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Buying guides, build advice and opinion from TUNERS: Japanese icons, modern BMW M, drift, Porsche, trucks, bikes and the people who build them.
S58 Tuning: What to Know Before Asking for More Boost
M3 CS, M4 CS, M4 CSL, M2 CS: Read Beyond the Badge
M3 CS Handschalter: The Manual G80 Sendoff Changes the Conversation
BMW has announced a manual, rear-drive G80 CS for 2027. Here is the specification, the weight caveat and what remains an announcement.
G8X Wheel Fitment: The Details Behind a Good Stance
Read the wheel, tire, brake and suspension specification together, with a sourced G80 example and the limits of copying a setup.
G87 M2: Give the Small M Car a Big Identity
Give a G87 its own identity with a clear use case, a complete fitment specification and a documented build.
G87 M2 CS: What the Factory Changed, and What to Leave Alone First
The US 2026 M2 CS specification, the correct weight comparison and a plan for learning the factory setup before changing it.
G82 M4: A Modern Street Build With a Clear Point of View
Wheel choice, exterior proportions and a clear purpose for the G82, including how to approach an M4 CS.
G80 M3: Build the Sedan You Actually Want to Drive
A G80 street-build plan: choose the right variant, settle the stance, document the setup and make the sedan your own.
How to buy your first supercar without going broke by year two
Depreciation put real mid-engine exotica within reach. The purchase is the easy part. The two years after it are where most first-time owners quietly lose.
Drift Entries: Understand What Starts the Rotation
Understand the vocabulary of drift initiation, then connect it to the line, the car and supervised circuit practice.
What to check before you hand over cash for an E46 M3
A specialist inspection, documented maintenance and a clear look at the S54 and rear axle mounting area.
The cheapest real Porsche, and what it actually costs
Two numbers decide whether you can own a 911, and the asking price is the less important one. Here is what the cheap way in really costs.
Eight first bikes ranked by how long you'll actually keep one
Every bike here is easy to learn on. The ranking is about what happens in month twenty, when easy stops being the thing you want.
Eight factory hot-rod trucks that earned their reputations
Syclone, Lightning, SRT-10, 454 SS. Eight factory performance pickups, ranked by what they're actually worth owning instead of what they're worth arguing about.
Why airing down beats every suspension upgrade you can buy
Deflators cost less than a tank of fuel and do more for traction than the first two grand of suspension parts. Almost nobody uses them properly.
Instant torque is a trick, and weight is the price
Every EV feels quick for the first three seconds. What the spec sheet stays quiet about is what happens after that, and what the mass costs you.
The First Six Changes to Make a Tuner Build Work
A clear starting order for a tuner build: condition, tires, brakes, alignment, suspension and a considered power plan.
The seven Group B cars that broke rallying, ranked
An editorial ranking of seven Group B cars, with the era dates corrected against the FIA’s history.
The horsepower war made these six cars less fun
More power, more weight, more insulation. Six sports cars that got measurably faster and lost the thing that made anyone want one in the first place.
The Gallardo is the cheap Lamborghini. Here's the catch.
V10 noise for pickup-truck money is a real loophole, and it arrives with conditions. Which Gallardo years to chase, and which gearbox eventually bills you.
Why the Analog Sports Car Still Matters
Response, feedback and involvement: why the way a car feels still matters alongside its performance figures.
The New Supercar Benchmark
Beyond the headline number: judging a supercar by the experience and engineering it actually delivers.
JDM Culture, Then and Now
The cars, modifications and communities connecting Japanese tuning culture across generations.
Building the Perfect Street Setup
Set a purpose for the car, establish its condition, and make its wheels, suspension and power work together.
Track Day Essentials
Prepare the car, learn the organiser’s requirements and leave room for instruction before the first session.
R32, R33, R34: Three Ways to Build a Skyline GT-R
R34, R32 and R33 on our street-build moodboard, with exact factory references and a separate inspection brief.
The EV Performance Shift
What changes when performance comes from electric motors, and what still depends on the whole car.
M Division: From E46 to G80
From E46s to G80s and G82s: the generations, engineering and owner choices that keep BMW M culture moving.
Why a welded diff works and when it stops working
The cheapest good decision in drifting is also the one everyone argues about. Here is what welding actually costs you, and what it buys.
911: The Constant
A familiar shape, a changing engineering brief, and the decisions that make one 911 different from another.