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Watch Two Tuned Performance Wagons Go For The Kill In Epic Series Of Races

Posted on October 23, 2021 6:00 am by admin

What Brings The Heat To The Race?

The Subaru WRX STI wagon is tuned by Racedynamix. It features a 2.0-liter, EJ207 STI engine that makes 500 horses. The mods on this build include an SC46 turbo, a five-speed Pfitzner Performance gearbox that powers all four wheels, and a Syvecs S6 ECU with anti-lag, launch control, flat-foot shifting, and rolling launch. It rides on semi-slick tires on all four corners.

The Volkswagen Golf R Estate is powered by a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder turbocharged engine. Power is sent to all four wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. The mods on it include a Venom 500 turbo, an Autotech high-pressure fuel pump, a Revo low-pressure fuel pump, and a Wagner intercooler. It is riding on Michelin PS4S tires.

The Subaru weighs 1,150 kilos (2,535 pounds), giving it a power-to-weight ratio of 434 BHP/ton. The Volkswagen has a stripped interior, but still weighs 1,500 kilos (3,307 pounds) – significantly more than the Scooby. This gives it a power-to-weight ratio of 333 BHP/ton.

0-60 mph

0-60 mph: Winner – Volkswagen

The Subaru took just 3.168 seconds to touch the mark, but the VW was even quicker. It sprinted from 0 to 60 mph in 2.974 seconds

The first round was the 0-60 mph individual test. Here, the Subaru took just 3.168 seconds to touch the mark. The Volkswagen, on the other hand, was quicker. It took just 2.974 seconds to touch 60 mph from a standstill. Well, thank the dual-clutch auto gearbox and the all-wheel-drive system.

Winner: Volkswagen Golf R Estate

Quarter-Mile Run

Quarter-Mile Run: Winner – Subaru

The Scooby ran the distance in 11.382 seconds at 125.66 mph. The German was almost as quick, taking 11.507 seconds at 122.49 mph to complete the distance

The Scooby went first and ran the quarter-mile in 11.382 seconds with a trap speed of 125.66 mph. The Volkswagen Golf R Estate was a tad bit slow, but still fairly impressive. It took 11.507 seconds at 122.49 mph to complete the quarter-mile distance.

Winner: Subaru WRX STI

Quarter-Mile Races

Seeing how closely matched both the wagons were in their respective quarter-mile runs, the race was going to be exciting. The Subaru was quicker off the line in the first race and managed to keep the lead till the very end. It looked like it would be a mighty close race, perhaps one of the cars beating the other by the nose, but it wasn’t. The WRX STI wagon beat it by at least three car lengths.

Winner: Subaru WRX STI

The driver of the Golf R Estate, Yuri, wanted to give it another shot. So, they raced again to see if the German wagon would get a better and smoother start off the line. As it turns out, it did! The Golf R Estate sped off the line, leaving the WRX STI in the dust. The latter was able to get quite close by the end, but not enough to win. With the way the Subaru was going, the result could’ve been different had this been a half-mile race. But, the Japanese hit a snag and that could’ve been the reason for the result.

Winner: Volkswagen Golf R Estate

The next two races belonged to the VW. In one of these, the Subaru hit a hurdle, but the next one was as close as it could get, which the German eventually won again

After fixing it up, they raced for the third time, and this was the closest race of them all. The wagons were neck-and-neck halfway, but then the Volkswagen edged slightly forward. In the end, it won by barely a car length.

Winner: Volkswagen Golf R Estate

Roll Race

The rolling race was up next. The Subaru had a better kickdown here and got the lead as soon as they touched the starting line. The Volkswagen couldn’t catch it and eventually lost the race. There was just one roll race, and it belonged to the WRX STI wagon.

Winner: Subaru WRX STI

Watch this epic race below and share your thoughts with us in the comments section.

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This Toyota Tacoma Has Driven 1.5 Million Miles, But There’s A Catch

Posted on July 10, 2021 5:00 pm by admin

A car reaching a million miles is unusual enough, but Mike Neal here is already midway to the next million. This is based on the fact that his 2008 Toyota Tacoma has clocked more than 1.5 million miles. That’s a little more than 2.5 million kilometers.

Neal has owned the truck since new when he got it back in November 2007. It’s a 2008 Axis Cab. The engine is a 2.7-liter four-cylinder mated to a six-speed transmission that produces 159 horsepower, and it can tow up to 3500 lbs.

Engine 2.7 liter 4 cylinder

Power 159 HP

Torque 180 LB-FT

Transmission six-speed automatic

Towing capacity 3,500 lbs

It’s quite a frugal engine. Neal reportedly keeps a record of the Tacoma’s fuel economy as well, which he claims is between 22.5 and 23.5 miles per gallon.

Just in case you were curious, here’s the scoop: The odometer displays 999,999 miles, and the vehicle trips every 2500 miles. As a result, Neal keeps track of his mileage using the trip odometer. He displays the mileage on the back of the vehicle with stickers, and he refreshes the amount every 10,000 miles.

How exactly did Neal clock so many miles? It is due to his occupation, in which he travels roughly 500 miles per day around Virginia and North Carolina. Neal is a nuclear medicine technician who does PET scans.

For Neal, the Tacoma has shown to be really dependable. At 880,000 miles, he had to completely replace the engine with another one that had previously already logged roughly 100,000 miles. A new torque converter was due after 1.3 million miles, and Neal opted to put in a new transmission at that point, as the previous one was weak and likely nearing the end of its life.

Considering the high mileage and daily drive of hundreds of miles, the insides are in excellent condition. Although there are traces of wear, the cab is still darnn tidy. Tacomas in general are known to hold their value well, one of the strongest in the industry.

Apparently, Mike’s truck is worth between $7000 & $9000 according to KBB.com, even today. Neal got the truck over 13 years ago for around $22,000. It’s staggering that it still holds close to just under half its value.

It’s possible that Neal needs a new Tacoma. His wife is now pressing him to stop driving the Truck and retire it for household duties. Neal however is still relentless, continuing to use his truck and has no intention of selling it. The video’s host Jeff is attempting to start a campaign to get Neal a brand new one from Toyota. People like Neal certainly deserve it as they are a testament to Toyota’s legendary reliability.

Watch Jeff & Mike take us around the truck in the video below

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James May gets yet another Hydrogen Powered Mirai

Posted on July 2, 2021 10:00 pm by admin

James is one of those fortunate people that has the means to own some really special and interesting vehicles. He always has some kind of exotic car, like a Ferrari or a Porsche in his garage. The man certainly has the ability to pit truly unique and unconventional cars against each other.

James compares the BEV to the FCEV

About a year ago, he made a film where he compared a BEV; his Tesla Model S 100D against his old Toyota Mirai. In that film, he spoke extensively about the pros and cons of a conventional EV and a car powered by Hydrogen.

According to James, either one of these electric vehicles might be the future. In retrospect, he admits he remains clueless as to which would catch on.

Both of these cars are zero emissions, however, the approach to replenishing them is different.

He also drew comparisons of how each drivetrain delivers its power and he went on to have an argument with himself where he spoke about each powertrain’s shortcomings.

How they differ

For instance, in order to charge up the BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle), it takes a considerable amount of time and we don’t really know yet if the power it is using from the grid came from a renewable source, which completely defeats the purpose of an EV in the first place.

The FCEV (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle) meanwhile is far more conventional in that you can just pull up to a Hydrogen filling station, top it up and be on your way. However, the biggest problem is actually finding an outlet that dishes out Hydrogen. You see, the real problem is the current lack of Hydrogen infrastructure.

The Hydrogen that FCEVs use is stored at incredibly high pressures and it takes a lot of energy to produce it, let alone even transport it. And herein lies the problem. There just aren’t enough filling stations that dispense Hydrogen, apart from a few in states like California in the United States, some parts of Europe, and Japan.

James’ New 2021 Toyota Mirai

Coming back to James’ new ride, he had recently declared on the DriveTribe YouTube channel that he would be replacing his old Toyota Mirai, which he got back in November 2019. with something more interesting. Surprisingly, he got yet another one, the 2021 Toyota Mirai. And there it was, sitting in his bunker ready to be unveiled. Strangely, until that point, James had never even sat in the New Mirai, let alone seen one.

Once he took the wraps off the car, which had taken him over five minutes, typical James – Captain Slow, he was very excited indeed with his purchase. It looks rather sinister in an understated shade of black according to James. He could have got a blue one, but his Model S is already blue.

Unveil done, James took his new Mirai for a quick spin with his Camera person Lucy, right into rush hour traffic in London. The weather was also appalling. The team wanted to get some new shots of the car. In the end, they abandoned the shoot and do what most English people do, which is to go to the pub.

The 2021 Mirai

The new 2021 Mirai came out earlier this year and Toyota is pitching it as a Luxury sedan powered by Hydrogen. It has 180hp and a range of around 400 miles between fuel stops or should I say Hydrogen stops. The Mirai comes in two trims with the base model starting at $50,000 going up to $70,000.

What’s Next?

We can’t wait to see how the new Mirai stacks up against the Model S. Expect a full-blown review of the New Mirai by James May in the coming weeks.

Watch this space.

Source: James May has bought ANOTHER new car!

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The Very Best From Ingolstadt Go Head-to-Head – The Ultimate Audi Showdown.

Posted on June 26, 2021 10:00 pm by admin

When it comes to motorsports, Audi has an illustrious racing past. The Bavarian carmaker has conquered the Nurburgring 24-hour race five times since 2012. Audi has shattered several records with its diesel and gas-powered cars, and it appears that it is all set to do the same with its EVs.

Audi has taken a huge step forward with its all-electric 2021 Audi RS e-Tron GT. The futuristic electric vehicle shares a significant number of similarities with its sibling vehicle, the Porsche Taycan. Furthermore, the RS e-Tron GT is equipped with dual electric motors.

The standard e-Tron GT has 522 hp, whereas the RS model packs 646 hp.

This power is translated into pin-you-back-in-your-seat acceleration thanks to an innovative two-speed transmission. The E-Tron’s first gear is purely for launching, while the second gear is used to improve efficiency.

We have an R8 to represent the past, which Audi plans to discontinue. The mid-engined supercar first appeared in back 2006, and Stark purchased one around two years later. The car used in this drag race is a second-gen 2021 R8 V10 Performance – Green Hell Edition. Now that’s a mouthful. The design pays homage to the R8 LMS GT race car. It is Audi’s badge of distinction for dominating the Green Hell.

The normally aspirated 5.2-liter V10 engine is plenty powerful on its own. It produces 620 hp and is coupled to a 7-speed S-Tronic gearbox with all-wheel drive. The R8 V10 Performance sprints from 0 to 60 mph in 3.1 seconds and tops out at 206 mph.

The R8 is down on power when compared to the RS E-Tron GT, but the EV has the drawback of being heavier than the R8. We know that Supercars with V10 engines are quick but quicker than electric cars? Let’s find out.

Let the Race Begin

Both cars line up and launch. One of them pulls ahead. Which one, though? Both Quattro cars had nearly identical launches although, the RS E-Tron GT took the lead almost immediately and does not let the R8 gain on it.

The race was over rather quickly. The E-Tron GT took 2.85 seconds to get from 0-60 mph and the Quarter mile was done in a blisteringly fast 10.69 seconds. The R8 meanwhile wasn’t far behind with a 0-60 time of 2.95 seconds and 10.95 seconds to complete the quarter-mile.

The drag race demonstrates how formidable electric cars are becoming. While the R8 lost the race with honor, it is clear that EVs will continue to grow and evolve.

Final Thoughts

The RS E-Tron GT is a 4 door practical family sedan capable of transporting five passengers in utter silence around the Nurburgring. The R8 on the other hand is a purpose-built race car for the road. We can see how the gap in performance has closed between gas-powered cars and EVs.

Prior to the actual race, Auditography issued a disclaimer declaring that the showdown was held on a closed bit of road and. They, urge their audience to not attempt the same on public roads.

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The Rimac Nevera Is So Tempting An Employee Couldn’t Refrain From Speeding

Posted on June 5, 2021 10:00 pm by admin

The Rimac Nevera On The Road, Doing Illegal Things

First off, what the driver of the Nevera is doing in this video is actually illegal as he’s seen hitting speeds of up to 232 km/h or about 144 mph on a two-way, dual-lane road new Dubrovnik, Croatia. According to information in the video title, at his max speed, the driver is doing some 142 km/h or 88 mph over the speed limit. On the plus side, and despite the fact that the road seems fairly thin, traffic at the time the video was recorded wasn’t all that dense so the only real danger was for the driver and passenger. So what happens when you do 232 km/h in a 90 km/h zone? Well, we’re not sure, but we promise it’s probably not good. In most countries across Europe and even in the United States, that kind of speed is enough for the police to invite you to hand over your license for a while – a fate that probably doesn’t work out to well for a guy that works for an automobile manufacturer of any caliber.

Following the release of the video, Rimac found and CEO, Mate Rimac, issued a public apology for the 41-year-old driver’s actions and included a bit about how the driver himself called the police to report his on-road crime.

“Our attitude is clear: we inform all customers, guests, and employees that driving is happening on public roads and that they must follow the law. The driver from the video called the police himself. The police came and conducted an interview and will be punished as anyone else would be punished in this situation. For other rides, we will be better careful and supervising. I apologize for the inconvenience.”

With that in mind, I can’t help but wonder how that conversation went down the after the video made its rounds and into the view of anyone at Rimac. Did Mate Rimac put on his gangster shades and direct the driver to report his actions to the police or were things more laid back with a few “what the *** were you thinking” moments in the middle. I suppose we’ll never know, but according to Croatian newspaper Index.hr, the driver is facing some kind of chargers for excessive speed on D8 in Ratac. I doubt we’ll here more about it, but it goes to show how easily people can be tempted to enjoy extreme power when we have it on tap. In honesty, I probably would have done the same, but I wouldn’t have let my buddy record it and post it online. But, as they say, you live and you learn, right?

The Rimac Nevera Serves As a Reminder That Future Car Tuning Will Happen Via Software Updates

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Hennessey Wants To Give The Ram TRX and Durango SRT A Hellephant Swap

Posted on April 23, 2021 10:00 pm by admin

We Could Be Looking At Two 1,200+ Horsepower Vehicles Here

In the video, John Hennessey talks about pairing the Hellephant engine with the Ram 1500 TRX and the Durango SRT. The Hellephant engine is a homage to the 426 HEMI V-8 from the past. Mopar sells the Hellephant as a crate engine, which it unveiled at the 2018 SEMA Show. It displaces at seven liters and comes with a 3.0-liter supercharged that made 15 pounds of boost. The result of this was 1,000 horses and 950 pound-feet of torque.

The aftermarket company has already tried this in the TRX when it built a 6×6 version of the truck called the Mammoth. But, coming from Hennessey, no stick figures are even enough. So, they tuned it up to produce 1,200 horses, thus making it one of the most powerful trucks ever. The company has even tuned-up the standard 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 Hellcat engine and offers the TRX with it. It makes 310 horses and 319 pound-feet of twist more than the stock truck, which brings the power output to 1,012 ponies and 969 pound-feet of torque.

John even mentioned Hennessey’s got about 60 TRXs in total, so it seems like a popular choice for the Hellephant build in the four-wheel-drive avatar. For now, the company has got two Hellephant crate motors with it, which could mean both, the TRX and the Durango, getting one engine each. We could see these builds make more than 1,200 horses and perhaps, over 1,000 pound-feet of torque too.

Conclusion

This video was the first episode of a new ‘Hellephant Madness’ series, so we could see the crate engines being plonked into the vehicles in the upcoming videos. If you were to make a decision, which vehicle would you choose to be powered by the 7.0-liter, 1,000-horsepower Hellephant engines? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

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You Might Want to Think Twice About Putting Big Wheels On Your EV

Posted on November 15, 2020 2:00 am by admin

In typical EE style, you’ll get to see a fair share of formulas and calculations that help explain why bigger wheels hurt range. It’s also important to note that Mr. Fenske refers to that particular case when overall tire diameter remains the same, but the wheels are actually bigger. This basically means the car will have to ride on smaller-sidewall tires. At the same time, width also plays a role, because it dictates the frontal area of a tire.

In the end, it all comes down to aerodynamics and airflow, in particular. Specifically, a 20-inch wheel is going to mess up the airflow (aka create turbulence) around it more than an 18-inch wheel, for example.

To counteract that effect, more and more carmakers are starting to use aero covers for the wheels. That’s also the reason why McLaren opted for covered front wheels for the Speedtail – to shut down any turbulence that might increase drag and therefore slow the car down.

In an electric car (just like any other car, for that matter) more drag means that the powertrain has to work harder to push through the air (i.e. needs more energy), which in turn depletes the battery quicker, hence a shorter range.

Ideally, you’ll want to have a flat surface throughout, with the tire and the wheel perfectly aligned in a solid sheet. In reality, that’s impossible to achieve because brakes need cooling so the wheels has to have some free space to let the air flow in to the calipers and rotors and then go out.

Of course, this is all backed up by numbers and calculations and if that’s what you’re into, check out the video below.

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1954 Kaiser Special – One of the Most Beautiful Failures in Automotive History

Posted on July 12, 2020 2:00 am by admin

The Special was actually a version of the Manhattan and its design wasn’t entirely new for 1954. Kaiser had a big stock of unsold vehicles in 1953 so it changed a few parts on the existing bodies to create a new model.

It might sound lazy, but the sharp, concave grille and the bowed taillights made the sedan stand out among sedans from the era. The bubble-style roof and the arched beltline that became really low toward the rear add to its unique look as well.

Sadly, the Special arrived at a time when Kaiser was already struggling to survive. Frazer left the company in 1951, sales began to drop when GM and Ford launched their first new cars after World War II, and its six-cylinder engine was underpowered.

Kaiser halted U.S. production in 1955 with less than 8,000 Specials built. Many of them didn’t survive, so the Special is actually a rare automobile, but it will never become as desirable as other Detroit-built cars from the era. But it will always stand out as the unpopular car that’s different and downright beautiful.

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