Articles
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The “future of the commuter car” is a featureless box on wheels and you can buy it
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Old concept cars offer a fascinating look into how society in the past envisioned the future. With their radical styling, pioneering technology, and lack of real-world production constraints, concepts offer designers an unusual amount of freedom to express their visions. Usually, when a concept car becomes irrelevant, it’s shoved into the history books and forgotten.…
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The News for March 12th, 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: Jeep reveals ridiculously luxurious Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer, Canoo shows off radical cabover EV pickup concept, Hyundai gets us antsy with Kona N renderings, plus your news for the…
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Hooniverse Asks: Are you DIYing any modifications to your vehicle?
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The mudflaps on my Montero are not in great shape. Well, the rear ones aren’t there and the fronts have been hacked so just a portion remains that contains the bracket. I’ve been searching for stock replacements for quite some time now. I’ve found a few that are too expensive. I bought one at a good…
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Levi Shirley – Off The Road Again Podcast: Episode 60
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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, and van, maybe even some rally cars. Ross & Chris welcome Levi Shirley to the show. Levi races in Ultra4. “Loretta” is his LSX-powered #81 rear-engined ride that is able to drive through or crawl over…
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The Collision Repair Education Foundation keeps our cars on the road
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That image up there? It’s a before and after and it’s a pretty clear example of the great work being done by the Collision Repair Education Foundation. The goal of this 501c3 charity is to support high school and college-level collision and auto-body programs. This means the students, instructors, and the very facilities in which…
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It’s time for a Montero update
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It’s been far too long since I’ve done a full update on my 1991 Mitsubishi Montero. Or has it? I don’t know, time doesn’t work correctly anymore. Regardless, we’re doing one today and this is it. Also, in the video, you’ll find a surprise sighting of an upcoming electric truck that happened to be driving…
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The News for March 5th, 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: Porsche still believes in the long roof and debuts Taycan Cross Turismo, Volkswagen celebrates 45 years of the Golf GTI, Volkswagen teases an ID.3 Cabriolet on Twitter, and Stellantis…
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Racing between the lines
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Jayson Fong is one talented photographer. The above snap is proof of that and it’s one that has captured my attention while scrolling through my Instagram feed. It makes me want to get back to a track. Both to watch pros and to get my ham-fisted mitts wrapped around the steering wheel of our LeMons…
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Brian Makse – Off The Road Again Podcast: Episode 59
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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, and van, maybe even some rally cars. Ross & Chris welcome Brian Makse to the show. Brian is a Canadian automotive journalist. Brian has driven Defender, Gladiator, Gladiator Ecodiesel, Tacoma TRD Pro, 4Runner TRD Pro recently.…
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Jeep heads to the Islands with latest new trim
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Stellantis released images and information regarding the Jeep Islander Trim. The Islander trim will be available on the Wrangler JL/JLU and the Renegade. Both vehicles received a hood decal nicknamed “Tiki Bob” and “Islander” stitched into the seatbacks. The Wrangler also receives Islander decals for the sides of the hood. Islander Trim The Wrangler is…
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Electric Brewgaloo! Long-Distance Porsche Taycan beer run Pt. 2
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Sometime last summer, I used a Porsche Taycan to go on a mini road trip in search of great beer. The Taycan 4S was an amazing machine and it left me wanting to sample the higher-spec versions of this all-electric Porsche. And that’s what’s happening here now. This is long-distance beer run part two and…
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Spend your money on this modified manual minivan
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It’s rare for me to say “Hey you should buy this old minivan.” But that’s exactly what I’m doing right now because you should buy this old minivan. It’s a 1994 Dodge Caravan and it’s got a few upgrades. But before we get to that the stock bits are equally fascinating. This is one of…
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Is it time to talk about your Tacoma?
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The Toyota Tacoma is a reliable machine with great capability and amazing resale value. People buy these, love them, and then move on usually while recouping a lot of their dished-out dough. This is despite the fact that the Tacoma has the worst seating position of any modern car or truck on sale right now. Regardless,…
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Rad Ventures explains why the Nissan 240SX is great
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Rad Ventures is a new video series over on Hagerty’s YouTube channel. It’s hosted by Ryan Symancek, who is pretty darn good at flinging vehicles down dirt-covered trails. Now he’s setting out to explore his favorite vehicles, and they hail from the ’80s and ’90s. First up, he’s exploring the Nissan 240SX. He talks about…
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The News for February 26th, 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: Gordon Murray Automotive debuts track-ready T.50s Niki Lauda, Ford adds King Ranch edition to the Explorer, Jeep announces launch edition 392 Wrangler pricing, new Lexus NX leaks, Ferrari announces…
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2021 Toyota Mirai: Major improvements to a niche machine
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The 2021 Toyota Mirai is a good machine with an extremely limited market. It’s a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. And right now there are not a lot of places to fill it up. It’s only available for sale in California, in fact. But if demand for hydrogen rises and supply rises to meet it, Toyota…