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
A grid of the best luxury SUVs of 2022, including the Land Rover Defender, Range Rover, Porsche Cayenne Hybrid, Mercedes-Benz G-Class, electric Tesla Model X and others

The 17 Best Luxury SUVs: A Complete Buyer's Guide

A breakdown of the best SUVs for your needs, from hauling people to going off-road to going electric

The Genesis GV70 SUV with the headlights on sitting still with a beach and sunset in the background

First Drive: The Genesis GV70 Is a Premium SUV at a Bargain Price

The brand-new SUV is ready to take on the luxury establishment

A white and yellow 1982 Ford Bronco SUV sitting among rocks and a river next to two outdoorsmen in a retro photo

How ’80s and ’90s SUVs Became the Hottest Used Car on the Market

Plus, where to find hidden value in a superheated market

The front end of the Bertone Mantide, a supercar built from a Corvette C6, painted in white instead of the original red

There’s a Long Tradition of Supercars Borrowing the Corvette’s Bones

From the forgotten Ferrari-via-Carroll Shelby project to a one-off YouTube sensation

A green 2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio sport sedan smoking its tires on a racetrack surrounded by grass

First Drive: The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Is a Gorgeous, Thrilling Driver's Car

The question is, can that convince you to overlook the headache of owning an Alfa Romeo?

A green 2021 BMW M3 Competition Sedan on the left driving fast next to a 2021 BMW M4 Competition Coupe in yellow on the right with trees looming in the background

First Drive: Can the Redesigned M3 and M4 Revive the Stick Shift at BMW?

We test-drove the Bavarian giant's flagship autos in both a manual and automatic setup. Here's the verdict.

The profile of the 2021 Land Rover Defender 90. We test drove the British SUV from Jaguar Land Rover, impressed by the performance but let down by the interior.

First Drive: The Two-Door Defender 90 Resurrects Personal Luxury

The SUV stands in a class of its own, but that doesn’t shield it from criticism

Janette Fennell, founder of Trunk Releases Urgently Needed Coalition (TRUNC), standing outside of an opened car trunk. Her kidnapping led to the creation of the emergency trunk release.

The Dark Backstory Behind Your Car’s Emergency Trunk Release

The brutal kidnapping of Janette Fennell led to one of the most important safety features in modern vehicles

A man driving a blue 2021 Lexus LC 500 Convertible down a coastal road. The luxury grand tourer has become one of our favorites after test driving.

First Drive: The 2021 Lexus LC 500 Convertible Is a Beauty Among Beasts

The true grand tourer we’ve been waiting for

Review: The 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Is No Blast From the Past

First Drive: The 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Is No Blast From the Past

Forget heritage: Jeep is after your Escalade money

A blue 2021 Mercedes-AMG E63 S 4MATIC Wagon driving down the street. Want a high-performance station wagon? Read our review of this.

Mercedes Is Still the Torchbearer for High-Performance Sport Wagons

For those who want to haul groceries … and beat a Porsche off the line

The 2021 Acura TLX Type S, a powerful new four-door sedan in gold. Can this be the starting point for Acura's electric car transformation.

Can EVs Save These Four Once Glorious Automotive Brands?

Infiniti, Chrysler, Acura and Alfa Romeo, the time is now to go all-electric

Ford's new 2021 Mustang Mach-E, an electric crossover. We test drove a First Edition model of the SUV for our review.

Review: Why the Ford Mustang Mach-E Is One of the Most Complete EVs to Date

An honest appraisal of its crossover status, contentious name and the fight to fill up without a home charger

A red 2021 Audi RS 6 Avant driving down a coastal highway. We took the high-powered station wagon for a test drive.

First Drive: The Audi RS 6 Avant Is the Antidote to All Those Cookie-Cutter Luxury Crossovers

Tired of the SUV onslaught? The long-roof is back … with some V8 hellfire to boot.

Han's car from The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Suki's car from 2 Fast 2 Furious, and Twinkie's Hulk van from Tokyo Drift

The 10 Best (And 5 Worst) Cars in the Fast and Furious Franchise, According to Car Writers

Of course Paul Walker's neon-green Mitsubishi Eclipse makes it in the top 10, but the top two may surprise you

The 2021 Aston Martin DBX SUV in green in the countryside

First Drive: Aston Martin's DBX Is Late to the SUV Party, But Worth the Wait

We tested the largest and potentially most important model to bear the winged badge