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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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“Abandon All Hope” Motorcycle by Patricio Castelli

The future is the past, the past the future. No one we know said that, but it seems Argentinian fabricator Patricio Castelli's hand-crafted aluminum motorcycle pretty much embodies this mantra. The radical bike was inspired by sci-fi spacecraft from the '40s and '50s, and it looks more like an interplanetary…

By Amos Kwon
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Vagabund Moto V12 1994 BMW R100RT

Austria's wonderful Vagabund Moto takes old school Beemers and brings them to the modern age with unique personalities that capitalize on BMW's original designs combined with fresh aesthetics. Their latest V12 uses a 1994 R100RT and adds matte blackness everywhere, including the custom, hulking tank with a milled aluminum Vagabund…

By Amos Kwon
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Vantablack BMW X6

BMW has finally figured out a way to make their hulking X6 Sport Activity Vehicle look way smaller. This particular one is clad in what's called "Vantablack VBx2", a hue that seems born of a black hole. The paint isn't just super black, it makes use of carbon nanotubes that…

By Amos Kwon
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Rtech Fabrications Ponderosa

Idaho-based Rtech has just built a restomod to make all others wet themselves with its nostalgia, size, and earth crust-warping power. The base vehicle is a 1966 Chevy K30 Crew Cab body that’s paired with a 1972 C30 chassis, and its name is the Ponderosa. Rather than a defunct steakhouse…

By Amos Kwon
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Hyundai “45” Concept

Hyundai is on a roll with exciting new products like the Veloster Turbo N hot hatch, and now they want to show us what the EV future might look like with the Hyundai 45. So named for its first mass-market car that bowed at the 1974 Turin Motor Show, the…

By Amos Kwon
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