Project Cars
Shift / The black sheep, in white
The ST205 Celica, enthusiast talk for the sixth-gen Toyota Celica had big shoes to fill. Its processor, the ST185 had a plethora of WRC titles under its belt. The bug-eyed Celica and TTE- Toyota Team Europe had their work cut out for them, and they delivered.
Moderately mild to hot: EP82 Starlets
With the world acquiring a knack for anything and everything retro, we turn back the clock to 1995, with Johnny Shah’s EP82 starlet GT.
Shift / A love letter to the Honda s2000
Honda seemed to have missed the memo of the directive by the Japanese government in 1955 for a "people's car" and debuted the Honda S360 almost a decade later, follow in succession by the s500 and s800. Turns out, a drop-dead 360cc chain-driven roadster was exactly the genesis Honda looked-for.
Shift / Unbreakable: 2005 Toyota Hilux resto rebuild
The red TRD pro-esque 2005 Hilux came to be an adventitious decision by Fahmid Ishtiaque Ahmed, as he wanted to fish for something unique in a sea of numerous Defender and Patrol builds. This sweet 4x4 is indeed greater than the sum of its parts. I am sure Marty McFly would be proud.
Shift / The Urban Outlaw: 1982 Toyota Corolla GL
Tokyo Hippari nights in Dhaka feat. a lowered, flared old Corolla
Spirited away in a 2012 Mazda RX8 Spirit R S2
I remember my brief (and first) encounter with a rx8 and recall being bewildered by its suicide doors.
Project Cars / Factory style tuning: Supercharged Toyota GT86
If you have seen our feature on the Tesla Model S P100D a couple of weeks ago, you’d know what an insanely capable zero-fuel-drinking, no noise
DAILY DRIVER PERFECTION
Few things motivate me to wake up at 7 AM on a Friday. It only happens if there is an early morning photoshoot or the once a year family picnic that mother makes everyone go to. This Friday was slightly special though, so much so that I hadn’t slept the previous night because I feared I wouldn’t be able to wake up on time.
Power Rush: 1999 Toyota Mark II Tourer V
About two years ago, I wrote the very first article for Shift, about a Toyota Crown. That was not like any other Crown
A love letter to the Hawkeye - Subaru Impreza WRX
Subaru's halo car is the Impreza. And the Hawk Eye version is the second most preferred among the fans.
Catching a unicorn: DA5 Integra Coupe
The entries in the Honda lineage of the 80s and 90s served very specific purposes for the brand – much like the
Straight as an arrow - Toyota Altezza RS200
When Toyota launched the Altezza in Japan in 1998 and subsequently decided to sell it as the Lexus IS (Intelligent Sport) in Europe and North America, their idea was to make a capable, well rounded sport sedan that would offer sharper driving dynamics than the rest of the softly sprung executive sedans that were for sale in the Lexus range.
Modern classic - Toyota Corolla E90 GT
The Toyota Corolla E90 is now a thirty-year-old model. For a few people out there, lightweight sedans from the 90's give the kind of feedback that modern cars with their well-insulated interiors and dampened steering setups just can't provide. Victor is one of those people, and this is his E90 GT.
Twin Turbo Sleekness - 1JZGTE Toyota Mark II X90
The seventh generation Mark II, codenamed “X90”, was the first in a long line of Mark-II's with which Toyota experimented with a different design language – they made it sleeker, added powerful turbo 6-cylinder motors, and made a brilliant all-rounder that is perfect for a project car.
Rescuing a Savanna
Azwad Anwar's 1978 Mazda Savanna RX7 has had a new lease on life thanks to a Toyota motor and restored bodywork.
Late ‘90s chic: Toyota Carina
This week we pick the very last Carina generation: the 7th gen made from 1996 to 2001.
Static pains of stance - Mitsubishi Lancer EX
The world of stanced cars is a phenomenon hardly understood by those without continued exposure to the car cultures elsewhere in the world. We try to understand it with a local example.
Split personality - 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X MR
The Evolution X is apparently the last of the legendary Evo series, and it's the only Evo to be offered with a 6-speed dual clutch SST automatic. We take a look at this phenomenal motorsport bred race-car for the road.