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Dallara: Italy's Underdog Race Car Builder
Talon Homer
  • Feb 1
  • 3 min

Dallara: Italy's Underdog Race Car Builder

The company has spent 50 years working behind the scenes of the world's most prestigious auto brands and racing series.
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Italy's Prestigious Automotive Design Houses
Talon Homer
  • Jan 11
  • 2 min

Italy's Prestigious Automotive Design Houses

Automotive design is just as much an art as it is a science, and some of the best car-tists are living in Italy.
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70 Years of Lotus
Talon Homer
  • Dec 15, 2021
  • 3 min

70 Years of Lotus

Since 1948, Lotus has been England's pluckiest indie automaker, putting out taught and nimble sports cars for the street and track.
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2003 Porsche 996 Turbo - The Starting Line Featured Vehicle
Talon Homer
  • Nov 9, 2021
  • 2 min

2003 Porsche 996 Turbo - The Starting Line Featured Vehicle

The first generation of water-cooled 911s is livened up by the addition of a twin turbocharged Mezger engine and all wheel drive.
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2015 Corvette Z06 - The Starting Line Featured Vehicle
Talon Homer
  • Nov 2, 2021
  • 2 min

2015 Corvette Z06 - The Starting Line Featured Vehicle

This penultimate Z06 package boosts the nimble Corvette to over 600 horsepower and deliver world-beating performance to competent drivers.
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The Greatest Corvettes in Motorsports
Talon Homer
  • Oct 19, 2021
  • 4 min

The Greatest Corvettes in Motorsports

Learn about our favorite Corvettes to hit the track, from GM teams and from privateers.
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Timeline of the Porsche 911 Turbo
Talon Homer
  • Sep 17, 2021
  • 4 min

Timeline of the Porsche 911 Turbo

Since the 70s, the 911 Turbo has been one of Porsche's most prestigious names, with each subsequent car bringing new technical enhancements.
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Why Enthusiasts Love Station Wagons
Talon Homer
  • Aug 31, 2021
  • 2 min

Why Enthusiasts Love Station Wagons

From a practical standpoint it's easy to see why, as they marry the cargo space of an SUV with the road manners of a sports sedan.
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Why Sports Cars Go Mid-Engine
Talon Homer
  • Aug 17, 2021
  • 2 min

Why Sports Cars Go Mid-Engine

The most exclusive supercars on Earth all essentially have one thing in common: An engine mounted directly behind the driver.
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2018 Porsche GT3 Touring - The Starting Line Featured Vehicle
Talon Homer
  • Aug 10, 2021
  • 2 min

2018 Porsche GT3 Touring - The Starting Line Featured Vehicle

Our favorite Porsche 911 configuration mates a high-revving naturally aspirated flat six to a crisp six-speed manual transmission.
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Come Down to Cars and Canines in Springfield!
Talon Homer
  • Aug 3, 2021
  • 1 min

Come Down to Cars and Canines in Springfield!

The Starting Line recently hosted a little meet and greet and invited local enthusiasts to bring their cars, their dogs, or both!
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1995 Honda Acty - The Starting Line Featured Vehicle
Talon Homer
  • Jul 27, 2021
  • 2 min

1995 Honda Acty - The Starting Line Featured Vehicle

This Honda comes in a boxy cab-over configuration with two seats, and a spacious bed with folding tailgate and sides.
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1995 Subaru Sambar Pickup - The Starting Line Featured Vehicle
Talon Homer
  • Jul 20, 2021
  • 2 min

1995 Subaru Sambar Pickup - The Starting Line Featured Vehicle

This newly imported JDM Sambar Kei truck features push-button four wheel drive and a crawler gear, for all your small trucking needs.
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How Detailers Bring Paint to a Like-New Shine
Talon Homer
  • Jul 13, 2021
  • 2 min

How Detailers Bring Paint to a Like-New Shine

On the road automotive paint is susceptible to all kinds of environmental attacks, but with the right products, this damage can be reversed.
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The Roadster: An Automotive Tradition
Talon Homer
  • Jul 6, 2021
  • 2 min

The Roadster: An Automotive Tradition

Droptop roadsters are now seen as luxury items, but going back over a century, the segment describes the world's most pioneering cars.
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How to Avoid Car Buying Scams
Talon Homer
  • Jun 29, 2021
  • 4 min

How to Avoid Car Buying Scams

These cons can be easy to spot if you know the signs. So here are common scam techniques, and simple ways to suss them out.
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What Exactly is a Kei Car?
Talon Homer
  • Jun 22, 2021
  • 3 min

What Exactly is a Kei Car?

Dating back to 1949 in Japan, the Kei designation offers some of the tiniest vehicles that could still be legally considered a car.
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2019 Porsche GT3 RS Weissach - The Starting Line Featured Vehicle
Talon Homer
  • Jun 11, 2021
  • 2 min

2019 Porsche GT3 RS Weissach - The Starting Line Featured Vehicle

Under 1,000 of this package were made at the end of 991 production, and this one is factory fresh, with about 1,000 miles on the clock.
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The Brave New World of EV Hot Rodding
Talon Homer
  • May 25, 2021
  • 5 min

The Brave New World of EV Hot Rodding

Hot rodding has always meant swapping an engine with a more powerful one. But now, people have taken to shedding the engine altogether.
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What Makes a Boxer Engine
Talon Homer
  • May 18, 2021
  • 3 min

What Makes a Boxer Engine

Now associated with Porsche and Subaru, flat boxer engines were once a very popular engine type, with lineage going back over 100 years.
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