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May 26, 2010
Photo of the Day
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor
A good night shot is one of those holy grails of automotive photography–everyone tries to photograph their ride in the dark, and almost no one does it correctly. This shot from Ben’s ride page is close, and deserves props. Nice work!
A Clean EF Sedan
By Speedhunters
Car Culture At Large
As I walked around the Eibach Meet earlier this month, I found dozens of Hondas that were spotlight or feature-worthy. From blinged out show machines to hardcore track cars, there was no shortage of cool vehicles. However, there was one car that really caught my eye – a very well executed EF Civic sedan. Ten years ago if somebody said “’80s Civic sedan” and “classic” in the sentence, I would have laughed. Now, over 20 years since this body style hit the market it definitely has a nostalgic feel. And I’m eating my words. Continue reading at Speedhunters
By Mike Garrett
May 24, 2010
May 10, 2010
Death Proof
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Finally saw Death Proof over the weekend. It was kind of boring for long stretches, but there was definitely some amazing stunt work. But is anyone else annoyed when directors eliminate headrests on front seats? I know why they do it, and it doesn’t bother me too much in mainstream movies, but Deathproof is a car movie, and for me anyway, removing the headrests in the Civic, Mustang and Challenger was distracting.
May 8, 2010
Snot Rocket
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Ten years ago this ’89 Civic served as Dave’s daily driver in college. Then he started autocrossing and got the modding bug. So now Dave is hoping to be invited to the 2010 Grassroots Motorsports Ultimate Track Car Challenge. Check out his ride page and if you like what you see, rate him up!
April 21, 2010
WRX-Civic Mashup
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Words cannot describe… Ok, they can, but I’m lazy and anyway you’re probably better off reading the full thread at Honda-Tech.com
April 15, 2010
Time Capsule JDM Civic In The Netherlands
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor
The three-door hatch is my favorite Civic from this era. And this perfectly preserved specimen, a 1990 recently shipped from Malaysia to the Netherlands, has only 7000 kms on the clock–that’s 4350 miles! Up until it was sold, it was even still running its original Bridgestones, a 20-year-old set of tires. Great find for whoever picked that one up. See more pics at VW Vortex.
April 8, 2010
Photo of the Day
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor
Those orange doors are for some reason the perfect backdrop for Mat’s Civic–see more great shots at his ride page. And keep those Photo of the Day suggestions coming!
March 5, 2010
Top Ten Automotive Things About Which I Disagree With Most Other Automotive Journalists
By Sam Barer
Sound Classics
If you read the major car publications it’s easy to get the feeling that all automotive journalists agree on everything. When journalists sing universal praise, throw jeers or are notoriously silent, it’s hard for readers to disregard.
There are plenty of conspiracy theories that blame editors beholden to advertisers scaring writers into not even trying to say something good about one car or bad about another. Personally, I buy more into the explanation of groupthink, as it’s easy to be confident in your opinion when others have come to the same conclusion time and time again.
I, however, being totally independent (not to mention subtle-as-a-chainsaw) have no problem saying where I differ from the rest. So here is my list of Top Ten Automotive Things About Which I Disagree With My Colleagues.
10) Chrysler 300C: I’ve owned plenty of Chryslers in my time, so maybe this is why I approached the 300C with a more critical eye. Consequently, I never liked the 300C (and its lesser variations) as much as the rest of the automotive journalists.
Everyone else saw a good-looking car with ample power from the “Hemi V8″. I saw past the nice styling and focused on a huge car with sub-Honda Accord-sized leg and knee room (courtesy of typically ultra-thick, but not very comfortable front seats). As nice as the Hemi (sans hemispherical combustion chambers) was, it couldn’t overcome the totally numb steering and spongy braking that made the car feel cumbersome. Plus, as someone who lived through Chrysler ownership, there was always the certainty that the 300C would be just like Chrysler’s other vehicles — engineered at low cost to ensure high failures, which would only be made worse by one of the most poorly trained dealer service networks in America.
Continue reading after the jump!
February 28, 2010
Murdered Out
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Nik murdered out both his ’99 Crown Vic and his ’97 Civic. Which do you prefer?
