By Jeremy Allan Glover   When you think of classic Japanese supercars, one of the first ones that come to mind is the Acura NSX. It has styling that to this day looks modern… and with a mid-engine rear-wheel drive platform, it has just the right kind of amazing set-up that screams: I’m gonna tear [...]

Canada is soon to lose the RX-8 and Lancer Evolution X Story by Budd Stanley, photos courtesy of Mazda and Mitsubishi Canada   Jeremy Clarkson said it best when he uttered, “I just can’t help thinking that…cars like this will soon be consigned to the history books. I have this horrible, dreadful feeling that what [...]

Story and photos by Jeremy Allan Glover The Mitsubishi Evolution cars have always been known as hard core …and pretty much street rally cars. Since the Evo 1, they have been much sought-after impressive cars that give a crazy bang for your buck. They have been in dog fights with the Subaru STi since they [...]

Ringing out a rally-prepared Fiesta Story by Budd Stanley, photos by Jordan Allan   It is one of the most exciting and exhilarating forms of sport on the planet that sees everyday commuter cars become airborne rockets dancing between immovable trees and horrifying cliffs at break-neck speeds. Rallying combines motorsport with adventure tourism and extreme [...]

Photos and text: Jeremy Allan Glover   Honda S2000s are a popular choice for somebody looking for a RWD Japanese car. They are fun to drive and like most Hondas, the aftermarket part support is endless. The S2000’s are pretty fast stock… but when you run your own tuning/dyno shop, a stock S2000 just would [...]

Story and Photos by Giancarlo Pawelec (AutoMotoFoto) With the introduction of the first Nissan GT-R in 1969 at the 15th annual Tokyo Motor Show, the gears were set in motion for what could easily be called the most cult-followed performance vehicle in history. Originally, Nissan’s GT-R (designation PGC10) was a four-door sedan marketed as a [...]

Learning the Fine Art of Racecraft   Story and photos by Budd Stanley   This part of the magazine is primarily dedicated to the modification of one’s vehicle to either make it look the way we want, sound the way we want or to go as fast as we can make it. Now, in terms [...]

HPA Motorsports builds something special out of the only VW Scirocco to hit our shores Story by Budd Stanley, photos courtesy of HPA Motorsports   When you think of “Supercar Killers,” the Mitsubishi Evolution and Subaru WRX STi inevitably come to mind. And as potent as these cars are with high-strained turbocharged engines and active [...]

Text by Dave MacKinnon, Photos by the Manufacturers   I was just trolling the 12V Insider forums when I stumbled across a discussion of mobile electronics installation wiring guidelines. I have to admit, this is one of my favourite topics, and one I have spent some significant time researching. It is also critically important to [...]

The future will soon be going beyond simple ECU Flashes   Story by Budd Stanley, photos courtesy of Porsche, Ferrari and Formula One   Today’s technology has allowed tuners to get massive gains out of the common turbocharged engine. As many manufacturers are turning to turbocharging to produce both high power output and emissions efficiency, [...]