Author Archives: Jake Stumph

Beautifully Customized Porsche 991 GT3RS Lego Technic

Our friends over at Vivid Racing sent us a note about a little pet project that they had been tinkering on and wanted to share with us. Like many Porsche enthusiasts, Dan at Vivid picked up the LEGO Technic Porsche 991 GT3RS kit to assemble. With 2704 pieces, this is GT3RS is a bigger project than [...] More »

Let’s Get Technical: 2017 Subaru BRZ

Jason at Engineering Explained is a very helpful reference for dyed in the wool car nerds, who may have trouble explaining automotive concepts to other people. As a mechanical engineer, he is very used to working with advanced concepts of mechanics, as well as simplifying the abstract ones. Don’t worry, this particular video isn’t some [...] More »

Corvette C7 Z06 vs. Dodge Viper GTS vs. Hellcats

When the lowest horsepower figure involved is 640, you know things are gonna be good. Good is exactly what we see here as a squad of America’s finest powerhouses blitz down an abandoned interstate. By our count, there are two Dodge Hellcats, with their 707 horsepower supercharged Hemi V8’s; a Corvette C7 Z06, with it’s [...] More »

Quick Drive of the New 2017 Toyota 86

Youtube user subaruwrxfan has been around plenty of flat four-powered cars, so this new for 2017 Toyota 86 is right in his wheelhouse. His perspective on the revised car is a useful one, considering he owned an original BRZ for over two years. In addition to his personal perspective and subjective opinions, he also has [...] More »

McLaren P1 GTR Taken to the Edge!

EVO mag is back with a new contender for it’s “Leaderboard” challenge to see which manufacturer can really make the fastest track car. Today’s car, something of a ringer, is definitely in contention for the top spot. Yes, this is an up close and personal look at the McLaren P1 GTR track car. It’s slick [...] More »

Fall in Love with These V8 European Muscle Cars

Petrolicious has produced another beautifully shot, organic film about one man’s passion for his cars. An airline pilot by trade, Torfi Sigurjonsson of Iceland has always had a thing for speed. There were two cars at the top of his list: first was the Mercedes-Benz 500E, with it’s 5.0L V8 making 322 horsepower and 354 lb-ft [...] More »

2017 Chevy Camaro SS 1LE Lapped Around Laguna Seca

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The folks over at Motor Trend have no problem admitting that the sixth generation Chevrolet Camaro is an amazing automobile, which is why they awarded it their 2016 Car of the Year. So it makes sense that a 2017 model would be invited to participate in the group’s Best Driver’s Car competition, where manufacturers put [...] More »