Review: 2023 Toyota Corolla GR Circuit. A Hype-Worthy Future Icon

October 6, 2023 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment

Every now and then a car comes out that has a ton of hype built around it. Once and a while, it lives up to the hullabaloo. The Toyota Corolla GR is one such case. So when I was asked if I’d like Toyota Corolla GR Review vehicle, the answer was easy.

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2018 BMW 540d: A New Engine Before the Death of Diesel Cars in the U.S.

September 30, 2023 / tuanies / 1 Comment

The Autopian considered the 2018 BMW 540d xDrive, the last BMW diesel sold in America, as a Holy Grail, despite the 5-series still occupying showroom space at dealerships. BMW announced pricing on the 540d in January 2018, only to kill off all diesels by September. After VW Dieselgate and the rise of electrification, economical diesel…

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Crankshaft Culture Gear Garage: AeroPress Coffee Maker Comparison

September 19, 2023 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment

AeroPress Comparison

Coffee is a daily ritual for me both at home and while traveling. Most mornings, whether at my house or on the road, I use an AeroPress coffee maker, the oldest I got in 2015. They make damn good coffee, are a cinch to clean, and are easy to travel with. Mine have been with me to Canada, Mexico, and Iceland (twice) not to mention multiple states. My only complaint? they don’t make enough coffee. Apparently, I wasn’t the only person who felt this way as AeroPress recently released the AeroPress XL which makes significantly more coffee than before. So what’s the difference between the AeroPress XL, the classic AeroPress, and the travel-ready AeroPress Go? Well, I made an AeroPress comparison video.

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Orphans And Oddballs: How I Became The Car Enthusiast I Am Today

September 8, 2023 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment

When I was a kid growing up in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, University Avenue was the prime cruising spot. When I was in my early teens in the early 1990s, I went to this place for the first time with my buddy, Dan. I often think this is where I really found…

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Opinion: ’80s and ’90s Style Is In, But What’s Ugly Then Is Still Ugly Now

September 6, 2023 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment

Style and trends are a funny thing. There’s always this desire for retro, whether we’re talking clothes, music, or automotive styling. Currently, ’80s and ’90s style is in, and the nostalgia can hit hard. Heck, we own three 1990s Mitsubishis. But some people are making caricatures of these retro rides, going way overboard—even more overboard…

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The 2023 Wicked Big Meet Is A Big, Wicked East-Coast Subaru Show

September 1, 2023 / Andy Lilienthal / 2 Comments

The 2023 Wicked Big Meet is one big east-coast Subaru show and part of the Subiefest family of Subaru-centric events. Held June 11, 2023 at Stafford Motor Speedway outside of Hartford, CT, Wicked Big Meet is billed as America’s largest Subaru enthusiast festival. It also kicked off the 2023 Subiefest series. Mercedes and I flew…

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New Small Cars Are All Nearly Gone.

August 23, 2023 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment

Since 2008, we’ve run another website called Subcompact Culture, which is all about small cars. We wanted to create a place for enthusiasts of small cars; a place to show the world that some people drive small because they want to not because they have to. But the small car market has been slowly disappearing…

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Mitsubishi Cars Are Popular In Iceland

August 17, 2023 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment

Imagine if you will, a parallel universe where Mitsubishi vehicles, specifically the Eclipse Cross and Outlander PHEV, are some of the most popular cars on the roads. They’re like every fifth vehicle! While a lot of them are rental cars catering to the masses of tourists on the Nordic island, needless to say, Mitsubishi cars…

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2023 NW Overland Rally: Trophy Challenge

June 19, 2023 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment

Each year, a host of attendees at the NW Overland Rally in Plain, Washington participate in the Trophy Challenge. This is a lighthearted competition that mixes semi-precision driving and Nerf gun shooting! Go too fast, get disqualified. But if you complete the course above the set time and shoot some cups with the Nerf gun, you could be crowned the winner! I put together this video from the 2023 NW Overland Rally Trophy Challenge for you, so enjoy!

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Mitsubishi Pajero Radiator Redo

June 8, 2023 / Andy Lilienthal / 1 Comment

Well, if you’ve ever wondered what a 1992 Mitsubishi Pajero radiator looks like, behold. You may be wondering: why is Andy here with a Pajero radiator? Well, wonder no more. Here’s the scoop.

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