Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
We Drive It: The 2025 BMW M235 xDrive Gran Coupe – A Small Package That Throws Heavy Punches
There are some things that cannot be judged off of a stat sheet and the 2025 BMW M235 xDrive Gran Coupe is one of them. You see 312hp, seven speed automatic, two liters of displacement, and less than...
We Drive It: The 2025 Nissan Rogue Platinum AWD – Can You Go Upscale Without An Upsize?
There are many different ways for car companies to retain and evolve their dedicated customer base. For starters you have to get them into the fold with a quality product that meets their needs,...
We Drive It: The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Limited Long Range AWD – What An Electric Sedan Should Be
We’ve long been consistent with our feelings on electric vehicles here at BangShift. We can see and understand that they have a place in the lineup of any automaker just like any style of car...
We Drive It: The 2025 Ford Explorer ST RWD – A 400hp Family Hauler That Hits and Misses In Equal Amounts
There’s a few things that hot rodders and gear heads have always known, especially when it comes to car spotting on the highways and byways. For starters, the ability to spot the law in...
We Drive It: The 2025 Genesis G80 3.5T Sport Prestige AWD – The Cure For The Common Sedan
I’ve long touted my love of the large (or in modern terms) large-ish sport sedan as a favorite style of car to attack the road in and I’m happy to report that my opinion continues to get...
We Drive It: Bronco Sport Freewheeling – Vibrant Throwback Look, Does It Stop There?
If there is one thing I have always done when getting into a new car to drive and share my thoughts on, it has been to keep an open mind for the first couple of days before forming an immediate...
Video: Put A 5 or 6 Speed Stick In Your GMT400 1988-1998 GM Truck NOW With An American Powertrain Kit
We know that the 1988-1998 GM truck market exploded pretty quick. In fact, we’re all watching it happen real time on the internet. The trucks that were kind of cheap now are going to be...
BangShift Test Drive: Dodge Hornet R/T Blacktop and Track Pack – Horsepower Changes Everything
Back in May of 2024 we were thrown the keys to a 2024 Doodge Hornet GT and we shared our finding here. We were not terribly impressed nor were we terribly disappointed by the Hornet GT. Maybe we were...
Gallery: Vintage Air Cooled VW Goodness From Around The Country!
(Photos from the BangShift archives) – Air cooled VWs will be roaming the Earth for generations to come. As one of the, if not the most produced car in history, the Beetle is the anchor of the...
Watching This Lego Technic Logging Truck Assemble Itself In Stop Motion Is Oddly Satisfying
Legos are among the coolest toys for kids and they have been for decades. From building the kits that the company sells to simply working with a bucket of parts to make something unique and all your...
Great Video! Watch Tommy Ivo Drive The Four Engine Wagon Master In 1996!
Frank Kunkel is one of the hardest hustling video guys out there. He has been cranking video content since way before it was cool and that includes the long, lost days of 1996 and we’re...
Two Thing: Check Out The Build Of This Two Cylinder Engine From A Pair Of One Lungers!
The other day we showed you basically the pinnacle of American engine building with a look inside the shop of Sandy Wilkins and the build of a secretive and complex variant of the RY45 V8. Today we...
Classic Tractor Video: In 1973 White Hired USAC To Run A Showdown Between Tractor Brands – This Is Awesome
When it comes to brand loyalty, farmers and tractor owners tend to make the average pickup driver look like a wet noodle. Many farming families have stuck with the same brand of machine for...
Watch This SB2 Headed Small Block Turn 10,000 RPM and Crank Out 950 Naturally Aspirated Horsepower
The SB2 Chevy small block may be old news in NASCAR but it has a thriving second life on the drag strip with more and more of them being employed by racers running in classes like Competition...