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  • Truck Central: Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport

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    I was hoping to find the keys to a Tacoma TRD Pro in my hand. Instead, the key fob read TRD Sport. The difference there is rather massive when it comes to soaking up some bumps away from the pavement. Regardless, I wanted to see what the TRD Sport could do so I ventured off…

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  • Truck Central: Do you need a Chevy Tahoe with a 6.2L V8?The RST Performance package says you might

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    Since the dawn of time, the Chevy Tahoe has trekked along with a 5.3-liter V8 engine betwixt its fenders. Now though, if you’re itching for a Tahoe with more GO, you can get just that. This is the Tahoe RST optioned up with the Performance Package. RST stands for Rally Sport Truck. The Performance Package…

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  • First Drive: Jaguar E-Pace

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    Crossovers are currently where all the cash sits. Car buyers want them, and automakers keep cranking them out. That’s how we wind up with a vehicle like the all-new Jaguar E-Pace. It’s the baby of the Jaguar crossover bunch, but that doesn’t mean it’s simply an entry-level cash grab. Okay, it’s sort of that… but…

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  • Truck Central: Dodge stuffs the 6.4L Hemi in the Durango SRTand it's real real good

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    I’ve been reviewing trucks for a new YouTube channel called, appropriately, Truck Central. Recently I spent some time with the new Dodge Durango SRT. The FCA folks seem content to Hellcat everything, but the Durango hasn’t received that love just yet. What it has received, however is the 392. That would be the 6.4-liter HEMI and…

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  • This hero drives his 1991 Jaguar XJR-15 on the street

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    At the tail-end of the 1980s, Tom Walkinshaw was dreaming up ways in which he could go to Le Mans and claim victory. He wanted to do so with his Jaguar Sport partners, and he wanted to do so in a Jaguar vehicle. In 1988, the Jaguar XJR-9 was born and it set out to…

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  • Regular Car Reviews examines a 1967 Plymouth Belvedere

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    It’s a car for the mythic dad. That’s how Regular Car Reviews describes the 1967 Plymouth Belvedere. This white and black example looks to be a great driver’s car, and a wonderful example of a surviving B-body. As always, RCR has a unique take on this given vehicle. It’s best to set aside some time…

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  • CHAD has arrived for your true autonomous driving needs

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    Earlier I asked what you would like to see regarding technology in cars over the course of the next ten years. Apparently the team at Car Bros is way ahead of us all. They’ve perfected autonomous driving while the rest of the Motor City and Silicon Valley have been snoozing. Say hello to CHAD. This…

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  • Shift Happens: A Kia Stinger GT AWD in the slush

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    I’ve already driven the new 2018 Kia Stinger GT. That was on California roads, under the sun, in perfect conditions. Heading back east for the holidays, I wanted to see if I could spend a bit more time with the car and experience the AWD version in the cold. You might expect that I’d do…

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  • Start your Thursday with a screaming Alfa Romeo

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    Not counting you sport bike lovers, is there anyone out there who has driven a car that runs to a 9,800 rpm redline? All of that angry noise is coming from a 1.6-liter engine making 225 horsepower. It’s delivering that power to the front wheels of this Alfa Romeo 33, which is competing in a…

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  • Vintage drifting video shows low horsepower mixing with tremendous fun

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    Over on Reddit, a user posted a simple drifting video that shows a driver of a Toyota AE86 working his way down a canyon road. It’s a single shot, mounted in the rear of the passenger side of the car and shows the driver fully in control of his machine. There’s no music. No narration.…

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