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Talk to me Goose: the 2022 Ford Maverick has landed
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Of all the segments within the auto industry, few have experienced the kind of resurgence that the compact pickup class is having now. It’s a class that’s long been forgotten as buyers flocked to the oversized crew cab pickups that stick out too far in parking spaces. But with more people realizing that large trucks…
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The News for June 4th, 2021
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! As always, this is a weekly recap of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull. This week: Rimac debuts a ridiculous new electric hypercar, Toyota sets a new standard for average crossovers, the GR 86 comes with a NASA membership, Ford confirms Maverick debut next week,…
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The News for May 28th, 2021
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! As always, this is a weekly recap of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull. This week: Ford shows off the more affordable Lightning Pro, Hyundai reveals Ioniq 5 to do battle with the Mach-E and ID.4, Ford is building two new EV platforms to expand…
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What’s your automotive news for the week?
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As it turns out, that F-150 Lightning reveal which happened a few days ago is the only big automotive news story of the week that’s worth knowing about. So if I can’t find other useless filler to add for a weekly news recap, that means it’s open mic night again. If you saw anything, fixed…
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Hooniverse Asks – has a video game ever made you fall in love with a car in real life?
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For millions of people, a video game is what exposes them to the vast and rich world of cars for the first time. Regardless of what title a kid choses, that game and the cars in it can make an impression that lasts a lifetime. Something like Need for Speed: Underground can show how satisfying it…
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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning – electric trucks just got serious
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As has been previously rumored, Ford is bringing back the famed Lightning name after nearly two decades. While it’s no longer a product of SVT with a short cab, supercharger, and rad 90’s styling, the new Lightning is arguably the most important F-150 ever. The Lightning returns, but as the first all-electric F-150. It will…
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The News for May 14th, 2021
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! As always, this is a weekly recap of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull. This week: Alpine makes another cool A110 that we can’t have in America, Mitsubishi is reviving Ralliart, Caterham is developing an electric Seven, BMW enlists the help of Hans Zimmer for…
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The News for May 7th, 2021
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! As always, this is a weekly recap of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull. This week: Ford debuts new Explorer that’s built for exploring, NASCAR Next Gen is a major overhaul for the sport, some new dumb Ferrari, the Lightning name may be coming back…
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The News for April 30th, 2021
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Aaaaaaand we’re back. Apologies for missing the news last week – something came up that had me busy on the other side of the country. And then I did that thing where I forgot what day of the week it was. In the 10+ years I’ve been doing this I believe this is the first…