While the “will they, won’t they” saga of the Q50 Eau Rouge Concept (a.k.a. the Nissan GT-R sedan) reaching production rolls on, Infiniti is using the fast-approaching Detroit Auto Show to premiere a concept car...
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While Subaru has been continuously refining and enhancing the WRX and WRX STI over the years, longtime rival Mitsubishi has left its Lancer Evolution X pretty much untouched since its model year 2008 introduction. A...
![Mazda LM55 Vision Gran Turismo Concept is a Sweet 787B Salute [w/ Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mazda_lm55_vision_gt_17-335x256.jpg)
It may seem hard to believe but, after all these years and all the billions of yen that Toyota and Nissan have poured into trying to score an overall win at the 24 Hours of...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CfiUQrH_x4&list=UU22zQ9nBEk6KOjUWqR5XXZg[/youtube] The winter holiday season means lots of traveling to be with family and friends, and with that spike it travel comes, unfortunately, a spike in accidents. One of the best defenses against being involved...
As one of the poster children for the “Wait, they still make those?” sector of the automotive world, the current 200-series (i.e. full-size) Toyota Land Cruiser doesn’t exactly enjoy belly button levels of ubiquity. However,...
![Infiniti Concept Vision Gran Turismo is a Sensual Beast [w/ Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/infiniti_concept_vision_gran_turismo_03-335x256.jpg)
Among the three Japanese luxury brands, Infiniti has always been the one that’s most into “artsy-fartsy” stuff. And when we say “always,” we do mean always; before the original Q45 was revealed to the public,...
![2016 Acura NSX Production Model Teased for Detroit Debut [w/ Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2016_acura_nsx_teasers_2-335x256.jpg)
If you thought the gestation of the fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro and the Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ twins moved along at a glacial pace, how would you describe the wait for the second-generation Acura Forever, er, Chinese...
![Subaru VIZIV GT Vision Gran Turismo Concept is a Tasty Morsel [w/ Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/subaru-viziv-gt-vision-gran-turismo-19-335x256.jpg)
For a small, independent (other, non-automotive Fuji Heavy Industries subsidiaries notwithstanding) automaker, Subaru sure manages to get a lot done. Even the company’s concept cars – such as this VIZIV GT Vision Gran Turismo, which...
While the Scion iQ and FR-S are fresh and interesting products with few (if any) direct competitors, the brand’s more conventional core models – xD, xB and tC – are facing more and more competition...
![Toyota Camry Sleeper Concept is a Cure for Narcolepsy [w/ Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/toyota_camry_sleeper_concept_01-335x256.jpg)
The earliest ancestors of the drag racing machines we now call funny cars were basically two-door sedans and coupes that had been taken from the showroom floor and treated to radical chassis alterations that included...