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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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2020 Hennessey Maximus 1000 Jeep Gladiator Truck

Jeep still hasn’t confirmed whether or not they’re going to shoehorn in a big 707-horsepower Hellcat V8 engine in the new Jeep Gladiator Pickup, but Hennessey’s not waiting. They did it themselves and then some. The new and very appropriately named Maximus 1000 (get it?) not only gets the engine…

By Amos Kwon
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Le Mani Moto Custom Ural Sidecar Motorcycle

We’ve ridden a handful of Ural sidecar motorcycles, and almost nothing else on wheels garners as much friendly interest from strangers as these two-wheel drive throwbacks. Now, the Le Mani Moto shop customized an already cool 2006 Ural and made it angry bespoke, a very good thing indeed. The Ural…

By Amos Kwon
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This BMW R100 RS is a Nod to the Automotive Past

No matter how powerful a vehicle is, its speed, stability, and fuel efficiency have to contend with the wind, and the struggle has been going on since the inception of cars and motorcycles. Georgio Rimi and Vaughn Ryan from Australia’s MotoRRetro have created a BMW R100 RS that evokes the…

By Amos Kwon
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ScUber Ridesharing Submarine

Before Uber hits the skies with flying cars (yes, this is planned), they’re hitting the open waters with ScUber, the world’s first ridesharing submarine. More for vacation exploration of the Great Barrier Reef than Venetian door-to-door post-party transportation, the two-person sub provides untrammeled views of ocean life via its domed…

By Amos Kwon
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BMW e-Scooter

Scooters are clearly not just for kids, and the electric scooter might just be the wave of urban transportation no one saw coming. BMW wants in on that very electric scooter game, and they’ve just collaborated with Micro to create the e-Scooter, a lightweight version that gets up to 7.5-miles…

By Amos Kwon
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