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Remember When Cars Had Vents?

by Jason Hagey July 7, 2010 Questions 2 Comments

saab-900-cover Back in the ’70s and ’80s, scores of models sported big, black air vents carved into their C-pillars, rear quarter panels and occasionally their tail lights, blowing cabin air into the atmosphere.

“Flow-through ventilation” was something to brag about in owner’s manuals and dealer brochures.

But look around now: The visible cabin vent has nearly vanished from the automotive landscape. Like key slots on passenger doors, they disappeared slowly, almost imperceptibly. … Continue Reading

What is Wrong with This Mustang?

by Kamil February 9, 2010 Questions 3 Comments

mustang1-1600x1200 Here is a beautiful black 2010 Ford Mustang GT500. It is street parked at a metered spot in downtown Boston and there really is nothing wrong with it. Frankly, this thing looks totally badass and with its 540-horsepower supercharged V8 and 6-speed manual transmission there is so much right with it, but look closely (click on pic if you have to), what do you see? … Continue Reading

What is wrong with this Integra?

by Kamil May 30, 2009 Questions 1 Comment

weird-integra.jpg Click it for a bigger picture. Take your best guess, the answer is after the jump. … Continue Reading

Is Bracket Racing Slowly Dying?

by Kamil April 13, 2009 Questions No Comments

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Good old bracket racing, simple idea - get as close as possible to your posted time without going faster, and do it consistently. If you were not sandbagging, had a manual transmission car on street tires and not too much experience, it wasn’t always easy. However, as progress in transmission and engine control technology keeps moving forward, will bracket racing seize to exist? … Continue Reading

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Rally Racing, part 1: Building the Car

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This is the first of three articles on Rally Racing. I intend to cover car set-ups, driver training, different classes, and whatever else I may come upon. This part will show a built of an Open Class rally car, which is …

Project ET-001: BMW M62 4.4L V8 Engine

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I still remember the day I saw the first one. It was a nice early spring day in 1997 and I was in walking around near Battery Park in downtown Manhattan. There in the corner of my eye I saw it; …

Driving Jaguar’s new XFR, on the Road and on the Track

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I have recently had the opportunity to drive the new Jaguar XFR on the road and on a race track. With the XFR competing directly against the BMW M5, which I have also had the opportunity to drive on the track …

Experiencing The New Diesel-Powered BMWs.

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While you may have already read a thing or two about BMW’s new compression ignition offerings, you may not have heard all the details, and you may have some questions. I sure did, and I did my best to answer them …

Cars of Paris

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French cars; some say they’re ugly, some say they’re beautiful, all agree that they’re unreliable. However, there is something about them that makes you want to look. These pictures were taken in March of 2007, my wife’s and mine last trip …

Cars (and other vehicles) of Cuba

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Do you think your ’02 Chevy Tahoe with 170k miles is at the end of its life? Try driving a ’55 Suburban that you inherited from you father. This is a gallery of car pictures from Cuba, where the only way …

BMW M Driving Experience (Driving School)

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When you spend around six figures on a car these days, manufacturers tend to do something nice for you, for instance: flowers, shirts, watches, chocolate, new transmission, ipods, umbrellas, key chains, etc. It varies by the price of the car, how …

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