Jaguars, and how to play Jingle Bells with your car
Posted: December 8, 2012 Filed under: MoM Vlog | Tags: exhaust, F-Type, Jaguar, Jingle Bells, Mind over motor, Supercharged, tuner, V8, video, XFR-S 1 Comment »Test Driven: 2013 Dodge Dart SXT Multiair Turbo
Posted: August 9, 2012 Filed under: Green & Economical, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: Test, Drive, Car, turbo, manual, Chrysler, Fiat, Italian, Dodge, economy, American, 2013, wheel, fun, review, motor, exhaust, Over, Fuel, speed, Dart, Sedan, Sport, Nick, 6, Mind, seat, Alfa, Romeo, backfire, Abarth, 2014, front, Walker, tune, 1.4, Giulietta, Multiair, overrun, burble, crackle, cubby, storage, under 6 Comments »
The new Dart is the first car to market that is truly a joint effort between Fiat and Chrysler. The chassis and mechanicals come straight from the European Alfa Romeo Giulietta, while the exterior, interior, and Tigershark engines are all American. This is a critical product for Chrysler, one that will serve as a first impression for their alliance with Fiat, and the things to come. I went in to find out for myself if this new car marked a positive beginning for “Second Half America”, or a fumbled, Frankenstein-like creation from two companies caught in their own financial struggles. In many ways I felt a lot was riding on this drive when I stepped into this hot blue Dart. Read the rest of this entry »
Road Review: Nick’s 1993 Mazda MX5 Miata
Posted: December 15, 2011 Filed under: Photography by Dan Valanzola, Road Review, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: 1.6, 1992, 1993, 4, 92, 93, Beat, Car, Cat, catback, Convertible, Cruising, driving, exhaust, Flyin, four, full, fun, girly, great, handling, HFC, Inline, joy, magnaflow, Mazda, Miata, Mind, mine, motor, my, N1, NA, Over, own, photos, racing, review, Roadster, Sport, Sports, stage 2, Suspension, Test, Thoughts 1 Comment »
My ’93 Mazda Miata
The Mazda Miata is, in many ways, a controversial car among auto enthusiasts. On one hand it has a huge enthusiast following and is one of the best selling sports cars of all time, and on the other hand there are many people who wouldn’t call it a sports car at all. The later often likes to stigmatize the Miata as a “girls car” that is more of a fashion accessory than a driving machine. For a while I was one of those people, I thought the Miata was too slow to offer any excitement. However, a few years ago, I got my hands on EVO Magazine’s piece on the 100 greatest driver’s cars of all time and I was shocked to see the Miata in the top ten. I read their reasoning on their choice, and their general thoughts on the car. They said it was like many faster sports cars, but the whole experience is in slow motion, and that it really allows you to both savor the experience of driving and work on your technique. My mind was forever changed about the Miata, so much so that I decided to buy one a few months later to have as a fun second car. I have now owned it for around a year and a half, and have tried to sum the car up for you below. Read the rest of this entry »
Obscure Auto: B. Engineering Edonis
Posted: August 29, 2011 Filed under: Obscure Autos, SHOWCASE | Tags: 110, B, B. Engineering, back, backfire, Bugatti, Car, Drift, EB, Edonis, Engineering, exhaust, Exotic, fire, flames, from, hyper, hypercar, Italian, load, Mind, motor, on, Over, quad, Super, supercar, twin turbo, ultra, V12, video, yacht Leave a comment »
B. Engineering Edonis
This car is linked heavily with the Bugatti EB-110 covered previously. B. Engineering, an Italian firm made up of many ex-Bugatti engineers, designed a chassis based on the design of the EB-110 in order to make an extremely exclusive supercar that would commemorate the turn of the 21st century. They called their car the Edonis, and while it did share its chassis design with the EB-110, major changes occurred everywhere else. Read the rest of this entry »
Porsche Carrera GT With Straight Pipes Hooning Around
Posted: July 10, 2011 Filed under: Auto Idolatry | Tags: Alexander, Automotive Idolatry, AWE, Car, Carrera GT, exhaust, Los Angeles, Mind over motor, Nick, Porsche, video, VRAlexander Leave a comment »VRAlexander in his modded Carrera GT with AWE straight pipes messing around in LA. RIP to Alexander, as he is no longer with us.
-Nick
Spotted! Insanely Slammed Miata
Posted: June 27, 2011 Filed under: Modded, SPOTTED! | Tags: Club, exhaust, Hella, Mazda, Miata, Mind over motor, Modified, MX5, NB, pokes, Roadster, Scraping, slammed, spotted, Stretched, tires 1 Comment »
The most slammed Miata I have ever seen
This thing was low as hell. He went over a little dip in the road and sparks flew out from under his car. This is surely the lowest Miata I have ever seen in person. Sounded solid too. Great car.
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