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There is an obvious large divide between American and Japanese car enthusiasts. The age old rivalry is fun and all, but it turns out that we all like certain cars for very similar reasons and purposes. Here is a quick list of Japanese cars that have quite a bit in common with certain American models.

You can always respect a reserved, clean build, and that aspect has been true about modified cars for decades. However, the more famous trends in modern car culture stem from the JDM subculture, in the form our outlandish wraps, crazy cosmetic parts, and small aesthetic touches that push a car beyond the norm. This styling has found its way into the USDM car scene, and here are some highlights of this mixing.

For starters, I’m glad that I invested in wheels, tires, and eibach springs as 2 first mods. It mixes function with looks, which is a perfect balance in my book! (Car pictured is @kevcity ‘s ecoboost). His car is probably my favorite modified S550.

This is a shorter post based on a concept that was brought up in the comments in my last blog post ( https://www.carthrottle.com/post/ajv9o4g/ ), and that comments section is just a complete mess… I guess that’s the cost of having an opinion on the internet! But anyways, onto the main topic.

As many of you know, it’s now a rumor that Dord will be scrapping the 3.7 “Cyclone” V6 mustang from the lineup, leaving only the inline-4 eco boost and V8 GT. With the announcement of the Ecoboost, it seemed inevitable that the V6 had a replacement on the rise. The car was hyped beyond belief, being the major change for the S550 generation lineup.

When the old Top Gear trio announced their website “DriveTribe”, it recieved mixed responses from all of us on CT. Some of you said you were jumping ship, and others called it out for “lying” about its claim as the first social site for petrol heads. I’ve been using Drive Tribe for the last 4 days, and feel that I can properly tell you guys what DriveTribe is all about.

To me it’s a modern interpretation of the grille fogs from the s197 chassis. What do you guys think of the grille?

Both are from ford, both are manuals, both cost around £30,000 ($40,000) and both are very blue! To bulk the mustang up lets say it’s a premium performance pack with leather recaro’s.

Base GT350 Jaguar F-Type v6 s 2014-ish GTR(low level trim) (I won’t realistically get all three of these, but I’d love to get one!). Post your guy’s realistic dream cars and your “game plan” for getting it. These are more like dream car milestones that are within reach compared to ultimate dream cars. Example: Yes, a Huracan is my dream car, but my next car would most likely be a GT350 that I save up for.

In the 1960’s, American car companies were star struck by the elegant lines of Italian cars such as the 1960 Ferrari 250 GT, and the previous 1958 Ferrari 250 designed by Pininfaria. Ford in particular took a liking to Italian design, and pushed to re create the same gorgeous exotic looks as Ferrari in the “exotic” locale of Dearborn Michigan. And so it began. Ford designers went to work capturing one aspect of these Italian exotics, the fast back profile. This was the most dramatic alteration to the Thunderbird, resulting in a sleek, elegant profile.

In the car world, the word “tuner” is not commonly used to describe “American” cars. The typical car nut would instantly think of a Supra with a man hole sized turbo, or an incredibly burbly 2-stepping STi. When someone talks about an American car, it’s assumed to be something heavy with a massive and torquey v8, that does burnouts. There are multiple origins for this idea, (one being The Fast and the Furious), but that’s another topic altogether. It’s very rare for American cars to follow this tuner car formula, and here I’ve taken my four favorite four banger American tuner cars.

As it’s pictured in my post, the app is called VinWiki. It was started by Ed Bolian, the world record holder for the Cannonball run. It has a similar style to the earlier CT, allowing users to post photos of their cars. The twist I like is that you can post cars that you own using the Vehicle ID number. Vin Wiki has an emphasis on tracking the journey of your car and ownership, which I think is a great idea for us car enthusiasts. This makes Vin Wiki better suited to car enthusiasts that own cars, like the website Wheel Well.

Ever since I first found a fun twisty road, I’ve been itching to find one that truly pushed my car, allowing me use all 300 of it’s horses. Finally, I discovered a mountain road. Here’s a link to some driving clips: https://youtu.be/ktDZC8fnTCQ

For this article I reflected on my five months of owning my Mustang, and thought of 9 reasons why I’ve enjoyed owning it, and why other people should! I’ll make this into a YouTube video later on, but here is my article!

Most new drivers start off their car ownership with used cars, and there are several advantages to this. There is a very wide selection of vehicles, including sports cars that have fallen to depreciation. However, cars like the e46 m3 and ‘06 mustang GT end up being a handful for a new driver in terms of maintenance, reliability, gas, and most dreadfully insurance. Several car manufacturers are making brand new cars tailored to the new driver. They combine practicality,affordability, reliability, and in some cases sportiness, making them desirable to younger petrol heads.

Ah, the v6 Mustang (AKA the rental car). While I absolutely love my car, there are some glaring downsides to owning a v6 mustang and being a car guy. Here are 4 reasons why!

The v6 mustang is probably the most hated variant of the mustang. It is a car common among non-petrol heads, the most commonly “riced” trim of the mustang, and worst of all lacks ford’s signature 5.0 coyote v8. However, if you push all these superficial beliefs aside and view the car without bias, the v6 mustang isn’t as bad as others would lead you to believe.

So today I stopped on a steep hill. When I had to start moving, I revved the car to 1500 rpm’s, and slowly let off the clutch. I stalled. Do I need to rev the motor to a higher rpm to not stall?