It might have originally been launched as the Isuzu Rodeo Bighorn in 1981, but we know it as the Isuzu Trooper (also as Trooper II, but there was not a Trooper I…so I’m not sure where the II designation comes from). With its distinctive boxy shape, robust construction, and dependable four-wheel-drive system, the Trooper became […]
The trick to a good sleeper is to pick an uncommon vehicle…and make it look stock. A Volvo 240 wagon with huge slicks on the back isn’t a sleeper, its probably got a nitrous fed LS1 under the hood, but this next car looks like it should be old man driven…not that there is anything […]
The Honda Integra returned to the Acura showrooms this year after a hiatus since 2001, but the truth is that the Integra wasn’t missing from Acura’s lineup, it just had a different name. Starting in 2002 the RSX was the 2-door Integra and in 2004 the TSX 4-door version was introduced. However, Acura merged the […]
The Honda CRX was an interesting two-seat front-drive economy sports car that really shook up the market when it was introduced in 1983. There were few other cars on the road that could be optioned to get 40mpg city/50mpg highway (in the CRX HF) or provide an exhilarating driving experience (CRX Si). Today’s CRX is […]
I love it when I’m proven right. It might take months, years or decades…but when I told everyone that the final state of all motorized vehicles is the El Camino they all laughed and me and said “Sir, this is a Wendy’s drive thru.” Well, who is laughing now? In case you don’t know, there […]
The 7th generation Honda Civic hatchback hides in the shadow realm between modern cars that normal folks are willing to drive everyday and classics that everyone wants to pay too much money to own. The Si was only available in the hatchback shape you see here and the 2.0 liter K20A3 (a decent replacement for […]
People routinely accuse Florida of being a strange place. Are they being unfair, or is Florida really the land of the oddball?? Let’s take cars, for instance. Is it strange to drive a compact JDM van that has two doors on the left (passenger) side and one door on the right (driver)? Or is it […]
The Mazda RX-7 is like that daredevil friend you secretly admire. Its chassis dances through curves, the steering chats your ear off, the brakes flex their muscles, and the Wankel rotary engine loves to party… though it has been known to throw a tantrum from time to time. To keep the good times rolling, you […]
In the quirky 80s, the Nissan Pulsar NX burst onto the scene as a chameleon of cars, morphing into a coupe, hatchback/wagon, or even a convertible, all in one bewildering package. Its rebellious tail lights looked like they were styled by an extraterrestrial street artist, and nowadays, spotting a Pulsar NX is as rare as […]
The FC variant marked the second generation of the Mazda RX-7, with production spanning from 1985 to 1991 in Japan, resulting in a global production count of over 270,000 units. Running on a Wankel rotary engine, the FC boasted remarkable agility that was a rarity among vehicles of the 1980s. While embracing the quirks of […]