Author Archives: Eric Rood

Needs More Turbo: This Itty-Bitty 1965 Honda S600 Runs 7s!

Honda-tech.com Honda S600 88mm turbo 2JZ drag car

Big turbo, 3.2L 2JZ-powered Honda S600 slays the 1320. We dare you not to smile at this drag car. We double-dare you. With a massive turbo sticking through its hood, this 1965 Honda S600 looks like a photoshopped turbocharger advertisement. However, this car is very real, very fast, and very entertaining. Of course, this 7-second micro-missile exists [...] More »

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Everyday Driver Tests Affordable Mid-Engine Cars

6SpeedOnline.com Everyday Driver Mid-engine Sports car Porsche Cayman Alfa Romeo 4C Lotus Elise review comparison

Who handles California’s best roads better: Alfa 4C, Porsche Cayman, or Lotus Elise? Here’s a question: What cars do you compare against the Alfa Romeo 4C? The mid-engine Italian two-seater starts in the mid-five figures and cashes in on a peppy turbocharged four-cylinder. While it looks like an exotic, the performance falls short of supercar [...] More »

This Subaru SVX-Swapped, Mid-Engine Insight Is Pure Mad Science

Honda-tech.com Honda Insight Subaru SVX engine swap GRM Grassroots Motorsports Magazine GRM Challenge Georgia Tech Wreck Racing

Georgia Tech students build bonkers GRM Challenge car Budget builds exist primarily to keep enthusiasts from going broke while building fun cars. However, budgetary constraints harbor creativity and for the Georgia Tech students at Wreck Racing, that has generated some great builds over the years. Wreck Racing compete in Grassroots Motorsports Magazine’s “$20XX Challenge,” which limits [...] More »

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