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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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Bolt Motor Co. BMW K75 Custom

Footballers (soccer players) do more than just manage balls all day long. Some like to ride, and when Sevilla FC goalie Andrés Palop wanted a customized BMW K series “brick” bike (so labeled due to the big, rectangular engine block), he asked Bolt Motor Co. of Valencia, Spain to take…

By Amos Kwon
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Mercedes-AMG and Cigarette Racing 41’ AMG Carbon Edition

Mercedes-Benz makes boats? What?? Well, the German automaker has worked with Cigarette Racing for twelve years to build its AMG speedboats as companion vehicles to their high-performance AMG automobiles, and this year is no exception. Built for the Miami International Boat Show, the 41-foot AMG Carbon Edition matches its wheeled…

By Amos Kwon
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Nissan NV300 Energy Roam Woodworking Van

Okay, so cargo vans are about as sexy as, well, cargo vans. But the key is to embrace their utility, and that's what this modified Nissan NV300 van does by operating as a mobile woodworking shop. The brilliant Energy Roam Woodworking Van is a collaboration between the Japanese automaker and…

By Amos Kwon
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“Disintegrating X” Showcases a Blown up 1972 Lamborghini Miura Super Veloce

Renowned Swiss photographer Fabian Oefner has been blowing our minds for years with his images of deconstructed cars for exhibitions like Disintegrating and Disintegrating II. Each of the final pieces was created over a course of months with thousands of shots of scale models and what we imagine is an amount…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fly Free Motorcycles Smart Desert

Our love for motorcycles knows no bounds, and when Long Beach, CA-based electric motorcycle company Fly Free Smart Motorcycles revealed its new off-road scrambler known as the Smart Desert, it got our attention. Looking like a cross between a dirt bike and a vintage scrambler, the Desert offers more than…

By Amos Kwon
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