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The News for December 13th, 2019
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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, Road & Track teased us with Performance Van of the Year, Chevrolet revealed 2021 Suburban and Tahoe, Toyota revealed the Yaris GR-4 race car, and Cadillac is ending their alpha-numeric naming…
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The Grand Tour: Seamen – A review
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The new season of The Grand Tour has begun on Amazon Prime Video. Season 4 looks to be a departure from the previous 3 seasons. During the last episode of the 3rd season, Jeremy Clarkson informed the audience that the trio would be ditching their movable studio tent. It has taken the first three seasons of…
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Truck Facebook to the rescue
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The Internet can be a crappy, crappy place. But for two members of a Denver-based lowered truck Facebook group, it became much better. The owner of a white Silverado with a yellow hood posted that he was looking for a black or white hood. Another member posted his yellow Silverado with a white hood. Both…
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Hooniverse Asks: What is a good offroad podcast title?
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Ross and I are creating an off-road themed podcast. The potential show has a format that will discuss off-road news and topics of interest: overland, rally, desert racing, etc. We discussed the #cybertruck at length on a practice episode. We also want to talk about what we are doing with our vehicles and those of the…
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Chevrolet reveals the 2021 Tahoe and Suburban – gird yourself…
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The current Suburbans have only been around for 5 years. The previous generation was 7 years. The 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban were revealed last night. The reaction from the Hooniverse staff was not a good one. Quick Takes Both models look like Ford Expedition and Expedition Max, but with Chevy bowties on the front.…
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Gordon Murray creates a FAN car
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Gordon Murray, known for designing the McLaren F1, has released new information about his latest design. Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) is partnering with Racing Point Formula One team. The partnership gives GMA access to Racing Point’s state-of-the-art wind tunnel. The press release also referenced Racing Point’s pinnacle of motorsport expertise, but they finished 7th in…
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Do you want to win a RADwood award?
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I have not attended a RADwood event yet. I assume that if you showed up in this 1988 Chevrolet G20 Conversion Van that you would be leaving with some award. There is a lot to like about this van. The best bit is the seller installed a 5.3L V8. The outside of the van is…
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James Bond arrives with No Time to Die in trailer for latest film
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The new James Bond trailer debuted today. No Time to Die is set to be in theaters in April 8th, 2020. The trailer looks great, but the return of Blofeld means that I’m going to have to rewatch Spectre again. I’m still not sure exactly what happened in that movie. To the topic that we…
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Should you buy this Alfa on Bring-A-Trailer?
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There is something about an Alfa. Bertone knew what they were doing when they designed these cars. They are fantastic. This 1972 Alfa Romeo GT Junior looks the part. The engine in this car was upgraded to a 1,750cc inline-four with twin Dellorto DHLA 40 carburetors instead of the 1,300cc stock engine. This Alfa’s exhaust…
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There’s a new Top Gear America and here are your hosts
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Top Gear America is back and going to be living exclusively on the Motor Trend App. The three hosts picked to guide Top Gear in the United States are Dax Shepard, Rob Corddry, and Jethro Bovingdon. All three are known to be car enthusiasts Jethro Bovingdon Jethro is the most obvious from his time at…
