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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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1981 Land Cruiser FJ45

Part beach cruiser and part safari wagon, this 1981 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45 is the latest in a long line of excellent builds from The FJ Company. The vehicle that once served a national university, a foundation for troubled teens and even the Colombian National Guard was frame-off restored to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Alfa Romeo C18 Concept

Antonio Paglia is an architect and designer working out of Milan who created an Alfa Romeo Concept that's unbelievable. If the two-tone Alfa Romeo C18 Concept that he created looks like it's straight out of the sketchbook of a design school student specializing in autos that's because Paglia teaches that class at…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Own the Motorcycle That Was the Fastest in the World in 1973

E.J. Potter is a notorious tinkerer, racer and all-around lunatic that came to be known as the "Michigan Madman" because he liked to put Chevy V8 engines into motorcycle frames. One of his creations, the 1971 EJ Potter Chevrolet V8 "Widowmaker" Dragbike, recently went up for auction at Bonhams. It…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Taxa Cricket Camper Trailer

Inspired by NASA designs, Taxa Outdoors Cricket Camper Trailer is the ultimate off-the-grid camper trailer for all your adventures. With a length of 15' and a dry weight under 1500 lbs, the lightweight and rugged camper trailer can be pulled behind many 4-cylinder vehicles. That kind of length, along with…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Project Kahn Land Rover Defender Pickup Truck

If Project Kahn’s Jeep Wrangler Black Hawk Edition and McLaren SLR Carbon didn’t have you sold on their ability to make almost any vehicle more impressive, this Land Rover Defender Double Cab Pickup Truck most certainly will. Currently in production at Kahn, the already interesting truck gets upgrades ranging from…

By Cooper Fleishman
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