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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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Venturi Mission 03 Electric Antarctic Rover

Funny, we’ve been looking for a new vehicle to get through this winter, and we think we’ve found it in the Venturi Mission 03 Electric Antarctic Rover. Like a life-sized LEGO Technic creation, the Antarctic Rover isn’t just meant to handle harsh and perpetually subzero environmnents, it does so by…

By Amos Kwon
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This 1/6 Scale 1961 Dodge D100 Was Built from Scratch

Konstantin Bogdanov is a Russian living in Ekaterinburg that is absolutely obsessed with scale models. His latest project is a scratch built, 1/6 scale 1961 Dodge D100 truck that, if we're being completely honest, looks better than some of the full-size restorations we've seen. The project took a solid year…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Dodge Demon Shooting Brake Concept

We're not going to get into the differences between estate cars, station wagons and shooting brakes because they're all essentially the same thing--except for the fact that shooting brake sounds way cooler and they generally tend to look better as well. Shooting brakes are a decidedly European thing, but all…

By Cooper Fleishman
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2017 Raceworks Luxury Raptor Pre-Runner

If you're not familiar with pre-runners, they're essentially race trucks purpose built to "pre-run" a course before doing it in your actual truck so you can figure out problem areas and landmarks. Most of the ones we've seen over the years look more like Mad Max vehicles mated with spiders…

By Cooper Fleishman
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1964 Porsche 356 SC GT ‘Outlaw’

The sight of a Porsche 356 is a treat for the eyes, but an Outlaw build is something else entirely. Outlaw builds are tantamount to giving the finger to the purists. This SC GT 'Outlaw' is such a vehicle that uses a 1964 356 SC shell and is crafted to…

By Amos Kwon
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