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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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Alfaro Dal Farra Kawasaki KXF450 3D Core

This dirt bike makes the most of 3D printing tech and manages to pull off a cyborg-esque look with its transparent pieces. Former motocross pro Alvaro Dal Farra took a stock 2019 Kawasaki KX 450 F and used HP multi-jet fusion technology 3D printing by Skorpion Engineering to create the…

By Amos Kwon
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Curtiss Motorcycles Hades

The Hades electric motorcycle kind of defies description with echoes of steampunk, executive den, silver bullet, and rotary phone dial all mashed into one seriously cool moto. The Hades was designed by J.T. Nesbitt of Confederate Motorcycles fame, and this might be his most glorious creation. Even though it's described…

By Amos Kwon
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1965 Shelby / De Tomaso P70 Can-Am Sports Racer

This singular P70 Sports Racer is the result of a collaboration fraught with tension between Carroll Shelby (of Shelby Mustang fame) and Alejandro de Tomaso (of Pantera fame). The two automotive heads worked together to create the P70 prototype for the United States Road Racing Championship, a series which Shelby…

By Amos Kwon
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Krautmotors Custom Made a BMW F 850 GS Motorcycle in Honor of the 100th Anniversary of Bauhaus

This year is the 100th anniversary of the Staatliches Bauhaus, aka Bauhaus, aka one of the most influential art schools and design movements of all time. In order to celebrate that influential centenary, Krautmotors custom-built a BMW Motorrad F 850 GS motorcycle that is best described as out of this…

By Cooper Fleishman
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SEMA High School Vehicle Build Program Jeep Wranglers

Customizing our own ride with our own two hands and some fierce skills is our personal dream. The fact that some high school kids got to do that very thing makes us both happy and a bit chapped around the ass. Five high schools have taken advantage of SEMA’s High…

By Amos Kwon
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