Test Driven: 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart
Posted: June 28, 2012 Filed under: Cheap Fun!, Road Review, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: 2.0, 237, 270, 275, 280, 4B11, baby, clutch, cylinder, DCT, different, Drive, Dual, Evo, evolution, four, How, hp, Japanese, Lancer, Liter, Market, Mind, Mitsubishi, motor, Nick, Over, owned, Pre, Ralliart, review, SST, Test, Transmission, turbo, Used, Walker, whp, x Leave a comment »
The Lancer Ralliart is the second born of the Mitsubishi clan, overshadowed in many ways by its older brother the Lancer Evolution. The Evo has made a huge name for itself in automotive performance over the years, and the Ralliart is clearly riding that wave in the market. It is placed to compete with Subaru’s WRX, but Mitsubishi waited 3 model generations into the US market before they finally produced a true, turbocharged competitor for the highly successful Subaru. What you see here is that car, the supposed “baby Evo”, but I will tell you right up front, that the Ralliart is far from that. It is something all its own, and it should be more widely recognized as such. This Ralliart belongs to my friend Josh, and he agreed to let me take the wheel for an afternoon to discover what it’s all about. Read the rest of this entry »
Cars 101: Video games and real driving
Posted: January 16, 2012 Filed under: CARS 101 | Tags: 2, 3, 360, a, aids, and, Best, child, Drive, Driver, driving, F1, Forza, Games, gaming, generation, Gran, How, kid, Learning, Mind, motor, Motorsport, new, Nick, Over, permit, person, Playstation, racing, real, reality, Road, Safety, school, simulation, student, teach, to, translate, Truth, Turismo, video, Walker, way, What, Xbox, young Leave a comment »
Forza's Kinect feature allows casual players to simply steer, and the game takes care of the rest. More hardcore players should stick with a controller though.
My generation was the first to grow up with video games that could really simulate reality to a high degree. There are titles out there now that can simulate the likes of ruthless combat, dog fighting a fighter jet, and of course racing a car. Every generation after us will continue to grow up with these simulating games, and will wind up trying to use the experience they have gained in these games when it comes time to get behind the wheel for real. Many people out there do not believe such games hold any real merit in such skills as driving a car, but they would be hugely mistaken. Much can be learned from experience in realistic video games, but it is important to understand what translates into reality and what does not. Read the rest of this entry »
Cars 101: How to prepare for a Hurricane
Posted: August 27, 2011 Filed under: CARS 101 | Tags: 101, 3, 4, Car, Cars, do, garage, How, Hurricane, Irene, Mind, motor, Over, packaging, Preparation, to, What Leave a comment »
My garage situation for the upcoming storm
As many of you are aware, Hurricane Irene is bearing down on the northeast right now. Everyone is preparing for a big hit from nature. My family has a situation where we have 5 cars and only a 3 car garage, so I took it upon myself to see what could be done. Read the rest of this entry »
Cars 101: How To Be A Ricer
Posted: July 29, 2011 Filed under: CARS 101 | Tags: 8, a, accord, Altezza, and, awful, be, BMW, body, bodykit, Camaro, Car, carbon, Cavalier, Chevrolet, Chevy, chrome, Civic, clear, customization, Dodge, Dominic, doors, dubs, Extreme, fake, Fast, Focus, for speed, Ford, furious, Honda, How, Hummer, Hyundai, kit, kitted, Lambo, lights, Mclaren, Mercedes, Mind, Mind over motor, Modded, Modification, Most, motor, Mustang, Need, Nissan, Nitrous, NOS, out, Over, Oxide, posers, rice, Riced, Ricer, ruined, Scion, series, SLR, spinners, spoilers, spray, Stang, Street, Stupid, tail, Taillights, the, The Fast and the Furious, to, toolbag, Torretto, tuners, underglow, up, Vin Diesel, Viper, Wanted, wings, xB 14 Comments »
Stereotype Ricer. It's not how you stand by your car, it's how you race your car. Monica!!!!!
Back in 2001 there was a little film called The Fast And The Furious that came out, and for all intents and purposes, it created the ricer fad as we know it today. Ricers are all about excessive automotive expression by any means unnecessary. Letting everyone know how cool your car is because of the, mostly useless (or obnoxious), upgrades you have made is the goal. Its like being a “diet car enthusiast”; you get to act like you know your stuff and have a cool car, but without putting forth the money and effort to actually have the real thing. So at this point you may be thinking, “Wow that’s so neat, but how can I become a full fledged ricer myself?” The answer may be simpler than you’d think. Read the rest of this entry »
Differential? Here’s how it works.
Posted: July 7, 2011 Filed under: CARS 101 | Tags: axle, Cars, Differential, How, Limited, locking, Mind over motor, slip, solid, works Leave a comment »Differentials are something you mention, and people just stare at you like “HUH?, but they are immensely important to cars as we know them today. This video (that I saw on Jalopnik today, indeed) shows how it works in such glorious simplicity. Have a look, its really much easier to grasp than you may think.
-Nick
