a lackluster Forza Motorsport 7 review. Somehow we end up talking about Juggalos again, because of course we do. There’s some race recaps, mostly of…
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Understanding endurance – Feeling it in my bones.
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Every time I commence a challenging journey, I am beset with concerns – not all of which direct to the aged nature of the vehicles at my disposal. I’m talking about really long journeys, the kind that you can’t see the end of, that take on unfamiliar roads and unforecasted weather. This last weekend, I…
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In photos: Greenwich Cars & Coffee, Aug. 2017 edition
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If you follow our Instagram account you know that a few months back I attended one of the more affluent car gatherings– at least in my area– at a meetup that consumes the whole of Greenwich Avenue in the quaint, ultra-wealthy town bearing the same name as that of the street on which the show…
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The latest Land Rover Discovery summed up in less than five minutes
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It’s been around for decades, and it’s been to every pocket of the globe during that time. The Land Rover Discovery has entered its fifth generation, and this latest one brings the Disco to a new place. Yes, it’s still very much a more approachable Land Rover product than its larger (and more expensive) Range…
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Podcast: Episode 221 – Trippin’ in the Benz
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Here’s a solo episode from the road. I just took my 1974 Mercedes-Benz 280 for a drive from Orange County out to Palm Springs to sample the new Land Rover Velar. It’s the longest trip I’ve done in the Benz to date, and the old Merc handled it like a champ. So I chat about…