Month: November 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute A custom twin-scroll turbocharger boosts output on the 1.6-liter GDI inline-4 engine from 138 to 210 horsepower. Other performance upgrades include an ARK GRIP dual exhaust, ARK Six-Pot Big Brake Kit and ARK custom oil cooler. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Enzo Ide and Greg Franchi steered their Belgian Audi Club R8 LMS to third place in the second race. […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hot on the heels of yesterday’s reveal of the new Toyota GT 86, or Scion FR-S as it’s expected to be called in the U.S., Subaru has unveiled its version of the new jointly developed rear-wheel drive sports car, the BRZ. […]

Reading Time: 6 minutes On April 1st, 2009, Andy Hull started to put his life back together…Manchester Orchestra’s new album, Simple Math, is about that experience. “It’s the reaction to my marital, physical, and mental failures. But for the first time, I’m not blaming anyone but myself,” Hull says. […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Meet the new Toyota GT 86 or 2013 ScionFR-S as it will be known in the U.S., the long-awaited production version of the much talked about FT-86 concept. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute What better way to start off the first day back after Thanksgiving break than with a look at the new GT-86. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute In much the same way that the original Stingray revolutionized the way the Corvette looked and performed in 2009 Chevrolet debut their new Stingray concept which aims to do much the same all over again. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Well, we made it past Thanksgiving! Time to get out and enjoy the roads or perhaps just sit back and relax; either way the long Thanksgiving weekend is a win/win. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We here at Down Shift are certainly thankful for all of our good luck and fortune over the course of the year and will enjoy celebrating with our friends and families.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Part 2 includes videos 5-8 in our continuing coverage of Nissan’s Juke-R Build… […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The 2nd iteration of America’s first generation C1 Corvette, this classic 1960 with it’s signature scalloped sides represents one of the most iconic automobiles ever produced by Detroit. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Juke is one of those polarizing cars…you either love the Euro look or hate it. The Juke-R however with it’s GTR power-plant, massive brakes and factory roll-cage, well that’s a whole other story all together.
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