Articles

  • 2012 Hyundai Genesis R-Spec And V6

    /

    /

    comments

    There’s a scene in Glengarry Glen Ross when maestro salesman Blake (played by Alec Baldwin, a fact I’m particularly fond of) berates a wage slave of the offices of Mitch and Murray: Dave Moss: What’s your name? Blake: F**k you. That’s my name. You know why, mister? ‘Cause you drove a Hyundai to get here…

    Read More

  • Hooniverse Motorhome Monday – Say, didn't you work here sometime ago?

    /

    /

    comments

    Yes, this is an impromptu Motorhome Monday here on Hooniverse. Jeff Glucker (you remember him, right?) did a great review over at Autoblog on a new Airstream Avenue. This is basically an upscale Chevrolet Express converted to do camping duties, and it seems impressive for what it is.

    Read More

  • AC/DC: A Drive in the Nissan Leaf

    /

    /

    comments

    No, not that AC/DC! This is Hooniverse after all. A couple weeks ago, this olelongrooffan received an email from Nissan USA Marketing at my personal email account asking me if I would be interested in test driving Nissan’s new all electric LEAF?

    Read More

  • 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392: Wandering Wildly Through Wine Country

    /

    /

    comments

    Perhaps the biggest fan of the new 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 came from an unlikely demographic: a shaggy, bearded man with dulled blue eyes under a dirty wool cap, scars and scabs all up and down his gaunt cheeks, pushing a woman wrapped in faded blankets and sitting cross-legged on a wheelchair, holding a…

    Read More

  • First Drive: 2011 Chevrolet Cruze

    /

    /

    comments

    Chevy and the compact car go together like sunshine and ginger kids. At least that is the way it used to be…until now. The minds behind the Bow-Tie have developed an all-new compact sedan, the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, with lofty goals in mind. They don’t just seek to play catch-up to the likes of Honda’s…

    Read More

  • Hooniverse Weekend Edition: DieselFumes; The Mitsubishi Fuso FG 4X4

    /

    /

    comments

    Show of hands…. How many of you knew that this truck has been available in North America for more than a decade? They sell in relatively small numbers, and only in a few key locations. Introducing the 2010 Mitsubishi Fuso FG140 4X4.

    Read More

  • 2011 Infiniti (a)M(azing)

    /

    /

    comments

    Infiniti recently set up camp at the Olympic Training Center outside of San Diego to show off their totally re-worked M sedan. It now has the swoopy lines and muscular stance that the rest of the family enjoys, but is it an improvement from the previous generation?

    Read More

  • New York Times Sunday: Artist Peter Max and his Corvette Collection.

    /

    /

    comments

    I was going to run this piece for Modern Art Monday, but this story is so compelling it’s now under New York Times Sunday Edition. Anyway, I have a surprise for Modern Art Monday. This is a very interesting story by the New York Times author Daniel McDermon, as he described telling how the Corvettes…

    Read More

  • Random Cool – A Renualt Clio V6 Sport

    /

    /

    comments

    We love Cars and Coffee…you know this because you hear us mention it once a week. I wanted to give you further proof as to why it’s the greatest get-together on the planet. Before the storms came out to try and force California into the sea, our friend SVT2888 (aka Leo of CnCPics.com) captured this…

    Read More

  • The Rally Fighter and the Local Motors mindset

    /

    /

    comments

    Open source development. A term seemingly more at home in your last IT meeting than in a discussion about car design. However there is a new start-up automotive company that is looking to change that and there name is Local Motors.

    Read More