If anything is going to make you feel old it's remembering you grew up with four-, or even three-speed gearboxes. In the 1980s a trend for five-speed manual transmissions started to develop and automatics followed close behind, and from the late 1990s and early 2000s manual and automatic 'boxes...
We've known since the summer that Chrysler is planning a new range of eight-speed transmissions, licensed from ZF and built in the U.S., but this week the company announced... December 15, 2010 by Nelson Ireson 2
In what is clearly a case of be careful what you ask for, North American enthusiasts implored Subaru to bring the WRX here for years. Long unobtainable in this market, the... September 9, 2010 by Lyndon Conrad Bell
Before disappearing for a seven-year hiatus, The 300ZX was considered one of the best Z-cars that Nissan Ever Made. However, unlike the original Datsun 240Z, the cars were... August 29, 2010 by Todd DeMeza
You cannot talk about cheap, fun cars without mentioning the Miata. It's about as simple as a car can get. You get a four-cylinder engine up front, a stick for selecting... August 27, 2010 by Samuel Spencer
We all have one person in our life that laments us for what they call our automotive addiction. We call it a lifestyle choice. At a young age there were people in life that... August 24, 2010 by Anthony Alaniz 7
The shameful thing about using cellphones while driving is Generation Y is most guilty for it. We grew up with cellphones around us constantly, and some of us started texting... August 19, 2010 by Samuel Spencer 2
The last M5 was a performance tour-de-force, coming with a V-10 producing 500 horsepower, an available seven-speed single clutch automatic gearbox, and plenty of road... August 15, 2010 by Todd DeMeza
The Boss 302 wasn’t much of a muscle car back when they were new. While quick, it didn’t have the straight-line performance of its big-block brethren. Instead, the Boss... August 13, 2010 by Todd DeMeza 5
It’s great to see how far the BMW M3 has come. While the original 1986 had a high-strung four-cylinder, and the bare essentials, the latest 2010 has a powerful V-8 and... August 11, 2010 by Todd DeMeza
A fiberglass-bodied two-seater, powered by a potent V-8 up front and being driven by the rear wheels is what you get when you buy a Chevrolet Corvette. This formula for... August 9, 2010 by Todd DeMeza
Well before Datsun build their segment busting 240Z, the company had nearly a decade in building little roadsters known in the Japanese market as the Fairlady. Their earliest... August 8, 2010 by Todd DeMeza
August has come, and has brought with it a slew of "back to school" events, sales and chronic depression. Amongst the chaos of buying new clothes, pencils and dorm room... August 8, 2010 by Samuel Spencer
When The Scion tC debuted in 2004, some automotive journalist compared it to the fabled Toyota Corolla GT-S. It wasn’t an all-out sports car, but here was a practical... August 7, 2010 by Todd DeMeza
A car that weighs less than 3,000 pounds is a rare one in an automotive landscape filled with safety and emission regulations. Despite this, the Mazda MX-5 Miata is one... August 4, 2010 by Todd DeMeza
Toyota’s MR2 already had a following when the third generation, the Spyder, came to North America in 2000. The first generation was praised for giving a light, mid-engine... August 1, 2010 by Todd DeMeza
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