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The News for February 13th, 2015
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News – Chicago Auto Show recap! This is a weekly recap of some of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull – only this time, I’m covering it LIVE-ish! I’m here with Jeff and Eric to bring you the biggest news of the show as always, but now with…
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2015 Chicago Auto Show: A closer look at the Nissan GT-R LM Nismo
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[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFcvNnOjULQ[/youtube] Meet the Nissan GT-R LM Nismo. This car will race this year at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) class. Prototype. That word cannot be stressed enough. This is a one-of-a-kind concept from the same mind that designed Nissan’s DeltaWing and ZEOD : Ben Bowlby. If the…
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2015 Chicago Auto Show: the Ford GT earns its stripes
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This isn’t the first time Ford brought out the all-new GT, but it’s the first time we’ve been able to see it out in public in a color different than what was shown in Detroit. Also, it gets stripes! The paint is called Liquid Silver and when combined with the dark gray stripes it just…
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2015 Chicago Auto Show: The Best Cars At The Show… Are Old Alfa Romeos
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Sure, the new cars can be fun. The new Ford GT is here, for example. Still, you know we love old cars best here in the Hooniverse. That’s why all of us on site here in Chicago are drooling over what’s happening at the Alfa Romeo booth. The 4C Spider parked up front is nice…
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2015 Chicago Auto Show: I Feel Sad For This Chevy SS
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This poor Chevrolet SS. This is the dark corner of the hall. It’s the far end of the Chevy booth. It’s near a row of vending machines. This poor SS. It’s all alone. It’s neglected. It’s… a metaphor for the car itself. Get a good look at this car, because you can bet that it’s…
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Chicago Auto Show 2015: A Bit Of Brown On The Floor
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Hooniverse Alum Blake “Zeppelin Pilot” Rong recently penned a piece over on Kinja that set a number of automotive journalist cliches into list form. It’s a fun read, and one of my favorite parts was the inclusion of loving all things brown. So, in his honor, I decided to track down some of the brown…
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2015 Chicago Auto Show: the Nissan GT-R LM Nismo
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Last night, Nissan held a super-exclusive event to show the radical new GT-R LM Nismo – a super-exclusive event that I meandered into. This was the first time that Nissan’s radical new LMP1 entry made an appearance that wasn’t on TV. Click past the jump for some shots and my quick first impressions.
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2016 Honda Pilot – Angles and Curves
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This morning, a major automotive website, and Jalopnik, provided an early showing of the redesigned 2016 Honda Pilot. Where I was instantly in love with the new 2015 Volvo XC90, I am sad to say that this vehicle did not give me the same feeling. At this point I should also say that I have always…
