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The DeLorean DMC-12 had a difficult start and a difficult life. The guy who wanted to build this car was John DeLorean and he had the plan to build an ethical car, which means a car which was safe, long-lasting and sustainable. He was a manager from GM and had the opinion that small, high-quality cars with efficient engines were the future. The problem was: The rest of the GM staff had a different opinion and later, in 1973, after some arguments with the staff, he decided to quit the job and to make his own sports car, which was proved to be difficult.

Istilah velg palsu atau fake wheels jarang dikenal di Indonesia. Orang lebih mengenal istilah velg replika, yakni velg aftermarket dengan banderol lebih terjangkau yang biasanya memplagiat desain dari brand velg ori (original) ternama, baik itu aftermarket maupun OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer). Perdebatan tentang memilih velg ori atau replika bisa dibilang sebagai perdebatan yang mungkin tidak akan menemui akhir. Keduanya memang memiliki pasarnya sendiri yang menyasar segmen berbeda.

In 1982, BF Goodrich ran a Porsche 924 with road based T/A Radial tires to a class victory at Le Mans, and with a bigger budget and a thirst for better publicity for the tires they decided to move up to the C2 class for 1984. The team called Lola and asked them to build a chassis, and they delivered. Lola chose their already established T600 as the basis for this new car, which would be designed around a very unique engine. Following the class victory of Mazda in C2 the previous year with the 717C, BF Goodrich made an agreement with Mazda to run their wankel rotary engines.

Disclaimer - This post is done by a teenager who has not driven both of the cars. Aesthetics This is main region where the both car differ from each other, they even have the same engine! I’ll get to that later, let’s talk aesthetics first.

After the failures of Mazda’s previous two rally cars, a front wheel drive Group A 323 and a rear wheel drive Group B RX-7, Mazda hit a turning point. They needed to prove themselves in rally racing to compete with other Japanese manufacturers. Rather than developing a completely new Group B monster they chose to move back down to Group A and take the trusty 323 to a new level. They produced a new homologation special for the road that would allow them to take on Group A. They fitted the 323 with a new all wheel drive system and turbocharged the 1.6L 4 cylinder.

The Toyota sports 800, is what opened the flood gates for small sports cars all over the world that we all know and love, it was the first ever affordable production sports car for the Japanese domestic market, and its success sparked japan to go sports car crazy. with cars such as the 2000GT, celica, mr2 just to name a few, and here is how it done it.

Oh the Smart Roadster. A little two-seater that is not really known in the car community since it’s overshadowed by the other two-seater roadster, the famous Mazda MX-5… But why do I like it more than the Miata and why should you?

Suzuki isn’t the first manufacture you think of when some one says “fun”. Yes, there are the few outliers like the Swift Sport, but in general, they are just another cheap Japanese family car. However, there is a little hidden gem. This happens to be the quite plain Suzuki Kizashi. Why the Kizashi? What is it? Well let me enlighten you.

Most of you probably remember when in the 2nd episode of the new Top Gear season, Chris Harris pointed out some car related mistakes in movies. Although it was made for laughs, I couldn’t agree more with him. Sure, nowadays it’s extremely hard to find a film with no goofs, but some of these minor mistakes could have been avoided, if a movie director had hired someone who knows something about cars. That’s why I decided to make this list of 4 annoying mistakes in a big budget Hollywood movies. So now, let’s get ready for some serious nitpicking!

Here’s an age-old question. “One day, you got a 10 million dollars from someone. That guy said use this cash to buy a car of your choice. What car did you buy?” You can buy any car. Yes. ANY car. Most of the CT be like: “I WILL BUY A (insert overrated JDM car here) AND TUNE IT TO 1000+HP!!!” But as for me, no. Instead of buying a Skyline or a Supra and tune it, when I got that money, I rather immediately rush to the nearest Ferrari or Lamborghini dealer, and buy an Italian V12 supercar. That makes a better deal than buying a JDM car ever if you want to get to 600+ hp.

Concepts. Unrealistic, wild, and they usually set a preview for the future of a car brand. They are usually a set of wavy, angular lines with usually an unrealistic amount of technology. Concepts could be a preview of a future product which will be produced, or it gives a preview of the brand’s future design. Unfortunately, most concepts are rarely produced, due to impossible designs to be mass-produced, lack of technology for the body panels and sometimes it gets produced, but looks very different from the concept model.

Believe it or not, there used to be a time back in the 20th century that Alfa Romeo used to make great cars. Especially in the 1960s, Alfa Romeo, at its peak, built cars like the Alfa Romeo Spider, one of the most iconic cars in automotive history. But from then on, it slowly went downhill for the Turin-based car manufacturer. But what were the causes of that? And how the 4C and the Giulia could take Alfa Romeo back to those glorious oldern days, I will explain in this article.

Today I present to you my review of the 2014 BMW M4 Coupe. Now this is my own personal opinion and if you do not agree with it,do as you wish. Anyway let us begin…

A short funny story about this blog post : I came up with this idea about busting stereotypes, after getting “roasted” in #triggertheCTzens. [Note : If you are a Porsche Fan Boy, like me, you will surely enjoy this, but please don’t start a discussion about who builds the best cars ! This isn’t the meaning behind the post !!!] Here we go !

I’ll be honest with you: I am disgusted by JDM fanboyism. And, unfortunately for me and you, it is growing. It is growing fast. Fanboys worship and overrate everything made in Nippon. (Japanese for Japan)