Posts tagged carracing

• 04 May

  Episode: Garage419

  2011 Ford Fiesta Review

  The Smoking Tire heads up to San Francisco's Skyline Drive to test Ford's newest entrant into the economy car wars, the Fiesta. Is the European-designed Fiesta all hype? Or does it live up to its promise of a small, premium, efficient car? Let's find out.

• 28 Apr

  Episode: Garage419

  2010 Lotus Elise vs. 2000 Lotus Esprit

  The Smoking Tire visits the beautiful Ojai valley with two of Lotus's finest cars, the Elise and the Esprit. Matt Farah hits the canyons to find out how the quintessential 'new' Lotus compares to the well-aging Esprit V8

• 23 Feb

  Episode: Garage419

  CRS Rally School and Mistubishi Lancer Comparison Test

  The Smoking Tire attends the California Rally Series' School in Ridgecrest, CA, to learn how to compete in Rally America and California Rally Series Events (hint, hint). While there, we take the opportunity to find out if the Lancer Ralliart is worth the extra money over the Lancer GTS by floggi

• 17 Feb

  Episode: Garage419

  Supercar Showdown: Lambo Balboni vs. TT Ford GT vs. Supercharged R8

  The Smoking Tire heads out to Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in a 370Z Roadster to find out which car can attain the highest speed on Spring Mountain's 2.7 mile road course. Can Matt Farah, driving a Lamborghini LP550-2, outgun a Twin Turbo Ford GT and a Supercharged Audi R8? W

• 09 Feb

  Episode: Garage419

  Tuned Evo X Track Test

  The Smoking Tire heads out to Willow Springs International Raceway to test a friend's Mitsubishi Evo X, tuned by Road Race Engineering. Is the Evo quick enough to keep up with a Porsche 996 Cup Car? We'll see.....