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Old vs New Car of Ken Block

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Ford Fiesta and Subaru Impreza has so much rivalries. Checking out the history, you'll find out that there are many rally drivers that drove a Subaru then moved to Ford and vice versa. We have Tommi Makinen, Marcus Gronholm, Juha Kankkunen, Richard Burns, Colin McRae, Peter Solberg and so on. Although it's not just the two mentioned car brand that they switched to, it is still noticeable that Subaru and Ford has created rivalry through out the years. Maybe because of the title they have won, or the achievements of their respective drivers, or just plainly because of the efficiency of the cars. Whatever the reason is, it is still up to you which one you would go for. To clear things up, let us break down the details of each one. Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini car by the Ford Motor Company. It is one of the company's most successful car after selling more than twelve million units,. It found its break in the 1979 Monte Carlo Rally where it was driven by Rog...

Ken Block Switches From Subaru To Ford

You’ve probably seen this video a thousand times dubbed countless other times; but still, you probably can’t help watching it over and over again, especially if it comes out with some new material. The Adolf Hitler ‘Downfall parodies’ have been nothing short of hilarious and the latest one, which involves Hitler’s reaction when he finds out that rally car driver Ken Block has switched from his beloved Subaru to Ford is arguably one of the best versions we’ve seen. We don’t know who to feel worse for; Hitler for seeing Subaru lose its driver to the ‘enemy’ or Subaru for having Hitler as a fan. But hey, at least Travis Pastrana has a new fan now. Trust us; the video is a must-watch and if you’ve got a few minutes to spare, we invite you to check it out; it’s worth the laughs.

Mitsubishi Evo Tommi Makinen Edition

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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is so much associated with the World Rally Championships, and of course, to Tommi Makinen. The car brand gained so much fame in the WRC because of Tommi and the car itself. In anyway we look at it, the Evolution is definitely one of the best race cars ever invented. Lancer Evolution has received several awards worldwide. In Canada, the Evolution X is named as the Best Performance Car under $50K by Motoring 2009. It also won the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada 2009 Best New Technology Award and in 2008 earned IIHS Top Safety Pick. During 2009 New York International Auto Show Lancer Evolution X is Announced as one of the top 10 World Performance Car of the Year. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution won Automotive Excellence Awards 2008 "Fun to Drive" and It took Dave TV’s “2008 Sports Car of the Year” award.  The 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution won ConsumerSearch's best Aggressive sports sedan in Best Sports Sedans in June 2006. The car ...

Eleanor of Gone in 60 Seconds

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There is one car that can bring Optimus Prime, Megatron and the rest of the transformers down to their knees when it comes to popularity. She don't h ave super powers, she don't have ammunition and she can't transform into a robot. All that she has is charm. You heard it right, “she” is the pronoun. The car that can weaken the ferocious beasts is named Eleanor. She may not be your usual infamous car superhero, but you will surely fall for her when you get to see the film Gone in 60 Seconds. You might even choose to dump Megan Fox and Angelina Jolie for her.   Eleanor is a 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 in the 1974 Film starring H.B. Halicki and became a 1967 Shelby GT500 when being revived in 2000 by Nicolas Cage. From the 1974 film, Eleanor sent the 1973 Ford Mustang into popularity because of its big role in the movie. And as a matter of fact, Eleanor is the only Ford Mustang in history that received Star title credit in a movie. The main star and director of the film Toby H...

MazdaSpeed 3 | Fastest FF Sports Car

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Simplicity can steal the most of anyone looking at it. This is a line that is justified by Mazdaspeed 3. The interior and the exterior design of this car may not be as extravagant as Toyota, Honda and other Japanese car manufacturer. But Mazdaspeed 3 is a revelation for owners who chose to loosen themselves in this car. Because of settling for the simpler one, they became the owners of one of the world's best cars among other known manufacturers. Now, the Mazdaspeed 3 is believed as the fastest Hatchback in car industry. This car was first introduced by Mazdaspeed in 2007, but was first unveiled in February 2006 at the Geneva Motor Show. Since then, Mazdaspeed 3 received several awards like multiple times as Car and Driver's 10 best, Automobile Magazine's 2007 All Star, Auto Week's Best Economy Car, three consecutive years on the list of Ward's 10 Best engines, a score of 95% positive review on seven car garage and a lot more. Mazdaspeed 3 comes in two variants...