The Mustang is one of the most instantly recognizable automobiles on the market. Since 1964 it has held a spot in American iconography as a symbol of freedom and power. If you’re cruising down a desolate stretch of interstate in the southwestern United States in a convertible Mustang congratulations Sir or Madam, the only way … Read more
If you’ve been keeping up with the world of UTVs you know that Can-Am is absolutely dominating. For the longest time, the Polaris RZR was king, but Can-Am’s Maverick is better in every single way. Not only does it have a ridiculous amount of suspension travel, it’s also extremely powerful, really good looking, and extremely … Read more
This morning the automotive blog-isphere was awash with this…thing? This is the Partisan One Suv. According to a press release from this company-that-totally-exists-you-guys; “A well-known Russian engineer and designer from Germany, Dr. Juri Postnikov, who caught GAZ on the “Comtrans-2017” in borrowing his developments, presented to the general public a universal army SUV “PARTISAN ONE”, … Read more
Gather around kids, I’m going to tell you a tale about a time long long ago when people were still interested in running an LMP1 program and trying out of the box designs. The year was 2015. The company was Nissan. The car was the GT-R LM. Oh, you didn’t know that there were ever … Read more
Subaru has long been known for their flat-four “boxer” engines. These engines are fairly efficient, have lots of power when turbocharged, and have a low center of gravity. For Subaru’s larger cars a little four-cylinder isn’t quite enough. This is where the flat-six engine comes into play. The EZ30D was designed as a replacement for … Read more
On a semi-regular basis, my loving wife likes to remind me that my next vehicle purchase needs to be more, what’s the word? Paternal. I’ll level with you guys, I’ve never personally owned something with more than two doors. Not because I have some sort of deep seeded hate for vehicles that have four or … Read more
Subaru introduced the FB20 in 2010 as a replacement for the very outdated EJ engine family. The EJ family was used in nearly every single Subaru product since 1989 and Subaru still use them in the Impreza WRX STi. The FB20 was designed with economy in mind and features many technologies that allowed Subaru to … Read more
You know about 1JZ, you know about the 2JZ, but do you know about the Toyota turbocharged inline-6 engine which came before both of them? That engine is the 7M-GTE and while doesn’t get nearly as much attention on the internet compared to the JZ series of engines, it’s a cool engine with a lot … Read more
Ford has long been the best selling pick up truck in America. In the past, the people buying pick-up trucks were farmers or construction workers. Pick-ups were tough, utilitarian, and could get almost anything done. The one thing they weren’t good at was being sporty. Ford launched the Lightning in 1993 as an attempt to … Read more
In just a few short days I’ll be heading south to the general area of Biloxi, Mississippi for what has to be my favorite ridiculous cruise in/week-long party/unsolicited burnout contest/Car nerd Valhalla simply called Cruisin’ the coast. What is “Cruisin’ The Coast”? Cruising’ the coast (Or CTC from here out because acronyms are fun) started … Read more