The Daihatsu HiJet is Japanese built micro truck (and van) that has been a solid entry to the Kei-truck scene since its introduction in 1960. Daihatsu was on their 7th generation of the little 3-cylinder powered city-Truck by the time today’s example was released into the wild, but they were still designed with city transportation […]
I recently had the opportunity to ride in and drive a late model Caterham kit version of the Lotus 7 that was built by an insane friend and equipped with a 350 horsepower turbocharged GM Ecotech 4-cylinder and 6-speed. Getting into the coffin-shaped passenger compartment was tricky, but acceleration was nothing short of psychotic. At […]
When the automotive press first announced a collaboration between the Mercedes-Benz and Swatch to build a car, it was funny. When the specs were released and it was advertised as a rear-engine rear-drive, and the smiles got bigger. But when it arrived and you got a 44 horsepower car for $15k starting price (before options, […]