2 Toyota recently announced that in the near future, all of its new vehicles will have advanced semi-autonomous driving features like Automatic Emergency Braking, Lane Departure Alert, Automatic High Beams and adaptive cruise control. I have a fair of experience with similar features from other brands, and admit that for a car that I use every day to go to work, […]
As I hinted at a couple weeks ago when writing about Ryan’s old SW20, I’ve bought in completely to the street class mentality. Part of me was afraid to do this because it seems so incredibly boring. The car stays plain. Tuning options are limited. I don’t get to go fast. As I’ve known all along though… the right wheels […]
A recent work trip took me to Circuit ICAR in Mirabel, Quebec. If you haven’t heard of ICAR, I am not surprised. I myself only discovered ICAR recently in relation to another project I am working on. The fact that an unrelated work trip took me to the circuit was a happy coincidence. Since motorsports development and relevance has become a big interest of mine, […]
1 I have recently been viciously debating the merits of keeping my FR-S stock (or at least street class legal). Parts have been purchased. Sleep has been lost. Friendships have been strained while I, as usual, renege on my promises. Sarcasm? The truth is that the last two years of car life has been blissful… except for the absence of raining […]
My car is cared for and loved, but it has not necessarily had an easy life. With a little more than 13000km on it now, it seems to only ever emerge from the garage for track events. To and from these events, it sees no more than 3500rpm as I challenge myself to improve my gearbox work by keeping the […]
2 I recently discovered THIS document about the updated BRZ, and am finding it more and more difficult to imagine myself NOT trading the current car in for a new model. Yes we’ve all heard about 5 more horsepower and bigger brakes… but this document describes a whole lot more than that, and makes a good argument for real meaningful improvements that […]
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