By Dan Strohl

Hemmings

…I dub thee the Leno Special! All kidding aside, Geoff Hacker sent us these photos recently and received a quick reply from the Forgotten Fiberglass mailing list as to the identity of the coupe. As long as you’re not on the mailing list already, can you identify it? See the other pics at Hemmings

By Speedhunters

Car Culture At Large

The car belongs to Logan Schlegel, he has perfected the look of his ’08 STi. He just recently added the Prodrive GC wheels in 18×10.5 +22. There is no denying this car looks good.

By Jeroen Willemsen

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

The video game world is vicious, and if they walked into the same bar, I can imagine the Forza Team and the Gran Turismo team going at it like the Hatfields and the McCoys. So I was entertained when I saw that each franchise has released tributes to Ferrari’s new bambino, the 458 Italia. Now, in the interest of impartiality, I haven’t watched either of these clips, and I’m curious to see which one you guys think is cooler. So hit the jump to watch both videos, and leave your opinions in the comments.

Continue reading "Forza and Gran Turismo Square Off!" »

By Fireball Tim

Movie Car Design Master

What can I say? What can I do? How can I convey the idea of something so wrong, so bad, so heanious, so utterly fantasmigorical (Yes, that’s a word, my word)… This Corvette is NOT the new hybrid concept that GM is working on (and they are…). It’s not an OLD concept car that time forgot. It’s not a simple MOD that someone bolted on. As in “NOT OLD MOD.”

THIS, my CarDomain friends, is the “CORVETTENOT.” A razzle dazzle wrong machine on every level. It’s SO bad, that it falls into the “Cool Cars from Outer Space” category that I just now created. Just NOW.

Unless, of course… YOU guys like it. Then I’ll take it all back. ……Someday.

STEP AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE!!!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Some of your may remember the Cheap Thrills Dart, a low-buck project car that ran in Hot Rod Magazine in the mid-90s. The goal was to get the old A-body to run 12s for $2,000, and they ended up with 12.69 at 107 mph for $1886.92. Not bad.

After the tranny blew in the middle of the first Hot Rod Power Tour, David shipped the car home and then ended up selling it a short while later for $800, thinking he’d never care about it again. He saw the car around Hollywood for a year or so before it disappeared. Well, now David wants his old Dart back. It was a factory red 273/auto car with a black bench seat interior. If anyone knows the Dart’s wherabouts, post a comment below.

By DriverSide

DriverSide

You have to love factory tuner cars and the companies willing to sell them. They put their reputation on the line, slapping their badge and warranty on big-winged, look-at-me designs that boast bloated horsepower numbers and raspy exhaust notes. With some automakers, you know you aren’t looking at much more than some fatter wheels wrapped in ultra low-pro rubber and a fake hood scoop, so it’s hard to get excited. But when Mazda gets involved in the factory tuner game – a company where Zoom-Zoom conveniently works both as a catchy marketing riff and a to-the-death engineering mantra – you know good things are just around the corner. Bizarro two-tier semantics aside, Mazda got a lot right with its first shot at the Mazdaspeed3 back in 2007. Wisely then, they aren’t fiddling with the recipe too much. Crammed into the shell of the new 2010 Mazda3 is the same drivetrain as the last Mazdaspeed3, which would be a 263 horsepower turbocharged engine, six-speed manual transmission and a limited-slip front differential. And because Mazda is mindful enough to keep a North American engineering staff on hand to fine tune vehicles for our market, we get the most hardcore version of them all. Front-drive hoons have never had it so good.

Continue reading "We Drive the Mazdaspeed3" »

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Ron is definitely going for it with his 1991 Chevy Van. See all the pics on his ride page!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

The top ranked Cordoba on CarDomain is gone, but it went out in style. Be sure to read the full story (including an article in Grassroots Motorsports) and watch the video on KriderRacing38′s ride page.

Oh, and is Natty Light the official beer of CarDomain or what? Exibit A. Exibit B.

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

13 years ago, I followed a girl I’d know for just three months all the way from Tampa to Seattle, and it was, unquestionably, the best decision I’ve made. Ever. We were together for another three years, and when we broke up, the idea of moving away was ridiculous. I love Seattle to its wet, soggy core, and I’ll miss it and all my friends here immensely—but CarDomain has made me an offer I simply can’t refuse. Monday morning, I’m catching a Virgin America flight to Los Angeles, where I’m going to start my new position as Road Test Editor. To say that I’m excited would be the height of understatement. I am going [expletive deleted] bonkers. LA is the center of world car culture, and I’m going to get to attend amazing events and drive some incredible machines. Honestly? I’m still spinning at the fact that I’m actually moving. Nads and the folks in the LA office say I’m in for some serious culture shock, but I’m prepared, and I’ve already got a place with one of my best buddies. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be writing about adjusting to life in the land of swimming pools and movie stars, so stay tuned, and keep your fingers crossed for me…

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

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