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If you think traffic is bad, wait till you see All Cars Go To Heaven 2 where our friend John attempts to drive his model T 1000 miles off road across Utah. The work required to climb a rocky 10,000 foot pass is astonishing. Read more

Lexus has a brand new gearbox. and no traction control. I say we try it. Read more

I use all my tows with AAA. Even if I don't need them. Sometimes it just saves me a trip running a car to service. Read more

I, too, thought this was especially stupid until I actually arrived at the Fun2Drive rental counter outside Tokyo where I was picking up the last bone-stock R34 Skyline on Earth in order to film last night’s episode of /DRIVE on NBC Sports. Even though Fun2Drive’s cool-ass owner, Yoshi, spoke and read perfect English, Read more

The TTS has a different gearbox entirely. It’s a transversely mounted engine, and so it shares it’s dual clutch with the VW Golf and Jetta range of products. The S4 had a different dual clutch gearbox meant for its longitudinal engine configuration. Switching to the 8-speed across the model range saves cost while not Read more

I see this thing at Supercar Sunday all the time. It’s an “Avanti” on a S197 Mustang Chassis and Interior. It’s hideous.

Most manufacturers know what the majority of their customers want. The simple fact that the Z06 is available in a convertible with Z07 package indicates GM knows that 95% of Z06 customers will not see a hot track day and therefore will never have these issues. Those who do go to tracks are generally happy to get an Read more

When I tested the Z06 the NCM track in Kentucky on a 90 degree day, I could get 5 laps at a time before the oil temp would spike to nearly 300 degrees and I’d have to cool it down for 30 minutes or so. Z06 is amazing for quick, time-attack stye racing, but would be frustrating for recreational track days without an Read more

no they came to me. we recorded the VO in a sweeeeet booth in LA. Read more

I know all the TG America hosts are on it, the (former) TGUK hosts, and a bunch of racing drivers. Read more

Also in Forza 6, you will have the fortune (or mis-fortune, depending) of having my voice intro several of the races and cars! Read more

Fortunately she also has an endless supply of fresh linens.... Read more

she does live on a farm and tow horse trailers like 30 miles from manhattan, so it’s not that insane that she’d have one of these (and someone else to drive it) Read more

we shifted the programming schedule so that tuned and big muscle run in opposite quarters, not concurrently. So big muscle is up first, and Tuned comes back in October. We are filming new content over the next 8 weeks for that show. Read more

Podcast will be up tomorrow; we got back very late last night from vacation and are recording tonight. Sorry for the delay! Read more

Wait until you see All Cars Go to Heaven 2. It’s going to be awesome. As far as I know, we’re the only people with drone footage of a Model T off-roading. It’s so strange and cool. Read more

At the risk of shameless self promotion (which I’m not above, BTW), I’d like to point out that between /DRIVE, The Smoking Tire, and our All Cars Go to Heaven film series, we do each and every one of the things on this list. Read more