The M3 isn’t stock … it’s got an Akrapovič titanium exhaust, Schirmer three-way suspension, AP Racing brakes, Recaro sport seats and a roll cage … but you can see those mods are no match for the GT-R coming out of the corners onto the straights with more than 620 horsepower being sent to all four wheels. […] More »

This past weekend, Shift S3ctor held its fourth Airstrip Attack (1/2 mile, side-by-side racing and trap-speed competition) at the New Coalinga Municipal Airport near Fresno, California. Note: Don’t let the airport’s name fool you. It was built in the late 1990s, so it’s not really that new. “New” differentiates the facility from the original Coalinga […] More »

Since late August we’ve been posting Edmunds videos of the C7 Corvette battling its enemies, foreign and domestic, on the Streets of Willow Springs. For a look in the rearview mirror at how the Corvette Stingray faired individually against its rivals, click the links below. Corvette versus SRT Viper Corvette versus Nissan GT-R Corvette versus Porsche 911 […] More »

We’ve seen the 2014 Corvette Stingray go against the SRT Viper, Nissan GT-R and Porsche 911 Carrera S. In each of those comparisons (links provided) there had been a significant price gap between the C7 Corvette and its respective challenger. This week, the Corvette meets a commensurately priced competitor: the 2013 BMW M3 Coupe. As […] More »

LTMW is one of the busiest BMW performance shops in Southern California, and their latest partnering with Liberty Walk Performance, a Japanese automotive styling house, has really taken them to the next level of awesome. To celebrate their partnership, LTMW and Liberty Walk Performance hosted a car meet at LTMW’s shop in El Monte, California, […] More »

One of the perks of living in Southern California is that you’re surrounded by the headquarters of many automotive companies and as a result, get to attend cool events like the HRE Performance Wheels Open House from a couple of weekends ago. This event attracted some of the coolest custom and exotic cars from all […] More »

Here I was thinking the Lime Rock M3 would be the end of BMW’s special edition binge. It isn’t. BMW is releasing three new versions of the M3 with their special Frozen paint jobs. This time, they’re available in the patriotic trio of red, white, and blue. Like the past frozen edition edition M3’s, there are hardly […] More »