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Motor Trend Head 2 Head: Subaru BRZ vs. Ford Mustang V6

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Kudos to Motor Trend for coming up with an interesting comparison on this one. Lets say you are in the market for a mid-range (under 30 thousand) new car with a warranty that is rear wheel drive, has a back seat and is sporty enough to do some autocrosses or track days on the weekend. The best candidates on your list would be the new Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ, Ford Mustang V6, Hyundai Genesis coupe and maybe the V6 Chevrolet Camaro. In reality, probably not too many people are going to cross-shop the two cars in this comparison, but they do belong in the same genre. As with the rest of the high quality FT-86 reviews, there is a lot of talk about being a balanced driver’s car vs. having power and the contrast with the Mustang illustrates it very well. Editor Angus Mackenzie drives both cars on some mountain roads and then they are turned over to Randy Pobst for a lap time around Streets of Willow.


Source: Motor Trend on YouTube.

Bonneville Lakesters at Pebble Beach

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This is a video from Pebble Beach in 2010 where they honored some of the pioneers of Bonneville speed records of years past. One of the cars they look at is still the current record holder for flathead V8’s going 236 mph. The SoCal Speed Shot P38 belly tank car was also in attendance along with it’s builder. It’s definitely a cool look into an era of real American ingenuity that is still being carried on today.


Source: EarthAdvocate on YouTube

AutoCar’s Long Term Verdict on the BMW 1M

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The BMW 1M is, conceptually speaking, one of my favorite modern cars. Right off the bat the car was made for the enthusiasts without making a lot of compromises for broad market appeal. To keep development costs down, BMW Frankensteined the 1M together with stuff they already had in the parts bin. The rear axle is from the E46 M3 and the 3.0 liter twin turbo inline-6 is the same as the one you can get in the regular 1-series and 3-series, but with an upgraded turbo, exhaust and fuel mapping. This is the first M-car to have a turbocharged engine, but that’s not a bad thing. Between variable valve timing and direct injection, modern turbocharged engines like this one feel very much like larger displacement naturally aspirated engines. The plus side is you get much better fuel economy and gobs of fun torque instead of a high strung peaky power band. That’s what makes this car so much fun. Unfortunately the 1M was only sold for one model year to preserve its classic status. That’s a shame becuase BMW definitely got it right with this one.

Source: AutoCar on YouTube

High Speed Footage of SuperMoto

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I came up with a neat analogy to explain Supermoto while watching this video. It’s like inverted rally on motorcycles. In rally, street going cars are modified so that they can race on tarmac and off-road. In Supermoto, off-road bikes are modified so they can race off road and on asphalt.

sm_neutal – shot on red. epic-x / 120 fps and 300 fps / canon glass from Norbert Jalitsch on Vimeo.
Source: Autoblog