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Hooniverse Asks: Which vehicle has the most comprehensive factory on-board data display?
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Modern vehicles have hundreds of sensors. Data from these sensors is digitized and processed accordingly. While basic operation of many sensors remains similar to the senors from years ago, based on voltage or resistance, their processing is significantly different. With digital processing there is actual real-time data being produced by the vehicle. What happens to…
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2020 Ford Explorer: Cop car vs Family car
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The fine men and women of law enforcement around my region have been using Ford Explorers, or Police Interceptor Utility to be more precise, for some time. But I’m beginning to see more and of the sixth-generation Explorer, the 2020 model year, in law enforcement duty. And I am sad to report that it is getting harder…
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Volume up! The Sound of the Toyota TS050 Hybrid switching from EV to gas mode
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Like the Prius and as its name suggests, the Toyota TS050 Hybrid is a hybrid. It can run purely on it battery or on its ICE power, or combined. Like the Prius is makes funky noises. Except in the TS050’s cases those noises are dramatically funky. Volume up, fools! Watch until the end!
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Dodge to Hellcat All The Things – Durango Edition
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Eighteen seconds through the below Fast 9/Dodge commercial you can see what looks like a Durango fender with a Hellcat logo badge on it. And that is weird because there is no Durango Hellcat. There is a Durango SRT with the 6.4-liter naturally aspired V8 that makes 475 horsepower. I just drove one and I…
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Mahindra completely redesigns the Roxor to look less Jeep-like
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Some time ago Jeep got pissed off that the Mahindra Roxor looks too much like the Jeep CJ/Wrangler, because it sure as hell did. Lawsuit, judge, legal crap, blah blah, AND now the Roxor has been TOTALLY REDONE (emphasis mine) and it no longer looks like a Jeep. Job done, Mahindra. Job fucking done. Beers and…
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The Genesis GV80 has an airbag between the front occupants
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Genesis, the luxury arm of Hyundai, recently introduced its first SUV. The cleverly named GV80 is a large, three-row vehicle. And it looks great, even if the design feels somewhat influenced by the Mercedes-Benz GLS. Love or hate SUVs, the larger three-row is a great way to enter this market, as demonstrated by the Volvo…
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Hooniverse Asks: Why are people not buying Jaguars?
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In my decade of automotive writing I had the pleasure of driving many new Jaguars. With the exception of perhaps the XE with the base motor, I’ve liked every single one of them. Sure, I preferred the supercharged V8 F-Type to the V6 model, but there wasn’t really anything wrong with the V6 models. And…
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The secret compartments of the Land Rover Discovery
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The third generation (or fifth, depending on how you count) of the Discovery has been with us since 2017. This is the first time that I’m spending time with it and a full review of the diesel version will be posted soon. While I’m still getting familiar with the new Disco, one thing has really…
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Hooniverse Asks: What’s the car that you never thought you’d want?
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Once upon time, circa 2006, the RAV4 was available with a 3.5-liter V6. That engine made 270-horsepower and was available with AWD. Surprisingly, as the Japanese company was going through some kind of a recession at the time, this V6 power made the RAV4 the fastest of all new Toyotas. I have to admit that…
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Review: 2020 Acura MDX A-Spec
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Three hundred and fifteen feet. Obstructed by buildings, streets, and power lines. That’s incredible. I was totally shocked by this. I have not seen this on any other vehicle. I still can’t believe it. 315 feet, as measured on Google Maps, is a very long distance for a remote engine starter to work. The 2020…
