Ford Pantera – The American-Powered Italian Muscle Car The Ford Pantera represented a unique collaborative project between Ford and Italian sports car builder De Tomaso in the early 1970s. Ford saw an opportunity to bring a European flair to the American muscle car market. By powering a De Tomaso-built Italian body with Ford’s Cleveland V8s,…
Volkswagen Rabbit MK5 – Bringing Zippy Fun to Economy Class As small cars trudged ever closer to bland transportation appliances by the mid-2000s, Volkswagen reinforced hatchback credentials staying playful via their fifth-generation Rabbit revival for 2006. Originally sold on its standard fuel-sipping 2.5-liter inline-5 pumping 150 eager horses through the front wheels, the Rabbit eschewed…
What is dirtfish? DirtFish is a renowned rally driving school and experience center located in Snoqualmie, Washington. It was founded in 2010 and offers a range of driving courses and experiences, from beginner to advanced levels. Set in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, DirtFish utilizes its diverse and challenging terrain to teach the skills…
We’ve all been there. You’re cruising down the road, music pumping, enjoying the drive, when a bright red exclamation point light pops up on your dashboard. Panic! Dread! What does it mean?! Fear not, fellow drivers! That exclamation point, while seemingly ominous, is actually your car’s way of communicating a potential issue. But with a…
The Mazda3 Rally Car TCR took the touring car racing world by storm in 2019, claiming an improbable victory in the Manufacturer’s Championship. The front-wheel-drive hatchback succeeded where traditional rear-drive designs fell short. Let’s examine how the unassuming Mazda3 turbocharged to the top of the podium. The Mazda3 Rally Car Is An Unlikely Platform…
AE86 Rally Car hatchback enjoys a towering reputation among enthusiasts as the drift icon beloved in Initial D. But long before drifting fame, the nimble AE86 built an esteemed rally racing pedigree from the mid-1980s onward, humbling more advanced machinery. Thanks to brilliant weight distribution and handling finesse, modified AE86s became giant slayers in rally…
Honda Integra Type R DC5 – Peak Front-Drive Performance Perfection Debuting in the summer of 2001, Honda’s third iteration Integra Type R arrived just as the 1990 Japanese performance wave crashed. But this DC5-generation model refused to fade quietly by perfecting the front-drive sport compact to astonishing levels through meticulous attention to detail. Significant weight…