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Mr. Regular wants to find out Which Neon is Best Neon?
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Any gathering of a singular make and model is typically to be filled with a percentage of people who go too far. Odd additions and parts find their way onto the bodies, under the hoods, and supporting the tires of pretty much all manner of car or truck on the planet. If there’s a car,…
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Review: 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor SuperCab
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The Raptor really needs no introduction. If you’re reading this you probably already know everything you wanted to know about its 450-horsepower twin-turbocharged engine, ten-speed transmission, Fox suspension, and huge tires. You’ve read the reviews of it driven off-road and seen Ford’s website where the Raptor races across a desert and jumps over dunes. Even…
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The Carchive: 1962 Dodge
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Last week, we all agreed that the 1966 Buick range was rather more interesting than its 51-year-on successor. This time, we’re heading back a little further, to see what Dodge had to offer us in 1962. This brochure, presumably issued as a supplement to a magazine at the time, is among the most gratifyingly wordy…
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The News for July 14th, 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 reveals all-new Accord, rebuilt from ground up Hyundai finally shows i30 N, their first serious performance…
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2017 Subaru WRX Limited 6MT Long-Term Update: Year Gone By
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A riot when driven hard, but nearly unpolished for it’s own good…or simply for mine? Evaluating my Subaru WRX after one year of ownership A quick Google search, the pinnacle of in-depth and fact-backed research, reveals that the average American drives around 13,500 miles per year, or about fifteen-thousand if one considers Geico to be…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 209 –
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Brad just got back from a Global Rallycross race in Indianapolis and is heading out tomorrow for Rod Emory’s Porsche Campout. Cam has reason to celebrate, and even though it’s July, he’s already talking about winter beaters for some reason. Hopefully this episode sucks in a way you enjoy. The Cammed and Tubbed Podcast…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 209 –
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Brad just got back from a Global Rallycross race in Indianapolis and is heading out tomorrow for Rod Emory’s Porsche Campout. Cam has reason to celebrate, and even though it’s July, he’s already talking about winter beaters for some reason. Hopefully this episode sucks in a way you enjoy. The Cammed and Tubbed Podcast…
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Quick Spin: 2017 Toyota Prius Prime
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Most enthusiasts have a hard time appreciating the Toyota Prius mostly because it is a vehicle which has become sort of the symbol of the anti-gasoline world. While it was not first, the Prius has defined what a hybrid vehicle is and has influenced the world with its technology. We now have hybrid luxury sedans,…
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Justy Little Project Car: Long-Wearing Tires and Steering Fixes
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Now that the Subaru Justy is taking on weekend recreational duties, I can continue sorting out the various small problems it had before I embarked on this engine rebuild.
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Moto-Fied Cycles is Passion Built on Two-Wheels
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A chain-link fence slowly creaks open out front of an old industrial building on Milwaukee’s west side. I pull up next to a red Chevy van with black wheels and an LED lightbar on top. Nick Petterson is there, unloading a towering tank filled with argon and C02 for a new MIG welder he just…
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Aston Martin Valkyrie – A New Era of Hypercars is Almost Here
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You know that one friend of yours who would always have these crazy ideas that you didn’t think they’d ever be able to follow through with? And then one day you find out they were actually being serious? That’s basically what Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing are in the process of doing right now.…
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Podcast: Episode 209 – A Fusion of Sound
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We’re in a new location for this episode; producer Chris Hayes has a new apartment and we’re going to explore the space. Topics today include the new Ford Fusion Sport, some updates to the HoonTruck and the Benz, and a little bit of chatter about an upcoming drive of the new Subaru Crosstrek taking place…
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Some quick tunnel blasts in the Jaguar F-Type R convertible
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Shift Happens. When you’re at an event packed with plenty of cars and trucks, and it happens to be located near some of California’s great roads, which vehicle do you walk towards first? For me, it was towards the keys of a Jaguar F-Type R convertible… because I know that a pair of tunnels sit…
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The DFL Show: Episode 59 – One Year Later
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Brad is off at a GRC race in Indianapolis and Eric is dead stick from a Lemons race and Duncan is racing and Joel is on a photo shoot. That leaves just Patrick and Stef to carry the torch for us on this anniversary episode. There was some good racing this weekend, including F1 and…
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The False Neutral Episode #64: 2017 Smackdab Ride
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This week Pete is back and fan of the show Ethan Saeta joins us as well to talk about their adventures for the 2017 Smackdab ride. We talk not only about the ride, but getting to the starting point, the where they headed out after the ride was over, and Ethan talks about the BMW…
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Shift Happens: Off-Roading the Chevy Colorado ZR2
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Shift Happens… I ventured up to a Motor Press Guild event and ran into our old pal Jason Connor. While there, he and I hopped into the new Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 and took it around the Calmigos Ranch Trails. This is a Shift Happens because it’s not a standard video or a regular review. It’s…