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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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Maxlider 1966 4-Door Ford Bronco ‘Four Horseman’ Custom

Maxlider Brothers Customs is a classic car and restoration shop built on the idea of reliving or making new memories with old school rides. Unlike other shops out there, they're not afraid to use their expertise to create something all together new like the Maxlider 1966 4-Door Ford Bronco 'Four…

By Cooper Fleishman
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This 6×6 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Pickup Is Hellcat Powered

With all the new Jeep builds on the horizon, we've seen plenty of custom Jeeps rolling out from all the great shops around the nation. Exotic Custom Motorsports out of Huntington Beach built a Jeep unlike anything else you've seen on the market with their 6x6 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Pickup.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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1981 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser

If you think a Toyota Land Cruiser is a hulking, 7-passenger modern SUV, you’d be right and wrong. The original FJ40 Land Cruiser is actually an iconic Japanese jeep that’s worshipped amongst the automotive cognoscenti, to the point of being cultic. This restored 1981 version is about as purist as…

By Amos Kwon
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Zeus Custom Triumph Thruxton 900 ‘The Wild 90s’

Zeus Custom is a bike shop founded by a former graphic designer and banker with a shared passion for motorsport that wanted to bring the charm of the 60s back to the roads of Thailand. "The Wild 90s" is both one of their latest creations and also a perfect example…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Mitsubishi Delica D:5 Concept

Minivans here are about as exciting as white toast. Manufacturers have attempted to jazz them up, but they’re still tyke and gear transporters, at best. Not so for the Mitsubishi Delica D:5, which is showing up at the Tokyo Auto Salon next week. It’s an all-wheel-drive, ruggedized minivan that’s way…

By Amos Kwon
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