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Win a VIP Kindred Motorworks Experience in Napa Valley
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Over Tesla? Try These Model 3 Alternatives
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Over Tesla? Try These Model 3 Alternatives

There are several great options for those wanting to drive emission free—without baggage.

By Xavier Harding
The 6 Best Luxury Hybrid Vehicles for 2025
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The 6 Best Luxury Hybrid Vehicles for 2025

Premium automakers might be paring back their electric ambitions, but these top-tier hybrids and plug-ins have beauty and efficiency to spare. 

By Amos Kwon
The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Was Worth the Wait
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The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Was Worth the Wait

The modern reimagining of VW’s iconic microbus ranks among the best automotive releases in recent memory.

By Amos Kwon
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1939 Pontiac Deluxe Six Plexiglas “Ghost Car”

Glorious concept cars as well as production cars make it to the spotlight at manufacturer displays at auto shows every year, but there has never been anything quite like the Pontiac Deluxe Six Plexiglas "Ghost Car" at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. Front and center at The Highways…

By Amos Kwon
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Eagle Lightweight GT Jaguar E-Type

There will never be another Jaguar E-Type, and the design of the low slung sports coupe/roadster will forever remain in the pantheon of iconic automotive design. That is, unless it's handmade homage like the Eagle Lightweight GT. The company took the Series 1 E-Type and crafted each piece of the…

By Amos Kwon
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Project Neptune

We've taken a few hot air balloon rides in our lives, and they have always been a great experience. But even with the heights they elevate you to, you won't get to space--the final frontier. Unless, of course, you're riding in the PriestmanGoode x Space Perspective 'Project Neptune' balloon. This…

By Cooper Fleishman
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1978 Datsun 280Z

Although Nissan plans to bring a new Z-Car to the masses later this year, we're always stirred by the original. This 1978 Pearl Black Metallic Datsun 280Z is just such an example. Fewer than 1,500 of the 280Zs were produced with this paint color were ever built and only in…

By Amos Kwon
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Triumph Electric Bicycle

The British motorcycle manufacturing titan Triumph was originally founded almost a century and a half ago. Since then, the brand went defunct, was revitalized and produced everything from a 1,000hp motorcycle aimed at breaking the land speed record to a Steve McQueen Special Edition bike. And now, for the first…

By Cooper Fleishman
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