The famous song lyric may be “I love Paris in the springtime,” but many car fans prefer the City of Light in the fall, or at least the fall of an even-numbered year. It is...
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The year is 1975, the city Frankfurt, Germany. Volkswagen has brought their newest performance vehicle to the Frankfurt Motor Show: the 1976 VW Golf GTI. The European hot hatch revolution has begun. @media screen and...
![The Fast & The Forbidden: 1991-’96 Honda Beat [w/ Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/honda_beat_1-335x256.jpg)
As the last decade of the 20th century dawned, Honda gave sports car fans a lot to smile about. It was at that time that the company introduced a nimble, mid-engine, two-seat turn-conqueror powered by...
We here at Sub5Zero love to write about the dream cars. Recent features have covered everything from updates to Aston Martins, to Hennessey’s next entry in the automotive arms race, to the irresponsibly powerful Charger...
One of our very favorite video games for the PlayStation 2 was Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3. However, that title was rather misleading, because in addition to being able to race around the highways of Tokyo,...
This past weekend was a thrilling one at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. With five separate Series competing in a total of eight races throughout the weekend, there was not a moment without on-track action.The weekend’s...
Though winter shows few signs of abating in some parts of the world, the month of March still provides reasons for optimism. This is particularly true if you’re a car buff, for the global auto...
![Top 10 Best Car Commercials of Super Bowl 2014 [w/ Videos]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/top_10_superbowl_2014_ads_title-335x256.jpg)
If, like a staggering number of American TV viewers, you witnessed yesterday’s Super Massacre, er, Super Bowl, you probably saw many of the commercials companies concoct for this annual sporting contest. Of course, if you’re...
![Bikes of Note: 1978-1982 Honda CBX [w/ Videos]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Honda-CBX1000F-1982-335x256.jpg)
When the topic of conversation turns to internal combustion engine layouts, odds are you’ll find there are many more supporters of the inline-six than there are detractors. Powerplants fitting this description are inherently balanced (unlike...
![Friday Matinee: Travel to the Birthplace of Drifting with the Lads from Driftworks [Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/video_still_226.jpg)
Most people familiar with the sport of drifting are probably familiar with its origins: Japanese hoons congregating on mountain roads late at night, intentionally going through the corners sideways, competition to see who could take...