Matchless Crowd Racing, one of the more ‘Japlish’-named tuning houses in the Land of the Rising Sun, is also one of the more famous modern tuners. As proof, MCR’s R34 Skyline GT-R has featured as one of the quickest mountain pass (aka touge in Japanese) weapons, tested by respected magazine and video maker Best Motoring.

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The word coming from one disgruntled American R35 GT-R owner is that Nissan has refused to replace a damaged GT-R transmission “due to abuse”. The unhappy owner has recently relayed his dealings with an American Nissan dealership as he attempts to have his destroyed GT-R transmission covered under warranty.

Nissan however claims that the black-box computer has [...]

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Word is getting around the traps that the transmission in the famously destructive R35 GT-R may be wearing out faster than expected.  MCR, one of the lucky Japanese tuning houses to have a GT-R, has reported that initial inspections are showing unexpected signs of wear in the transmission; raising fears that the GT-R is not [...]

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If your partial to a bet then the new R35 GT-R has to be odds on favourite for an outright win at this years Targa Tasmania but thats no excuse for ignoring the rest of the field. Tucked away in their is Mazda’s little hottie, the Mazda3 MPS and this year they have managed to [...]

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In breaking news over the weekend it has been confirmed that former rally champion Colin McRae has been killed in a helicopter crash. McRae was piloting his Squirrel helicopter when it crashed in Jerviswood, Lanarkshire near the location of his 16th century home.

Reports indicate that the helicopter crashed and burst into flames and that there [...]

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Subaru have released “The Return” the first of a three part video series introducing the new WRX. In a similar animated format to the recent VW Tiguan video, you get to see the new WRX in what appears to be a cross between Jurassic Park and Colin McRae Rally. Unfortunately, no amount of animation makes [...]

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