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Al-sigh-uh-nee: Subaru’s other sports cars were way ahead of the curve
When the BRZ and its Toyota 86 sibling muscled their way into the sports car market people lauded Subaru for "finally building a sports car". While the BRZ is a cracker of a sports car, it wasn't Subaru's first attempt at building one. Introduced to the world in 1985, Subaru’s first sports car went by many different names but had one central philosophy: bring new ideas to the sports car market. It was sold in front-wheel drive and all-wheel-drive layouts, with Subaru’s EA82 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed engines in aspirated and turbocharged formats later joined by their ER27 2.7-litre flat-six in some markets....
Hub up! Why changing your classic Subaru's wheels is worth it
Classic cars have the style, modern cars have the engineering... or so the traditional logic goes. Of course there is no reason you can't do what Marty has done with his WRX STi coupe and put all the best later model saucy upgrades into his classic coupe, in the hope of trouncing MOOG's good-handling BRZ - and you can now see the showdown HERE. Marty has been having a blast taking his classic WRX STi to track days since he picked it up, but driving a 20-year-old turbocharged performance car hard regularly can unearth some underlying issues. Even when they were...
Inspector Gadget - passing the TÜV registration check
When we did our TURBOS & TÜV movie (check the video HERE) our mate Björn helped us buy the cheapest VW Golf GTI on the Internet and was instrumental in guiding us through the legalities of modifying a car in Germany. He has just re-registered the Golf in Germany and gave us a great rundown on the process. This is Björn in the back seat. Say g'day to everybody! "In Germany to register a car it has to pass a technical inspection and an exhaust test every two years. The TURBOS & TÜV Golf had to do this in July 2020. Doing this is...
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Five key things your garage should have
If you're going to work on your car at home there are certain tools or items you should have which will make your life easier from the very outset. These are staples of not only the MCM workshop (as seen in the latest video HERE) but both Marty and MOOG's home garages. 1. A workbench Next to a good quality trolley jack, a workbench is just about mandatory in any garage set-up. For space reasons it isn't always easy to have one of those killer heavy duty set-ups but even a folding plastic table is better than working on the...
