Mariel Garza is a Los Angeles-based journalist and contributing Globe Opinion writer.

So yes, on paper, sure, it’s perhaps a little incongruous that JDM: Japanese Drift Master has been conceived and crafted in Central Europe. But it’s not unprecedented, and a simple matter of geography ...

Baku, for example, or the ultimate challenge in the form of Monaco – a track set up for the much smaller and nimbler F1 cars of yesteryear ... going sideways looks cool, but it ain’t the ...

It’s a warning you see in basically every car: “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.” But why can’t passenger-side mirrors display objects accurately? Well, it’s actually a ...

It’s low stakes drifting in slow ... became the first passenger car to do away with a rear window. Instead, rearward vision is provided by a roof-mounted rear-view camera. The camera is shrouded ...

Drifting is a family affair for German driver ... Joe: And that's just the car side of things. When driving, one of the judging criteria besides speed, angle and line, is individual style ...

He was set the task of drifting up a pass on Mount Iwaki that’s never been done before. And along the 69 corners he’d be viewing through the side ... sub-zero-cool Japanese drift cars up ...

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Apart from the engine, the Sportivo received stiffer suspension and a seriously cool body kit consisting of front and rear lips, side skirts ... an avid car collector, restorer, drift car pilot ...