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Subarus and lesbians: the story behind the love affair

by Stephanie Coombes
December 10, 2023
Car features/Car pop culture

How a daring ad campaign changed Subaru forever.…
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Was the 1982 Mitsubishi Starion name a mistake? The investigation no one asked for. 

I’m 41 years late to this conversation. The Starion hasn’t re-entered the zeitgeist for any reason. No one has asked for my opinion. But I’m blundering in anyway.…

Here’s what Australia’s loosest unit Tilly Whitfield drives (and occasionally crashes)

Tilly is one of the wildest characters to have ever graced Australian…

The unusual car requirements of drag queen Art Simone

If you’re Art Simone – one of Australia’s most famous drag queens…

Subarus and lesbians: the story behind the love affair

December 10, 2023
Car features/Car pop culture

How a daring ad campaign changed Subaru forever.…

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Are these the world’s best car ads? Car Pit fans decide

September 3, 2023
Car features/Car pop culture

Clever, surreal, and nostalgic. Here are the car commercials you liked the most.…

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The unusual car requirements of drag queen Art Simone

August 26, 2023
Car features/The Red Car Pit/Uncategorized

If you’re Art Simone – one of Australia’s most famous drag queens – your car wish list looks a little different to most people. …

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Here’s what Australia’s loosest unit Tilly Whitfield drives (and occasionally crashes)

August 12, 2023
Car features/Car news/The Red Car Pit

Tilly is one of the wildest characters to have ever graced Australian television. But as a human incarnation of elemental chaos, is it any surprise that Tilly’s car history is a bit patchy?…

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An insider’s guide to race track food vans

August 6, 2023
Car features/Car pop culture

I have walked amongst the food truck folk. These are their secrets.…

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Was the 1982 Mitsubishi Starion name a mistake? The investigation no one asked for. 

July 16, 2023
Car features/Car news/Car pop culture/Editor's Pick

I’m 41 years late to this conversation. The Starion hasn’t re-entered the zeitgeist for any reason. No one has asked for my opinion. But I’m blundering in anyway.…

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What a great time at Bathurst for the 500. Thanks What a great time at Bathurst for the 500. Thanks to @thriftyaustralia for all the fun.
Turns out the hardest thing about car reviewing is Turns out the hardest thing about car reviewing is remembering how to enter a car. I don’t really have an explanation for this one. At least the #hyundai #i30n
Frankly, I was expecting the #hyundai #i30 N to be Frankly, I was expecting the #hyundai #i30 N to be a humourless city-bashing sedan. But what greeted me was an aggressively-designed and very fun car. When you’re in N mode the powertrain and chassis settings are set to their highest levels. As Hyundai says: “engine response, steering, exhaust sound, rev-matching and the dampers of the electronically controlled suspension are at the most dynamic.”You might have noticed they mention exhaust sound. Yes. The sound is customisable. This isn’t new to the motoring world, BMW famously had the same feature in the M3. But it’s certainly the first car I’ve ever driven with this option.You can customise the car’s suspension and transmission in the menus and save it as a drive profile. To be honest, I didn’t feel an enormous amount of difference when I tinkered with the settings. However, my driving was limited to short stints on highways and weaving through city streets. If you were to flog this baby on a track day, you’d likely get a better feel for the different modes I’m not a race car driver, though. I’m an office worker who tootles along so conservatively I’ve been overtaken by drunks on Lime bikes more than once. That’s the joy of the i30 N: it lets you pretend without the expense, inconvenience or discomfort of an actual race car. Sure you might be driving to your boring job, but when the traffic lights go green you can press the big red button on the steering wheel like it’s launch control. For a moment you’re not office drone number 341, you’re Lewis Hamilton.It’s make believe for adults. Yes it’s a bit silly, but it’s also fun.And isn’t that what cars are supposed to be?#carreview
Thinking about buying Kia’s EV6 GT-series? Revie Thinking about buying Kia’s EV6 GT-series? Review is live now on the Car Pit website.
Anyone notice that BMW’s Neue Klasse, Subaru’s Anyone notice that BMW’s Neue Klasse, Subaru’s sport mobility concept and Nissan’s Hyper Force all used this specked black material?It’s forged carbon fibre. It’s been around since the mid-2000s (and used in Lamborghinis for a while) but is being heavily adopted in concept cars today. What do you think? Like this look? #tokyo #conceptcar #bmw #nissan #subaru #tokyomobilityshow2023 #tokyomobilityshow
Introducing the “Neue Klasse”, which means ‘ Introducing the “Neue Klasse”, which means ‘new class’ in German. This little cutie patootie has the design markers of a BMW – the kidney grille (but not a stupid oversized one) a sedan-shape similar to the ubiquitous 3-series cars, and the the iconic backseat window with the “Hofmeister kink” (not as sexy as it sounds). The interior is completely surprising, mostly because it has yellow corduroy seats. I want to hate them. I can’t. I got very close to this concept car at the Tokyo Mobility show. Can’t wait to see a version of this car on the road in 2025. #tokyomobilityshow #tokyomobilityshow2023 #bmw #neueklasse #conceptcar #bmwconcept #carreview
This is Lexus’s ROV (recreational outdoor vehicl This is Lexus’s ROV (recreational outdoor vehicle) concept. Pretty serious looking machine which runs with a hydrogen engine! They wouldn’t let me drive it around the Tokyo Mobility show, though. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to review it in the future… #tokyo #lexus #rov #rovlexus #tokyomobilityshow #tokyomobilityshow2023 #carreview
If there’s one thing I love, it’s cars. If the If there’s one thing I love, it’s cars. If there’s another thing I love, it’s weird museums. Introducing the Parasite Museum in Meguro, Tokyo. Would you come here?.. #tokyomobilityshow #tokyomobilityshow2023 #tokyo #travel #traveltiktok #tokyo #meguro #review
The Tokyo Mobility Show is so much more than just The Tokyo Mobility Show is so much more than just cars. This display was meant to be Tokyo of the future. Are you excited…? What do you think the little robots do…?
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