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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
Entertainment
It Would Have Been Cooler as a Van Art Prints

Vans have always gotten a seemingly undeserved bad rap.  Often equated with creepy dudes, 80’s stoners and mystery-solving dogs (who may also have been stoners), vans never really got their chance to step into the showbiz spotlight.  Yes, the A-Team attempted to showcase the van for all it’s worth, but…

By Mike Newman
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Erba Cycles

Sometimes in life there are little unforeseen benefits that come along with doing something you would have done anyway. Like that stick of bubblegum that came in a pack of Topps baseball cards. It didn’t matter how hard the gum was - usually immediate dental work was required - because you were buying…

By Mike Newman
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Eezi-Awn Series 3 Roof Tent

Total cost of ownership of anything - anything worth buying anyway - involves so many things we don't think about when initially making a purchase. iPhone without data plan? Pointless. Car without moonroof, rims, and leather package? Why bother. What happens once you go down to the dealership and sign…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fortune Hanebrink

There are plenty of products out there that rarely get used for their intended purposes.  (Approximately, how many African Safaris have you taken that Hummer on?) That doesn’t mean, however, that those same products are not totally worth owning for your own selfish enjoyment.  So, while you might not be…

By Mike Newman
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Clankworks Pinch Stand

Kickstands are so fourth grade. You don't spend upwards of hundreds - if not thousands - of dollars on a sweet new bike and not shell out for some way to display it. You could hand it on the wall, ceiling, or somewhere in the garage using some crazy Rube…

By Cooper Fleishman
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