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False Neutral Podcast #120 – Pressing Pause on our Projects
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In the lull after the holidays, we don’t have anything cooking in their workshops for a couple of different reasons. It’s just Garrett and me this month, talking a lot about kids bikes, stalled projects, and choosing what projects we might tackle next. As always, pictures of some of the bikes (and parts) we talk…
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2022 Kia Stinger GT2 V6 AWD promises plenty and delivers most of it
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It’s amazing that the Kia Stinger even exists. It was a moonshot when it debuted and rumors had it dying for the 2022 model year instead of being refreshed. And here we are, thankful Kia is still selling a rear-wheel-drive (or AWD) hatchback-touting sedan that pays homage to the Audi A7/S7 while leaning heavily on…
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Last Call: Another non-vanity vanity license plate
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Massachusetts recently switched to a new format of the license plates. The look is the same, unfortunately, but the character sequencing is different. It went from being ##X XX# to #XXX ##, where # indicates a digit and X indicates a letter. Needless to say, when it came to #XXX 69, some humorous results came…
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The News for January 14th, 2022
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! As always, this is a weekly recap of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull. This week: Toyota makes us all jealous with the GRMN Yaris, a stunning new Toyota GT3 race car is teased, Honda has a new HR-V coming soon, and Canada is taking action…
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Last Call: Rolling Off the Assembly Line
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In May of last year I wrote how now is a good time to custom order your new car. If you have the time to wait, you can get whatever you want, configured how you want it. Suddenly those on-line configurators make sense. This also allows one to confirm a buying price, avoiding bullshit dealer…
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Toyota GR GT3 Concept – Here’s a bit more (All…Updated)
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(Update: I’m an idiot. I noted that the Tokyo Auto Salon was being held January 14 to January 16, 2022. When I wrote that, it was 14 January in Japan. So, here’s the whole thing…) (Now back to my OG post) Toyota’s Gazoo Racing recently previewed a pretty impressive looking thing, the GR GT3 Concept.…
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Hooniverse Podcast: Episode 316 – Watches and Wheels with Nick Ferrell of DC Vintage Watches
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Yes, it’s another podcast that combines talk of watches and wheels. But we promise this one is interesting because our guest Nick Ferrell of DC Vintage Watches specializes in more affordable old timepieces. Nick is a Seiko expert and his passion for the brand is loud and clear. He loves lots of other watches too,…
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Honda Teases Next-Gen HR-V
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Honda kicks off what they are calling the “Year of the Crossover” (isn’t that every year at every automaker?) with a sneak peek of the 2023 Honda HR-V. You may have not given a lot of thought to the HR-V, since it’s relatively new to our market. It’s a solid a subcompact crossover SUV (B-segment) that’s…
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2022 Genesis G70 RWD 3.3T Sport Prestige l Review
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I like to think of these reviews as an ongoing story. Each week a different vehicle rocks up to my house and delivers a unique experience. Well, except late December when I ended up with (a thankfully mild case of) COVID. Across each loan I feel like I can start to make some meaningful comparisons,…
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This VW Touareg V10 TDI has been turned into an off-road beast
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For some reason yesterday, the topic of the Touareg V10 TDI popped up in my world. I drove one once years ago, as it was the 2nd press vehicle to which I’d ever been given keys. It made an impact on my brain and I definitely still think about it. I know it wouldn’t be…
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Midland Radios, MXT500 – Off The Road Again: Episode 104
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Welcome back to the Off the Road Again podcast! We’ve missed you. The focus is on the off-road adventure but we also dabble in all things SUV, truck, van, maybe even some rally cars. Ross & Chris welcome Zak Al-Shawish to the show. Zak is a product manager with Midland Radios. Midland has CB, GMRS, weather radios, and more. The guys discuss the benefits…
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Dirt Hill Climb vehicles are insane
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The Moreeb Dune in the United Arab Emirates has an incline of 50 degrees. It rises nearly 1,000 feet of the desert floor and runs almost a mile in width. It is the tallest dune in the UAE. That’s why it’s a hot spot of hill climb racing, where insane old SUVs are given a…
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Review: 2022 Mercedes-Benz CLS450 – Time to Evolve or Exit
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Have you thought about the Mercedes-Benz CLS450 in a while? It’s okay if you haven’t. I’m curious if Mercedes itself is thinking about it. The vehicle as it sits today is totally fine. But when the rest of your lineup exists in or is moving towards a zone of stellar awesome, fine doesn’t cut it.…
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Electric Trucks: Which one would work best for you?
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The Rivian R1T is available for sale right now. Ford’s all-electric Lightning is very nearly here. And the Chevrolet Silverado EV will land in showrooms sometime in the middle of 2023. If you were angling for electrified pickup action in your driveway, which one would you be choosing? Of the three, it seems the Rivian…
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Hooniverse Asks: Do you use a dashcam?
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Over on the Hooniverse Podcast, we’ve been talking about dashcams recently. That’s because my podcast co-host Ron Baugh randomly captured an amazing moment of karma. He was driving along in a convoy heading to SEMA when a driver in a car not related to the group chucked a cup of soda out their window towards…
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The News for January 7th, 2022
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! As always, this is a weekly recap of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull. All of the big stories this week come from the Consumer Electronics Show, which means everything is EV news. But there are big players here which are absolutely worth talking…