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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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Hugo Eccles x Zero Motorcycles XP

CA-based Zero Motorcycles is one of the premier electric motorcycle companies for mass consumption, but they also collaborate for special one-off work like the new Zero XP, a custom-built electric bike by Hugo Eccles of Untitled Motorcycles. Zero actually provided the prototypes and expert staff to Eccles in order to…

By Amos Kwon
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‘Desert Mouse’ 1974 Volkswagen Beetle Baja Bug

Baja racing is one of the most brutal, challenging and demanding types of motorsport out there. This should come as no surprise because you and your car of choice are tackling hundreds, if not thousands, of miles of unforgiving desert terrain. The 1974 Volkswagen Beetle Baja Bug, aka the "Desert…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Kahn Design Land Rover Defender 90 Flying Huntsman Homage II

We can count how many Land Rover customs Project Kahn has built that we do not like with a closed fist (as in zero). The Kahn Design Land Rover Defender 90 Flying Huntsman Homage II perfectly encapsulates everything we've come to love and even expect from the brand--an old school vehicles…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Hennessey Performance Goliath 6×6 Chevrolet Silverado

Just in case you’ve been overcome with the desire to pull out the stump of a Sequoia tree, tow an aircraft carrier, or just make everyone else on the road wet themselves, Hennessey’s Silverado Goliath 6x6 has you covered. The base truck is a Chevy Silverado 1500 half-ton crew cab…

By Amos Kwon
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2020 Corvette C8 Stingray

As if the C7 wasn't superlative, the new C8 Corvette takes the mantle as the bowtie brand's halo car in the biggest of ways. The body now looks like the combination of a Ferrari (front) and a Corvette (rear). The engine moves behind the cabin for mid-mounted configuration that improves…

By Amos Kwon
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