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Here’s the Un-safest car we could find 23 Aug 2013 | 08:09 pm
By Zack Klapman Remember the other day when we showed you that the Tesla Model S has been crowned the safest car ever, short of one of those tornado chasers? “I am similar to a concrete condom...
C7 Corvette Stingray BURNOUTS [video] 22 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
Matt went up to Monterey to test (and film) the new C7 Corvette Stingray. Like any good journalist, he had to see if it does burnouts. It does. So he did. A lot of them. Here they are, without...
Hooniverse Podcast 23: Blake and Zack’s Pebbly Adventures 22 Aug 2013 | 08:08 pm
The Hooniverse Podcast is a great sampling of auto news, car reviews, and project mayhem, condensed into an easily digested one-hour packet. Usually it’s hosted by Jeff Glucker and Blake Z. Rong, but ...
The Jaguar F-Type is Crazy Fun [video] 22 Aug 2013 | 12:31 am
It sounds like you stuck a megaphone to an AMG. It’s from a company known for running in the middle of the pack, sipping Chablis with a fetching companion, letting the Germans fight for the ulti...
Podcast 84: Gale Banks and Dan Neil 21 Aug 2013 | 11:58 pm
What a podcast. First we scheduled Gale Banks, one of the most well-known names in engine building. He’s been modifying power-plants since he was 14, and now can make something for your Jetta TDI, you...
Elon Musk builds Safest car ever. Says “learning to fly like superman” is his next endeavor. 21 Aug 2013 | 04:23 am
By Zack Klapman “Well after this I’ll probably design a perpetual motion machine, it seems like a fun idea, useful too. Then I’ll probably take a month off and learn how to levitate. Not like that...
Office Space and the 2013 Nissan Titan Pro-4X 21 Aug 2013 | 12:49 am
By Zack Klapman If I ever owned a truck, I would use it for “truck” things. You wouldn’t find me buying one as a commuter just for the ride height, or for the looks, or because I want to display s...
This couch does burnouts [video] 20 Aug 2013 | 01:14 am
By Zack Klapman I have wanted a tri-year (1955, 56, 57) Chevy since I was a kid. Something about the design of those cars struck me as right. I want a 1956, preferably a Bel Air, but I’ll t...
TST Podcast #83 17 Aug 2013 | 01:54 am
(Our apologies for posting this stupidly late. Subscribers will notice it’s been up on Shoutengine and iTunes since the normal time) This week we welcome our old friend Larry Kosilla of Ammo Autocare...
My Selfish Reason to Join the Pedalers 13 Aug 2013 | 10:36 pm
By Zack Klapman The day I got my driver’s license, I stopped mountain biking. I used to ride 4-5 days per week, but the second the opportunity for effortless propulsion, brake stands, and sex w...
