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Does anyone truly need a Chevy Suburban? No, but that’s not the point
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Earlier, our beloved [Editor’s Note: hmm…] Jeff Glucker posed a question: who needs a Chevy Suburban? This question was not intended to rhetorically imply that the answer is “nobody,” but rather to start an honest discussion about the necessity of a vehicle the size of, well, a suburb. Here, I will provide my take on Jeff’s…
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Hooniverse Asks: What fixed-roof car should have been offered as a convertible?
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Convertibles offer a unique experience that no other type of automobile can replicate. With mother nature as your hairstylist and over 90 million miles of headroom, open-air driving gives an unrivaled sense of freedom. Many automakers have capitalized on this, offering convertible versions of popular models. Some have taken this idea one step further and…
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The Jeep Cherokee’s squinty headlight design was a badly executed good idea
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The XJ Cherokee is an all-time automotive legend. Its immense off-road capability, brutal simplicity, and rock-solid dependability attracted all sorts of buyers. After it became old enough to vote, it was replaced with the Jeep Liberty, which was not quite as loved. Ugly, crude, and rudimentary, the Liberty had but one redeeming quality: it didn’t…
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Hooniverse Asks: Why would anyone buy a brand new Lexus GX?
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The Lexus GX 460 is the closest thing you can buy in the U.S. to the fabled Prado Toyota Land Cruiser. The Prado is highly desirable to American car enthusiasts. Largely because we can’t have it. We almost get a Prado, except it’s more expensive, ugly, and posh. You can still buy it new today.…
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Subscription-based options are terrible for consumers
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Unveiled recently at an appropriately digital presentation, BMW’s latest software update — imaginatively dubbed Operating System 7 — has sparked outrage among car enthusiasts. Why? Because BMW plans to convert many optional features into subscription-based services. Simply put, you pay for a feature as long as you use it. The problem At first glance, this…
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Ex-McLaren Engines Ford Motorcoach is one of the coolest vehicles ever listed on Bring a Trailer
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Bring a Trailer has established itself as a platform to buy and sell some truly special vehicles, such as Miuras, 300SLs, and other eye-catching classics. They list some incredibly cool cars. And also old Porsches. One of the most unique automobiles ever listed on the site, however, is not a car. It’s a bus. And…
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Not sure whether that GM car is backing up or not? Here’s how to tell
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General Motors has made some questionable decisions in the past. In the past decade or so, they gave us a mid-sized SUV with a retractable roof, a convertible retro-styled pickup truck, and a turbocharged sedan delivery. Now, though, these wacky side projects have been discontinued, and GM is back to making relatively justifiable decisions. Mostly.…
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It’s time for Jeep to revive the Commander
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The 2000s were a peculiar time for domestic SUVs. Buyers had a variety of choices, including the lovely Hummer H2, the not-quite-groundbreaking GMC Envoy XUV, and even the rarely-seen Chrysler Aspen hybrid. The economy was booming. Fuel was cheap – or at least cheaper. Jeep, of course, decided to get in on the action, and…
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BMW’s marketing strategy is working
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In the past, the launch of a new performance model was the subject of much hype. A new Porsche 911 was huge news. If a Mustang GT beat a Camaro SS around a racetrack, a huge crowd of people became upset, and another equally large cohort of fans were ecstatic. Probably because they hadn’t been…
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Hooniverse Asks: Why don’t car designers account for a front license plate?
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The license plate. A seemingly arbitrary sequence of letters and numbers, or a clever personalized message showing off your dazzling personality. It may have even been manufactured using prison labor. If you have a vehicle, you have a plate. Probably two. Mounting your plate to the back is easy. There is a spot for it,…