Of the many cars to appear in the “Fast and Furious” franchise, Han’s Mazda RX-7 from “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” stands out thanks to its Veilside wide-body kit. Craig Lieberman, a technical advisor for the early movies…
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Deep dive: Paul Walker’s R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R
The late Paul Walker was a big fan of the Nissan Skyline GT-R, owning several of them, including this R34 model. This video offers a deep dive into the car’s history from someone who knows it inside and out. Craig…
Deep dive: Dominic Toretto’s Dodge Charger from “The Fast and the Furious”
“The Fast and the Furious” may have been built around tuner cars, but a muscle car stole the show in the 2001 hit movie’s final minutes. The Dodge Charger became one of the most iconic cars in the franchise, with…
Deep dive: Volkswagen GTI history
The recipe is familiar. Take a front-wheel-drive economy and add some spice. That’s how the Volkswagen Golf GTI reinvented the affordable performance car. With the eighth-generation GTI on the way, VW delved into the car’s origin story. In 1974, a…
Deep dive: The Mercedes-Benz Unimog was originally meant to be a tractor
Many great automotive names have ties to agriculture. Lamborghini made tractors before it made supercars, and Porsche and Ford have dabbled in farm equipment over the years. That’s also the case with the Unimog. The versatile work vehicle sold by…
2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI deep dive: Quicker, more digital, still plaid
Volkswagen calls the upcoming 2022 Golf GTI the most digital GTI of all time, but don’t worry, the German brand is referring to the car’s interior. The techno-revolution will spare the sporty handling that has made it a hot hatch…