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2024 Volkswagen ID.4 Pro S: Review
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This is my third foray into reviewing Volkswagen’s ID.4 Pro S. I took Hooniverse through the ins and outs of the 2021 and the 2023. During the first round in 2021, I was frustrated with the user interface, the relatively dull exterior style, and the unimpressive performance. On round two in 2023, I noted that…
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Wagon Wednesday: This Dodge Monaco Delivers the Goods
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It’s Wednesday, which means I opened up a tab in my browser, went to Craigslist, and simply typed in “wagon.” The results today are rather wonderful thanks to this truly glorious 1973 Dodge Monaco. I’ve never seen one in this color combo with the excellent stripe work, and I’m absolutely in love. It helps that…
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Hooniverse Asks: What Does “Expensive” Mean Anymore for Cars?
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I was looking at used cars the other day. Well, actually, it was this morning… and the day before. And the day before that. Basically, every day. What I’ve found, and I’m sure you’ve all noticed as well, is that the idea of a $5,000 project car is much harder to come by. I picked…
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2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy: Review
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One of the latest design trends is “retro-futurism,” and no one has embraced it more than Hyundai. While the trend is technically defined more along the lines of depictions of how people saw the future back in the day, it’s also been used to describe designs with a science/geeky slant. Wait, maybe this is just…
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2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro: Review
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I’ll admit it: there have been times I really didn’t get the appeal of the Toyota Tacoma. For some time, it was one of the only midsize trucks available. However, it got bigger and bigger to the point that I couldn’t see the rationale of buying one over the plethora of full-size trucks on the…
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2025 Porsche Taycan 4S – A Good Car Made Great
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The Porsche Taycan was already a pretty solid EV, but now Porsche has updated it, and the resulting machine is even better: more power, more range, and faster charging. What more could you ask for? Well, sure, you could ask for it to be less expensive. I feel you there. The one I drove in…
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Three (?) Wheel Tuesday? For Adventure Trikes, Absolutely!
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Adventure Bikes make a lot of sense for a focused segment of the motorcycle industry. In fact, the segment is expected to continue to grow over the course of the next decade, seemingly in parallel to the continued growth of adventure vehicles of the four-wheeled design. People want to go on a journey and it’s…
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2025 Honda Pilot AWD Black Edition: Review
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The three-row SUV segment is as hot as ever, so you have to bring some heat to be competitive. Honda’s midsize original Pilot debuted for the 2003 model year and is now in its fourth generation. My last go in a new Pilot was in March of last year in the middle-of-the-range Trailsport trim. This…
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2025 BMW Z4 M40i Review: Hidden gem
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BMW’s new-for-2025 Z4 M40i has a lot going for it: Six-speed manual gearbox, 3.0-liter turbocharged straight-six cylinder engine, rear-wheel-drive, and the roof can be lowered at the touch of a button. It’s a drop-top Toyota Supra draped in German clothes, and somehow it makes for one of the most surprisingly enjoyable cars on sale today.…
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2025 Audi SQ7 and SQ8 – First Drive
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The 2025 Audi SQ7 and SQ8 are two sides of a very similar coin; one is a 500-hp 7-passenger SUV that can dispatch a twisty road with surprising ease, while the other is… well, a 500-hp 5-passenger SUV that can dispatch that same road with the same level of ease. Seriously, these things drive far…
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2024 Lexus GX 550 Luxury: Review
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The Lexus GX has made it onto my shopping list many times. As a family mobile, I always found them a bit too basic and utilitarian compared to most luxury SUVs. Since the family vehicle had to deliver more comfort than off-road prowess, it never made the cut. Still, they have always been popular with…
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This is a Pretty Entertaining Torture Test of a Tesla Cybertruck
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WhistlinDiesel has made a name for himself over on YouTube. He beats the crap out of lots of different vehicles in lots of different ways. Some love him, others hate him. But at the end of the day, some of the content coming out of his massive channel can be entertaining as hell. For example,…
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RC4WD C2X RC Rock Crawler: Wheels, tires, bumper, and more
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I’ve already admitted my nerd side has taken hold, with my 4×4 obsession flowing over into the radio-controlled world and the good folks at RC4WD willing to supply the fuel for my scale off-road fire. As with full-size rigs, one of the jobs of RCs is modifying and upgrading the vehicles to see how changes…
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Proper, Honest 1988 Ford Bronco For Sale on Cars and Bids
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My friend Matt reached out a few weeks ago asking for advice on where to sell their 1988 Ford Bronco. It’s a great example of a well preserved driver so my thought was to put it on up Cars and Bids. I’ve had good luck there myself. I believe the audience would be receptive to…
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2025 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZR1 Revealed: Twin-turbo V8, 1064 hp, 215 MPH
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The C8-generation Chevy Corvette’s base model was already a fast car, so it took throwing a flat-plane-crank V8 into the Z06 for it to become something special. And with that kind of gusto up their sleeve, we’ve known all along that Chevy was going to swing for the fences with the top-dog C8 ZR1. And…
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2024 Jeep Gladiator Mojave Review
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It wasn’t long ago that if you wanted a factory-built Jeep and a pickup truck, you had to buy both; and, it wasn’t long ago that if you wanted a desert-running factory-built pickup, it meant buying a Ford Raptor. Jeep finally alleviated buyers of this dilemma for the 2020 model year with the Gladiator, and…
