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If you love off-roading, overlanding, and getting out into the wild, there is a pretty good chance you own a 4Runner. The 4Runner has long been one of the best alternatives to buying a Jeep Wrangler, and the 5th generation 4Runner is the best yet. Unfortunately, one thing has always plagued the 4Runner since its […]

Generally speaking, when you think of performance-oriented Mazdas, you think of the Miata, RX7, RX8, MS3, MS6, etc. Unfortunately, the modern Mazda 6 is not something that is often modified. What Mazda was able to do with the Skyactiv-G engine is quite impressive. While pretty much production car naturally aspirated gas engines have a compression […]

When it comes to small EcoBoost engines, Ford does a pretty good job at squeezing tons of power out of them, but when it comes to the larger EcoBoost engines, Ford leaves a massive amount of performance on the table. This is especially true with the 3.5L EcoBoost found under the hood of the current […]

As time goes on, more and more cars are using automatic transmissions. Manual transmissions might be fun and engaging, but they comically slow compared to modern dual-clutch style transmissions. It might anger a lot of people, but the manual transmission is on its way out. Interestingly enough, many of these dual-clutch transmissions can be tuned […]