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2022 GR86 vs. 2022 BRZ

With automobiles, redesigns can make or break the case for continuing a model. Typically, the redesign model gets bigger (and often significantly heavier) as the manufacturer listens to owner’s feedback from the previous generation vehicle while federal safety standards continue to increase the minimum number of air bags and other […]

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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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First Drive | 2022 Subaru WRX

Name five bands or music artists that reached and held super stardom for more than a decade. There are a few out there, but it’s a short list. Many artists that enter the entertainment world with a bang are pressured to repeat their success on the next album. If they […]

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First Drive | 2022 Lexus IS 500

While we love forced induction, there is always something to be enjoyed about naturally-aspirated V8s. A large-displacement V8 brings us back to an era of raw horsepower and a pure, wild driving experience. Lexus has been one of the automakers that are constantly evolving, even replacing their big V8 in […]

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First Drive | 2020 Toyota Supra

Toyota invited us to drive the new 2020 GR Supra on the track and on the streets. For the first time the driving impressions of the new Supra is released. Join us as Michael Ferrara, DSPORT Publisher, and Bassem Girgis, Editor-in-Chief drive the car and talk about it in details.

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First Drive | 2019 Kia Stinger GT2

A number of years ago, I had no desire to ever visit Hawaii. Everybody that had been there raved about how much they loved it and how they wish they could live or retire there. Stories about luaus, visits to the Polynesian cultural center or episodes of Brady Bunch adventures […]

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First Drive | 2019 Hyundai Veloster N

Ninety years ago, Kellogg’s poured milk over a toasted rice cereal and a legend was born. Kellogg’s Rice Krispies didn’t only taste great, it also sounded great delivering a Snap, Crackle and Pop that set it aside from all other cereals. Appealing to an additional sense has kept Rice Krispies […]

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First Drive: 2018 Subaru BRZ ts and the WRX STI Type RA

One of Subaru’s latest just made one of the Nürburgring’s fastest cars list. “Fastest” in this case refers to the quickest lap made around the Nürburgring by a four-door sedan. It’s way off of any Formula One record, but even in the world of performance sedans, this is still […]

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First Drive | 2017 Honda Civic Type R

After waiting over 16 years, there is finally a generation of Honda Civic that may become more popular to performance enthusiasts than the 4th, 5th and 6th generation Civics that led the import performance movement in the States. For the first time ever, this 10th generation of Civic will feature […]

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First Drive | 2017 Honda Civic Si

At the start of the new millennium, many performance enthusiasts went through a hard breakup with Honda. After years vested to one brand, the relationship between enthusiast and Honda went stale shortly after 2000. Honda simply stopped building Civics for enthusiasts. Within the DSPORT staff, we witnessed firsthand the parting […]

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First Drive | 2017 Subaru BRZ

What happens when Subaru invites us to Spain to test drive the 2017 Subaru BRZ? We get lost in a maze of dangerously narrow alleys, beat the crap out of the car on track, and drive so far off the suggested return route that the scenery changes from dead grass […]

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First Drive | 2018 Lexus LC500

Comfort, luxury and refinement. When Toyota introduced Lexus as its luxury brand back in 1989, these three words clearly defined the Lexus brand. The 1990 Lexus LS featured an ultra-smooth V8 engine, plush ride and a well-appointed interior that featured technology that rivaled the best European offerings at the time. […]

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First Drive | 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback Sport

Return of the Hatch Many people won’t miss something until it is gone. Honda offered its broadly popular Civic model as a hatchback since the first generation Civic was available in the early 1970s. The hatchback proved popular all the way through the 1990s. The seventh generation hatchback (2001-05) was […]

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Mountune Raises the Bar with an Improved Focus RS

From movies to smartphones, hyping up something big and new can lead to either a cult following or an angry mob upon release. Advertisements, word of mouth and news reports regurgitate rumors and stories of “the next big thing,” but what happens when the product reaches consumers? For some, the […]

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NASA and Elan Motorsports Technologies Introduce the NP01, a Race Ready Racecar

Most automotive and racing enthusiasts are a rare and misunderstood breed. Many of which would happily tear out heated leather seats and sound deadening materials if the result is better lap times. There’s no need for a stereo, as a performance exhaust delivers all the music they could ask for. […]