The R35 GT-R is Nissan’s most capable and impressive vehicle to date. Nissan teamed an exceptional engine with a capable dual-clutch transaxle and tied everything together with arguably the world’s best AWD torque management system. While Nissan never designed the vehicle to be a record-setting drag and top-speed machine, owners, […]
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570 WHP Honda Civic Si
When small-engined, front-wheel drive Hondas first became the unexpected stars of the import performance scene, ingenious builders and tuners figured out how to add all the things that made other performance marques better, faster and stronger. Increased displacement? Multi-liter increase engine swaps? Forced induction? Check, check and checkmate. That ingenuity […]
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First Drive | 2022 Toyota GR86
A little over 10 years ago, DSPORT flew to Japan to drive the soon-to-be-released Scion FR-S (Toyota 86 in Japan). Despite that happening a decade ago (Issue #112), the memories of that experience are still as vivid as ever. Leading up to that launch event, it had been too long since […]
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354 WHP Honda Civic Type R
Arguably the most prolific marque of the American-market import performance tuning boom of the ‘90s, Honda’s Civic nameplate has historically been the underdog racer. Its relatively small engine and front-wheel drive configuration couldn’t predict the success it would have on the racetrack. This success was surprising and prolific that race-ready […]
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