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July 18 2020

JDM Mudder Lite: 1995 Nissan Rasheen

DailyTurismo Uncategorized AWD, Japanese, Nissan, Rasheen 0

If you are looking for a small off roader from Japan you probably know about the Toyota Rav4, Subaru Forester, or Honda CR-V…but you probably have never heard of the car-based Nissan 4X4 that beat them to market, looked like a 1/2 scale Hummer and was discontinued in the year 2000 because…I don’t know why, and I don’t know why they never exported them to small SUV crazy America. You can read about the Rasheen here..but only if you can read kanji and kana. Find this 1995 Nissan Rasheen offered for $5300 in Vancouver, BC. Tip from JB1025.

June 11 2020

Cheap Rally Machine: 1988 Mazda 323 GTX

DailyTurismo Uncategorized 323, AWD, GTX, Japanese, Mazda, Rally 5

This next tip comes from Matt C who writes: Sure, everyone knows about the Subaru WRX and Lancer EVO. The Celica All-Trac bowed out earlier, but it’s notorious for one of the most epic cheating methods in motorsports. And some rally fans will remember the Mitsubishi Gallant VR4. But how many remember Mazda’s entry? Well, you […]

June 10 2020

Rally Dreams: 2005 Subaru Forester XT

DailyTurismo Uncategorized 4WD, AWD, Forester, Japanese, Subaru, turbo, XT 4

The Subaru Forester was launched in 2007 as Subaru’s first entry into the (then small, now large) segment known as the crossover SUV, but the Forester was a long way away from being an AMC Eagle. A few years later Subaru put a slightly detuned version of their 2.5 liter turbo motor from the legendary […]

March 25 2019

AWD Subaru Swapped: 1973 Ford Courier

DailyTurismo Uncategorized AWD, b-series, Conversion, Courier, Flat-4 Swap, Ford, Japanese, Mazda, Pickup, Subaru, Swap 7

The worst thing about a 2 wheel drive pickup is that they have no traction in the wet…or maybe that is the best thing about a 2WD pickup (depending on how you drive…but I digress). The Ford Courier pickup was actually a Mazda B-series that was available over the years with a number of small […]

November 9 2018

Scotto Carcaine? 1987 Audi 4000 Quattro CS Lewis Edition

DailyTurismo Uncategorized 4000, Audi, AWD, Black Iron Racing, CFlo, CS, Hoonigan, Quattro 3

If you haven’t gotten hooked on Hoonigan’s YouTube videos yet, it could be for a variety of reasons. Maybe you think the incessant donuts and “scumbag” antics are tiring. Maybe you’re not a 16 year old kid, and can see that their target demographic is someone who can’t yet legally drive. I have to admit I […]

September 15 2018

Killed B: 1983 Audi quattro

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Audi, AWD, Quattro, Ur-Quattro 2

“Ur” is German prefix that in one of it’s meanings is original, primitive or proto-. Such as Ur + shrift (document) is Urshrift or original document. The Audi cognoscenti a few years ago began to refer to the original “small q” quattro of the early 80’s as the Ur-quattro. The Ur-quattro was a ground breaking […]

September 3 2018

Seller Submission: 2004 Volvo V70R

DailyTurismo Uncategorized AWD, Seller Submission, Thorsday, turbo, V70R, Volvo 8

Volvo wagons had always been “cool” to drive around since the 1927 Volvo PV4 hit the streets with a thin diagonal rod holding the “iron mark” emblem in front of the grill. The PV444 added to that coolness with a modern style wagon and you can’t forget the iconic boxy body 145/245/740/940/850 wagons of the […]

May 2 2018

Dynamite Some Motors: 1991 Eagle Talon TSi AWD

DailyTurismo Uncategorized AWD, DSM, Eagle, Japanese, Mitsubishi, Talon, TSi 6

This next car comes from tipper Safety Fast who writes: Haven’t had one of these on the site for a while. That sounds like a challenge to me, Mr Fast, if that is indeed your real name. I’ll start posting so many DSM classics that you’ll think this site should be called Daily Talonismo…but let’s start […]

June 3 2017

6-Speed Manual: 2010 Saab 9-3 Aero AWD

DailyTurismo Uncategorized 9-3, Aero, AWD, Saab, Thorsday 4

The second generation of the Saab 9-3 was produced starting in 2002 and somehow survived the 2008 carpocalypse and made it all the way through 2012 before it was sort-of resuscitated with Chinese and Indian backers for 2013-2014…but that is a story for another time. Find this 2010 Saab 9-3 Aero AWD offered for $13,000 in […]

June 2 2017

DSModified: 1990 Eagle Talon TSi AWD

DailyTurismo Uncategorized AWD, Eagle, Japanese, Talon, TSi, turbo 1

The Eagle Talon was part of the big three from Diamond Star Motors — the Mitsubishi Eclipse, Eagle Talon, and Plymouth Laser. Why Dodge decided to saddle the little sporty compacts with the Eagle and Plymouth labels is a mystery that will never been solved, but they are undeniably interesting and impossible to find stock. […]

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