Dorifutography

Pontiac isn’t one of the brands most people think about when it comes to popular muscle cars. They’d mostly think about either Ford, Chevrolet or Dodge. But then, when Pontiac gets mentioned, everyone will remember about all the awesome, interesting and other somewhat strange-looking cars they’ve made throughout the years, from their beginning to their demise in 2010.  However, one car is very memorable in the muscle car genre: the Firebird. The Firebird was originally going to be based on the Banshee concept car, but GM feared that the car would decrease the popularity with the Corvette. This is why the Firebird was moved down to the pony car segment to share platforms with the Chevrolet Camaro. Although most things about the Firebird lineage is comparably similar to the more popular Camaro, there are many things that set them apart, the front and rear end, engines, and trim levels.  This is no different to the Firebird that I got the chance to review last weekend. Although f...

Hyundai, an everyday car brand. Cars they make are usually dismissed as calmly as the Yaris or Swift. But no. Not this car. What Hyundai has done is turn one of their bestselling small hatchbacks into one of the world’s most underrated fun cars.  The ‘N’ badge isn’t just an embellishment. It’s a fully revamped take on the small hatch. The ‘N’ stands for two things: Namyang, Hyundai’s global R&D Centre; as well as the N ürburgring, one of the most challenging race tracks in the world. First off, let’s talk about the design. Exterior-wise, the i30 N looks dramatically more aggressive, with angular lines on the new front and rear bumpers as well as a new rear spoiler, all the while not detracting from the original i30 design. The "form follows function" rule that the designers used resulted in a lowered body, together with the newly designed aerodynamics give the car its sporty look, while e nhancing its driving capabilities. It comes with 6 colours including the exclusive...