Over the weekend I attended a BMW of North America Ultimate Driving Experience. This is a one day autocross type of event where you can safely get behind the wheel of some of the newest BMWs and push them to their (relative) limits. The car I was most interested in driving was the new BMW …
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It’s been six months to the day that I’ve owned my Quarter Million Mile E90. A lot has changed in a very short amount of time, both on the car and in the world we live. Due to working from home for the last six months, I’ve only added roughly 3,000 miles to the odometer, …
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The simple answer to the title? Confusion, back pain, bug bites, and a few very muddy SUVs. There is a more complex answer that we’ll get to, but please humor this parking lot racer as I tell you the story of our muddy weekend adventure. The Off-Roading Plan Our goal for this scorching 90 degree …
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We love sharing our own adventures, but we can’t do any of this without readers like you! So, we’re also sharing the stories of our followers. Want to share yours? Click here. What do you drive? 1993 Honda Civic (Honda Challenge Racecar) What got you into cars, and when? I had always played with toy cars …
Sedan sales have been decreasing over the last few years, but I don’t think Hyundai got the memo when they were making the 2020 Sonata. It may come as a surprise, but the Sonata has been around for 30 years now. Incrementally improving each year, it has evolved into a quirky sedan that holds its …
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We love sharing our own adventures, but we can’t do any of this without readers like you! So, we’re also sharing the stories of our followers. Want to share yours? Click here. Our first featured follower (say that three times fast) is Chris Drabouski. Chris hails from the Northeast and has been heavily involved in …
In a market where vehicles are becoming more automated and less connected machines, very few companies are holding on to the joy of actually driving. For 30 years Mazda has given us the Miata, the most raced driver’s car of all. But what happens when you grow up, have a family and/or a corporate job, …
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A few weeks ago I sold my 2017 Fiesta ST to Carvana and bought a high mileage E90 BMW 328i. It has 244,000 miles on the odometer. You’re probably thinking I’m crazy. You’re probably right. The Fiesta ST was a fantastic car for somebody who needed something cheap, practical, fun, and reliable. When I was …
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For years, the Mazda Miata has been known as the perfect beginner car for high performance driving. It is front-engine, rear wheel drive, with three pedals and great chassis dynamics to boot. But what happens when you want all of those driving dynamics in an actual “usable” car? Enter the Scion FR-S. At this point …
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Although BMW’s 1 series was introduced to Europe in 2004, our first introduction to the baby BMW in the United States didn’t come until 2008. BMW offered the 1 series with two inline six-cylinder engines – either a naturally aspirated, 230 horsepower “N52” in the BMW 128i or twin-turbocharged, 300 horsepower “N54” in the 135i. …
