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When 320 Was Plenty: This Look At The 1995 Kenny Brown 320X Mustang Is Fun
Oh how the times have changed. You can waltz into a Chevrolet or Ford dealer these days, buy yourself a four banger equipped Camaro or Mustang and give the 1995 Kenny Brown 320x all it would handle...
Big Baller Wagon Hauler: This 1987 Review Of The Mercedes-Benz 300 TD Is Pretty Cool – How Things Have Changed!
Man, when a Mercedes runs 0-60 in 11-seconds and gets praise for it you know two things. Firstly, it’s a diesel. Secondly it’s from a galaxy far, far away called the 1980s. This video...
The Corvette Game Changer: 22 Years Ago Chevrolet Brought Back The Z06 Name In A Big Way
As much as everyone geeked out at the debut of the C5 Corvette in 1997, the hysteria seemed to grab another gear in 2001 when the Z06 was debuted. The public knew that there was some sort of awesome...
Vigorous Test: This Look At The 1992 Acura Vigor Shows Why German Car Companies Were On The Run In The Early 1990s
When the Japanese car companies launched their upscale brands in the late 1980s and early 1990s the German manufacturers were not only the benchmarks, they were the intended victims. Lexus, Infinity,...
Alfa Romeo Getting Back In The Super Car Game In 2023? – All Indications Are Yes!
(By Tom Lohnes) – In recent years, Alfa Romeo has not been good at keeping promises. Both the revival of the 8C sports car and a 2-door version of the Giulia carrying the GTV nameplate have...
No Need To Freak Out: The 2023 Dodge Hornet Brings Legit Muscle To The CUV Segment
(By Tom Lohnes) – Dodge is not known for making lame vehicles, with the arguable exception of their V6-equipped Charger and Challenger. But, those models aside, their lineup is one of the most...
Bleeding Edge: The 2023 Koenigsegg CC850 May Be The Greatest Hypercar Ever Built – 1,385 Piston Pounding Horsepower!
(By Tom Lohnes) – Christian Von Koenigsegg is a very underrated player in the game of best automotive CEO. Sure, he’s not as rich or famous as people like Elon Musk, but he has brought more...
Second Take: What Our Resident Teenager Thinks About The Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept
(By Tom Lohnes) – (Editor’s note: McTag posted a great piece about this car today and as Tom crafted this work last evening, I didn’t want to stuff it on the shelf. His perspective...
The China Syndrome: Ford Has Released A New 2023 Explorer For The Chinese Market – How Much Of It Is Coming Here?
(By Tom Lohnes) – Ford jut unveiled an “all-new” 2023 Explorer for China, and it might just give us some hints at the refreshed Explorer hitting US shores in 2024. Interesting…. Boasting...
Ballin’ On A (Pretty Large) Budget: The 2023 Genesis G90 Delivers Features And Performance For Far Less Than Rivals
(By Tom Lohnes) – The 2023 Genesis G90 is just about ready to hit the market, so they just released pricing on it. Sure enough, it’s still the value player in its segment, but it is...
Into The Fray: Is Toyota Planning On A New Sports Car That Will Allow Them To Go GT3 Racing?
(By Tom Lohnes) – Toyota’s GR department is red-hot right now. Surprisingly one of the only performance sub-brands without an SUV available, GR has three new models, all available with a...
Let The Beat Drop: The 2023 Honda Civic Type R Has Nearly 350hp and Fun Potential For Days
(By Tom Lohnes) – The Honda Civic Type R is a storied vehicle. Starting in 1997, Japan has received the Civic Type R as a standard Civic hatch with literally everything beefed up and revised...
A Glimpse Into The Future: Toyota Announces The Return Of The Crown Name To American Shores – Multiple New Models Coming
(By Tom Lohnes) – The Toyota Crown is a name most Americans do not remember, because it was Toyota’s flagship model back in the mid-to-late 70’s when Toyota really wasn’t what they are...
