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EDITORIAL – Cars Have No Soul

Cars don’t have souls. There, I said it. Alfa Romeo drivers, prepare to have your hearts broken. That’s a rather controversial statement for a first column, don’t you think? It’s like getting a...

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STILLEN GTR and Inside STILLEN Tour

The Smoking Tire visits the headquarters of Steve Millen Sportparts, better known as STILLEN, and take an inside look at how STILLEN produces their high-quality aftermarket parts. We then get a ride...

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GTR Takes Marketing to the Next Level: Pranking Porsches (VIDEO)

Ah marketing. Something about advertising fascinates me. I think it’s the ways companies try subtly trick us into wanting to eat their chips, or show us that by using their new band-aid we will be...

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Video – Fast5: What is the Ultimate Heist Vehicle?

In Fast 5, the latest installment in the Fast and the Furious movie franchise, Brian and Dom are trying to pull off the ultimate heist, which requires the ultimate heist vehicle. In the film, they...

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Is Horsepower Replacing Fun?

  When I set out to write this article, my main focus was to offer a comparison between Toyota’s legendary AE86 and Mazda’s game changing Roadster. However, the more I tried to pinpoint just why these...

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Listen Up Assholes, I’m Only Going to Say This Once.

There has been some interesting debate in the comments about my performance in the 2011 Mojave Mile, piloting the Corvette ZR1. Mainly, the debate revolves around two factors: 1) I am fat, and if I...

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TST Podcast Ep. 17 w/ Jeff Glucker

by Zack Klapman It’s the triumphant return of Jeff Glucker; fighter against tyranny and founder of Hooniverse.com. Along with the regular crew, we talk about a bunch of stuff: Paganis, cops, GT500...

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An Oddly Friendly End to a Car Chase

by Zack Klapman   Update: The driver was “T-Killah“,  a Russian pop/rap star. So this could be a run-of-the-mill case of a cop giving a celebrity a break.   Maybe one of you can shed some light on...

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[video] Behind the Wheel of the 1000WHP Switzer GTR

“THAT’s why drive thousand horsepower GTRs!” By Zack Klapman   When it comes to speed and horsepower we are living in an age of delusion. Aaron Robinson recently said the new Pagani Huayra wasn’t...

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Video: The 1,100 HP Switzer “Ultimate Street” Nissan GTR on /Tuned

Last season on Tuned, we drove the Switzer E900 “Cornzilla” GTR, which made 838 wheel horsepower running on E85 Ethanol, and only E85 Ethanol. Unless you live in Nebraska, there are a couple problems...

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The GTR (video) that Flew Around the World

The computer said, “Bring it on.” It’s been broughten. By Zack Klapman   This will be the latest viral video. I know this, because a bunch of YouTube go-getters replaced the usual retarded comment...

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Video: 700HP AMS Alpha 7 GTR vs 600 HP HG Motorsports SLS AMG Half Mile Drag...

In this segment from our Airstrip Attack Series, the HG Motorsports SLS AMG with full header-back exhaust, ECU flash, and intake, making 600 HP, lines up against an AMS Alpha 7 GTR. The Alpha 7 is the...

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Video: 1000 HP Switzer E1K vs 900 HP AAM GT900 Half Mile Drag Race

  Here comes some big power. In the right lane, the AAM GT900 GTR, and in the left lane, the Switzer E1K “Cornzilla” GTR. Their power figures, despite the nomenclatures, are quite similar, and this...

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Hooniverse Podcast #9 with TST’s Zack Klapman

  If you’re a fan of our own podcast, then you have heard the voice of Hooniverse headmaster, Jeff Glucker, many, many, many, many….many times. He has his own podcast now. Each episode is about 45...

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GTR BARGES up a ski hill. ‘Nuff said. [VIDEO]

By Zack Klapman   Some of us see the entire world through a demented car’s eyes. At a baseball game, “Man, I’d like to drift around the bases.” On a hike, “Ooh if you had a rally car here this would...

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Video: Watch APR’s Stage 3 TTRS Decimate a Tuned GT-R

Remember when we went down to Alabama to test drive APR’s completely bonkers 600+ HP Audi TTRS? Well, some of the viewers were a bit, well, cynical towards the company’s speed claims. They did, after...

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Video: The 1,000 HP “I-DEMON” R34 Skyline GTR – TST in NZ

New Zealand, as we’ve learned is a playground of affordable unobtanium for Americans on holiday. Seriously, you can go down to pretty much any part of that country and buy a Mitsubishi Evo 4 or 5, or...

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