Archive for April, 2009
Meet the New Boss: Chrysler Goes T.U., Merges with Fiat
Chrysler today announced bankruptcy and a plan to merge with Fiat and form a new company. This agreement will allow Chrysler to optimize its manufacturing footprint and global supply chain, while providing Fiat with access to the U.S. market.
With Dodge and Chrysler dealers across the nation hearing nothing but crickets for the past few months, [...]
Kia Soul Hot-Lap at Mazda Raceway
The 2010 Kia Soul doing the most unlikely of activities: running a hot lap around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. We were unable to find a hamster to drive it, so editor Ryan Douthit took to the wheel and gave it his all.
Dave Mirra’s Disappointing Stage
Dave Mirra faces disappointment on Day 2 of the Olympus Rally, Round 3 of the Rally America National Championship. Driving the Super Production Class Subaru STI, Mirra along with co-driver Derek Ringer “goes wide” in a turn and the resulting damage puts him out of contention for the event.
Nissan Gets Juiced On Electrics
The car looks like a basic JDM-spec Nissan Cube – but as you turn the key, there’s no whirring of a starter, no cough as the engine catches and comes to life. Just a green light on the dash. “We’re ready to go,” says the engineer.
And that’s all there is to it. Step on the [...]
2009 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X Offroad
After 6 years, Driving Sports finally conducts its first truck video review. What a way to start, too. The Nissan Frontier PRO-4X is loaded and ready for offroad action. In this video, Ryan Douthit takes on extreme water hazards, inclines and more.
DSTV 13: NYAS, Trucks, Fast and the Furious
The full version of Driving Sports TV, Episode 13! In this one we tear apart the new Fast and Furious film, talk about the New York Auto Show and Ryan does his first truck review, behind the wheel of a 2009 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X!
CarDomain.com acquires StreetFire.net
Just like the print world before it, consolidation in the online world is happening at a rapid pace. In the center of the it all appears to be the mysterious John “Nads” Naderi: former editor of Super Street, former producer at RiceBoy.tv, recently acquired by StreetFire, who was in turn acquired by CarDomain. From the [...]
2009 Nissan Versa 1.8 S HB
I was all ready to not like the Nissan Versa hatchback. After all, it’s a basic low-cost model, probably outfitted with an anemic engine, and it had an automatic transmission. That’s about as far from a Jeff-mobile as you can get. But once again, I was reminded that the general state of the car-building art has advanced far beyond my memories of cheap loss-leader hatchbacks. I knew the Yugo GV, and this Versa is no Yugo.
Subaru Forester XTI Driven!
At the 2008 SEMA Show, Subaru put together a one-off Forester featuring a full Subaru WRX STI drivetrain swap. In this exclusive video, Driving Sports takes it around the Streets at Willow Springs Raceway.
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