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What car screams all American authenticity, raw off-road power, and represents a full circle piece of automotive history? We give you, the 2022 Ford Bronco Raptor.

In this episode of ICONS, Jason Cammisa reviews the Ford Bronco Raptor, alongside the Jeep Wrangler 392, the Mercedes G63 Wagon, and the Land Rover Defender 90 V8. Jason puts the BRaptor to the test, to see if it can compare to these three legendary off-road vehicle brands.

We’ll take you Overlanding (well sort of,) into the off-road mecca of the Bronco, as well as into the more ‘realistic’ suburban Starbucks-laden lands, to put the Raptor to the ultimate test. Does the Bronco namesake, reanimated from its 1970’s grave, stack up against these three well-established automotive Icons? Is this new Raptor revival a practical vehicle for the modern driver? And what differentiates the Bronco Raptor from the baseline Bronco, Bronco Heritage, or Bronco Sport?

Join automotive journalist Jason Cammisa on his journey, as he discusses if the new Bronco Raptor is truly ‘Built Wild,’ or should be exiled…

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In this episode of “The Appraiser,” Colin has the privilege of looking at a 1969 Dodge Coronet Super Bee that is an all-original California-built car. Packaged with a 383ci and a factory N96 air grabber hood, Colin thinks this to be an attractive car based on its unique color combo of high-impact green and black interior. But, original cars do come with flaws and Colin found a few in the rear end of the car. Will Colin have to break some bad news? Stick around and find out!

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This week on “The Appraiser,” Colin sees a rough 1966 Mustang hot rod on the street and convinces the owner to subject it to an appraisal. It’s the roughest car we’ve seen on the show yet and Colin is giddy with excitement. Why? Watch to find out!

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In this episode of “The Appraiser,” Colin appraises a 1969 Camaro Z/28 that has a 302ci “DZ-code” V8 and a stack of documents to keep someone busy for days. This car has a glowing wrap sheet but it’s going to take more than the right specs and shiny paint to hit a six-figure price tag. Will Colin agree with the owner’s price? Or will he send him packing with a bag full of disappointment?

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Toyota’s 2000GT was one of the fastest cars in history. Its 16 international and world endurance-speed records have nothing to do with it: the Yamaha-built Toyota 2000GT did for Toyota in eight short years what took Hyundai more than three decades: it catapulted Toyota from the laughingstock maker of Japanese curiosities (like the 1958 Toyopet Crown) to the esteemed manufacturer of a Porsche-beating supercar.

Set out to be a world-beater, the 2000GT had the Jaguar E-Type in its sights (and its long hood) but the Lotus Elan under its skin. With a backbone chassis inspired by (read: shamelessly stolen from) the Lotus, the 2000GT competed directly with the best sports cars of its time.

In fact, its spec sheet reads like the best sports cars from decades later — with a 7000-rpm twin-cam engine, fully synchronized 5-speed manual, 4-wheel disc brakes, limited-slip differential, rack-and-pinion steering, and 4-wheel independent suspension with double wishbones at each corner.

The intricately and beautifully appointed interior features Rosewood and Mahogany woods finished by Yamaha’s musical instrument division.

Its exterior design is often incorrectly attributed to Albrecht Goertz but was in fact done internally at Yamaha and Toyota, with some inspiration taken from the Yamaha A5500X spec-built show car. Its similarities to the Datsun 240Z (Nissan S30 Fairlady) are unmistakable — but are the result of two cars designed in roughly the same era and with the same goals. Though let one thing be perfectly clear: the Toyota 2000GT cannot be a copy of the Nissan Fairlady Z; it came first.

In some ways, the 2000GT is the first Lexus, as it mirrors very closely the Lexus LF A: both had heavy influence from Yamaha, both were priced above their competitors, and worked as brand halos to catapult their markers’ reputations.

Learn about the history of the magnificent Toyota 2000GT here, in this episode of Revelations, researched, written, and hosted by Webby-award-winning automotive journalist Jason Cammisa.

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This week on The Appraiser, Mark brings in his Shelby CSX4000 427 S/C Cobra for Colin to look at. It’s fitting that we would be a the Lyon Air Museum in Irvine, CA with Carroll Shelby’s history with planes to review this car. The aluminum planes may dwarf the aluminum car but it fits in nicely anyways. So, is this near-perfect homage worth as much as the original or is it still lagging behind despite having the blessing of Shelby America?

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The ultimate review of the 2023 Nissan Z, including a track battle with the Toyota GR Supra and SCCA Hall-of-Fame race car driver Randy Pobst!

In this episode of ICONS, Webby award-winning journalist Jason Cammisa shines perspective on the New Z, comparing it to the original Datsun 240Z, and then taking us on a journey from the traditional sports-car to today’s car of choice: the SUV.

With a Supra vs Z lap battle — complete with Streets of Willow lap times set by Randy Pobst — an impromptu drift-off, this is everything you need to know about the new Z.

Including why the original Z was such a big deal — changing what the term “sports car” meant when it replaced the typically British two-seat roadster.

Bob Ross blames wage stagnation for sports cars becoming bigger, heavier, and more practical. As we move through the decades, the hottest cars then went to Hot Hatches and then Hot Sedans before now landing on fast SUVs.

The Mazda Miata is the only “British roadster” left. And it’s brilliant.
The Hyundai Veloster N is the best hot-hatch money can buy.
The Subaru WRX is the hot sedan for every man with a baby.
The Jaguar F-Pace SVR is The Fun One — an SUV that does what SUVs should never do. Including sound like a NASCAR.

And the Z and Supra? They have just enough practicality to be usable daily drivers but remind us that looking good is never going out of style.

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On the heels of the 2023 Nissan Z, it’s worth looking at the history of the original Nissan Fairlady Z — sold in America as the Datsun 240Z, 260Z and 280Z.

And, in particular, the Fairlady Z432.

This S30-generation Z not only changed the definition of “sports car” from a 2-seat (British) roadster to a 2-seat enclosed coupe but changed the reputation of Japanese automakers around the world from manufacturers of curious cars to world-class automakers.

The 240Z was powered by the L24-powered, a somewhat-Mercedes-derived straight-six that gave it performance on par with Ferrari Dinos and Porsche 911s, at a fraction of the cost. But with all the looks of Ferrari’s front-engine V12-powered coupes.

The 240Z had waiting lists for years in America. It was such a runaway success that credit for its design became hotly contested, leading to a threatened lawsuit by Albrecht Goertz, a German aristocrat who had been hired by Nissan to consult on the project — which was originally a collaboration between Nissan and Yamaha.

That collaboration was for a closed two-seater sports car large enough to fit two Americans comfortably. It was not coincidentally the size of a contemporary Porsche 911, since Goertz had worked on that project also. Ultimately, Yamaha’s A550X concept was born from this project, but Nissan turned it down.

So, too, did Toyota, but who viewed Yamaha as a potential partner for its own sports car. That became the Toyota 2000GT, and its success spurred Nissan to continue work on its own sports car to replace the Fairlady, called Datsun 2000 Roadster in America.

The result was the Fairlady Z, sold in the US as the Datsun 240Z. And it was a revelation.

Featured in this episode is a Japan-only Fairlady Z432, which is a Z with the DOHC 24-valve S20 Prince racing engine from the Nissan GT-R. It cost double as much as the base Z in Japan, so it was largely unsuccessful, but Jason postulates that may be the best-sounding six-cylinder of all time.

Listen to it scream on a POV run up a mountain and perhaps you’ll agree.

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Honda had the Prelude, Toyota had the Celica, and Subaru had a problem — at the end of the malaise era, sports coupes were getting fun and fast. And Subaru didn’t have a car to compete with them.

The company’s EA-series flat-four gradually got a turbocharger and overhead cams, and in the XT Turbo, it made a full 111 hp. With AWD traction and a 5-speed manual, it got to 60 mph in 10.2 seconds — which was genuinely quick for a Subaru. It had a coefficient of drag as low as 0.29, making it the most aerodynamic car sold in America.

Looking back, the XT previewed many technologies and features common in today’s cars: height-adjustable air suspension, turbocharged four-cylinder engines, all-wheel drive, digital dashboards, a hill-holder feature, speed alarm, a focus on aerodynamics, trunk pass-through, a trip computer, you name it!

That preview was done, however, through the eyes of what was possible using 1980s technology, which automatically means it was a bit weird. And then, it was a Subaru, and Subarus were very weird. Very, very weird. And yet also very cool

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It took 37 years of cranking for Ford to successfully start the mid-engined follow-up to the historic GT40 race car. In the process, Ford created — and abandoned — at least seven mid-engined cars meant to recapture the glory from the famous victor of the Ford vs. Ferrari battle at Le Mans. In this episode of Revelations, automotive journalist Jason Cammisa tells the fascinating backstory of the 2005-2006 Ford GT — and how it, like the seven mid-engined attempts before it — was almost killed off before it had a chance.

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