When it comes to getting cheap thrills in a car on a budget, time and time again we’ll tell you to buy used. A used performance car has already depreciated and, as such, you’ll get a lot for your money. We’re also willing to admit that sometimes that argument is horseshit. Buying used or vintage […]
This 2000-horsepower GT-R is no exception, as it hits the airstrip trying to break 225 mph. Over the last few years, half-mile runway racing has turned from a small, niche sport, into a major form of competition. Tuner cars have become so fast and powerful, a quarter-mile drag strip just isn’t enough room for drivers […]
They strangle attention. Ride one down the street and watch as babies point and smile mid-whimper, dogs chase joyfully, angsty teens fight the curling in the corners of their mouths, old biker types in leather nod with supreme comprehension. There are countless combinations of weapons-grade speed, sex, beauty, design and freedom found between two tires, […]
It was coined in response to the Honda CB750, which pushed the boundaries of what two wheels and a frame could achieve, drawing from Honda’s Gran Prix motorcycles but in a road-going package. The entire superbike category really hit its stride in the mid-to-late ’80s, when manufacturers’ top-end motorcycles came to resemble their racing bikes […]
In this day and age, when even Ferrari’s halo car gets an electric boost, the successor to Honda’s ultimate mid-engine performance car needed to have hybrid power. When Honda announced that the NSX was going to go hybrid, there were a few groans from the purists. But was anyone actually surprised? But, after an interview […]
Like IPAs and avocados, it’s an acquired taste that just makes sense to adopt. Because the CVT is wonderful. Yes, it’s true. I — car geek for nigh upon 30 years, single man who chooses to ogle a Ferrari smoothing past rather than a pretty woman, typically stressed New Yorker who imagines shifting a notchy […]
When it comes to cars, opinions around the office can get pretty passionate. Maybe it’s because cars are such a large part of our culture and we interact with them on a daily basis. Some just end up hitting a nerve in a way other modern conveniences can’t. Design is subjective; beauty is in the […]
The Nissan 370Z gets closer still, but going on seven years it’s showing its age and borders on being too heavy. The Subaru WRX and Mitsbushi Evo don’t count because they’re sedans (the latter is on its way out, anyway) and the NSX and GT-R are more super than sport. Yes, Japan makes sports cars, […]
The reaction has been far less buoyant in Mizushima, an industrial town in southern Japan that’s home to Mitsubishi’s flagship assembly plant. Investors cheered when Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn announced in May that his company would acquire a 34 percent stake of scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Motors Corp. as part of an expanded strategic […]
General Motors Co., Toyota Motor Corp., Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Honda Motor Co. said Friday that June U.S. sales trailed analysts’ estimates, while Nissan Motor Co. and Ford Motor Co. beat projections. Industrywide sales rose 2.5 percent to 1.51 million vehicles, researcher Autodata Corp. reported. The industry’s annual sales pace, adjusted for seasonal trends, was […]
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