Category Archive: Car Features, OTHER
Random Car Review, The Turkey Edition: The Only Turkish Sports Car Made, The Anadol STC-16
With Thanksgiving fast approaching and the smells of a kitchen at full tilt infiltrating the nostrils of the suddenly hungry everywhere, it is no surprise that turkey is on the brain. Smoked,...
Jay Leno Takes A Close Look At The Brand New 2016 Cadillac CTS-V…200 MPH, Handling For Days, And More Power Than Jay’s Personal CTS-V Coupe!
Ever since Cadillac brought the CTS-V to market in 2004, the concept of the wreath-and-crest cars being rolling Titanics with vertical taillights, more interior fluff than a Build-A-Bear workshop and...
Rough Start: Throwing The Buyer A Bone With This Built 4.3L Chevy-Powered Celica
Holding five grand and being forced to make do with what you have doesn’t have to suck. Sometimes, a little luck and a lot of patience can work to your advantage. There are plenty of well-worn...
This 1964 Studebaker Daytona Wagonaire Could Be The Replacement For A Soul-Sucking SUV
In 2004, GMC took a chance on making a convertible-roof-equipped version of the Envoy called the XUV. The roof would slide open, turning the sports-utility into a kind of pseudo-ute that could...
Rough Start: This 1988 Isuzu Impulse RS Is Packing A V8 Punch And A Bit Of Body Lightening, But The Price Makes It A Winner!
A thousand dollars does not buy a whole lot of car anymore…it has been decades since it has. But what if I could honestly sell you a restomodded car based on a rare vehicle that you would be...
Question Of The Day: Is The Kia Forte Koup Mud Bogger Cool Or Trying Way Too Hard?
The Kia Forte Koup is one of those kinds of cars that just doesn’t make an impact on you when you think about it. Not that much in Kia’s lineup does, mind you, but where they shine is...
Early Looks From The Tokyo Motor Show: A Yamaha Sports Car, A Miata-Fighting Toyota, And A Potential Mazda Rotary Sports Car?
While our attention is quickly ramping up for the 2015 SEMA show, the Tokyo Motor Show is in full swing and this year stars a couple of eye-raising pieces along the traditional Japanese “what...
Check Out Some Of The American Iron That Is Living In Iran – Gearheads Exist Everywhere!
There are parts of our lives that transcend national borders, religious differences, and political motivations. Food, music, laughter, and love all exist outside of these realms, but what about the...
The Perfect Garage: A Porsche That Will Scare The Hell Out Of You, And A 1000+HP Minivan For Family Time!
For years, my mantra has been “fast is fast”. It doesn’t matter how you attain the speed, so long as you can back up your claims. That’s not an easy feat to do when your claim...
Would You Rather? Which Would You Take, The Late-Model Screamer Or The Street Machine With A Blower?
The entire point of the game of “Would You Rather?” is to force the player into a decision where no matter the choice, the discarded option might have presented itself better. Normally...
The Roughest Start Ever: One Part C4 Corvette, One Part Mooney Aircraft, And A Dash Of Dodge. Would You Dare Take It On?
As you know, the Rough Start budget is $5,000 unless I can find a way to argue my way around it. Normally I fudge the number a little for a car that is so close to the mark that a couple hundred...
Would You Rather? Take Your Pick Between Two Suggested Full-Sizers That We Missed!
Earlier this week we gave you a Top 11 list of our favorites from Detroit’s “bigger is better” days, and you guys seemed to like it, a lot. But with only eleven spots, it was...
Ebay Find: Finding The Car Of Your Childhood Dreams – A Drivable Cozy Coupe!
Red body, yellow top, white mesh wheels with red caps, barely fits two. For a lot of kids growing up, the Little Tykes Cozy Coupe was their first real set of wheels. And we mean lots: in production...
Some Assembly Required: Would You Be Interested In A Bricklin With C4 Corvette Underpinnings?
You have to hand it to Malcom Bricklin for trying, at least. He introduced the United States market to Subaru and Yugo, and was the predecessor to pretty much the same act that John Z. DeLorean would...