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My First Wheel-to-Wheel Race is Coming this Weekend. And I’m scared.
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Howdy Hoons! I’m bringing you something a little different from my usual car-review drivel. I’m heading up to New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) on Friday for the 24 Hours of Lemons and their Halloween Hooptiefest! Only, I’ve never turned a wheel in competition. Not wheel-to-wheel competition, anyway. i’M (not) a RacECaR DrIver! Allow myself to…
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Quick Look: 2027 Ford Bronco Filson
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Ford is adding a new trim to the 2027 Bronco – Filson. It was developed along with Filson, maker of high-quality outdoor wear and bags, much like Eddie Bauer or Nautica models from decades past. The idea is to introduce a high-end luxury model that is not the Raptor but rather represents more of a…
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2026 Audi Q3 S line Quattro
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The 2026 Audi Q3 S line quattro is a premium compact crossover with a manageable size for your garage or local parking deck. I’ll be honest: my time with this one was shorter than usual, with some travel cutting into the test week. But even a brief stint with the Q3 is enough to take…
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2026 Hyundai Palisade Hybrid Calligraphy: Review
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The 2026 Hyundai Palisade Hybrid Calligraphy is what happens when Hyundai decides to see how much car they can fit into one price point. The answer is…quite a lot. We’ve been testing the flagship trim of Hyundai’s flagship three-row SUV, which now gets a hybrid powertrain that finally gives the Palisade the performance to match…
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2026 Toyota RAV4 PHEV GR Sport: Review
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Its early in the morning, and a colleague walked up to the 2026 Toyota RAV4 PHEV GR Sport in the parking lot and genuinely…did not know what he was looking at. I let him know it was a RAV4. After processing this information, he used the top of the double-decker rear spoiler to rest his…
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The 2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Broke My Brain
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The 2026 Corvette ZR1 features a 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine that delivers a mind-warping 1,064 horsepower. There’s no electric assist on this one. Just rear-wheel-drive insanity… and I love it. Maybe too much. I sort of lose my mind in this video, and it’s all the car’s fault.
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2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9 AWD Performance Calligraphy: Review
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A three-row electric family hauler that looks like it wandered in from a Volvo dealership and mostly gets away with it. The 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9 is not trying to be exciting. It is trying to be excellent. Those are different goals, and for most buyers in this segment, excellence is the more useful one.…
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2027 Ford Bronco Filson: First Look!
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Ford and Filson want to take customers from Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz. They said this out loud. To automotive journalists. You have to respect the confidence. The 2027 Ford Bronco Filson was revealed in June, and Ford has been touring it around the country this summer for exactly this purpose: getting journalists and enthusiasts close…
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2026 Lexus IS 350 F Sport: Review
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Last week I drove the 2026 Toyota GR Supra MkV Final Edition. The last Supra. This week, I am in the 2026 Lexus IS 350 F Sport, which is also, quietly, nearing the end of its run. The third generation IS has been in production since April 2013. That is thirteen years on the same…
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2026 Acura Integra Type S: Gen-X Nostalgia with a Modern Edge
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The 2026 Acura Integra Type S seemingly exists to target Gen-X enthusiasts who spent their youth hooning CR-Xs, Integras, Preludes, and various swapped Civics. Acura clearly realizes we now have adult money and they built this, and the Civic Type R, for us. It may be a decade too late but we all should be…
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2026 Dodge Charger R/T – One Take Review
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It is best to start by clearing up the distinction: this is not a Daytona. The Charger Daytona is the electric model. What we have here is the gas-powered Dodge Charger R/T Plus, housing the standard-output 3.0-liter twin-turbo Hurricane inline-six. Above this sits the Scat Pack with its high-output 550-horsepower setup. The R/T makes 420…
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2026 Toyota GR Supra MkV Final Edition: Review
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On delivery day, I didn’t know which Supra I was getting. I knew it was a Supra. That much had been confirmed. But the specific trim, the color, the spec, I found out when the car showed up. What showed up was a 2026 Toyota GR Supra MkV Final Edition in “Undercover”, which is a…
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2026 Mazda CX-5 S Premium Plus: Review
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I’m back, baby! The Mazda CX-5 has always occupied an interesting position in the compact SUV segment. It is not the cheapest, the most powerful, or the most feature-rich. What it has always been is one of the best to drive, looks great, and makes the fewest obvious compromises for the money. The 2026 model…
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The Stunt Driver Will Be A Must-See Film
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Remember that wild story about Canadian stuntman Ken Carter? You definitely know that story if you’ve been lurking around these parts for long enough. If his name doesn’t ring a bell, the phrase St. Lawrence River Jump should. Ken Carter is the man who attempted to jump a car more than a mile. His mode…
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Aston Martin DB12 S: Gorgeous Grand Tourer… But Not A Sports Car
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When Aston Martin slaps the S badge on a model, the result is a sharpened, more fine-tuned iteration of an already entertaining machine. What happens, though, when you start with a grand touring all-star like the DB12? You get a DB12 S that plays the part in a bigger way; just don’t go thinking this…
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2026 Hummer H3X Pickup Review: Larger Than Life
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The first civilian Hummer products were pure novelty, an expensive cosplay outfit for those who sought attention and fanfare without the luxury usually associated with such. Times have changed, and yet the Hummer hasn’t; like its predecessor, the newest H3X Pickup is seriously capable off-road and yet seriously flawed, and it’s still one of the…