Justin Hughes
203 posts
Justin has owned, driven, and raced a wide variety of cars in autocross, rallycross, HPDE, and time trial events, as well as driven and co-driven course cars at stage rallies in the northeast. He is interested in getting the maximum bang for the minimum buck when it comes to playing with cars, and his car history, including old Miatas, Saturns, Honda Civic wagons, and an ex-police Crown Victoria, demonstrates that.
Automotive Freedom: A Counterpoint
My esteemed colleague (and new RFD writer) David Lange has fully embraced our autonomous overlords. And he makes…
Carista Customization App Review
On the 86 Owners of New England Facebook group someone was complaining about the FR-S/BRZ’s extremely sensitive seat…
What’s With All The Coupes?
As I’m watching our Twitter feed from NAIAS, I’m seeing reveals of coupe after coupe after coupe. I’m…
Finally, A Buick I Want
These are some words I never thought I’d write: “I want that Buick.” But after revealing the Avista…
The Case For A New Jeep Truck
Jeep is killing it these days. This past December saw a whopping 41.7% increase in sales across the brand over…
Nine New Year’s Automotive Predictions
Apparently it’s a time honored tradition, or something, to make predictions about the coming year based on what…
When Certified Pre-Owned Isn’t
In October my fiancee, Elana, bought a Certified Pre-Owned 2012 Ford Flex. Recently the front brakes were grinding, worn down to…
A Tale Of Two Differentials
With the holidays upon us, gather round and pull up a chair by the warm fire and let…
Project MJ: Four Point Oh No
The Jeep inline-six 4.0 liter motor is a classic AMC design, dating all the way back to 1964…
Power Stop Z23 Brake Kit Review
Brakes, generally speaking, are not sexy. Unless you’re running a fancy big brake kit like Josh, brakes typically…