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A wire-tucked engine bay in a Honda S2000

How Do You Wire Tuck an Engine Bay?

Modifying your car isn’t limited to extracting more horsepower, changing its ride height, or outer appearance, it can even mean modifying the parts that you don’t normally see upon first glance. For example, if you want to make your pride and joy a show car, then you have probably thought about wire tucking your car’s …
Starlite Limos' black-and-white R35 Nissan GT-R with a Rocket Bunny body kit parked in an English countryside manor garden

Disneyland, Bosozoku, and Vintage Racing: Rocket Bunny Has a Wild History

Body kits, whether they’re functional or not, are common car modifications. But only a few have risen to the point of being household names to enthusiasts. Japanese company RWB’s Porsche designs spring immediately to mind. And then there’s Rocket Bunny. What makes a Rocket Bunny body kit what it is? Firstly, ‘Rocket Bunny’ isn’t the …
A German police officer in a high-vis jacket checks how loud a black motorcycle's exhaust pipe is

A New Study Confirms ‘Loud Pipes Save Lives’ Is a Safety Myth

Sometimes, it seems there are almost as many myths about motorcycle safety as there is genuine advice. And one that persists is the notion that ‘loud pipes save lives.’ I.e., the louder your motorcycle’s exhaust is, the safer you’ll be. But a new study has thoroughly debunked that. A Romanian study spells it out: ‘loud …
A red 2021 Toyota GR Supra 3.0 next to a gray Litchfield-tuned 2021 Toyota GR Yaris on an airstrip

Can the 2021 Toyota Supra 3.0 Out-Run Litchfield’s GR Yaris?

Until the hinted-at Corolla hot hatch finally arrives, the only GR car Toyota offers in the US is the Supra. But overseas, the GR Yaris has been making plenty of waves—and that’s even before the tuners got a hold of it. Specifically, UK-based Litchfield. However, the six-cylinder Toyota Supra 3.0 has also gotten a power …
A modified white-and-gold 2013 Fiat 500 Abarth in a snowy dirt field

Cars and Bids Bargain of the Week: 2013 Fiat 500 Abarth

Sadly, we’re not getting the latest 500 here in the US. But Fiat did bring the last-gen version to the US for several years. And while you could have the Fiat 500 in convertible or even electric 500e form, the most exciting version was the 500 Abarth hot hatch. Used examples tend to be rather …