Category Archive: BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift Road Test
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...
The BMW M3 Touring Is A Hot Rod Wagon Made For Here But We’ll Never See It
(By Tom Lohnes) – Well, this one hurts. The 2023 BMW M3 Touring has gotten endless hype from all over the world. There are many European, Asian, and American customers happily awaiting the...
Don’t Call It A Comeback: The 2023 BMW 3.0 CSL Harks To The Past With Big Power, Tech, and Balance
(By Tom Lohnes) – About 10 years ago, BMW teased us with what looked like the return of the legendary 3.0 CSL, but it never came to be. The modern concept car carried all of the beautiful...
Integra Easter Egg: The Acura That Riled Up The Internet Is Winning Some Back With Neat Features And Nods To The Past
(By Tom Lohnes) – We all know by now that the Acura Integra has and always will be a poshed-up Civic with a better engine. Sure, the old ones from the late 80’s to the mid 2000’s were...
A Much Needed Revamp: Lexus Freshens The RX Lineup From Top To Bottom – More Horsepower, Handling, Performance
(By Tom Lohnes) – Since the mid 1990’s the Lexus RX has been a staple of the luxury crossover. With ample room, tons of modern features, and a solid, reliable, powertrain as standard, the RX...
A Return To Form: The MC20 Cielo Is A Beautiful, Fast, and Exclusive Maserati, The Way They Should All Be
(By Tom Lohnes) – Believe it or not, it has nearly been 2 years since Maserati unveiled their MC20 supercar. Yep, time flies. Obviously, the pandemic affected a lot in the automotive industry,...
Game Changer: This Great Video Tells The Origin Story Of The Legend Datsun 240Z
There are cars that are well remembered. There are cars that are well loved. Those are actually pretty common. What isn’t common is a car that can be singularly named as one that transformed...
The Brute Is Back: BMW Announces The 2023 M4 CSL A 540 Horsepower Carbon Fiber Everywhere Beast
(By Tom Lohnes) – BMW has had some iconic cars under the M brand, but one series really sticks out. The M3, the vehicle that started it all for the M brand on the road, is truly an icon of a...
New Face, Same Value: The 2023 Subaru Legacy Gets A Facelift – New Looks and Little Else, Does It Work?
(By Tom Lohnes) – Subaru has been in the news quite a bit recently, and it hasn’t been for good things. First, about a year ago, Subaru was slandered on social media for not adding enough...
Rent-A-Racer Is BACK: Hertz Now Offering The Ford Mustang GT500H and GT-H To Renters In Select Cities
(By Tom Lohnes) – Are you tired of the standard old Chevy Malibu as a rental car? Do you also have ridiculous amounts of money to spend on a rental car for a few days? Well, Ford and Shelby...
