Benjamin Hunting

Benjamin Hunting writes about cars and car culture for InsideHook. As such, he spends his time test driving and reviewing the most interesting vehicles hitting the market, researching the new trends and classic cars drivers should know, and unearthing curious stories throughout automotive history.

He's also a freelance writer and a regular contributor at MotorTrend, Car and Driver, Driving Line and Hagerty, as well as one of the hosts of the Unnamed Automotive Podcast. He's been a rave promoter and record label owner, and spent his childhood hacking his own video games on a Commodore VIC-20. When he's not vintage racing, cursing at his vintage race car, or finding new and exciting ways to shoot himself in the foot financially with vehicles that are older than he is, he's creating comic books (Code 45) and cleaning a Sisyphean stack of vinyl records.

All Articles From Benjamin Hunting

Believe It: The Plug-In X5 xDrive45e Is BMW's Best SUV

In theory, hybrids offer the perfect combination of efficiency and performance. For once, that's been realized.

Review: The 2021 Cadillac Escalade Finally Feels Like a Bona Fide “Luxury” SUV

Though it still shares a platform with Chevy and GMC, pretty much everything else has received a serious upgrade

How the Fiat Panda 4x4 Became an Unlikely Winter Hero

When it snows in Europe, the "baby Land Rover" comes out to play

What's the Ultimate Daily Driver for Winter?

From safety-first grocery getters to 4WD monsters, these rides will get you there confidently

Is BMW's New Entry-Level Coupe Worth the Price of Admission?

The 2021 228i xDrive Gran Coupe is the latest in a wave of accessible German luxury cars

The 10 Best Cars We Drove in 2020

In a year when the joy of a long drive took on new meaning, these were the rides that stood out

The Mazda 3 Turbo Rivals the Germans for Small-Car Luxury Supremacy

BMW, Audi and Mercedes probably aren’t afraid of Mazda. But should they be?

“Musical Roads” Are One of the Motoring World’s Best Kept Secrets

They literally sing to you through your car and then fade off into the rearview

The Models That Launched 5 Foreign Carmakers Into the American Mainstream

The success of BMW, Land Rover, Lexus et al. can usually be traced back to the arrival of one automobile

The 50 Most Underappreciated Cars of All Time

A panel of automotive writers rank six decades of vehicles that the collector market has criminally overlooked

A Brief History of James Bond’s Love Affair With Aston Martin

The world's most famous British car enthusiast tends to favor one marque above all others

Review: The 2020 Lincoln Aviator Is the New Barometer for 7-Passenger Luxury SUVs

There are flashier names in the category, but no one surpasses its credentials

BMW's X5 M Competition and the Problem With Ultra-Fast SUVs

Lap times or good times? For cars like BMW's bulkiest track performer, it's rare to find both.

The 2020 Lexus GX 460 Is a Big, Comfy SUV That Can Actually Handle a Trail

By refusing to update a time-tested platform, the hulking off-roader has long outlived its competition

The 5.0 Mustang Is Finally Cool Again. Here’s How to Buy One.

A brief guide to channeling your inner Vanilla Ice and picking up the perfect Fox body Ford muscle car