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THIS HUDSON RESTOMOD STRIKES THE PERFECT BALANCE OF PRESERVATION AND MODIFICATION

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January 2021
SHEER PACE, UNFLAPPABLE POISE
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SHEER PACE, UNFLAPPABLE POISE

A SHIMMERING RETURN OF THE CLASSIC ITALIAN GT, WITH A MODERN EDGE

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January 2021
Reinventing Maserati. Again.
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Reinventing Maserati. Again.

The first time I visited the Maserati factory on Viale Ciro Menotti in Modena, just a mile’s walk from the city’s 12th century cathedral, the plant was building Biturbo coupés.

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January 2021
FORBIDDEN FRUIT
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FORBIDDEN FRUIT

WITH CLASSIC 4X4 DESIGN CUES AND AN OLD-SCHOOL 4X4 DRIVELINE IN A PINT-SIZE PACKAGE, IT’S LIKE DRIVING THE JEEP WRANGLER’S LITTLE BROTHER. BUT IT’S NOT FOR SALE HERE.

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January 2021
2022 Volkswagen Taos
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2022 Volkswagen Taos

VW slides a small SUV under the Tiguan

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January 2021
2021 Hyundai Santa Fe
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2021 Hyundai Santa Fe

New platform, design, and three new engines

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January 2021
Benchmark
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Benchmark

MERCEDES RE-ESTABLISHES THE THREE-POINTED STAR AS THE SYMBOL OF THE LUXURY SEDAN

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January 2021
2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge
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2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge

Look out, Tesla Model Y, you have company

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January 2021
2021 Acura MDX Prototype
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2021 Acura MDX Prototype

Injecting some sport into the sport utility vehicle

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3 mins  |
January 2021
Drive!

Fresh Served

An American Classic Built With a Modern Twist for a Retired Vet

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5 mins  |
January 2021
Drive!

STEALTH DRIVER

'56 FORD CROWN VICTORIA

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5 mins  |
January 2021
Drive!

A POPULAR DECISION

From Controversy Comes Clarity

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7 mins  |
January 2021
Hot Rod

What Is Cylinder Head Swirl and Tumble, and Why Is It Important?

We think of electronic engine management systems and multiport electronic fuel injection (EFI) as primarily responsible for the improved air/fuel distribution and performance as Detroit clawed its way back in the mid 1980s, but—good as they were for that day—initially the new electronics were just Band-Aids grafted onto carryover engine designs. The big change started in the 1990s, when the OEs started tinkering with cylinder head design to induce swirl and tumble in internal combustion engines.

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January 2021
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SECOND TIME AROUND

After a shady shop pulled a huge scam restoring his 1969 Camaro, the owner ended up building the car of his dreams

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January 2021
Racing Success Story
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Racing Success Story

On the midst of what can technically be called a pretty bad year, it’s encouraging to see professional motorsports persevering, which in this year should be seen as a raging success. Initially many NASCAR and Indy Car events were canceled or rescheduled, but as the year has progressed, it seems that those organizations have gotten pretty clever in how to complete their schedule by combining events at the same track on the same weekend or running double-header races.

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January 2021
Hot Rod

RACING PEDIGREE

John McClintock’s simple, but effective 1967 Mustang was built to compete in vintage Trans Am racing.

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January 2021
Hot Rod

STYLISH IN GARNET

1932 Ford Coupe Built by Brizio for a Sixties Hot Rodder

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January 2021
Hot Rod

New Lid

How to Replace the Roof on a 1970 ’Cuda Rusted from the Top Down

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4 mins  |
January 2021
The HOT ROD Archives
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The HOT ROD Archives

Tried and true, a budget small-block Chevy build made the cover of this issue.

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January 2021
Street Trucks

SKETCHY'S SPEED AND SURF

An Attention-Demanding Vintage Cruiser

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December 2020
Hot Rod

AFFORDABLE TRACK DATA LOGGER CAN MAKE YOU FASTER!

ONCE THIS TECH WAS ONLY FOR PROFESSIONAL RACERS, BUT NOW GETTING FASTER TIMES BY ANALYZING YOUR PERFORMANCE IS AFFORDABLE FOR WEEKEND WARRIORS.

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January 2021
Street Trucks

TIME WARP

Delivering Smiles on the Daily

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December 2020
Birth of a HOT ROD Nation
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Birth of a HOT ROD Nation

One of the reasons I’m so proud to work for HOT ROD is the legacy of accomplishments of the staffers who came before me. I recently wrote about how HRM was “The Original Influencer” for readers, but the magazine has had incredible impact on the industry as well.

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January 2021
Street Trucks

Snooki

BLOOD, SWEAT & GEARS

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December 2020
1968 Chevelle SS396 Vintage Drag Test!
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1968 Chevelle SS396 Vintage Drag Test!

As the lights come down, you squeeze the engine toward six grand, slide your leftfoot off the clutch, stab the loud pedal between the last yellow and the green, and bang!— 375 horses (a 425 Performance Rating via NHRA’s new system) launch you off the line for a near record run. Right? Wrong! At least that’s the way it was on every run we made with this month’s drag test vehicle, a ’68 Chevrolet SS396 Chevelle hardtop.”

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January 2021
Street Trucks

SECOND ROUND KNOCKOUT

Daniel Cumby’s ’95 GMC Jimmy Overhaul

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December 2020
Street Trucks

LONE RANGER

Two Years in the Making, This ’69 Ranger Stands Alone

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December 2020
Street Trucks

KIK IT

An Attention-Grabbing Customer Collector

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December 2020
Street Trucks

CHARLIE BROWN

A Showstopping ’68 Chevrolet K5 Blazer

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3 mins  |
December 2020
Four Wheeler

STEER YOU RIGHT

A PSC Motorsports Big Bore XD steering box solved our Jeep’s steering woes

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5 mins  |
January 2021