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Have you watched the latest episode with MOOG diving into why his beloved Falcon XR8 drift taxi did a big mechanical sad at the last MCM drift night? You can WATCH IT HERE and witness the (pretty epic) carnage. Understanding why people love the six-cylinder BA-FG Falcons over the V8s is pretty easy when the XR6T had the iconic Barra engine that made more power when you looked at it sternly. But why do so many Aussies, particularly those from 25-50 years old, have such a sentimental draw to V8 Holdens over Ford Falcon V8s?  The answer comes from something...

It is an uncomfortable fact for some of us older chaps that, while we think of turbo DOHC 6-cylinder engines like the Nissan RB, Toyota JZ and Ford Barra as being a lovely modern way of making power, they're actually old tech now. A port-EFI DOHC in-line six with turbocharger power redefined how much power could reliably be made from small-capacity engines in the early 2000s, and they still run hard today... but technology has moved on.  The Nissan RB is over 40 years old. When Nissan introduced it to the world way back in 1985 the Chevy small-block was...

This is an open letter to everyone who loves a dynamic rear wheel-drive platform: go buy a BMW 1-series before they start exploding in price. The Internet is full of people crying out for the halcyon days of the 90s and early 2000s, when small- and mid-sized RWD cars seemed to be everywhere, and it was fairly easy to make them not just fast in a straight line, but good to drive as well.  The days of budget Silvia and Skyline builds, or affordable E36 and E46 M3s, are long past now. The newest of those JDM classics are almost...

It seems Marty's choice of BBS LMs for his JDM AMG wagon (WATCH THE NEW EP HERE) has drawn a lot of commentary from people. While style is relative and people are free to not like the look of the BBS LM (and be wrong for doing so), the argument that these wheels belong more on JDM cars or only older VW, BMW or Audi builds is flat out wrong.  The LM was launched in 1994 as a lightweight two-piece forged aluminium wheel designed for use in endurance racing at the hardest circuit race on the planet: the Le Mans...

I bought a cheap E43 AMG from Japan auction for $40K landed and have been on a mission to find the right wheels, eventually going from buckled stock 20s down to custom 3-piece 19" BBS - but is the internet satisfied?