I have heard some truly harrowing stories along those lines — people removing blown airbags and filling the space with crumpled newspaper so the steering wheel looked factory, that kind of thing. Read more

did the jingle start out with the number 1-877? Read more

that, or she found out they don’t offer a manual in the new Defender Read more

well, up until they redesigned the Defender Read more

as a professional journalist, I’m certain my first few rookie attempts at getting someone to agree to an interview were way worse than the tow truck driver’s. it is not a natural thing to request! Read more

it is truly amazing how much the Civic has changed — and how much it hasn’t. every one I’ve driven, no matter the generation, has had way more joy and verve in it than I’d ever expect from an affordable economy car Read more

the way things are going, you might be able to sell it for what you paid for it a year or two down the road Read more

the sound of an ITR hitting redline lives in a part of my memory that will never fade Read more

angel on my shoulder: that would ruin a rare Type R shell Read more

Jeep production was BOPPIN though Read more

I suspect it might Read more

1st: 3.625 Read more

yeah the more subtle styling is a big win in my book Read more

I spent a decent amount of time on track in the last-gen CTR and never found it to be terribly traction-hampered, so I assume this will be much the same Read more

stuff a hellcat in it and it’ll be even faster, if we’re talking about things that will add horsepower and weight Read more

friend, I am with you on that Read more

Honda solves that by not offering seat warmers in the Type R! Read more

I really dig the styling on this. feels subtle in the same way as the old JDM Type Rs of the 90s that we all fell in love with. white is the choice color here too  Read more

right. most factory turbo engines are tuned for midrange, which means they all run out of steam above 6k or so. (also, it’s expensive to build an engine that can rev to 8 or 9, hence the tuning for midrange torque, hence the low redlines) Read more

yeah, it’s a relatively low redline for a small-displacement 4-cylinder. with peak torque hitting so low on the tach, it’s clear Honda tuned this thing for midrange, so there probably wasn’t much point in making it rev past 7. Read more