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How to Prepare for Your First Autocross
Autocross days are fun and challenging racing events that allow you to learn your cars’ limits in a safe and controlled environment.  While it’s a ton of fun, you won’t reach the same speeds on an autocross course as you would at a track day, and each run is relatively short (around a minute), so the […]
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How To Get a Deal On A Chevrolet Camaro SS
For those searching for a deal on a fun car that has loads of power and makes a lot of noise, I give you the 2014-2015 Chevrolet Camaro SS. These facelifted examples of the 5th Generation Camaro are just that much better looking than the 2010-2013 models and they’re packed with more standard equipment. Best of […]
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How To Get A Deal On A Ford F-150 Raptor
So, you want a new Ford F-150 Raptor huh? Yeah, you and everyone else. The 2017 Raptor is in such high demand that dealers are having no problem moving them at a heavily marked up prices. Those than can afford to pay $15,000 to $20,000 over MSRP are all too happy to do so, which leaves […]
Wallpaper Wednesday
October 7, 2015
Wednesday Wallpaper: 1978 Chevrolet Silverado 4×4 E-Rod Concept premium
This is what happens when the mad scientists in Chevrolet’s performance division take a 1978 Silverado 4×4, and go to work creating something special for SEMA. Unveiled in 2013, this one off vehicle features a 5.3L E-Rod system which is, “an emissions-compliant powertrain package that includes an automatic-overdrive transmission, control modules, wiring harnesses and other […]
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October 6, 2015
Hot Take: 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Z71 Duramax Diesel “Trail Boss” premium
My friends ask me a lot of questions about new vehicles, but the most frequently asked is “can you get ______ from ______ and let me drive it?”, to which the answer is always, “I wish I could but you’re not special like I am, so no, you can’t drive even if ______ gives me […]
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October 2, 2015
Weekend Watchlist: 10/2 premium
Chris Harris, on a Ducati, enough said. Motor Trend’s 5th installment of the self proclaimed “World’s Greatest Drag Race” is a must watch, as it is by far the closest, and most interesting one yet. Matt Farah, and another large man whip a Fiat 500 Abarth around the canyons, this is entertainment. The guys at […]
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Underrated Ride Of The Week
October 1, 2015
Underrated Ride Of The Week: ’05/’06 Infiniti G35 Sedan premium
In today’s automotive marketplace, almost every vehicle has a sport button. It is put there to assure the buyer that they are not in fact “a lame“, and that they are most definitely part of the cool kids club. With the simple push of a button, the FWD tin can that you bought for it’s […]
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Wallpaper Wednesday
September 30, 2015
Wednesday Wallpaper: 2016 Dodge Viper GT premium
  A few weeks ago I had the chance to get behind the wheel of a 2016 Dodge Viper GT, and take it out on the fastest race track on the west coast. That experience left me forever changed, nothing I have driven has left me shaking with joy in the way that this car […]
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September 29, 2015
Hot Take: 2016 Infiniti QX50 premium
Bottom line, you'll have no trouble seeing that you're going 10 miles an hour under the speed limit, while texting and driving, because the QX50 doesn't have any sort of mobile integration to help you out. I'm kidding of course, no one driving an QX50 will be texting, and driving, they'll be leaving comments on their grandchildren's Facebook pages.
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Malaise Monday
September 28, 2015
Malaise Monday 9/28: ’73-’76 Cadillac Calais premium
Interiors could be done up in eleven genuine leathers, five plaids, velours, and knits. Outside you could choose from eight different color accent stripes, thirteen new paints, and padded Elk grain material for the vinyl top. I think it's fair to say that the Calais went out with a bang, and Cadillac wouldn't be the same without a brash entry level offering, until the debut of the ATS in 2013.
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September 25, 2015
Weekend Watchlist: 9/25 premium
Mr. Regular drives a Euro spec 190E, and as one might expect, hilarity ensues. Another week, another killer video from XCAR and Alex Goy, this one featuring the ridiculously awesome Range Rover Sport SVR. There’s no one better suited to shakedown a car as outrageous as the Rezvani Beast Speedster than Mr. Matt Farah. One […]
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September 24, 2015
Underrated Ride Of The Week: ’03/’04 Ford Mustang Mach 1 premium
American muscle may be having a moment right now, but a little over a decade ago the marketplace looked very different. The fourth generation Chevrolet Camaro went out of production in 2002, Dodge was still wandering the desert in search of their soul, and Pontiac, ok Pontiac had the 2004 GTO which was pretty awesome, […]
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September 23, 2015
Wednesday Wallpaper: 1968 Toyota 2000GT premium
The Toyota 2000GT is a work of art, that’s really the only way to describe it. It is the car that made the world realize that Japanese automakers were more than capable of building beautiful vehicles, that could easily rival anything coming out of Germany or Italy. The product of a collaborative effort between Yamaha […]
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