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
Last month, I intended to test drive a Buick Regal Turbo, but after a walk around the used-car lot, I discovered this little gem on the used car lot. It’s a 2006 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Limited, and I’ve been seriously considering one for after I graduate next spring. Faced with the opportunity, I decided to postpone driving the Buick and take this LGT for a drive instead. Continue reading Test Driven: 2006 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Limited
The 2012 VW Beetle is exactly what the Beetle needed to be in this day and age. VW has gotten rid of the cute and overly feminine look for a much more mature look that draws much from Dr. Ferdinand Porsche’s original Volkswagen design. Continue reading My thoughts on the new VW Beetle
Almost every car nut in the United States wept the loss of Alfa Romeo in 1995. Alfa was supposed to have returned to America just four years ago with the 8C, but it didn’t happen due to the impending recession and a spotty dealer network (The 8C was sold through Ferrari showrooms, which are, admittedly, few and far between). However, the 4C was recently given the green light, and Alfa (and Fiat’s) top brass have announced that this car will be the car to bring Alfa Romeo back to the U.S. This time, I think it will work. Continue reading Alfa Romeo, please return quickly. We miss you.
This is somewhat of a departure even from the other cars we have featured in this section, but the F355 is a fantastic value if you have the money for it. While it cannot be had for the price of a new Corolla (like many of the other cars we’ve featured), it is one of the most iconic modern Ferraris and it can be had for the price of a BMW 5 series, so it is still a fantastic value. Continue reading Secondhand Saint: Ferrari F355
Ford blew everyone away in 2005 with the newly-redesigned Mustang, on its first new chassis since 1979. The styling was completely revised, in the ‘retro-modern’ design theory, which spearheaded development of the new Camaro and Challenger. Continue reading Secondhand Saint: 2005-2009 Ford Mustang GT
Horsepower ratings: how much power does your car have? Well, theres a few different answers…. Continue reading Cars 101: How much power does a car really make?
Of the six cars I drove on the Gotham tour the one I would want in my driveway has to be the Gallardo LP-560 Spyder. It offers all of that supercar feel, speed, performance, and image, but with none of the drawbacks of the Murcielago. Although because it lacks some of that outrageous idiocy, it is very different than its bigger brother for better and worse in various ways, but as a car, that will be driven in the imperfect and chaotic world, it is far better. Continue reading Test Driven: Lamborghini Gallardo LP-560 Spyder
Diesel engines have been around for a much longer time than many people realize. Diesels are coming back to America, in a big way, but I still don’t quite think it’s enough. Over the past couple of years, diesels have started trickling back into the United States due to new regulations on additives in diesel fuel. But, as of now, there is still only a small number of model lines offering a diesel engine for sale here. And I think that must change. Continue reading Diesels: Why We Need Them Now
In this craze of high-end manufacturers desiring to build SUVs, there have been many truly despicable propositions. Maserati and Aston Martin are among the worst offenders here, seeing as how an SUV could not be more wrong for each of their portfolios, and to suggest such things as a good idea is in fact a high crime in the car world. For these marques an SUV model would do nothing but water down the brand. There is however one company that should be making an SUV, and that company is Lamborghini. Continue reading Supercar SUVs: only one company can pull it off
Since 2008, Saab’s fate has changed more times than I can count. From GM nearly killing the company off, to a failed deal with Koenigsegg, to a successful deal with Spyker, it’s been a wild couple of years for the offbeat little Swedish company. However, the trouble never seems to stop. Continue reading Saab’s Sob Story
This car is just incredible, especially if you’re a Porsche fan. A 4.0L flat six motor producing 493bhp is just astonishing, but in a GT3 is is nothing less than biblical. It gets a thumbs up from me.
-Nick
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