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Catering to a global market The modern automobile landscape has far evolved from the days where you could confidently state a car’s country of origin. Companies looking to cater to global markets have strategically situated factories in the countries they serve most; with the likes of Toyota assembling Camrys in Kentucky and Siennas in Indiana. …

Porsche Wanders from Home: Takes First Step to Building Outside of Germany Read More »

The sun may rise once again Witnessing the rise of Toyota’s Gazoo Racing (GR) and historic success of TRD, it seems Nissan has been feeling a bit left out of the party. For those uninitiated with Japanese sports cars, Nismo, short for Nissan Motorsports, is Nissan’s in-house performance and racing division. Although a few Nissans …

Nissan Aims to Expand the Nismo Brand: Trucks & SUVs in the Works Read More »

It’s basic economics An oversimplification of the laws governing general commerce suggest that supply and demand dictate prices. High supply and low demand? Prices fall. Low supply and high demand? Prices go up. This, of course, doesn’t take into account the Federal Reserve printing trillions of dollars and dumping it into the economy, but that’s …

Think Used Car Prices Are High? Chip Shortages Are to Blame Read More »

A challenger approaches Think “electric car,” and Tesla is likely the first name to pop into your mind. That may soon change as Lucid Motors, founded by Peter Rawlinson, an ex-chief Tesla Model S engineer (and former Lotus chief engineer – more on why this is important in a bit), brings a heavy hitter into …

The Lucid Air Pulls No Punches: Brings GT-R Handling and Over 500 Miles of Range Read More »

A familiar tag team duo Toyota and Subaru are no strangers when it comes to working together to develop a car. The highly praised 2013 FRS/BRZ and following years of GT86, 86, and the new GR86 (it’s complicated) were all co-developed by the two Japanese automakers. Toyota even increased its stake in Fuji Heavy Industries …

Subaru & Toyota Have Teamed Up to Build an Electric Crossover Read More »

It’s not electric, it’s eMuscle Ok Dodge, we get it. You didn’t want to, but now you have to. American muscle cars and V8’s go together like bread and butter, or more appropriately, fries and ketchup (ribs and barbecue sauce?). There’s nothing more synonymous with ‘MERICA than long stretches of road and a roaring V8, …

The Horsepower Freaks at Dodge are Working on an Electric Muscle Car Read More »

C’mon, spill the beans! If you’re even remotely a fan of Mazda’s RX line, then you’re very familiar with the rumor mill that has surrounded it for over a decade. The RX8, Mazda’s last sports car to use the fabled rotary engine, went out of production in 2012 – leaving fans of the spinning Dorito …

Mazda is Quietly Brewing Up a New Halo Car Read More »

No compromises With the recently announced (and final production year) 2022 Acura NSX Type S, the luxury automaker has been pushing to make a statement for its Type S performance brand. But why now? Although it’s clear that Acura has been a lacking in enthusiast offerings in recent history, the launch of the NSX in …

The Resurgence of Type S: Speed & Comfort Read More »

A childhood dream car Ask any child what car they want when they grow up and you’re likely to get a variation of Lamborghini or Ferrari. Through generations of era-defining models, from the Miura to F40, these two manufacturers have become synonymous with extravagance, exclusivity, and pushing the boundaries of both engineering and design. Posters …

The 2022 Lamborghini Countach – An Exercise in Design Read More »

Details are scarce, but we’re seeing orange Fans of all-wheel-drive sedans and rally racing have been biting at the nails at the thought of a new WRX. Subaru was originally slated to reveal the turbo saloon on August 19th at the LA Auto Show, but health concerns over the COVID Delta variant were quick to …

Subaru Pushes Back the 2022 WRX Reveal – Here’s a Closer Look Read More »