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Robbie Coltrane was a genuine gearhead and he had a TV series to prove it
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Robbie Coltrane was perhaps best known for bringing Hagrid to the big screen for millions of children around the world, including myself. But it wasn’t until after his passing last Friday that I became aware of his love of all things mechanical. And I especially wasn’t aware of a TV series he hosted in 1997…
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The News for October 14th, 2022
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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: BMW out-uglies themselves with new M2, Polestar debuts their first SUV, Ford is teasing a new Transit built for the outdoors, plus your news for the week. 2023 BMW…
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The News for September 23rd, 2022
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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: AMG updates C63 with world’s most powerful four-cylinder, Dodge pays tribute to the Black Ghost with a Last Call Challenger, BMW unveils works livery for LMDh race car, Lamborghini…
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The 2024 Ford Mustang is the last of its kind
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Ford has unveiled the 7th-generation Mustang to a crowd of crowd-eating enthusiasts in Detroit this evening. America’s favorite pony car has been with us for nearly 60 years and it’s evolved significantly since then. This breed is the most advanced and most powerful yet (not including Shelby models) and retains two critical pieces of its…
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The News for September 9th, 2022
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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: Jeep previews their electric future with three new models, Toyota announces reasonable pricing on GR Corolla and manual Supra 3.0s, and Chevrolet unveils the Equinox EV with a near…
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The News for September 2nd, 2022
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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: Porsche commemorates Japanese GP win with special Cayman GT4, Dodge brings back the Super Bee, Honda confirms Civic Type R power figures, and Mitsubishi is reviving the Ralliart brand…
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What was your news for the week?
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Funny how things work. Last week there was so much stuff to cover with Monterey Car Week going on that I had no time to cover anything I wanted to. And now this week there’s so little to cover that I don’t have the energy to try and write things about them. I started a…
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Acura unveils their IMSA GTP competitor – the ARX-06
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Acura will fight in IMSA’s top class next season with an all-new prototype built within the LMDh ruleset. Appropriately named the ARX-06, it will carry the torch after five very competitive seasons run with the ARX-05, built on the outgoing DPi class. Beginning next year with the 2023 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, IMSA has…
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The News for August 12th, 2022
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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: GMC unveils all-new Canyon, Ford celebrates original Bronco with dealer markup bait, Porsche claims EV sedan record on the Nürburgring, and other coverage from the week. 2023 GMC Canyon…
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The News for August 5th, 2022
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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: Ford adds Maverick Tremor option as order books reopen, Porsche shows off their GT3 competitor for next season, Nissan is killing off the Maxima next year, and your news…
