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  • Cars & Bids is Now Free for Sellers

    Cars & Bids is Now Free for Sellers

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    The world of internet auction sites is more active than ever. Your options to sell your car used to be fairly limited. There was Ebay and a little site called Bring a Trailer. If you haven’t yelled obscenities at final BaT selling prices you haven’t been paying attention. I was infatuated with 1990s cars since,…

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  • The News for August 3rd, 2021

    The News for August 3rd, 2021

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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: Subaru unleashes the Wilderness specification on the Forester, Genesis has laid out groundwork to go all EV and carbon neutral, Tesla Roadster and Cybertruck delayed again, and Lotus is…

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  • BFGoodrich launches Trail-Terrain T/A – K02 for smaller cars

    BFGoodrich launches Trail-Terrain T/A – K02 for smaller cars

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    We love the BFGoodrich K02 All-Terrain tires here at Hooniverse. Jeff has them on his Montero, I have them on my 4Runner, Josh has the on his Golf Alltrack (!), and Chris had them on his Land Cruiser. But the issue with the KO2s is that they are all-terrain light truck (LT) tires. They tend…

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  • Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 doesn’t understand compromises

    Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 doesn’t understand compromises

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    The 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392. I came here to tell you that the 6.4-liter V8 engine is too big and too heavy for the Wrangler. I came to say that having 470-horsepower is just dumb in a vehicle that’s designed to conquer Moab. I expected to tell you that high center of gravity and…

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  • Shopping for an atomic toaster – 2017 Hyundai Ioniq EV

    Shopping for an atomic toaster – 2017 Hyundai Ioniq EV

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    At this moment, the electrified car I find the most suitable for my commute and budget is the Hyundai Ioniq Electric. It is about as far from enthusiast cars as the Prius and the second generation Honda Insight are, and it also shares its side profile with those cars. It’s absolutely, completely forgettable, but luckily…

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  • The News for August 27th, 2021

    The News for August 27th, 2021

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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: Cadillac is going to Le Mans with LMDh, the Acura NSX is likely to come back as an EV supercar, Ford ditches three colors for the Bronco and adds…

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  • Robby DeGraff, AutoPacific, & Jeep Grand Wagoneer – Off The Road Again Podcast: Episode 84

    Robby DeGraff, AutoPacific, & Jeep Grand Wagoneer – Off The Road Again Podcast: Episode 84

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    Welcome back to the Off the Road Again podcast! We’ve missed you. The focus is on the off-road adventure but we also dabble in all things SUV, truck, and van, maybe even some rally cars. Ross & Chris welcome Robby DeGraff back to the show. Robby has spent time with the Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer, Hyundai Santa Cruz, and the Subaru Outback Wilderness. The guys discuss…

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  • The Pandemic Bug: An Arizona family catches Baja fever

    The Pandemic Bug: An Arizona family catches Baja fever

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    If you’re looking for the definition of insanity, put a husband with the same boyish tendencies as his two sons under the age of eight in a “shelter in place” scenario, add an extensive home renovation, and then throw a project car into the mix. But insanity is bliss in the Blinson house because 13…

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  • 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 Pro S l Review

    2021 Volkswagen ID.4 Pro S l Review

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    The only area of the new car market that is as hot and competitive as the electric vehicle (EV) segment is the crossover segment. So it’s no surprise that automakers are scrambling to get EV crossovers into their dealerships right now. Volkswagen, one of the largest automakers in the world, is clearly investing in their…

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  • Watch Sammy Miller blow out the control tower windows with his rocket car

    Watch Sammy Miller blow out the control tower windows with his rocket car

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    The scene unfolds at Santa Pod Raceway in the United Kingdom. A wicked-looking Monza is rolled up to the line. There’s a quick but loud explosion from the exhaust, which is so powerful it inches the car forward. You can’t hear a rumbling V8 though… because what you’re looking at is Sammy Miller’s rocket car…

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