The Sin R1 was built to fill the niche of people who like the idea of having a race car that’s approved for road use. Sin is a new car manufacturer that seems to have emerged from nowhere, actually. The car is not particularly luxurious. Drivers have to squeeze through an FIA-approved roll cage to…

While racing, as a sport, is going through a questionable time with respect to fans, street car super nationals seem to be keeping pace with the public’s fascination with speed. Kris Lauffer is one man that has set more VW records than anyone else on the planet. He rules the 1/8th and ¼ mile. You…

Nitrous systems are designed to deliver safe and effective horsepower gains that allow for an even distribution to an engine’s cylinders. Street cars are the correct vehicle because they excite the imagination with respect to changes that can be made to the average street car. These cars are clocking speeds of 174 mph or more,…

If you’ve ever driven tight, winding roads, you’ll agree that this is an excellent test run of Volkswagen’s Polo R. The vehicle has a super grip on fast, sharp turns and it stays level. No doubt, the driver has to be given credit as well. Marcus Gronholm is an integral element of Finnish motorsports legends….

Volkswagen has come a long way since the Beetle. Whether you loved VW, or whether you proclaimed to the world that you wouldn’t be caught dead in one, you can never make the claim that VWs aren’t one of the most dependable cars on the planet. The company’s impressive list includes the following makes: Jetta,…

There’s a reason that auto shows are so popular! All the pomp and fanfare is done primarily for the sake of advertising and selling. Beyond the excitement that crowds and visitors experience, there’s a driving pulse called money. Attend any auto show and you’re likely to think that a struggling economy is about as far…

This is too funny. You have to be careful who you allow behind the wheel. It’s a classic example of someone trying to help but doing far more harm than good. It starts out when the drive has some challenges finding a suitable parking space. He’s cautious and inches forward, then backward, forward, then backward….

For whatever this vehicle was being filmed is a mystery. If you’ve seen enough racing, your first thought is that the vehicle was not going that fast when it rounded the corner! It looks to be an amateur driver. Your second thought may be that it’s odd that such a low-impact looking crash could damage…

This video takes drifting to the next level. The car in the front was burning serious rubber, which could have blocked the driver’s vision in the back. It’s not so much the crash that people are looking to see, but the drift. They say that drifting was born in the 1990s on the winding mountains…

For those who may not know, a dynamometer (dyno) is a type of device used to measure torque force—another word for “power.” Any rotating, prime mover that produces power, produces force that can easily be calculated as a result of its rotational speed (rpm) and torque. Roll your car over the dyno machine, and watch…