An eight-cylinder piston engine with two banks of four cylinders sharing a single crankshaft and arranged in a V shape is known as a V8 engine. The American 1914–1935 Cadillac L-Head engine is regarded as the first automotive V8 engine to have been produced in substantial quantities, while the French manufacturer Antoinette created the first…
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The Fox-body 1979-1993 Ford Mustang Buyer’s Guide
Ford produced the third-generation Mustang from 1979 to 1993. It is frequently known to as the Fox body Mustang and was constructed on the Ford Fox-body chassis. It made waves as it was Ford’s first attempt to modernize the Mustang by creating the Fox platform, which geared the Mustang back to the performance world. It…
Top 5 track cars you can buy for $10,000
Track days can be a ton of fun, but they can also be very expensive. For most weekend track folks, they are either taking their daily driver or they are running a cheap car strictly reserved for track days. As we all know, sports cars are not cheap and track-rated sports cars are even less…
The best performance new 2022 car bargains
It might be hard to imagine that there are car “bargains” with the way the car markets have been going in 2022, but that just depends on your definition of “bargain”. This is multiplied when one considers purchasing a performance car. Oddly enough, I don’t think there has been a time yet like there is…
Looking at a Mustang Mach-E? Here is what you need to know
The Ford Mustang Mach-E may have only gone on sale in 2019 but it is quickly becoming one of the most popular electric vehicles (EVs). It has won the 2021 North American SUV of the Year Award and it’s one of the EVs that is attracting many gas-powered owners to transition to electric. The Ford…
Top 5 hybrids to buy in 2022
Gas prices are continuing to rise but the electric car market isn’t right for everyone just yet. Luckily, depending on your needs and wants there might be a happy in between; the hybrid. A hybrid vehicle uses two or more types of power, usually a gas motor and an electric motor. Depending on where you…
Is Ken Block really worth $200 million
You’ve probably seen one of Ken Block’s Gymkhana videos on YouTube and wondered, who is that guy? Ken Block is a professional rally car driver who is also an incredibly successful entrepreneur. Originally, Block quit his job in architect to start snowboarding in Colorado but he wasn’t successful. He then began designing various equipment for…
Top 5 most reliable diesel pickup trucks you can buy used
Even in 2022 diesel trucks are not going away, in fact I think they are actually getting more popular. The rising gas prices have started to sour the tase for prospective gas truck buyers as they look to something with better fuel economy. On the flip side, the increase in gas prices have also made…
The guide to muscle cars for 2022
When you think of “muscle cars,” you might picture vehicles from the 1960s and 1970s, but there are some fantastic examples on the market as of 2022. Now that I know that many of the recognisable names from that era are not even currently being built, I can see that the variety of muscle cars…
The SN95 Mustang is still a great cheap muscle car
In a world where the automotive industry is in complete turmoil it might be hard to define “cheap” but the SN95 seems to check off all the boxes of a cheap muscle car these days. SN95 or SN-95 is simply the codename for the fourth generation of the Ford Mustang. During production, Ford guarded the…