In 2008, the Japanese finally responded to BMW’s M division and Mercedes’ AMG with a little F-badge on the back of a Lexus. It was the first really fast Japanese luxury sedan with track manners and a penchant for oversteer, and they have finally depreciated into the price range of the common man. Find this […]
When you make a list of all the T-top equipped cars from the 1990s (and we will do this for a future twister subject), you might find a decent sized list. Further narrow that list by refining to a 2-seater, rear drive standard, Japanese built, available 4X4, and manual gearbox– you’ll probably scratch your head…because […]
Back before Mazda released their factory tuned track rat Mazdaspeed 3 and (more useful, but less fun) Mazdaspeed 6, they had a little family car called the Familia/Protegé that made some waves. The basic Protegé was capable, but focused on frugal driving — however, in the final year of production the wizards at Mazdaspeed teamed […]
If you wandered into a Mitsubishi Motors dealer in 1982, you could find the Tredia (meh, unless it came with the digital dash, then at least you had something cool to look at while everybody else passes you), the Cordia (a 2+2 predecessor to the Eclipse and they are as rare as hen’s teeth these […]
Everybody knows that if you are a pompous douchebag and you’ve made it, you go out and buy a brand new E-Class or 5-series BMW. It isn’t simply a choice, in some professions and locations, specifically marketing manager and Los Angeles respectively, you are bound by contract to buy one of these overpriced new luxury […]
Mazda’s rotary engine has always had too much of a reputation for boom-boom for this particular cylinder lover to ever go zoom-zoom, but that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate a cool collectible when I see it. The LA2 generation Mazda Luce/RX-4 isn’t something you see every day, but it sorta resembles a 3/4 scale 1970.5 […]
The S12 generation Nissan Silvia was sold in the USA as the Datsun 200SX because the Nissan and Silvia names were not acceptable over here for reasons nobody understands. In later years, the front-engine rear-drive 200SX was available with a version of the VG30E V6 from the 300ZX/Maxima, but the coolest version has a the […]
While you weren’t looking, the last Honda Civic hatchback sold in America has become the best economy performance bargain on the market. From its 2002 introduction until now, you, along with the automotive media and buying public, wrote it off for its insulated driving experience and honey-I-shrunk-the-minivan looks. Even though it was designed to address […]
The Honda S600 was the spiritual successor to the S500 (Honda’s first production automobile) and survived for three years (1964-1966) before it was replaced by the S800. You don’t get to be one of the top auto manufacturers in the world without building some great vehicles and the little Honda was a great alternative to […]
The following tip comes from Tanj! who writes: One owner car with mild restoration 10 years ago. Might be priced a bit on the high side for model as it’s not a 79 or and 84/85 GSL-SE but it is the top of the line model for that year. Find this 1982 Mazda RX-7 GSL […]