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Win a VIP Kindred Motorworks Experience in Napa Valley
By Cool Material
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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Suzuki XF650 Freewind Scrambler Custom

When it comes to rebuilding bikes, we're partial to a starting point that bears a name like Honda, BMW, Triumph or Yamaha. In fact, we settled on Yamaha when we actually went through the entire process for the Cool Material Motorcycle Build. The point being that Suzuki isn't one of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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McLaren 600LT Spider Unveiled

The legendary 1992 McLaren F1 is a bona fide supercar icon that bests modern iterations even a quarter century later. Well, McLaren Automotive took everything it knew about the F1 and created a line of modern cars that should stand the test of time for performance, style, and exclusivity. The…

By Amos Kwon
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Novus Electric Motorbike

It feels like every few months there's a new company that's bound and determined to make electric motorbikes something we'd actually want to drop serious coin on. While there have been a few worthy contenders, Novus might have just stolen the crown with their electric motorbike. Started by two comrades…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Russian ‘GangRena’ Bike Is Powered by a Lexus V8 Engine

Throwing a car engine onto a motorcycle frame is something tinkerers, speed demons and self-professed lunatics (you really need to have all of these qualities) have been doing for longer than most of you reading this have been alive. In fact, the fastest motorcycle in the world from 1973, E.J.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Cadillac EV Crossover

If this is what the future of electric SUVs looks like, we want in. Eclipsing any modern Caddy SUV (XT4, XT5, and the new XT6, even) in terms of aesthetics, the as yet to be named electric crossover is the brand's first foray into the segment. The rakish crossover has…

By Amos Kwon
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