On the floor rests two Realtime Racing Acuras and the Spice-Acura IMSA car. Like seeing an old friend again, we were glued to the Realtime Racing Acura NSX, which we hadn’t seen since...
September 9 2010 / No comment / Read More »The Wankel is pressurized via a Turbonetics GTK 550 turbo that can support 475 to 625 horsepower. In its current trim, this FC Mazda RX-7 produces 490whp and 339 lb/ft of torque....
September 7 2010 / No comment / Read More »While their tuning power gains may seem small, Spoon parts are notorious for reliability and for proper optimization. You won’t make a zillion horsepower looking through the Spoon catalog but you’ll be able...
September 6 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »When discussing the spool-up and high-end flow characteristics of a given turbocharger, the term “wheel trim” may pop up. If you’re in the market for a turbocharger upgrade, comparing new units, or are...
September 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »RM sold five cars in Monterey for more than $2 million each with the top spot 1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C Lago Speciale Teardrop Coupe going for a cool $4.6 million dollars. ...
August 27 2010 / No comment / Read More »With million dollar cars on track and in the concours shows, some going for up to four million dollars in the auctions, enthusiasts show up to Monterey in waves. The cars entered fall...
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Mini doesn’t currently produce a SUV, sport SUV, mini-van, hybrid or pickup truck to boost its sales volumes. Into its AARP years, Mini has continued to stay the course with small, fun-to-drive Coopers that still have a very devoted following.
Their looks are timeless, their exhaust notes intoxicating and their history memorable. Names like Shelby, Pininfarina and Porsche have been burned into the public eye with an endless slew of classic machinery.
The problem with lowering your car excessively is that the roll center is always lower than the center of gravity and will actually fall more than the center of gravity with a decrease in ride height. This is bad for steering response, handling and basically ruins the entire point of buying a lower, stiffer suspension.
For those that have never been there or seen it, GReddy USA’s Irvine, CA headquarters serves as warehouse, office and R&D. Operations are carried out right next to stock of exhausts, electronics and turbo kits.
Formula DRIFT returned to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Round 4: All In. Champion Tanner Foust takes the victory in his Rockstar / Hankook Scion Racing tC, while Chris Forsberg in the NOS Energy Drink / Maxxis Nissan 350Z moves to the top position overall in the chase for the Formula DRIFT Pro Championship.
At the moment, it seems most tire companies just want to go to war in the performance street tire market. With outright handling records and SCCA Street Touring autocross national championships on the line, numerous tires have been released with 180 or lower UTQG ratings.
More than just a show or car meet, MOD is special because of the level of support that Mitsubishi corporate provides. Organized and run by Mitsubishi, MOD features vendors, raffles, giveaways, a concert stage, display cars (Outlander GT, i-MiEV, etc) and lots and lots of room for regular car owners to show up and mingle.
Run from 1966-1974, the series took place in both Canada and the US (hence the name) and featured an unlimited format for the cars. Famous names like McLaren, Andretti, Donohue, Gurney, Lola, Chaparral, Ickx and Porsche all had their part in the series.
We tested the fiberglass version of the Aero Designs Notus seat, which rings in around the $470 mark. That’s quite a bit lower than any other comparable design fiberglass racing bucket and the Notus includes side mounts and a slider.
The concept was simple – regular people, tuned cars and professional drivers. BF Goodrich decided to pump some new attention into their g-Force T/A KDW dry/wet street tire with the KDW Challenge.
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