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An Underestimated Pocket Rocket: The 2002 SVT Focus Was More Quick And Fun Than Most Suspected

And yes, I was one of those that underestimated these cars before I owned one. Many moons back I had bough a 1999 Mustang Cobra and life was grand. I was cruising that thing to work and back, rumbling my way into the parking lot and laying tracks in the afternoon. Then the unthinkable happened. […]

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Jungle In The Raw: This Incredible Four Minute Clip Shows Jake Crimmins Setting A Maple Grove Track Record In Jungle Jim’s Funny Car!

Now this is a legit jaw dropper. You are about to see some really amazing footage, shot at Maple Grove Raceway in the mid 1970s which shows young Jake Crimmins making a test rip in Jungle Jim’s Funny Car. Crimmins would go on to be a hired driver for Jim, perhaps stemming from this very […]

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Listen To This Porsche 908/3 And Its Flat 8 Engine Scream Around A Road Course

As much as we give credit and praise to the muscle cars, drag racing machines, and stock cars of the late 1960s, we often forget the sheer badassery of the road racing iron that was competing back then as well. Take for example the Porsche 908. While not as brutal as its more powerful brethren […]

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Jaecoo J7 CKD rolls off new Shah Alam assembly plant – exclusive to Jaecoo brand, launch on July 19

Chery has opened its new assembly plant in Shah Alam – the facility, Chery Corporate Malaysia, will be exclusive to the premium Jaecoo brand (Chery’s own models will continue to be built at the Inokom […]

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Bruised And Battered Maruti WagonR Gets A New Lease Of Life [Video]

The Maruti Suzuki WagonR was launched in India on 18 December 1999 and it is being sold till date. Since then, the car has undergone multiple facelifts and generation changes. Today, we will cover the restoration job of an old model WagonR which is done by Autorounders, a popular workshop for car restoration and modification. […]

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