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Hooniverse Asks: What’s the most important thing you keep in your car?
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For some, it’s going to be a spare key. Others need a few quarts of oil to keep the magic alive. Decades ago, it may have been a bag phone in case you got stranded under an expansive sky with no friends on either horizon. Today that’s not likely the case, but I am curious as…
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Sean Holman & The Truck Show Podcast – Off The Road Again Podcast: Episode 57
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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 Sean Holman to the show. Sean is one of the hosts of The Truck Show Podcast and is in charge of content for Four Wheeler Magazine. If it’s…
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Genesis GV80: A Real-Deal Luxury Flagship SUV
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Genesis is carving out its own unique brand identity, and it’s doing it with fresh looks, well-built machines, and actual luxury. The flagship for the automaker is the new GV80 SUV and it’s here to fully compete with German and Japanese offerings. We sample a very nicely equipped GV80 3.5T with its 375-horsepower engine and…
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Mercury Marine stuffs a V12 into an outboard engine
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This is a car website, but we can also cover other things. Like boats, which are basically cars of the water anyway. Whatever. I’m rambling, but it’s because I want to talk about an extremely interesting new engine that popped up from Mercury Marine. It’s a monster of an outboard and the packaging alone is…
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Could you drive a car in video game-style 3rd person view?
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Garage 54 is the chaotic good YouTube channel of the car world. They imagine insane stuff then go out and try to make it happen. The latest video sees the team creating a 3rd-person driving view as you’d find in a video game. It’s as ridiculous as you’d expect, and it’s probably a ton of…
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Bad Idea or Best Idea: Jaguar XJ edition
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Dear reader, I need some help. I’ve got this problem and I can’t seem to shake it. My heart thinks I need to buy a Jaguar XJ. But my brain knows this is a terrible idea. The two aren’t communicating and I have a handful of tabs open on my browser. All of them are…
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Hooniverse Asks: What’s your favorite part about your garage?
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I’m a bit giddy this morning. Back in November, I ordered new garage storage and it recently arrived. Today it’s getting installed and my stoke, as they say, is quite high. The poorly painted wall I’ve been staring at for months will now feature a tall cabinet, two smaller cabinets up high, a wooden workbench,…
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Last Call: Dost thou fancy park?
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How do you prefer your parking? Pull in and make it work. Stop, drop, pop it back so you’re ready to rock on out of there. Or are you a Parking is Hard allstar who couldn’t fit in a space if your life depended on it? View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
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Quick Spin: Ford Mustang Mach-E
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It must be a sign of my age. The more I learn about electric vehicles, the more I realize how little I know. Based on my experience, the best way to learn about anything is to get some background, and then is to just jump into it. So when an opportunity to finally drive the…
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A pair of DeLoreans hit the auction block with low miles and consecutive VINs
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A DeLorean DMC-12 is a rare car. The total estimated production run is 8,975 vehicles, which isn’t small but it’s also not a huge amount. This means coming across one for sale isn’t that common an occurrence. What about coming across two for sale? And what about if both examples have crazy low mileage. Now…
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The False Neutral Podcast Episodes 108 & 109 – More 2021 Bikes & Workshop Randomness
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On this episode, Garrett, Eric, and I discuss few more new models we didn’t cover in December’s 2021 New Model Review: Honda’s 1100 Rebel, the return of the Suzuki Hayabusa, what Indian is getting right and Harley continues to get wrong. We then share a few recent garage purchases we’ve made, or are currently considering,…
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Hooniverse Asks: What’s your first upgrade on any motorcycle?
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You just bought a new, or new to you, motorcycle. There are great rides in your future. You are an excited person and the road beckons. But what else beckons first? You know you are going to modify your machine somehow. So I want to know about the first upgrade or upgrades you’re fitting to…
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This 1UZ-swapped Toyota Cressida wagon must rip
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I’ve long thought that the 1UZ engine is the mill I prefer for engine swaps over the more ubiquitous 2JZ swap. The sound of a V8 is far more appealing to me. And there are plenty of 1UZ engines out there to find. I once saw once stuffed under the hood of a ratty pre-runner…
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An ultra-rare 1999 Mercedes-Benz SL73 AMG is headed to auction
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In the 1990s, the Mercedes-Benz lineup was far simpler than it is today. There was no AMG-GT or Maybach or SLR or SLS or coupe SUVs or hybrids. In fact, there was barely any AMG at all — AMG was little more than an independent tuner, like Brabus. This meant the SL was the top…
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Last Call: This is how you gamble…
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The Gambler 500 gets underway this June. And I’m jealous I can’t be a part of the insanity. Especially when amazing stuff like this Roadmaster are going to attend. Also, keep an eye out for the Head Gambler man on the next episode of Shift Talkers. He’s the best maniac out there. View this post…
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What’s your news for the week?
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Well it was a somewhat quiet week with only the massive news regarding Audi’s stunning E-Tron GT being the week’s heavy hitter. Otherwise, it was just a shadowy teaser film for some new hybrid McLaren meant for rich people who think 20 miles of range on battery power is still acceptable in 2021 and the…