Long before WRX and Evo’s roamed the roads, there was the Galant VR4 (E39A). It was the result of Mitsubishi to homologate the car for World Rally Championship Group A and N competition.  The Galant VR4 (“Viscous Realtime 4”) was equipped with a 2.0 litre twin cam turbocharged 4G63 engine and in its strongest variation produced 237hp and 224lbs of torque and full time 4wd. For a big car it managed spritely performance with a 0-100km/h time of 7.3 seconds and a quarter mile time of 15.3 seconds; wich makes this 4 door family car a potential ultimate “sleeper”. A forever classic, the Galant VR-4 represented a successful blend of the finest characteristics of a four-door sport sedan along with advanced high-performance engineering technology by Mitsubishi.

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Last NosWeds, we had the Honda City Turbo ii and I posted a picture of the City’s trunk with a compact bike in it. While most knew what it was, there were a couple who have been asking what it was and more info about it; so here it is, the Honda Motocompo (Trunk Bike) scooter.

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While waiting for Forza 4 for X-box to come out, i was playing some GT4(LOLyea). As I was looking at my garage, I saw a car that I thought was interesting, The Honda City Turbo II. In history, there are only 2 cars that I know of that were produced by Honda that were turbocharged; the F1 car, and the Honda City. The City also known as “the Bulldog” because of its aggressive face, was Hirotoshi Honda’s (MUGEN) masterpiece.

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Houston traffic is something else. Ranked number 5, Houston was one of the worst cities for traffic in the US as of 2010. If you’re familiar with 610 loop and i10 interchange, it’s ranked #2 worst bottlenecks in the US as well. It’s so bad that I have to leave an hour and a half early for a 17mi drive to work. I needed to keep my self sane;other than just listening to morning radio, i had to entertain myself by observing every car around me crawling the freeway. Regularly I see a black carlsson e55 AMG, BMW v12 750i, but  this morning, I was lucky; I heard a rumble trailing behind me. It didn’t sound like a V8 on magnaflows, it was something different. It rolled by my side and brought a smile to my face; it was a black 964 3.6 Turbo S! But what really made me excited was…

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Among BMW enthusiasts, one of the most desirable cars is the 2002tii. On one Saturday afternoon, I had an arrangement to meet up this guy and buy his wheels. After inspecting the goods I bought, we had a small chat about his current project; a 2002tii. He owned a mint 98′ E36 m3, had to sell it for a non-running condition 2002tii and bought a beat-up 92′ Accord for daily; That’s how desirable the 2002tii was. What makes this compact German so wanted by most? Here are some little known facts about the 2002tii.

The BMW 2002tii was built from 1968-1976. It was an evolutionary 2-door sport sedan (2-door sedan?) that  spurred to the creation of the 3-series.  Introduced in the US, the 2002tii became one of the 1st “cult-cars” and was one of the reasons why the BMWCCA was born. It was BMW’s lifesaver from a  bankruptcy and it  marked a name for BMW in the US.

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