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  • Last Call: C8 Corvette’s True Origin and True Delays

    Last Call: C8 Corvette’s True Origin and True Delays

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    Today we learned that the production of the mid-engine, eighth generation Corvette has been bumped up to February. This is due to UAW’s strikes, because agreements with General Motors couldn’t be made. That’s too bad because we’re all anxious to drive this thing, which some of us still don’t believe exists. Since we can’t look…

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  • Wagon Wednesday: 2020 Volvo V60 Cross Country

    Wagon Wednesday: 2020 Volvo V60 Cross Country

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    Over the summer I reviewed the Volvo S60 T6 sedan. I liked it so much that I, a seven-time BMW owner, said I’d take it over the new 3-series. I mentioned that the only way the S60 would be better were if it was a wagon. That time has finally come. The new V60 is…

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  • Sleeper alert: a Malibu with a grand heart

    Sleeper alert: a Malibu with a grand heart

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    Let’s start with a question – are the days of sleeper cars over now? Many of today’s basic cross-over-wanna-be-minivan things come with around 300-horsepower and very many of them are capable of killing the quarter miles in less than 15 seconds. Then there are the high-performance those not-so-basic cross-over-wanna-be-minivan things that would just spank proper sports…

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  • Hooniverse Asks: Will wagons really make a comeback?

    Hooniverse Asks: Will wagons really make a comeback?

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    Pictured above is 2020 Volvo V60 Cross Country. Its review is coming soon but I can tell you this – I really like it, almost love it. It’s great. It’s all of the things the Volvo S60 sedan was, sans the power (different engines, T6 on the sedan, T5 on this wagon), and all the…

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  • Edd China gets pulled over for driving a couch, cited for “operating an unsafe vehicle”

    Edd China gets pulled over for driving a couch, cited for “operating an unsafe vehicle”

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    It has come to this; the police, Beverly Hills cops (sorry) in this case, think that a slowing moving, fully padded, cheetah-print-covered motorized couch is unsafe. It’s got seatbelts, so I don’t understand how it is any less unsafe than any motorcycle but what do I know? Mr. Edd China, whose face is covered in this…

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  • The many vehicles of Overland Expo East 2019

    The many vehicles of Overland Expo East 2019

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    Apologies are in order, I think. I feel like Hooniverse has turned into camping/off-road/4×4/adventure website. I assure you that this is a coincidence. We still love old, shitty, rare, and obscure cars. But sometimes it’s good to look into other things, too. I promise that Jeff will soon burn the rubber something with too much…

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  • Hooniverse Asks: Do you Caroween?

    Hooniverse Asks: Do you Caroween?

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    Because I’m a dork I somehow manage to tie a lot of things in my life to cars. For instance, I can’t remember people’s names but I sure as hell remember the make, model, trim, and color, and any unusual characteristics of the cars they drive. I have a sneaking suspension that I’m not the…

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  • Hooniverse Asks: Hooniverse Book Club?

    Hooniverse Asks: Hooniverse Book Club?

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    At the Overland Expo East I bought both of Dan Grec’s books; The Road Chose Me and 999 Days Around Africa. We chatted, I took pics of his Jeep, and he signed the books for me. I am currently halfway through The Road Chose Me and it’s really good. More on the books and Dan’s Jeep later.…

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  • Two nights in two very different roof-top tents

    Two nights in two very different roof-top tents

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    Vehicular roof-top tents (RTT) are nothing new. Campers, explorers, and people who couldn’t afford hotels have been using them for decades. But because everyone is an overlander now days, they have recently surged in popularity. There are so many styles, sizes, and cost options that there is an RRT for everyone. I have recently sampled…

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  • Let’s get honest about minivans

    Let’s get honest about minivans

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    To the general car buying public, buying a minivan signifies that you’re a mom or a dad, and that being a parent is your primary focus in life. It means that the life you may have had a decade ago is gone. No more going out with buddies, no bar hopping or golfing, no fun…

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