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Last Call: Relay that signal, please
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The other day, I washed my Montero. As I was driving home the turn signals decided to stop working. All the other lights worked fine, including the hazard lights. But the turn signals wouldn’t signal my turns. Turns out (hehe) that it’s typically the relay that goes wrong here, so I popped into my local…
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Finnish Line: Toyota’s redesign fixes the 86
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I’ve never liked the outgoing Toyota 86. I don’t think I’ve ever published a positive comment on it. As a concept, it’s great. It’s (often) affordable, reliable, naturally aspirated, boxer engined, rear wheel drive, given a good if not overwhelming amount of power, and it’s just a really good car for a lot of buyers…
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BFGoodrich launches Trail-Terrain T/A – K02 for smaller cars
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We love the BFGoodrich K02 All-Terrain tires here at Hooniverse. Jeff has them on his Montero, I have them on my 4Runner, Josh has the on his Golf Alltrack (!), and Chris had them on his Land Cruiser. But the issue with the KO2s is that they are all-terrain light truck (LT) tires. They tend…
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Build your …new …C-Type Jaguar?!
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Most automakers use a tool called a configurator, which allows potential customers the ability to “build” out a specific model to their desired specs. Jaguar Classic just launched a new configurator that allows potential customers to spec out their desired C-Type. That’s right, Jag Classic will crank out a small run of C-Type Continuation cars…
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Hooniverse Asks: Is there any automotive competition in which you wish you could’ve competed?
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The Camel Trophy is long gone. For 19 years, between 1980 and 2000, an insane off-road competition was held all over the globe. It pitted people and machines against truly wicked elements. It would’ve been a true adventure to compete in such a thing. And I would’ve loved to give it a go even though…
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2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy l Review
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Hey guys, it’s me again, back with another crossover review! This time it’s the latest Hyundai Santa Fe and it’s tippy top trim level, the Calligraphy. If you can imagine, 2021 marks the Santa Fe’s twentieth birthday! Twenty years of the midsize (formerly compact) crossover has come to our shores across four generations, the latest…
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Project Cars – When It’s Time to Let Go
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Most of us car idiots are on constant search for cool project cars. For many of us it is a way of coping with undiagnosed ADHD or perhaps it is it a form of therapy we don’t know we need. For others, it is an escape from a stressful world into an environment that they…
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Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 doesn’t understand compromises
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The 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392. I came here to tell you that the 6.4-liter V8 engine is too big and too heavy for the Wrangler. I came to say that having 470-horsepower is just dumb in a vehicle that’s designed to conquer Moab. I expected to tell you that high center of gravity and…
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Giant “toy” Aston Martin DB5 promotes latest Bond flick
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No Time to Die will arrives in theaters in September of 2021. It’s the latest James Bond film and Daniel Craig’s last turn as the iconic double 00 agent. And of course, Aston Martin is getting in on the promotion of the film. The automaker is doing so in a big way… but upsizing something…
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Shopping for an atomic toaster – 2017 Hyundai Ioniq EV
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At this moment, the electrified car I find the most suitable for my commute and budget is the Hyundai Ioniq Electric. It is about as far from enthusiast cars as the Prius and the second generation Honda Insight are, and it also shares its side profile with those cars. It’s absolutely, completely forgettable, but luckily…
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2021 Ford Bronco Sport Outer Banks l Review
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The problem with crossovers is that they are just too similar. You can recognize the silhouette of today’s most popular vehicle segment from a mile away, but you can’t always tell which one it is. I’m sure I could lean over and look out the window and see several parked nearby, well in addition to…
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The News for August 27th, 2021
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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: Cadillac is going to Le Mans with LMDh, the Acura NSX is likely to come back as an EV supercar, Ford ditches three colors for the Bronco and adds…
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Hooniverse Asks: What’s your favorite trail rig?
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This beast started life as a 1982 Chevrolet pickup. It became a mud truck. Then it was switched up for rock crawling. Today, it’s a unique rescue rig that plucks other people out of trouble in Moab. Owner Rory Irish uses his Trail Mater to help others in literally tough spots. Under the hood, this…
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Last Call: Gen 3 Ford Raptors reporting for pre-dawn duty
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Journalists are in Nevada to drive the new Ford Raptor. And, likely because it’s insanely hot there during the day right now, it seems the groups are beginning their drive events before the sun comes up. So MotorAuthority’s Joel Feder captured the trucks rolling to a stop before the sun is sweltering overhead. Last Call indicates…
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Meet Your Heroes: Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2 Edition
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Carfection’s Henry Catchpoole gets to drive a lot of great machines. And he’s really good at communicating what he’s experiencing with those vehicles. Today, Catchpoole jumps behind the wheel of something a bit more special than usual. Audi in the UK let Henry get in some laps in its Group B Quattro S1 E2 rally…
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Hooniverse Asks: What tech do cars need that they don’t already have?
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Today I’m driving a 2021 Mercedes-Benz S580. It’s for that paying gig I have over with Autotrader where they let me make the talkies. As a total MB fanboy, I knew I was going to like this thing. But as a fan of tech things in general, this car is insane. It’s fitted with a…