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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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Muscle Car Stamps

The postal service might be going down, but at least they're going down in a blaze of glory. The new Muscle Cars stamps are easily the most awesome way to pay a bill (outside of, you know, paying online like almost everyone). The collection of Forever stamps feature a '69…

By Mike Newman
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Audi RS4 Avant Paintball Duel

If there's one thing we always wished existed for real from our childhood it's the cars from Twisted Metal. Something about driving around in a car with a gun mounted to it just appeals to our more sensible side. Audi did it with paintball guns, and that's probably as close…

By Cooper Fleishman
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McLaren P1

In automotive trash talk, getting your "paint peeled off" is a burn implying that the winning car was so fast that it somehow stripped the losing car's paint right off. Ouch, get the aloe vera. The new McLaren P1, due to be revealed at the Geneva Car Show, doesn't need…

By Kevin McCauley
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Papercraft Pagani Zondas

Chances are you'll never own a Pagani. If you do happen to own one, we have beer and we'd like to be your friend. For a couple of bucks though, you can have a cool papercraft model of a Pagani Zonda to put in your office. Just try out the…

By Mike Newman
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2014 Volkswagen XL1

Looking more like something out of the Jetsons than a hybrid auto, Volkswagen is set to debut the XL1 at the Geneva Auto Show next month. This featherweight two-seater boasts an extraordinarily slippery drag coefficient of .19 paired with a low center of gravity which clicks off 0 to 60…

By Kevin McCauley
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