Lifted Subaru BRZ Rallycross, Model Car Police Chases, A Broken Land Rover: The Best Automotive Videos On YouTube This Week

The automotive treasure chest that is YouTube keeps on giving this week. See just how much detail and care goes into customizing Donks. If you've ever wondered just how good previous generations of the Honda Civic Type R were, there's a guy who purchased one generation that had an interesting-looking design.

Car payments are still at all time highs — and if video footage from an auto auction is any indication, repos are up too. If you don't believe me, wait until you see an Acura Integra, a car that's been on the market for just over a year, dirty and parked among a bunch of other cars waiting to cross the auction block.

Check out that and more with the best automotive videos on YouTube this week.

Does a three year difference between a single model make much of a difference? YouTube channel Driving Sports TV set out to answer that question pitting a 2023 Subaru Crosstrek against a 2021 Crosstrek. A series of off-road tests will determine if newer really is better or if they're exactly the same.

A Land Rover LR3 is a vehicle that you'd probably want to avoid if you don't want to drive something with a ton of problems. They're notoriously unreliable as Autoalex V2 found out. He purchased an LR3 (or Discovery as they were still known in the U.K.) for just over $3,800, and goes about as badly as you'd expect.

While the FK8 Honda Civic Type R was the first Type R model to come to the U.S., the rest of the world has been enjoying Civic Type Rs for years. One of the more controversial Type Rs was the FK2 produced from 2015-2017. It had a... unique looking design. But it also had a 306 horsepower turbocharged I4 that was enough to make you forgive its looks. Calvin's Car Diary was lucky enough to purchase an FK2 Type R recently. It must be pretty damn great because he seems to love it.

Anything that has model or die cast cars is a winner. Renbricks took 1/64 scale cars from the 80s to create police chase and crash scenes. The fact that it's all in slow motion makes it even better.

Taking a slightly modified Subaru BRZ and putting it in a rallycross race is one of the dumbest, greatest things someone could do. And that's exactly what The Topher did when he entered a Subaru BRZ that had been slightly raised and fitted with trail tires and entered it into a rallycross race. The BRZ surprisingly held its own on the loose dirt track.

What do you get when a Long Wheelbase Range Rover, Mercedes-AMG G63, Lamborghini Urus, Ford F-150 Raptor R, Rolls Royce Cullinan and a Cadillac Escalade-V pull up next to each other? One of the wildest drag races you'll probably ever see.

Auto Action Rebuilds scored a find at a Manheim auto auction recenetly. He managed to pick up a third generation Ford Taurus SHO from the days when Ford shoved a Yamaha developed 3.4-liter V8 under the hood. He took a risk buying this in a red light auction; that pretty much means he purchased it without knowing anything about it.

Homemade Clay Cars ENG did something pretty interesting. Using plasticine clay, he made a small scale replica of a Gazel Next, a Russian made cargo van that looks similar to a Mercedes Sprinter. Using the van and another clay model, he performed realistic crash tests using them. With realistic looking damage due to how soft and pliable the plasticine clay is, it's an interesting watch that you keep having to remind yourself isn't real because of how real it comes across.

Yungjunghead took an opportunity to highlight the great work he does fixing up old American cars and turning them into Donks. From the huge iconic wheels to immaculate interiors complete with all kinds of ambient lighting, you can't help but appreciate the kind of detail that goes into each of these.

In another video by Auto Auction Rebuilds, he visits the local auto auction to see what's on the lot — and the cars he finds there are a brutal reminder that a lot of people are still in way over their heads with car payments. From a current generation GMC Sierra 3500 HD Denali, to the new Acura Integra to a 2020 Saleen-tuned Mustang, there's more than a few freshly repossessed cars to choose from.