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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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Volkswagen Transporter Rockton 4Motion

Simply put, there hasn’t been a cooler van since B.A. Baracus was running missions with The A-Team.  Sometimes you gotta haul some serious stuff (lots and lots of insanely heavy stuff) to places that don’t show up on a GPS unit.  It’s for precisely these off-road situations that Volkswagen created The Rockton. …

By Mike Newman
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John Lennon’s Ferrari

We were so close to declaring Infinium Ale from Sam Adams and Weihenstephan the greatest "colliding of universes" item on the market, then we saw this - John Lennon’s 1965 Ferrari 330 GT.  Now, we love a good dry-hopped ale as much as the next guy, but let’s be honest, this…

By Mike Newman
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Sports
Freebord

If you ever learned how to snowboard, you understand the withdrawl symptoms that are all too common come the off season. If you're not willing to shell out ridiculous amounts for airfare (and the obscene baggage fees for a board and gear) to someplace a little more chilly, you're shit…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Phones
Board Series iPhone 4 Grip Tape

With age comes wisdom. We'll also be the first people to admit that it brings a fair of exhaustion with it. We might not be able to run a five minute mile, roundhouse kick like Chuck Norris or bust kick flips and ollies with ease, but we still like to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Articles
Complete History of the Batmobile: 1941-2010

Today we're celebrating the new year by taking a look back at a complete visual history of the Batmobile, courtesy of the experts at CarInsurance.org. EMBED THE IMAGE ABOVE ON YOUR SITE <a href="https://coolmaterial.com/roundup/history-batmobile/" mce_href="https://coolmaterial.com/roundup/history-batmobile/"><img src="https://coolmaterial.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/evolution-batmobile-jpg1.jpg" mce_src="https://coolmaterial.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/evolution-batmobile-jpg1.jpg" alt="Batmobile History" width="500" border="0" /></a><br />Via: <a href="http://carinsurance.org" mce_href="http://carinsurance.org">CarInsurance.org</a>

By Tim Jacobsen
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