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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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South Garage “Opera” Harley Sportster 883

If their work on the "Nerboruta" BMW R75/7 was any indication, the people at Milan's South Garage know their way around a custom bike build or restoration. The latest is based on a Harley Sportster 883 and dubbed Opera. Custom copper and brass accents and piping. Handmade leather hand grips…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Ferrari J50

Recently unveiled during a special celebration held at the National Art Center in Tokyo to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Ferrari in Japan, the Ferrari J50 is everything we've come to expect from the prancing horse on other continents. Two-seater. Mid-rear-engined roadster. Evocative of the targa body style from the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Test Drive-Thru: The BMW i8 Goes to Hardee’s

“Test Drive-Thru” is a series where we review new cars and new fast food items. If the BMW i8 were to go vertical and shoot into the troposphere, we wouldn’t be surprised. It looks like the design and engineering department didn’t so much make a sports car as they chopped…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The Beast Hoverbike

Rico Kersten is a Berlin-based designer with a passion for 3D and SciFi who specializes in digital art, automotive design, game design. Kersten created The Beast Hoverbike as part of international design competition A Road Trip in 2116. The rules were simple: "On Saturday, July 18th,  2116, what would be your…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Vanguard Roadster

If you're a fan of metal—the material, not the music—and a sort of raw and industrial look, you're going to love the first bike from NYC-based Vanguard. Started by a couple of former Confederate Motorcycles guys, the company's first bike, The Roadster, looks like it was clad in sheet metal. All designed,…

By Mike Newman
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