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The lucky lads at Brit mag CAR recently spent some quality time with Mazda’s upcoming 2009 MX-5 and have published what appears to be the first ever road test of that particular model.
It’s a short one, but it describes in good detail the various dynamic and cosmetic improvements that Mazda have injected into the facelifted [...]
The lucky devils over at Inside Line have already gotten their mitts on a 370Z press car and they’ve got the road test to prove it.
Among other things, IL’s crew managed to pin down one of the Z34’s heretofore unknown parameters during their time with the car - its 0-60mph (96.6kph) sprint time.
5.1 seconds [...]
Inside Line have published an excellent review of Mitsubishi’s WRX-fighter, the Lancer Ralliart. It’s quite a glowing assessment of the baby Evo, but they also uncover some interesting facts about the Ralliart that set it aside from it’s more hardcore big sister, like the absence of aluminium suspension links and rear chassis bracing. It’s no [...]
It’s almost been a year since Mugen released the Type-RR, the slightly insane cousin to the ordinary Civic Type-R, but now the good folks over at Nihon Car have finally managed to get their mits on one and have published a review, along with some tasty video of it in action. We won’t bore you [...]
Sure, we all know the R35 GT-R is faster than Porsche’s 911 Turbo around the mighty Nurburgring circuit, but how does it fare against Stuttgart’s more hi-po offerings, such as the 911 GT3? What about the BMW M3? Autocar’s Chris Harris found out… The GT3 might suffer from a relative lack of oomph (it “only” [...]
The Lancer Evolution and Impreza WRX STI have long been perennial adversaries, duking it out on the rally stages of the WRC and in the showrooms, always racing each other to secure the enthusiast dollar. Each successive generation of both cars carries on this battle, and to get things started once more, Inside Line put [...]
Three of Japan’s most highly regarded performance cars - the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, Subaru WRX STI and Nissan GT-R - have all undergone fairly extensive revisions this year. In fact, the GT-R is a completely different breed from the Godzilla of old, having severed its connection with the Skyline name in favour of trying [...]
The things I would do to put a proper sportscar through its paces at Fuji International. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve lapped that circuit in Gran Turismo, but sadly that’s as close to the real thing as I’ll ever get. Edmunds’ Japan correspondent Peter Lyon, on the other hand, got to tackle [...]
Well, it seems that almost every single online automotive publication has decided to simultaneously publish their test drives and driving impressions of Lexus’ new super-sedan, the IS-F, with the car generating some pretty mixed reviews. Styling was a bit of a fizzer, according to many writers. The pumped guards and swathes of carbon-fibre interior trim [...]
Following on from the recent destruction of the Nissan GT-R’s media embargo and ahead of next week’s official launch, both Autoweek and Inside Line have released their own initial reviews and driving impressions of the car. Autoweek’s Mark Vaughn spent a day driving the GT-R around the Nurburgring and the surrounding area, commenting that “…it [...]
