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A Tale of Two Golfs – Hatch and Wagen
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I recently had the opportunity two drive two similar but different 2018 Volkswagen Golfs. The first was a Golf S SportWagen. The second was a conventional Golf SE hatchback. The differences in trim between the two were limited to a sunroof, leather seats, and a bigger infotainment screen on the Golf SE. The two vehicles…
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Two Wheel Tuesday: False Neutral Podcast #83 – Two-Stroke Stroker!
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The topic of this month’s episode was supposed to be the new bikes from EICMA, but Garrett followed through on his predicted purchase of not one but three Yamaha two-stroke twins. One will be a fairly mild, original looking Kenny Roberts Special. The other two, an RZ and an RD, will be wildly modified with…
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This Baja adventure is brought to you by Subaru power
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Wide open. That’s the position you’re looking to place the throttle. It’s also the name on the side of the chase truck, buggies, and a nondescript building in Ensenada, Mexico. Wide Open Baja has been serving up the truest off-road experience for 21 years, and it’s the closest you’ll get to real off-road racing outside…
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The Bentley Boys are still a thing and their machines sound better than ever
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When you think of Bentley, you no doubt picture modern Continental GTs being hustled around overpriced shopping centers and driven by folks who have no clue about the history of the very machine their piloting. That’s fine. That’s how the timeline of an automaker works, and it’s not something specific to Bentley. For you though, you…
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Makellos Classics turned a 1978 Porsche 911 SC into a Safari 911
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I say awesome a lot in this one, fair warning. This is something you might call an “in-between car”. You can take it to the track, to the canyons, and deep into the woods. This is a Safari Porsche 911 from the folks at Makellos Classics in Escondido, California. http://hooniverse.info/2018/04/04/makellos-classics-1973-porsche-2-7-rs-hot-rod/ This car started life as…
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Did the Lotus Elise kill the sports car?
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No, of course it didn’t. What a stupid question. The sports car is not only alive and well, but in rude health. Look at that, I’ve answered my own question. Thank you and goodnight. I think there’s more to say, though. When the Lotus Elise arrived out of the blue like an aluminium and fibreglass…
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Quick Spin: 2018 Lexus NX 300
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Sedans are dead. So-called normal people buy crossover utility vehicles now. Those wanting nicer cars, buy nicer CUVs and not nicer sedans. That market segment, that of midsize two-row luxury CUVs, is red hot. Lexus was a pioneer in this class with the original RX 300. Over the years, the RX has grown though, with…
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First Drive: 2019 Hyundai Veloster N
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We’ve been eagerly waiting for this drive. Hyundai wants to get serious about performance and, for us here in the States, the first taste of this notion is the Veloster N. N it’s pretty damn good. This is a 275-horsepower Hyundai hot hatch with all the right ingredients. A stiff chassis, sorted suspension, slick-shifting 6-speed…
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LeMons: Young teams with big hearts
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Team name: Shake & Bake Team members (L to R) Matt Leger, Pedro Garcia, Matt Cone, Daniel Crescitelli The beautiful thing about Lemons is that it hosts such a wonderful cross section of the racing community. One one hand, you have the veteran teams who’ve been around for many races, know exactly what to do,…
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There's a BLIPSHIFT SALE …and you there's something else you should know
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Blipshift, the purveyor of awesome automotive t-shirt goodness, is having a sale today. There are some great designs up there. But take a closer look at that image (and the Blipshift homepage) because we have a bit of news. We’re going to start selling shirts through Blipshift! We’ve teamed up with them and we now…
