The Mitsubishi Mirage Rally car – How Mitsubishi’s Rallying

The Mitsubishi Mirage Rally car subcompact seems an unlikely choice to conquer the World Rally Championship against imposing European machinery. But through relentless development, Mitsubishi transformed the humble Mirage into a dominant force in international rallying throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s.   Driven by champions like Tommi Mäkinen, Mirage rally cars overcame power…

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VW Corrado – The Cutting-Edge German Sports Coupe

The VW Corrado early 1990s ushered an exciting era envisioning a high-tech future through concept cars and production models alike. Among mainstream brands, Volkswagen embraced this ethos strongest transforming its economical image almost overnight with the radically styled Corrado coupe. Introduced for the 1989 model year, this aerodynamic 3-door hatch channeled formula racing inspiration, unconventional…

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MG Rally Car: The Competitive History of Hot Hatch

MG Rally Car – Most car enthusiasts know MG only for classic British roadsters from decades past. But in the early 2000s, the MG brand enjoyed rally racing success campaigning an unlikely hot hatch contender – the MG ZR. An affordable roadgoing warm hatch available with 160hp, engineers from MG and their motorsports division turned…

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Anime R34 Skyline Often Glorified in Classic Anime Series

Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 Often Glorified in Classic Anime SeriesWith its menacing styling and reputation dominating motorsports during the 1990s, the blisteringly quick R34 generation Nissan Skyline GT-R left an indelible mark on pop culture – including being immortalized in classic anime series centered around street racing like Initial D and Wangan Midnight. Let’s explore…

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