James Gent

Ontario

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Occasionally insightful, always a gentleman. Also writes a lot about cars and motorsport. https://t.co/JpOWYWoGqs

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Articles

The Porsche 911 S Outfitted With A ‘Roo’ Cage That Completed The 1968 London-Sydney Marathon

1 week ago | carbuzz.com | James Gent

It’s been 70 years since the first customized Porsche was officially commissioned. In 1955, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach requested that a rear windshield wiper be mounted to his 356 A Coupe, and… yeah, that was pretty much it.
This 3D-Printed 'F1' Exhaust Unlocks The Shelby GT350 Mustang's True Potential

1 week ago | carbuzz.com | James Gent

In a bid to answer the time-honored question ‘how much difference does an exhaust pipe really make to an engine’s soundtrack?,’ Fluid MotorUnion on YouTube decided to find out by pitting the standard exhaust system on a Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 against a 3D-printed recent sensation called the ‘Z’ Pipe.
Here Are The Top 8 Toyota Cars That Deserve A GR Sport Package

1 week ago | carbuzz.com | James Gent

Back in 2017, Toyota’sthen-CEO Akio Toyoda was pushing hard behind the scenes to greenlight vehicles "people truly love." He aimed to quell the unfair - but, in most cases, pretty accurate - claim that the Japanese brand made trustworthy but largely uninteresting cars. His successor, Koji Sato, recently echoed this sentiment during the RAV4 GR Sport global reveal when he said Toyota was looking to develop more vehicles that “move people's hearts” alongside its dependable fleet of family haulers.
HWA Continues Testing EVO Prototype Tribute To Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II Icon

2 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | James Gent

Development of HWA’s EVO prototype, a restomod tribute to the legendary Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evo II, has taken “an extraordinary step” with track testing currently focused on the car's traction control system. As confirmed via a post on social media, HWA is conducting tests on an in-house electronic stability system that also incorporates a bespoke ECU and anti-lock brakes engineered specifically for the EVO prototype.
New Lawsuit States Recent General Motors L87 V8 Recall Repairs Do Not Work

2 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | James Gent

A recent recall of more than half a million vehicles powered by General Motors' L87 6.2-liter V8 engine is a headache that just won't go away. Following an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), General Motors recalled the Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, and other models using the engine for defects that could cause it to fail.
This 1993 Mustang SVT Cobra Just Sold For Porsche 911 Turbo Money

2 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | James Gent

Though many would blanch at paying (at least) $173,300 for a Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, $195,900 for a Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S, and upwards of $197,200 for a 572-horsepower Porsche 911 Turbo, a humble 235-horsepower Ford Mustang just blew its younger contemporaries out of the water at a recent auction. It sold for – wait for it – $204,000.
Toyota Reveals Hydrogen-Fueled GR LH2 Racing Concept Ahead of Le Mans 2025

2 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | James Gent

Not content with its California-only production Mirai doing all the heavy lifting, Toyota has revealed the hydrogen-powered GR LH2 Racing Concept ahead of this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. An evolution of the static design study the Japanese marque presented at the same event in 2023, the new ‘LH2’ is underpinned by the chassis from its FIA World Endurance Championship-contending GR010 Hypercars.
Genesis' Magma-Hot Performance Cars Are Fighting Back Against Obese EV Tendencies

2 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | James Gent

Alongside ongoing work on its “next generation propulsion systems,” including an advanced hybrid powertrain, Genesis is currently working on a new kind of torque vectoring system designed to make its planned range of dynamic ‘Magma’ products more agile.
Frankenstein Jaguar E-Type Blends Type I Beauty With A Big Displacement Surprise

2 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | James Gent

Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Here is a simplified version of the story contents: ECD Automotive Design, an independent engineering firm based in Florida, has revealed, what it calls, “a new vision for what the E-Type could have become.” And no, it’s not a re-bodied F-Type with an I-Pace electric motor. This one-off commission is powered by an original Jaguar V12, is built on an original E-Type chassis, and rolls all three ‘Series’ iterations, plus the race-spec D-Type,...
European Safety Watchdog Labels Tesla's Self-Driving Systems As Misleading

2 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | James Gent

Results from a new Euro NCAP test on driver assistance systems has praised the all-electric Kia EV3, Porsche Macan, Toyota bZ4X and brand-new Renault 5, but in a blow for the already troubled Tesla, the organization even went so far as to suggest that the score for the Model S “should disappoint Tesla” and that the Texas-based EV brand could be “misleading consumers about their Autopilot system’s capabilities.” Base Trim Engine Electric Base Trim Transmission Single Speed Automatic Base Trim...