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Robert Duffer
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Writer, reader, editor, covering the automotive industry and words.
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This Tesla #Model3 must’ve been washed out by the unusual desert downpour in McDowell Regional Park in AZ.
October 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Weekend roadtrip thru the Midwest provoked 3 strangers to comment/compliment the 2025 #AlfaRomeo #Tonale.
Is it the badge or the car?
September 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Borrowed a 2025 #Subaru Outback for back-to-school move in. Next-gen gets bigger, but it was the perfect size, and 28mpg over 1300 miles in the rain worked very well.
August 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Check this out. Same #SUV, same time of day. It’s the magic of the Earthy Bronze Matte coat on the 2026 #Hyundai #Palisade. U like? We’re a house divided #GenerationalCars
August 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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What launch control sounds like in a 7,000+ pound #EV #SUV that goes 0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds.

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Launch control in 2025 @Rivian #R1S Tri-Motor. 0-60 in 2.9 seconds in a 3-row #SUV. #EV #cartok #carreview
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August 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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The Cadillac #Escalade #IQ is my favorite version yet of the brand’s bestseller. The $167K sticker is my least favorite thing about it.

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Review: 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Luxury 2
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August 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Testing: 2025 Subaru #WRX TS
271-hp turbo flat-4
AWD planted like a tree
Gonna be a good week. #blueskycars
August 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Played around w the 2026 Bentley Flying Spur GT in top Mulliner spec. You agree it’s the best-looking #Bentley? #carsky #cars

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2026 @Bentley Motors Flying Spur #GT might be the most beautiful Bentley. #PHEV #cartok #carreview #fyp
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August 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Road-tripped Croatia tip to toe in this #Kia Stonic. #hatchback #blueskycars

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Road-tripping in the wee @Kia worldwide #Stonic thru #Croatia. #fyp #travel #carreview #roadtrip #cartok
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July 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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2025 #Ford #Maverick #Hybrid finally with #AWD but that makes even the base XL crack $30K. Worth it? I think so but Ford’s hybrid reliability concerns me.

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Refreshed 2025 @Ford Motor Company Maverick #Hybrid w #AWD #pickup #cartok #fyp #carreview
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July 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Redesigned 2025 #Ford Expedition gets more family-friendly and smarter. Love the standard power-split tailgate. You would too if you ever lost a watermelon to a top-hinge tailgate.

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2025 @Ford Motor Company Expedition power-split tailgate #carreview #cartok #fyp #SUV
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July 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Spent some time in the 2025 #Ford Explorer ST 3-row #SUV. Explorer still looks great, and the ST’s twin-turbo V6 rocks 400hp.
#blueskycars #carsofbluesky

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2025 @Ford Motor Company Explorer ST 3-row #SUV #review #fyp #cartok
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June 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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“This is so embarrassing.” My daughter, in an outtake she included in an otherwise sharp review in the 2025 Volvo Cars #EX30 #EV, Volvo’s quickest car ever.
As tested: Twin-Motor Performance AWD Ultra: $48,395
0-60: 3.5 seconds
Range: 253 miles

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First drive of the 2025 @Volvo Car USA #EX30, Volvo’s quickest car ever, and it’s most fun car on sale now. As tested: $48,745 #CapCut #fyp #cars #crossover #foryoupage
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June 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Not sure what the expectation was with the 2026 Dodge #Charger Daytona, but the 4-door sedan makes for a strong performance #EV. There are too many compromises to make it a muscle car tho.

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First drive of the 2026 @Dodge #Charger Daytona 4-door #EV. #fyp #MAMA25SR #cartok
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June 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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This hack Buscaglia has given freelancers and news media another black mark.
chicago.suntimes.com Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · May 30
A review by the Sun-Times newsroom of the 64-page special section, "Heat Index: Your Guide to Summer," found errors extended far beyond the mostly fake summer reading list, with more misinformation plaguing other articles in the edition.
Special section with fake book list plagued with additional errors, Sun-Times review finds
Problems with a special section, titled “Heat Index: Your Guide to Summer,” extended far beyond recommendations to read books that don’t even exist, after author admits to using artificial…
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May 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Is the this the smallest rear wiper in automotive? Lou’s for size. #blueskycars #Volvo
May 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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2025 Ford #Bronco Stroppe honors the high-speed Baja desert racer of the 70s, but w a disconnecting stabilizer bar, Fox bypass shocks, 35-in mudders, it handled the deep Midwestern mud n muck w ease.
#MAMA25SR

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2025 @Ford Motor Company #Bronco Stroppe honors the Baja desert runners from the 70s, but it slays the mud too, w standard stabilizer bar disconnect, Fox bypass shocks, Bar Disconnect, 35-inch Goodye...
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May 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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CCS port door on Scout Traveler SUV has a combine graphic honoring its Intl Harvester past.
#MAMA25SR
May 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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The @Scout character line that serves as a lighted visual halo wrapping around the #EV #SUV is called an equator line. #themoreuknuh,bruh
#MAMA25SR
May 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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This is what Subarus dream of. #Forester #Hybrid is the real deal #offroad, and handles the muck and mud with ease.
#MAMA25SR
May 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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2025.5 Volvo #XC90 Ultra #PHEV
Pros:
Beautiful interior
Smooth ride
33 miles of #EV range
Cons:
No straps to pull up 3rd row from cargo
Too much touchscreen
$88,695

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2025.5 @Volvo Car USA XC90 T8 AWD Ultra 6-seat plug-in hybrid #SUV. As tested: $88,695. #carreview #cartok #PHEV
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May 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Such a fun time rooting around in this Time Machine, which you could get new in 1992 for less than $14k. I had just gotten my license…

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May 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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2026 #Genesis GV70 Sport Prestige AWD this week. The luxury crossover gets and looks better, esp in Chicago Bulls trim.
May 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Bella! Quick spin in the 2025 #AlfaRomeo #Stelvio #SUV. No Ferrari sourced V6, but it still cuts a mark of distinction in the luxury crossover space. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP86Ng2tY/
2025 Alfa Romero #Stelvio #SUV redesigned. No more V6 Quad, but it still carves a distinct Italian line.
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May 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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May 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM