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2018 Lexus GX460 Build: Magnaflow Overland Exhaust
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A low-hanging secondary muffler and accompanying outlet can seriously hamper a vehicle’s departure angle, in turn worsening off-road capability. Big pieces of superfluous metal grab and get hung up on obstacles, preventing forward progress, simultaneously damaging vehicle and trail. The Lexus GX460’s stock exhaust was guilty of these sins, and the proliferation of the J150…
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2024 Range Rover SE SWB P400 Review
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Range Rover is doing its best to sell the road-going equivalent of flying first class. The 2024 SE SWB P400 trim does everything effortlessly, makes no fuss about it, and draws decidedly less attention than other competitors in its class. That is to say, it’s very high-class British in the way it does its thing,…
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The New King of YouTube Builds is the StanceWorks Ferrari F40 Evo
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Mike Burroughs has been going bigger and bigger with his project cars. We’ve seen him graduate from rusty old BMWs to tackling a Honda-swapped Ferrari 308. While I still want to see his Audi project rolling around, his latest build effort is immense. Mike has found original Ferrari F40 body panels, and he’s going to…
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Here is How You Start a Frozen Car in Siberia
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I’ve driven in places and situations where I’ve had to worry about a car overheating. There’s another end of the spectrum, however that I’ve yet to experience. That would be the idea of a car that’s so frozen there’s no way to start it. No way, that is, unless you know what you’re doing… like…
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Watch and Listen to Carroll Shelby Talk About His Career
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Carroll Shelby accomplished quite a bit over the course of his long career. He won Le Mans as a driver, team owner, and manufacturer. His name adorns what remain some of the coolest vehicles ever built. He founded a charity to cover the medical bills for children whose families couldn’t afford them. And he even…
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Say “Happy 70th Birthday” to the GM Small-Block V8
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General Motors has been cranking out its legendary small-block V8 since 1954. The first vehicle to carry that mill? A 1955 Chevy truck as part of the Task Force lineup of pickups. It was a 4.3-liter V8 that cranked out 180 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque. Fast forward to today, and GM looks back…
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Scout is Back! Meet the Terra and the Traveler
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After a multi-year wait, Scout Motors has finally revealed its concept vehicles, and the results are pretty darn promising. The Scout brand will bring an electric pickup truck and SUV to market starting in 2027. The truck is called the Terra, while the SUV gets the Traveler name. While it’s great to see the brand…
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Hooniverse Podcast Bonus Episode: Kia Sorento X-Pro w/Mark Savino, Sr. Product Strategy Mgr.
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It’s time for a bonus episode of the Hooniverse Podcast. For 2025, the Kia Sorento has gained a new X-Pro trim, which marries the style of the X-Line with some additional substance. It’s available exclusively on the Sorento Prestige model, and for $1000, it adds more towing capacity, up to 4500 pounds, 17-inch wheels with…
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I Don’t Need the Eight-Armed Octa-Flex Lift But I Want One!
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BendPak is one of the go-to companies when it comes to lifting vehicles into the air. They produce all sorts of 2- and 4-post lifts, different-height scissor-style lifts, lifts for boats, lifts for parking solutions, and way more. Their newest lift, though, is one that I find particularly interesting. It’s called the Octa-Flex EV12DPS, and…
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2024 Honda Prologue AWD Elite: Review
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The EV market went from non-existent to super-hot but has now entered a cooling period. Honda is a rather latecomer to the market, but with the assistance of Chevrolet, it is now ready to go with the new Honda Prologue. Based heavily on the Blazer EV, the battery-electric mid-size crossover is new for the 2024…
