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  • 2017 Subaru WRX: Full-year reflection update

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    Let’s start off 2018 …by looking back on 2017, and oh what a year it was. A tumultuous, peaks-and-valleys ridden turning of the calendar. Much like that of the world, ownership of my WRX has been one of varied emotions. I’ve fallen further in and out of love with the blue Subaru, having gone through…

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  • Mazda releases 2018 MX-5 with luxury Club optionsTalk about timing…

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    The timing on this couldn’t have been more coincidental.  On Tuesday I published a piece in which I wrote about Mazda’s poor option & group packaging on the MX-5 Miata. How it’s a shame that you can’t get an LSD with heated seats or vice-versa. Well… yesterday the automaker announced that changes are being made…

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  • Mazda ND MX-5 Miata: Frustration in option packaging

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    I love Mazda, probably more than I do any other manufacturer. Scratch that – as of this writing, I love Mazda more than any other manufacturer. There, I said it. I’m sorry, Jeep, Mazda just has its mojo no in a way no other company does. And, if I’m honest, I’m head-over-heels in love with…

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  • HCOTY 2017 Nominee: Bradley Brownell's 1976 Porsche 912E

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    As much as I love cars for what they are, I really love them for what they enable people to do, to see, and to experience. Which is exactly why, when Zach Bowman and family packed up and spent a year in their Odyssey Rig, as much as the whole ordeal was made possible by…

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  • 2013 Nissan Rogue: A Road Trip Review Story

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    Enthusiasts always look for something fun in a car. Something exciting, adrenaline-boosting; something that makes a car rewarding. Things like good steering feedback, a willing and fun engine, and that special something that makes you want to drive. But not every situation requires such characteristics; rather, sometimes a vehicle needs to simply be comfortable, efficient,…

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  • Stormtrooper 4Runner: AOAA "Last Fall Bash" Trip Report

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      “You never have an idea of just how capable a car is until you have it on the track.” That might be all well and true, but it’s even more so for off-roading, and a recent weekend at Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area is the perfect example of why, and how.   After months…

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  • Modify your own virtual JL Wrangler before the official debut tomorrow

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    The official debut of the JL Wrangler might be less than 24 hours away but that doesn’t mean we can’t have some last-minute fun outside of the imminent Jeep-backed Build and Price. As we prepare for the JL’s official unveiling, why not spend some time virtually modifying the upcoming four-door Jeep? What we have here…

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  • 2018 Jeep Wrangler JL: Colors, pictures, parts, MPGs, and more

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    Another day, another outpouring of information about and photos of the upcoming JL Wrangler which very shortly, and very thankfully, will no longer even be “upcoming” with the reveal just weeks away. It seems we know just about everything about the JL by now, all while still waiting in eager anticipation of the LA Auto…

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  • Jeep JL Wrangler: First official production images revealed

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    They’re finally here. Jeep must have sensed our communal desperation and has revealed three official images of the production JL Wrangler in both two-door and Unlimited four-door guise to pique our interest even further before the full-blown LA Auto Show reveal. We know these images are legitimate as they are on Jeep’s own media site…

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  • Preview-review: /DRIVE on NBCSN

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    The bar has been set exceptionally high for automotive programming with shows like Top Gear having brought us into a world in which car shows can be more than simply informative but rather genuine entertainment. This alongside the blossoming of web-based films finally gave us a new view into the realm of cars being used…

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