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Project Dub
In all my life I've never owned a new car. The closest I came was an 18 month-old Focus RS (European 212hp turbo widebody). After joining... more
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Project Silverstone
Meet our other project car; an '03 VW GTI built by me, Sam Du. You might recognize the GTI from last year's SEMA show, or from events such... more
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1989 Volkswagen GTI - Wide Ride
Originally built for road course domination, Andrew McDermott's Volkswagen GTI Mk2 16v has evolved into something very special through hard... more
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1998 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0 - Under African Skies
Proving that Euro enthusiasm is a global trend, we were contacted by 1998 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0 owner, Noor Abrahams of South Africa, and he... more
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2001 Volkswagen Golf - Green With Envy
We call this Project Envy more
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2006 Volkswagen Mk5 R32 - R32 Evolution ...
We take the first look at North America's only Volkswagen Mk5 R32 twin-turbo, built by HPA Motorsports. more
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1988 VW GTI - Kinetic Energy
The Mk2 GTI 16v was the pinnacle of engineering in its day. More powerful than the standard Golf, the 1.8 featured a revised camshaft,... more
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1995 BMW 318is - The Road Less Traveled
At this year's Bimmerfest we noticed the OEM+ style of Dave Aupperle's 318is. We appreciated that the enthusiast had expended so much time... more
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2001 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro - School Daze
I'm sure you probably get about 10,000 emails each day asking for a feature, so I guess you can just add me to the list. I'm a 17 year-old... more
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2002 Audi TT ALMS - Amazing Alms
For many of us, our loyalty and love of cars dates back to the accomplishment of passing our licensing exam. Once we passed we were one... more
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2003 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro - Gray Day
When Audi replaced the B5 with the B6 A4 they hit pay dirt. The car was an instant success. Its muscular angularity, big fenders, turbo... more
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2002, 2004, 2005 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro Avant - Triple Threat
The Sport Wagon concept is somehow intrinsically European. It offers both speed and utility, but with none of the handicaps of an SUV. At... more
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2003 VW GTI 1.8T - Der Hasselwagen
When we first looked at the spec sheet for Josh Boettcher's GTI 1.8T, we couldn't help but laugh. We saw bullet points with "OEM Gangsta... more
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1995 BMW Supercharged 318is
At this year's Bimmerfest we noticed the OEM+ style of Dave Aupperle's 318is. We appreciated that the enthusiast had expended so much time... more
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2003 Audi A4 18t Quattro
When Audi replaced the B5 with the B6 A4 they hit pay dirt. The car was an instant success. Its muscular angularity, big fenders, turbo... more
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Audi A4 Quattro Avants from Southern California
The Sport Wagon concept is somehow intrinsically European. It offers both speed and utility, but with none of the handicaps of an SUV. At... more
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2003 Volkswagen GTI 18t
When we first looked at the spec sheet for Josh Boettcher's GTI 1.8T, we couldn't help but laugh. We saw bullet points with "OEM Gangsta... more
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2003 Audi A4 1.8t CVT
Every now and then the car gods bless an Audi and send it good fortune. One example is this Brilliant black A4; conceived in Ingolstadt,... more
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2004 Volkswagen R32 Turbo
We recently attended the SoCal R32 GTG near Los Angeles (see p78) where over 130 R32s gathered from across the US. There were cars of every... more
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Widebody Mercedes Benz SLK 230 from DTM Autohaus
Every man has a dream car, whether it's a simple econobox or a rolling jacuzzi on wheels. And the dream car inspires us to set goals and... more
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VW GTI VR6
The Mk3 Golf and Jetta have existed in North America for some 13 years - long enough to induce the "been there, done that" feeling.... more
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2004 widebody Benz CLK 320 supercharge
Take a look at this elegant Mercedes CLK. We think you'll agree it personifies all that's good about the European tuning scene: a... more
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Eric Shih widebody 2003 BMW M3
It's no secret that the trendiest and wildest tuner cars in North America can be discovered every November at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas,... more
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Mike Olson 2003 GTI 1.8T
When you hear of Minnesota you instantly think about that movie Fargo. And when you think of Fargo, you think of snow - lots of it. That's... more
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BMW M3 CSL
Time Attack has a very high profile at the moment. It's on an unstoppable path to hit the mainstream like the sport of drifting. Already... more
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