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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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Gary Fisher Gritty Bicycle by Trek

With gas prices hovering somewhere between "high" and "holy %&$ that's expensive", more people than ever are commuting to work on two wheels rather than four. Trek's Gary Fisher Gritty Commuter bike is a great set of (two) wheels for this switch. Simple single-speed, hybrid tires, a distinctively un-hipster look…

By Wylie Overstreet
Gary Fisher Gritty Bicycle
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ICON CJ3B Willy Jeep Replica

You've seen the commercials: an attractive couple loads things into their glossy new Jeep--a surf board, golf clubs, a cooler, a golden retriever, a pair of kids--all while smiling  like it's the most fun they've ever had doing anything, including making those two kids.    Well the truth is, the…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Velorbis Leikier Bicycle

Bicycles are admirable inventions: simple, supremely efficient, and graceful.  They can also be ungainly and supremely uncomfortable, as if the main purpose of the bike wasn't human-powered transport, but some medieval device designed to inflict pain on that small-but-important spot between your ass and your junk.  Velorbis have designed their Leikier bike…

By Wylie Overstreet
Velorbis Leikier Bicycle
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JBL MS-8 Car Audio Equalizer

Pairing the phrase "high end" with anything related to an automobile is something that will make any man hurt where it counts most - in his wallet. It always starts harmlessly enough as a new stereo but quickly turns into a sunroof, leather package, rims, intake - you get the…

By Cooper Fleishman
JBL MS-8 Car Audio Equalizer
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Micro USB Car Charger

Disregard the misleading title: this is not a tiny USB device that somehow charges your car.   No, this little device plugs into the cigarette lighter port (which, ironically, hasn't been manufactured in vehicles as an actual cigarette lighter in ages), and presents a female USB port into which you can plug…

By Wylie Overstreet
Micro USB Car Charger