Mark Higgins and Co-pilot Darren Garrod set Time Attack Record in Romania
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Subaru and Mark Higgins Set Record in Romania | Photos Courtesy of Subaru
Mark Higgins and Co-pilot Darren Garrod set a new Time Attack record on the famous Transfăgărășan road course in Southern part of Carpathian Mountains of Romania. The road was originally built in the 1970s as a military route to connect Transylvania and Wallachia. Yes. Transylvania. And with over six-hundred twists and turns, the Transfăgărășan is just as scary. The fact that the weather was as hairy as a Miami afternoon in July, didn’t make those roads any tamer. The 600HP and 447lb-ft of torque equipped Subaru WRX STI was able to cut up the 52.4 miles of damp pavement in 40-minutes, 58.8 seconds with an average speed of 76.69 miles per hour!
Subaru and Mark Higgins Set Record in Romania | Photos Courtesy of Subaru
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It was reported ages ago that Toyota’s next-generation Supra (or A90) will be powered by a BMW sourced, 335HP, inline six-cylinder, 3.0 liter, turbocharged engine (a modified version of its B58 powerplant). However, what you might not be aware of is that the famed Japanese automobile manufacturer will also be offering a second model of the Supra utilizing another BMW motor; the four-cylinder B48. Like the B58, it’s also turbocharged, however weighing in with a humble 2.0L of displacement, it’s significantly smaller, lacking two whole pistons compared to its big brother and obviously makes a bit less pony-power; 262HP to be exact. It’s not 335HP (to be honest, in the days of GTRs, Hellcats, Demons, and LS-powered cars all hitting above the 400HP mark right off of the showroom floor, 335 stock power isn’t all that to brag about), but still enough to have some fun with.
Of course, this move will make available a slightly more affordable model for purchase. It’s been confirmed that both the six and four-cylinder options will be using ZF automatic transmissions. Sadly, at the moment it’s unclear whether a fully manual transmission option will be offered down the line, but we can pray.
Toyota Supra A90 at Goodwood
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$300,000 1-day old, McLaren 720S collides with tree en route to Katie’s Cars and Coffee in Great Falls Virginia.
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PHOTO COURTESY OF FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE
Cars and Coffee isn’t just a South Florida thing, it’s a worldwide event that happens pretty much in every large metropolitan area. The concept is simple enough; wake up early, wash your car and drive to the location and park it. Last Saturday a resident of Northern Virginia was doing just that with his freshly purchased, 24-hour aged $300,000 McLaren 720S. That is before he smashed it into a tree in Great Falls. Presumably, on his way to the well known Katie’s Cars and Coffee event that was close-by, the driver lost control of the exotic sports car, for reasons as the Fairfax County Police Department described simply as “speed”. Fortunately, the driver escaped the wreck and was taken to the hospital with “non-life threatening injuries”, as reported by the Fairfax PD. Check out the gallery below to see what it this thing tragically looked like prior to meeting its destiny with the Oak.
PHOTO COURTESY OF FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE
PHOTO BY STEPHEN PHAM PHOTOGRAPHY / AUTOWEEK.COM
PHOTO BY STEPHEN PHAM PHOTOGRAPHY / AUTOWEEK.COM
PHOTO BY STEPHEN PHAM PHOTOGRAPHY / AUTOWEEK.COM
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The guys at Mighty Car Mods get ready to transplant the heart of a beast into a legend.
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Photo courtesy of Mighty Car Mods
With well over 2.6 million YouTube subscribers, you’re probably aware by now that the guys, Marty and Moog, over at Mighty Car Mods recently got their hands on a beautiful Nissan S30 (or Datsun 240z… or Nissan Fairlady Z, whatever you like best). After purchasing it online, they flew to Japan to check it out, whip it around on a track and ship it back home to Australia. I think there are a lot of folks out there that would have been fine to leave it in its original gorgeous form, but like many great things in life, there was a catch. The original motor that rested within the Fairlady held components that weren’t allowed in the country due to some of the materials they were constructed of, mainly asbestos. Trying to get it in the country legally would have, in their words, potentially costed ‘tens of thousands of dollars’. That doesn’t sound like much fun, at all. Not letting little things like importing regulations stop them, they stayed true to their names and decided to swap in another power plant. Namely, an RB26 sourced from the S30’s relative, the almighty GT-R.
Photo courtesy of Mighty Car Mods
The original engine that was removed from the S30 was a 1,998 cc, inline 6-cylinder, single overhead cam, and sported a casted-iron block with a 12-valve, alloy head. It was good for about 143 HP or 107 kW of power. Not bad for the engine size in its day. However, the guys will be bumping up the power, as we all know the RB26 out of the GT-R was substantially more powerful. Like the L20 that this S30 formerly owned, the RB26 is an inline 6-cylinder engine. But outside of also having an iron block, that’s about where the similarities end.
Photo courtesy of Mighty Car Mods
The RB26 is a 24-valve, dual overhead cam, twin-turbo heart of a legend. It pumped out about 276 HP (206 kW) from the factory but it’s been known to do a whole lot more than that once modified, even if just turning up the boost on the stock set-up.
Photo courtesy of Mighty Car Mods
If you’re not indeed caught up with the guy’s current endeavor, you’ll be happy to know that there is not one, but two episodes up on their channel at the writing of this article. So go carve out a nice 40-minute chunk of time from your busy day and enjoy!
Photo courtesy of Mighty Car Mods
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