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Lexus LC 500 – The conceptual grand tourer, made real
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Have you ever driven a concept car? That’s what it feels like I’m doing behind the wheel of the Lexus LC 500. Everyone stares. Everyone points. Everyone soaks it in. Then I downshift, mat the throttle, and the 5.0-liter V8 creates a sonic thrill. A total of 471 horsepower is released along with furious noise…
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2016 Ford F150 Lemon Law Saga
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Last night, I dropped my F-150 off at the dealership where I originally bought it. After that, I picked up a refund check. I owned it for nearly one year. During that time it spent 47 total days in the shop with engine problems. After filing all the required forms and dealing with Ford and…
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Glickenhaus is working on a modern version of the Baja Boot
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James Glickenhaus made big news when he decided to fire up his own racing team and start building cars. The resulting company is called Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus, and its current product is a race car called the SCG003. That will spawn a street version, and SCG is cooking up other vehicles as well. The one…
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Podcast: Episode 257 – Come to town… [Solo Episode]
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Chris is on the East Coast so I’m sitting solo on this one. That means I’m down in my garage, sitting in the front seat of my Benz, with a glass of wine in my hand… and a podcast microphone in the other. Topics this week include a dash of news; Goodwood highlights Aston Martin…
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Two Wheel Tuesday: False Neutral Podcast #79 – Not Quite Doing It
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Garrett didn’t quite go to a track day. Garrett also didn’t quite go on his summer motorcycle trip. Eric didn’t quite get his electronic ignition installed. Pete didn’t quite do Smackdab. We discuss all of these things on this month’s episode, along with our views on Travis Pastrana’s successful recreation of the Caesar’s Palace fountain…
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OEM vs Aftermarket: TYC Taillights
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My Toyota 4Runner is a 2010 model year vehicle, the first year for the fifth generation model. Yes, it’s getting old now but with less than 60,000 miles, it’s still very solid. And it’s not even that outdated. The 4Runner received a facelift for the 2014 model year but it did not change mechanically. The…
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Podcast: Episode 256 – Everything's coming up Elon?
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Chris and I walk through a bit of the news to kick of episode 256. On tap, we have to talk about: BMW moving some production to China. The Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster that sold for $3.7MM VW bringing its ID R to Goodwood Honda has built a Mean Mower V2 After that we dive into…
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Podcast: Episode 256 – Everything’s coming up Elon?
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Chris and I walk through a bit of the news to kick of episode 256. On tap, we have to talk about: BMW moving some production to China. The Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster that sold for $3.7MM VW bringing its ID R to Goodwood Honda has built a Mean Mower V2 After that we dive into…
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Quick Spin: 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI SE
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The GTI shouldn’t need an introduction. Even its model name, despite being used on many other cars, can only be related to one vehicle without further specification. In the decades that the GTI has been around it remained shockingly true to its roots – a hot-hatch version of the Volkswagen Golf. For 2018, the evolution…
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Podcast: Episode 255 – Delay in game
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This one’s late but we have EXCUSES! 1) It was the the 4th of July. 2) Chris had to deal with his lame as Internet provider. 3) That’s it… we’re sorry In this episode we have Jonathon Klein and Patrick Costello on the show. There’s a bit of news but then we once again dive…
