Cold, Wet and Rainy Canadian Car Culture
By Phillip Oliveira This past weekend, myself and a bunch of crazy Canadian gearheads from the Facebook group “Track Day, Bro!” got together and arranged a cruise as a sort of final hurrah before winter...
North America Bound 2018 Civic Type R Spied!
We recently got our first look at the US bound 10th generation Honda Civic earlier this month. It’s been updated with an attractive, fresh look, all kinds of modern technological wizardry and a 1.5l...
Getting Under 8 Minutes Around the Nurburgring
If you talk to any track day bro, you’ll find out that when they head to the track, they do it for one purpose; faster lap times. Meet Gab, Kostas and Andreas, three Italian petrol heads who have access...
Porsche’s Rear-Wheel Steering: How Does It Work?
Porsche’s rear-wheel steering system isn’t particularly revolutionary; Honda’s humble Prelude featured it in the late 90s. However, while Prelude only used it to reduce the cars turning circle, the...
Racing An Ariel Nomad Against A Dirt-Bike – It Doesn’t Get Any More Mental Than This
What is the Ariel Nomad? It’s a psychotic, dirt spewing-off road version of the iconic Ariel Atom. Powered by a 2.4l Honda K24 producing 240bhp and weighing just 1477lbs, it’s properly fast, and thanks to...
This SR20 Powered CRX is out of this planet!
What do you get when you swap a JDM Nissan SR20DET into a Honda CRX? This monster found in Greece, built by someone with extraordinary mechanical ability. Everything about this car is perfect, wide...
Track Day Bro! Where to get started.
By Phillip Oliveira So maybe you want to get into racing, but you’re not sure how to start? Or you’ve got the car and the racetrack, and you’re looking for some advice? GT Speed has got you...
The 1160hp, Twin-Supercharged Chevy Nova: A Super-Sleeper!
Car people throw the term ‘sleeper’ around left-right-and-center, but every so often we come across a car that is the embodiment of the term ‘sleeper’. I present to you a 1972 Chevrolet Nova. Those...
Driving a 2015 Ford Fusion in the California Canyons!
By Phillip Oliveira It took me a while to gain the courage to sit down and pen this article, and for good reason. I'd be willing to bet that you, the reader, are a pretty avid car-nut. You like speed,...
Civic Type-R vs. BMW M3 vs. Audi RS3; the Winner will Surprise You!
By Phillip Oliveira Believe me, I’m the first person that will triumphantly proclaim that rear-wheel drive cars are better than their all-wheel and front-wheel drive counterparts in every conceivable...