Love the turbos
First off, Les Bidrawn's ADD when it comes to his vehicles really bothers me. I like to get a vehicle and stick with it, modify it and enjoy it. He seems to get tired of them after he's shifted through the gears once. On to the March '08 issue. If you could bottle what you did with this and keep it coming, you'd have a subscriber for life. First off, I'm not a drift fan, but of course I love 911s. The 911 on the cover just screams bad-ass. The editorial on the old school Rabbit with the bus-sized turbo on it was great. That is exactly what I want from an editiorial and author. "No, hold the wheel tighter." I love it. The succession of turbo cars over the years was great. The Audi Ur Quattro alongside the new S5 was great. The MTM TT, the turbo M6... Combining the new and old boosted cars in one issue is great. This was the best I can recall in a long time.
Scott Rogers
Bethlehem, GA
We feel your pain. Now Bidrawn's been talking about picking up a new project, either an old Alfa or another Corrado. Buckle your seat belt.
Six of one...
I'm a big fan of the magazine. However, I noticed a couple of curious things in the March 2008 issue. First, on page 30, it seems the higher-hp turbo kit from Evolution Motorsports for the 997TT cost less than the lower-hp kit that has less parts. Also, on page 54, the Audi S4 (B5) did come with a six-speed as stated. However, the previous S4 came with a five-speed, not a six-speed as the article states.
Matt Taeschler
Mountainside, NJ
Regarding the Evolution Motorsports turbo upgrades, the pricing on part number EVT-738 represents the added cost on top of the cost of the base EVT-700 kit. Sorry for the confusion.
Ten plus one
Any listing of 'Europe's most notable force-fed performance cars' that fails to include the Porsche 944 Turbo (especially the 1988 to '89 models) is seriously defective. The 944 Turbo was so good that Porsche had to dial it back just to keep it from scaring the 911. And any four-cylinder car that can do that is indeed one of Europe's 10 best turbos. By the way, for your 'Icon' page, I respectfully suggest the Colt .45 auto, the M1911A1. John Browning's masterpiece is not only a true classic mechanical design, it's still wildly popular today and the standard by which all new designs are judged.
Keith Dolan
Brooklyn, NY