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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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1974 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45 Pickup Truck

Buying an old pickup usually means having to get your hands dirty so you can actually drive it. Not the case here. This stunning 1974 Toyota FJ45, which is on ebay for a cool $87,000, has been completely restored and given a fresh paint job so you don't have to…

By Mike Newman
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Timber’s Hands-Free Bike Bell

If you're riding your bike on a crowded trail or path, you're familiar with constantly have to activate your horn or yell "on your left" to everyone else on the trail. Timber's Mountain Bike Bell makes that entire ordeal less hazardous and annoying because the cowbell design is activated automatically…

By Cooper Fleishman
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LuftAuto

While the German word luftgekhult literally translates to “air-cooled,” to two-time LeMans winner Patrick Long and Howie Idelson it means much more. Specifically, a brand that combines historically important (and air-cooled) cars as well as like-minded individuals in events creatively designed for the greater good. For example, their latest project—the…

By Kevin McCauley
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Pakayak Packable Kayak

If you enjoy kayaking but hate the storage, transportation and accessibility issues, you'll love Pakayak's Packable Kayak. The 14' kayak is made like a normal kayak with material specifically formulated for the kayak industry, but it breaks into pieces that can be nested into each other to make it a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Discommon Goods Ferrari Piston Keychain

Between the laser welding, lost wax casting, oxidizing, engraving, grinding, buffing, forging and polishing, it shouldn't be a surprise that Discommon Goods latest creation, The Piston, is more like the 2000 Ferrari Formula 1 piston that it's designed to replicate than a standard keychain. The inch long product carries quite…

By Cooper Fleishman
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