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 regulator contributor at Motor Trend, 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
The 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz, a new small pickup truck for the American market, sitting in an illuminated spot in the middle of a forest

First Drive: The Hyundai Santa Cruz Is the Most Intriguing Pickup Alternative in Decades

The best small truck on the market isn’t actually a truck at all

A 1988 Chevy K5 Blazer Silverado sitting on the curb in Los Angeles, California. Want to buy one of these classic SUVs? We asked Kyle Cheromcha what it's like owning one.

What I Wish I Knew Before I Bought a Chevy K5 Blazer

Kyle Cheromcha, editor-in-chief of The Drive, schools us on the ins and outs of his classic SUV

The 2005 Pontiac GTO, the fifth generation of the iconic muscle car, which is overdue for a rebirth

The Short-Lived Fifth-Gen Pontiac GTO Deserves a Second Chance

… as an electric muscle car

The AMC Eagle SX/4

The AMC Eagle Invented the Crossover 20 Years Too Soon

Before crossover domination, before even the Subaru Outback, there was the four-wheel drive Eagle

The 2022 Kia Carnival, which is technically an MPV, but is for all intents and purposes a luxury minivan, sitting among a rocky landscape

Review: The 2022 Kia Carnival Makes a Case for the Sexy Minivan

MPV? More Like MP-VIP.

The 2022 Bentley Flying Spur sedan in white sitting in front of trees and a copper domed building

First Drive: The 2022 Bentley Flying Spur Offers Blockbuster Opulence

Big Brit's charm offensive covets drivers, coddles passengers, and wins hearts and minds

A grey Ford F-150 pickup truck on a raised platform in a Ford dealership in Houston Texas on October 28, 2021

The Best Advice for Buying a Car Right Now? Don’t.

It's about more than the chip shortage, with the problems extending to both new and used vehicles

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