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Updates on our long-term fleet

Remember when a car meant freedom?

''If the car was invented today and we said this consumer product will improve mobility and productivity, but … it will kill 33,000 people a year in America, do you think the government would approve it for sale?”

Recycling Combustion: Might we soon buy gasoline made from CO2?

I admit that writing about this month’s subject makes me feel a bit like Charlie Brown running toward Lucy and her football. This particular football, as a general concept, is just so alluring: Take a problem (excessive atmospheric CO 2) and turn it directly into a solution that lets us keep driving the vehicles we love—via carbon-neutral gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. This latest scheme solves many of the problems that have yanked the ball on my previous runs, giving me the courage to barrel toward it one more time.

Jeep Wrangler Goes Both Ways

TWO FIRSTS IN THE WORKS FOR JEEP: A FACTORY-INSTALLED V-8 AND A PLUG-IN HYBRID

Intake 2020 Audi S4 FIRST DRIVE

Cars like the Audi S4 have a complicated set of responsibilities. They have to be fast, high-tech, comfortable, well-built, efficient, safe, and satisfying to drive—not to mention good-looking. Personally, I prefer the looks of the old car, but that doesn’t mean the new car isn’t handsome enough to satisfy those who can afford the $50,895 starting price.

HOW WE RANK CARS MOTORTREND ULTIMATE CAR RANKINGS EXPLAINED

With MotorTrend’s help, finding a new car doesn’t need to feel overwhelming anymore. Building on 70 years of experience testing and evaluating the latest new vehicles, the MotorTrend Ultimate Car Rankings are based upon the most sophisticated, comprehensive, and forward-thinking car-ratings system around.

2020 Hyundai Ioniq RANGE TEST

According to the EPA, the facelifted 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, featured here in Limited trim, should return 55/54/55 mpg city/ highway/combined. Factor in its 11.9- gallon fuel tank, and under ideal conditions, one should be able to make the 526-mile round trip from L.A. to Vegas and back with plenty of range to spare. So that’s exactly what I was going to try to do.

STAN TOMES' 1977 CONE SHOVEL

When we put the word out that Born To Ride was lookin’ for Reader’s Rides to showcase in the magazine, Stan Tomes, also known as Stanimal, was one of the first guys to send me an email. Stan and his bride Cookie, live in Inglis, Florida, and enjoy puttin’ year ‘round.

RICK FAIRLESS & STROKERS LIVIN' THE LIFE!

He’s a custom bike builder who loves the psychedelic 1960’s and it shows in his world-class roadside attraction and biker hangout, Strokers Dallas, Strokers Ice House Bar, and Punch Wally Garage.

SPYKE AND MIKE

“FOMO” – FEAR OF MISSION OUT

GET YOUR VOICE HEARD

Hey everyone. Hard to believe July is gone and it is August already. And along with August comes the ever-popular Sturgis Rally. It should be interesting to see the turn out at the Rally this year. Before you know it October will be on top of us. More important to me is to see ya’ll out there riding and enjoying those motorcycles. Never forget a new adventure on that bike, regardless of the manufacturer, is only a tank of gas away.

Dog Gone Hot Dogs for FORGOTTEN ANGELS

What do you do when the life you’ve known for the previous 16 yrs as a service member of the United States Army comes to a halt because of a medical condition? Well, if you are Jared Weems of Weems Motor Co. you’ll eventually build a motorcycle, raffle it off and give all the proceeds to a Charity. Meet Jared Weems and this is his story.

CHRISTIAN MOTORCYCLISTS ASSOCIATION

When it comes to riding, and getting the wind in your hair, there are a number of emotions and thoughts that can get into one’s mind.

Adding Performance To Your Harley's Milwaukee-Eight Motor

INSTALLING HARLEY’S SCREAMIN’ EAGLE HIGH-FLOW AIR CLEANER KIT

A KYLE RAY RICE WORK OF MOTORIZED ART

THIS ISSUE’S FEATURE RIDE BELONGS TO KYLE RAY RICE. THE 27-YEAR OLD GREW UP IN A MOTORCYCLE RIDING FAMILY IN FLORIDA. HIS MOM IS INTO DIRT BIKES AND HIS DAD LOVES ANYTHING TO DO WITH BIKES AND CARS. KYLE STARTED RIDING AT THE TENDER AGE OF THREE (WITH TRAINING WHEELS OF COURSE)

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WHAT LIES BENEATH...

POL’s ’67 C10

One Sweet ‘61

Modern upgrades and old-school cool make for one hot topless beauty

JACK'S SPEED SHOP

A Family Name, a Family Build

CAMEO APPEARANCE

Jesse Manriquez Crusin’ the California Coast

BILLET SPECIALTIES

Behind the Scenes at this Industry Giant

New Life for Old Gauges

How Redline Gauge Works Updates Old Factory Gauges to Work with Modern Electrical Accessories While Retaining Their Original Appearance

The Kookie T Is Back!

The Restoration of Norm Grabowski’s 1922 Ford, The World’s First and Favorite T-Bucket

TWO DECADE DEVOTION

Lovingly Restored, This R-Code Galaxie Has Been Modified to Modern Performance Standards

The HOT ROD Archives

The HOT ROD Archives

THIS 150 MPH HOT ROD CHANGED HISTORY

Stu Hilborn (1917-2013) was one of the pioneers of hot rodding and the performance parts industry.

Homeless Hemi, Part 4: How Does Intake Manifold Design Affect the Power Curve?

WE TEST A STOCK INTAKE AGAINST THE DRAG PACK SINGLE PLANE INTAKE WITH A CARBURETOR. GUESS WHICH ONE MAKES MORE POWER.

THE JUNKYARD CIRCLE OF LIFE

Though the notion is strange to my non–car-enthusiast friends, HOT ROD readers will appreciate this—I like to go to junkyards, whether or not I’m actually looking for a specific part.

HOT ROD Drift Truck Project: The Fuel System

We Build a Performance Fuel System to Support 1,200 HP on E85

IS “CAR-GUY TV GOOFING JOURNALIST” A JOB?

I still view myself as a gearhead journalist, but the reality is that I’m a TV guy.