It’s easy to sell a car short based on what it isn’t. This Festiva isn’t powered by a Chevy V8. It isn’t a 1.6L turbo-powered race car, or an AWD conversion from a 323 GTX. Put simply, this funbox is just a ratty hatch with double its stock output thanks to a sideways Miata engine. […]
We’ve said it before, but this deserves a quick refresh — what is the best money spent on any car? The previous owner’s money!! When you buy any car, this should be something you have calculated in your head. If the previous owner is making a profit from the sale, then you might be purchasing […]
The first generation Mazda MX-5 Miata was sold from 1989 through 1999 in various parts of the world. Near the end of the production lifespan, Mazda introduced an option package aimed directly at the autocrosser trying to shave tenths off his lap times by offered a striped down version known as the R-Package. Few were […]
The RX-7 was powered from the factory by various generations of Marzda’s rotary engine, but recently we’ve seen (and featured) many versions with engines swapped in from other cars. The problem with the Wankel isn’t just that it blows up like Alec Baldwin at the slightest sign of the paparazzi, but also that it is […]
There is no way to put this delicately, especially for people unfamiliar with the concept. Automobile racing is catastrophically expensive. Brutally, pocket emptying, wallet just raided by the mob and now your kids need braces expensive. The worst part is that you can’t simply dabble in racing because you will be beaten by folks […]
The Mazda MX-5 arrived on the US shores in 1989 as a 1990 model with the name Miata on its trunk lid. The MX-5 really was a world changer because for $14k USD you could buy a convertible sports car with cat-like reflexes, great build quality and a bullet-proof drive-train. Better still, the MX-5 in […]
The 2nd generation (NB) Mazda MX-5 was introduced in 1998 but it wasn’t until 2004 that the Mazdaspeed factory turbo version was released. The Mazdaspeed version was only produced in limited quantities (less than 5500) for 2004 and 2005 and was powered by a turbocharged and intercooled BP-4W engine. Find this 2004 Mazdaspeed MX-5 Miata […]
The proliferation of automotive themed car entertainment has spawned all sorts of horrible Pimp-My-Ride style TV shows and we have envisioned a show that combines the practical joking elements of Punked with the car-modification skills of a show like Counting Cars. Xzibit Kutcher would appear at the end of each episode of Punk My Ride […]
It was only a matter of time before a Mazda MX-5 Miata appeared in the daily turismo. Before all the naysayers start calling it a hair dresser’s car and commenting on how slow it is – try driving a Z06 fast on the street and see how quickly you get into ‘take me to jail […]