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2020 Toyota Prius – Life After the Lobotomy
100th car I’ve driven! It’s a rental I got my hands on. But not the kind that ends up in the Everglades or a dirt road unfortunately. This car made me laugh more than an F82 M4 for all the wrong reasons. This car has “an engine” that barely registers that’s it’s doing something other…
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Top 10 Miata Alternatives
Who doesn’t love the Miata? Innocent, cheap and a true drivers car, right? Well, us here at Mis-Shift has different feelings. For those who want to be independent and not fall prey to the TicTok e-boys pushing Miata greatness on your poor defenseless brain, we’ve got a list of 10 alternatives to a new Miata…
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GM Aims To Be Banned From All Major Races By 2030
DEVELOPING STORY: Following an unexpected announcement, MSIMA has been gathering intel on General Motors and Chevrolet’s plan for their carbon-neutral future in racing. To recap, the 2023 competition rulebook of the NCCC (formerly known as the NHCAACC, or Nationwide Holy Council of All-American Corvette Clubs) stated in their most recent version that any vehicle equipped…
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The Story of a Wild Russian Rolls-Royce Pickup
What happens if you combine the prowess of a Rolls-Royce with the practicality of a pickup? This crazy contraption is the answer. This is a Russian (Thanks Boris!) lovechild of a Dodge pickup and a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. According to some Russian site with some facts about this truck, the owner literally chopped the Silver…
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5 Iconic Engines From The Parts Bin
As we all await the hotly anticipated “5 More Engines Ever Made”, I have found myself thinking more deeply about these pieces of machinery in the past week. After falling down various internet rabbit holes and consulting my own engine encyclopedia, there’s an interesting topic among automotive engineering to look into here. Designers love the…
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New Company Aims to Freeze Car Collectors with Collection
Astrobionicle, a new Aerospace company spun off from Duke University has recently announced plans to dominate the in space Human health market. Amongst the technology they’re researching, their team of PHD students and ex-SpaceX engineers have been developing the technology for putting humans under some sort of hibernation for long duration space missions. However, during…
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The stunning Giulia TZ Berlinetta Prototipo
This little known Alfa Romeo prototype car is mostly a well kept secret, there is little about this car on the web. What we do know is that it is beautiful! The story goes like this: A man named Lodovico Chizzola built this car for a successor to the TZ, but Alfa opted for their own…
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Toyota 4Runner – A Children’s Toy of a Vehicle
The Toyota 4Runner is a car some may hail as the second coming of god. Most enthusiasts would agree with this. The 4Runner has a long and storied history of being capable while also being a great throw-your-family-in-for-a-trip-to-Disney vehicle. However, most of that is surface stuff. After driving one, specifically a 2019 5th gen, I…
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A Car With Six Flavors – The Maserati 5000GT
Welcome back to your history lecture. Put your vape away, no, I don’t care if you need it to concentrate. This week we will be covering one of the most prominent, timeless, and beautiful classics from Italy’s automakers, as you have likely guessed, the Maserati 5000GT. Let’s get the basics out of the way: this…
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BMW Considering Widebody 7-Series To Fit Larger Screens
Undercover MSIMA contacts at BMW have reported an interesting new proposal overheard in meetings. Based on insights from the brand’s design and ergonomics teams, a special widebody version of the 7-series sedan could be in development soon. If development is continued, this model would eventually replace the standard 7 to accommodate future technology needs. The…
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