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    Honda’s Batshit Crazy-Looking Civic Type-R Drives Like Magic

    The three types of performance-car drivetrains are typically ranked thusly in order of preference: 1) All-wheel-drive; 2) Rear-wheel-drive. 3) Front-wheel drive. In reality, that ordering is arguable. Front-wheel-drive isn’t a preference for performance enthusiasts because the physics don’t work well for the kinds of driving we demand. Asking the front wheels to steer, power, and […]

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    Finding My Brother’s First Motorcycle, Again

    One night, earlier this month, while flipping through late night TV for something to have on in the background while I finished up drafting a story, I came across a delayed taping of the Mecum Motorcycle Auction in Las Vegas. At first, I felt kind of foolish because I had no clue Mecum auctioned off […]

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    10 Base-Level Sports Cars for Every Budget, No Options Needed

    Buying a new car is daunting task. Even after all the research, cross-shopping and deliberation, when you finally do decide on the car you want, there’s still the matter of picking out a trim level and options (which basically starts the whole research, cross-shopping and deliberation cycle all over again). Salesmen don’t make it any […]

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    Refreshing or Revolting: 2018 BMW X3 – Motor Trend

    The 2018 BMW X3 has been redesigned, and it’s now wearing BMW’s current design language and boasts a new M performance model that looks slightly more aggressive than more pedestrian variants. Let’s take a look at the third-generation X3 and see how its design has evolved inside and out. As with other BMW models, the 2018 […]

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    Mazda Recalls 227,814 Vehicles for Faulty Parking Brake – Motor Trend

    Mazda is recalling 227,814 Mazda3 and Mazda6 models due to the possibility of the parking brake malfunctioning. No injuries related to the recall have been reported to the automaker. The Problem: According to the Japanese automaker, water could enter the vehicle’s brake caliper and corrode the parking brake actuator shaft, possibly binding it. This can […]

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    Found: 4 German Sports Cars With Tantalizingly Low Mileage

    Finding a vintage car, or a even a decade-old car with low-mileage, is becoming ever more difficult — especially if you’re combing through sports cars. All cars are meant to be driven, but the sole purpose of any performance car is a life of canyon carving and apex hunting in the wild. So when you […]

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    Self-driving Roboracer does a lap at speed at the Berlin ePrix

    The future is shaping up to be an interesting place. For example, self-driving cars are starting to come of age and there’s even a sanctioned form of motorsport dedicated to electric cars known as the Formula E Championship. Now, self-driving cars and electric motorsports has been combined the result is a tad freaky to watch. […]

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    The Joys of a Slow Sports Car

    As I exit a sweeping turn on a country backroad, I hammer the throttle. The sound of the Italian twin-cam engine changes from a fast-paced burble to a high-pitched scream as the needle hits redline. I shift up a gear. Then another. Eventually I’m in top gear, squeezing out every little ounce of performance from […]