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Jake Thiewes

Fan of all things wheeled. Queso enthusiast. Will badger you to come to the track and get rides and/or HPDE seat time, because everyone deserves to be a slightly better driver.

2021 Lexus IS 350 F-Sport AWD Review: Good Noises Overcome Small Annoyances

July 8, 2024January 8, 2021 by Jake Thiewes
2021 Lexus IS 350 F-Sport

Lexus first introduced their compact sport sedan, dubbed ‘IS 300,’ as I was headed off to my first day of middle school. The rear-wheel drive sedan went toe-to-toe with BMW’s … Read more

Categories Street Cars Tags Lexus, Lexus IS, New Car & Truck Reviews Leave a comment

Our 2020 New Car Reviews… In Review

July 8, 2024December 23, 2020 by Jake Thiewes and Tyler Longmire
tyler jake yearinreview

It’s been one hell of a year, a year that started off strong and turned into one of the bumpiest in quite some time. Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, we … Read more

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2020 Lexus LX 570 Review and Towing Test: What Worked Then Feels Tired Now

July 8, 2024December 14, 2020 by Jake Thiewes
2020 Lexus LX 570 towing

The Lexus LX came about out of necessity. The early 1990s saw a rise in popularity of sport utility vehicles, and while several brands were offering luxury-oriented trim levels of … Read more

Categories Trucks and Towing Tags Lexus, Lexus LX, New Car & Truck Reviews, towing 3 Comments

2020 Ford F-250 Review: Towing with the 7.3L ‘Godzilla’ V8 and Tremor Off-Road Package

July 8, 2024December 3, 2020 by Jake Thiewes
Ford F-250 7.3 Tremor towing

When I hear the words “seven point three Ford,” my mind immediately paints a picture of the ubiquitous late-1990s and early-2000s Super Duty trucks. They’re all hooked up to trailers … Read more

Categories Trucks and Towing Tags Ford, Ford F-250, Ford SuperDuty, New Car & Truck Reviews, towing 2 Comments

2020 Lexus GS350 AWD Review: An Ode to Aristos Gone By

July 8, 2024November 13, 2020 by Jake Thiewes
2020 Lexus GS350 AWD

In decades past, Lexus’ midsize GS sedan was the de facto choice for Lexus buyers who wanted something a bit bigger than the compact ES but smaller than the full-size … Read more

Categories Street Cars Tags Lexus, Lexus GS, New Car & Truck Reviews 1 Comment

2020 Honda Civic Type-R Review: An Out-of-the-Box Driver’s Car, No Mods Necessary

July 8, 2024November 5, 2020 by Jake Thiewes
2020 Honda Civic Type-R rear

I have to kick this piece off with some honesty. After reviewing the 2020 Honda Civic Si, my curiosity about the Civic Type-R was piqued. The Si, while good on … Read more

Categories Street Cars Tags Honda, Honda Civic, Honda Civic Type-R, New Car & Truck Reviews 3 Comments

The 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is a Drag (Strip) Queen That Can Handle a Road Course

July 8, 2024October 28, 2020 by Jake Thiewes
2020 Shelby GT500 orange

Ford’s Mustang has been considered an iconic American “pony car” since the first cars were sold back in 1964. Call it a pony car, call it a sports car, whatever. … Read more

Categories Street Cars, Track Cars Tags Charlotte Motor Speedway, Ford, Ford Mustang, GT500 Track Tour, Shelby, Shelby GT500 1 Comment

2021 Kia K5 EX Review: High MPG, Highway Driving Assist, High Value

July 8, 2024October 26, 2020 by Jake Thiewes
2021 Kia K5 EX

About a week ago, I had a relatively long-haul drive to make: Washington, D.C. to Charlotte, North Carolina for the sake of racetrack seat time with Ford’s new Shelby GT500. … Read more

Categories Street Cars Tags Kia, Kia K5, New Car & Truck Reviews Leave a comment

The 2020 Mazda MX-5 Miata Loses That ‘Special Something’ with an Automatic Transmission

July 8, 2024October 22, 2020 by Jake Thiewes
2020 Mazda Miata RF automatic

Late last year, Mazda reached out and asked if I’d like to spend a week with the 2019 MX-5 Miata RF. My answer was a resounding “um, duh, of course” … Read more

Categories Street Cars Tags Mazda, Mazda Miata, Mazda Miata RF, New Car & Truck Reviews 4 Comments

My 2020 Racing Season Was Short, but Ended in a Championship Win

July 8, 2024October 7, 2020 by Jake Thiewes
Plum Crazy E36 M3 VIR

The last time I wrote about a race weekend, I’d returned home from Virginia International Raceway with a broken car that had questionable stopping power. Even though my mechanic was … Read more

Categories Road Racing Tags BMW, BMW M3, E36, Jake's E36 M3, Motorsports, NASA Mid-Atlantic Leave a comment
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