I enjoy giving credit when its due, especially when people come up with crazy stuff like this. But this intriguing project did have my scratching my head in quintessential bewilderment. Who would buy this? Disclaimer: The drop-top Nissan GT-R is not official, or real, yet. It’s the result of Newport Convertible Engineering‘s tendency to go […] More »

Infiniti has come up with a way to share Godzilla with small children that won’t leave them screaming and crying out of fear: the Q50 Eau Rouge concept. In the past couple of months, the luxury division of Nissan has revealed a several important details about their concept for a high-performance sedan.  Its front splitter, […] More »

You’re looking at an R34 Skyline GT-R N1, one of 12 factory built race cars from Nismo, Nissan’s in-house Motorsports tuning division. This listing was spotted on our Twitter feed by RJ’s director of business operations (proof that we’re all car enthusiasts here), and after noticing that it was on consignment with the Auto Kennel in sort-of-nearby Costa Mesa, California, […] More »

It’s only fitting that a lot of automotive speed tests are conducted on runways.  They provide plenty of straight road for those fearless enough to max out high-horsepower cars whose aerodynamic add-ons make them look as if they’re ready for flight. Automobile Magazine brought the car with the right looks to the right place.  The […] More »

I’m not going to lie.  Given the amount of things in which he’s appeared (TV shows, movies, commercials), I honestly thought Larry the Cable Guy recently made a guest appearance on The Fast Lane Car. He did not.  It turned out to be Nathan Adlen, TFLCar.com’s senior editor and presenter.  Oops!  (I blame the similar […] More »

I have a love/hate it relationship with concept cars. On one hand, concept cars are the ideal. They’re the clay figurines, design language and concepts, heritage, and auto-maker stories embodied into one off models made of real car composites. On the other hand, they can be shells of empty promises. Nothing but wishful thinking and […] More »

If you’ve ever driven by your local Applebee’s on a Saturday night, you’ve probably seen their parking lot full of guys standing around their Mustangs, Camaros or 350Zs at least onse. Beneath the glow of streetlamps, gearheads talk rolling-start street race victories and recent engine mods before going inside to order pitchers of beer and […] More »