Muscle cars? Rally car? Subaru's WRX is a bit of both in TR (track ready) trim, plus it's affordable.
Review: 2024 Subaru WRX TR: The Family-Friendly Rally Car
2023 Toyota GR Supra 3.0 Premium review
What you need to know about the new manual shifting Supra ... Oh what a feeling! That’s what Toyota used to crow about its cars, but let’s be honest, the feel great cars are usually just that, cars with a sporty nature. I mean a pickup or SUV is a conveyance, a sport car is... Continue Reading →
2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Premium
Jet Gray Mustang Mach 1 ready to break the sound, er, speed barrier ... Speed hooked many of us on cars, that raw power to go faster than our brains can barely imagine, or cope with. It’s the reason for racing and racy cars, for high-horse engines, and it’s why NASCAR’s Darrell Waltrip says things... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart Honda Civic Type R
Autoart's Civic Type R looks ready to rip in 1/18 scale ... When I was a youngster and Honda Civics were new to the U.S. market, they were cute, nimble econoboxes that got great gas mileage and weren’t very expensive. Times change. Now Civic has grown to be as large as an Accord used to... Continue Reading →
2020 Toyota GR Supra Premium
New Supra delivers: Oh What a Feeling ... Seems collectively we’ve forgotten that it’s fun to drive a car, a sports car in particular. Instead the driving nation thrives on the high-riding muscle of big pickups and SUVs that 25 years ago might have been considered farm implements, or candidates for a Monster Truck rally.... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart’s Aston Martin Vulcan
James Bond would covet this sexy Aston ... Britain’s Aston Martin brand stirs images of James Bond deploying a bulletproof screen behind his DB5, spraying bullets from the machine guns in its running lights, squirting oil on the road to wreck the evildoers following him or ejecting said henchmen through the passenger’s side roof. It... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart’s 2016 Ford Focus RS
Ford's raciest Focus, the RS looks great in 1/18 scale … For my job reviewing cars for Public Radio I got to test drive the pocket rocket that is Ford’s Focus RS. Better put on your big-boy pants and racing shoes if you go that route. See my review https://savageonwheels.com/2017/06/02/2017-ford-focus-rs/ In short, the RS is... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart Audi R8 FIA GT GT3
Here's a steamy hot version of Audi's R8 racer ... Just like in the real racing world, Autoart now makes composite die-cast bodies for its models, one of the latest being a steaming hot version of Audi’s racy R8. It has been a few years since I got to test drive the 1/1 version, but... Continue Reading →
2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI Autobahn
VW Golf GTI is one rockin' little hatchback ... Nimble handling, turbo power and sporty ride are nearly forgotten in the auto world now that SUVs and crossovers rule the roads. But Volkswagen has a long memory and it mastered handling years ago. With turbochargers added to VW’s economical 4-cylinder engines it now has power... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart’s Chevy Corvette Grand Sport
Striking look makes Corvette Grand Sport a winner … Corvettes of late are little rockets that cost less than pricey European rockets that are capable of on-track racing, but usually end up in an upper class suburban driveway instead. But that would be a waste for Chevrolet’s famous muscle car, especially in Grand Sport trim.... Continue Reading →
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