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		<title>How Our Jeep Gladiator Balances Daily Driving and Rock Crawling</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Who says a rock crawler can&#8217;t be a daily driver? Our 2019 Jeep Gladiator has done the commute, made the 13-hour drive to Moab, crawled some seriously tough trails, hauled gear on media trips, camped out, and still shows up at events. That range is exactly why we built it the way we did. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>GR Movement + AlphaRex: Cool Cars After a Hot Day</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Westreich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some car meets test your dedication before the sun even goes down. The R1 crew headed out to the GR Movement and AlphaRex get-together for an afternoon described as roughly &#8220;a hundred bazillion degrees.&#8221; Not technically a real temperature, but after spending the day under the sun surrounded by cars, it probably felt pretty accurate. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>Civic Type R Big Brake Kit: Kevin&#8217;s 550-HP FK8 Build</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Kirkwood]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some builds start with a big plan. This one started with a guy who just did not like his stock wheels. Kevin Herszer picked up a 2019 Honda Civic Type R to be a daily driver, swapped the wheels because they were not doing it for him, and from there the whole thing snowballed into [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>Rigs &#038; Red Bull at Overland Vehicle Systems: R1 Joins the Cookout</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Kirkwood]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some days you go to a car event to talk shop. Some days you go to stand in the sun, sweat through your shirt, and have an absolutely great time with good people and good rigs. Rigs and Red Bull at Overland Vehicle Systems was the second kind. The R1 crew rolled out to OVS&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>VW Taos Big Brake Kit: A 356mm 6-Piston OEM+ Build</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Kirkwood]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nobody expects a big brake kit on a 2025 Volkswagen Taos. That is exactly why we did it. Most Taos owners go one of a few ways, slammed, bagged, or lifted, but a customer rolled into the shop wanting something different: a clean, enthusiast OEM plus build with real stopping power underneath. So we went [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>SPOCOM LA 2026: Hot Takes, Wild Builds, and R1 Concepts Highlights</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Kirkwood]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SPOCOM has a way of packing the best of car culture under one roof, and SPOCOM LA 2026 at the LA Convention Center was no exception. The R1 crew rolled out, set up the booth, and spent the day surrounded by some of the cleanest builds and coolest people in the scene. Between the show [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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