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As soon as MCM's latest episode hit the Tubes of You a wailing and gnashing of keyboards was heard across the world as some aggrieved viewers demanded Marty and MOOG "go back to working on nuggets". But, what is considered a nugget in 2021? We live in strange times, when the common 1990s Japanese performance cars many of us grew up buying and selling for a pittance are now sought-after classics. Values for iconic cars like Nissan's R32-R34 Skyline GT-R, Toyota's JZA80 Supra, and even Honda's DC2 Integra Type R have surpassed many traditional "classic cars" like Chevy Camaros, Minis, and even old...

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While the Internet debates whether MOOG's new RS3 daily driver is a nugget or not (you can check out THE LATEST EPISODE HERE), plenty of people are missing a great opportunity to learn about the 100% undistilled awesomesauce that is the Audi in-line five-cylinder engine.  These sonorous, warbling beasts have been around for over four decades now, and have gone through numerous upgrades in that time, just in factory tune.  First gaining fame in the 1980 UR Quattro as a 2.2-litre single-overhead-cam unit, they have retained the in-line five and turbocharged layouts through the years, and now thanks to the wizardry of modern...

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If you have watched the LATEST VIDEO ON MOOG'S NEW CAR (click HERE) then you'll see plenty of frothing over a turbo five-cylinder all-wheel-drive Audi. But what makes them so special?  While Audi has built mega-fast cars using four, six, eight and even 10 cylinders they are most famous for their turbocharged in-line five-cylinder engines, which date back over 40 years to the 1980 UR Quattro. From its humble beginnings as a 197hp production motor, it quickly grew into a fearsome race engine making over 600hp that dominated the WRC, IMSA and Trans-Am series, eventually being banned from them. The UR...

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Who said off roading had to be serious business?!

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In the latest ep of the MCM Jimny build (which you can check out HERE), the lads get the full skinny on how to set up a mad trail-bashing, rock-crawling, dune-hucking off-roader, with some help from VW and 4x4ing expert Isaac.  A first aid kit and basic recovery gear, including a set of Maxtrax (or similar boards), plus a winch or recovery straps are among the first things that should be purchased. However, as MOOG discovered, you can go too large when buying a winch... MOOG's 12,000lb-rated winch (the only one he could buy at short notice) was way too much...

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