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Well Whitworth It, the Queen's English Car Show is Coming!
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Last Fall, the annual Best of France and Italy car show arrived without the necessary fanfare here on the Hoon. Lacking that prior notice, many who would have liked to attend missed the show – which was a shame as it showcased some amazing cars, trucks and bikes. Making sure that doesn’t happen for the…
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Pri-us Fam-il-y, I got all my Prius with me. . .
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As you know, owning a Toyota Prius has replaced tree hugging as the environmentalists’ badge of service to the planet. That’s due to two factors- the Prius’ radio gets in NPR, and an uncomfortable situation where some of the those hugging the trees discovered that they wanted to be more than just friends.
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Fuel For Thought – How Many Miles to the e Coli Do You Get?
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What’s the most popular automotive technology today? If you answered six-pack carbs I want to have your babies, but you would be sadly wrong. Actually, increased fuel mileage technology is the new haute. That’s because apparently we reached peak crude oil production in 2005 and are now resigned to sucking life-giving hydrocarbons from rocks and…
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Bikes You Should Know: The Kawasaki W650
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What’s more British than a Bonneville? Besides warm beer and putting leftovers in pies? Kawasaki dared to suggest their W650, first built in 1999, as a way to capture the café-cool nostalgia of the old Bonneville, two years ahead of the new one’s rebirth. Those who lived through that era might think: what’s more Japanese…
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Hoonicast #3: Detroit Electronics Edition
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It’s that time again. Time for you to don some headphones and slide down in your cubicle, and tune in for about an hour of the most Hoontastic bull-shooting session on the doggone planet. In this episode, we discuss the goings-on in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show and some more of what…
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Hooniverse Motorboat Monday, Reader Submission Style
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(Editors Note: I made the call over the weekend to the readers of Hooniverse to submit stories of interest, and we received this great piece from Derek (Mr_Biggles) when he was working as a small engine mechanic in Northern Ontario…. Enjoy.) Back before I came to my senses (or lost my mind depending on your…
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Just a Snarky Weather Comment
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Even though there is a “freeze warning” down here in the Birthplace of Speed for overnite on Wednesday, this olelongrooffan is proud to note that the Sunshine State was the only State in the Union, including Hawaii, not to have received any snow during the last couple days! And know Tonyola and this olelongrooffan are…
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CES 2011: eCoupled Induction Charging for EVs
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While stumbling, bleary-eyed, dead on my feet, across a hall so large the curvature of the earth would have been visually apparent were it not for a vast sea of similarly stumbling event attendees, I spotted a Tesla Roadster at the Fulton Innovations stand. The Tesla was charging … without wires! “What unnatural divination be…
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CES 2011: the Ford Focus Electric Reveal
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Hey folks, I was down in Las Vegas at the Hilton Convention Center at Alan Mulally’s keynote address for the reveal of the Ford Focus Electric, an open secret for the last few months. Glancing over the specs, it looks promising – particularly when you get to the recharge times of the 23kW battery …
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Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Marketing of a Black Beauty Replica
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Welcome to the Sunday Edition of Hooniverse Weekends. The Green Hornet Movie hasn’t been generally released yet, but the “Black Beauty” will undoubtedly be the focal point of the film, and there will be many more of these “replicas” appearing over the course of the next couple of years. So, this is one very clever…
