Jason Brower on CarBuzz (748 comments)

Jason Brower

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Expensive Failures: Cizeta V16T (Apr 15, 2013) What a weird engine. Two 3.0 v8's with pretty good volumetric efficiency. But the combustion chambers on that would be tiny, less than half a liter a piece.
Brabus at 2013 Techno Classica Essen (Apr 14, 2013) Wow, that's a quality rebuild.
Bugatti Reveals WRC Edition Vitesse (Apr 11, 2013) I was expecting a rally veyron when I read WRC. That I'd like to see.
Top 5 Mercedes Supercars (Apr 11, 2013) There are two at the Mercedes benz dealerships in mission viejo, California. I don't know if they are for sale, but I was told by a salesperson that a man had walked in with 1,000,000 dollars in cash (sometime around 2008) and they refused to sell.
Top 5 Mercedes Supercars (Apr 11, 2013) The Mercedes dealership near my house had 2 of these. They were some of the first cars that piqued my interest in high performance vehicles, I'll never forget rounding the corner to see both of them on display. Pure automotive awe.
Scion Brings Updated tC to New York (Mar 28, 2013) Rally mode: engaged.
Subaru Unleashes WRX Concept (Mar 28, 2013) Front fenders have an awesome LFA-like profile.
Corvette C6 Convertible by Carlex Design (Feb 23, 2013) Wow, I didn't think it was possible to downgrade the corvette's interior. I'm glad this is just a one-off. Luckily the c7's interior is miles ahead of the c6.
800hp Audi R8 by MTM (Feb 23, 2013) I'm usually a fan of mtm's work, but this is just hideous. That chrome wrap, the clashing wheels, the fact it looks like it's rally stanced; it's just horrible.
This Is What Ukrainian Roads Are Like (Feb 23, 2013) They paved these roads a few years ago? With what, cheese?
VW Golf GTD Revealed (Feb 21, 2013) If they bring it to the US it will be amazing as a car to slam. Good mpg = money for other mods, and tons of torque means you can pull yourself off of speed bumps.
What's Pagani Planned for Geneva? (Feb 21, 2013) That's my guess. There's so many iterations if the zonda, why would pagani not do the same for this car? I'm guessing it will probably have some aerodynamic refinement, a little bump in power, and maybe some new audio/interior.
AMG Unleashes A45 Edition 1 (Feb 20, 2013) Ugh, I can't stand Mercedes brakes. Super hard pads on soft drilled and slotted rotors. It's a great way to make money though, hard driving runs through those rotors like they were made of aluminum.
Mercedes C63 AMG by Mcchip-DKR (Feb 18, 2013) The supercharger doesn't need to run very much boost to make power. Running twin turbos as low boost on this motor would be just be unnecessary unless you we're looking for a lot more peak power.
Mercedes C63 AMG by Mcchip-DKR (Feb 18, 2013) Dual stage turbos present so many drawbacks in this setup: the engine bay of the 63 doesn't have much space for two turbos and the exhaust manifolds, a supercharger is more space efficient. Also, with such a large displacement motor,
Xhibitionist Megayacht and Supercar by Gray Design (Feb 14, 2013) I've got it: a Mercedes CL as it approaches a black hole, the gravity affecting the front is stronger than the gravity effecting the back, and it begins to stretch. Solved it,
Alfa Romeo 4C Power Output Revealed (Feb 05, 2013) The 4c's motor makes 6 hp/ liter less, and it costs 15 grand more. Despite the car's low weight I'd still expect at least the same power, if not more.
Alfa Romeo 4C Power Output Revealed (Feb 05, 2013) I'd disagree that 237 is a good output for a turbo 1.7. It's not uncommon to see turbocharged engines with better specific output, even well below 50k. Look at the Mitsubishi Evo, it's 2.0 turbo makes 291 hp, an efficiency of 145 hp/liter.
Top 5 $50k Sport Coupes (Jan 31, 2013) I don't know where you're getting 60k from, but a new c6 corvette in California is 49,000 and change.
McLaren P1 Sold Out? (Jan 30, 2013) God, those rear tires are massive.
Matt Farah Drives a Corvette Stock Car (Jan 30, 2013) Gary, all of the running gear is corvette, and the suspension and steering geometry is all based on the vette as well.
2014 Aston Martin Rapide S Breaks Cover (Jan 23, 2013) They have fantastic tuning, the motors are purposely designed to provide a very flat, very smooth torque curve. The engines are never stressed near their limits, they always are comfortably within their margins.
BMW M3 by RS Racing Team (Jan 19, 2013) Tin, a track car isn't about 0-60 times. That's just being a keyboard number jockey.
Mercedes Reveals New E63 AMG (Jan 10, 2013) Well the FF has a somewhat different system, it switches between two and four wheel drive depending on speed conditions (as far as I'm aware it shuts down front power from fifth gear up) and it also can alter the ratio of the power split.
eBay Motors Reveals its Best-Sellers (Dec 29, 2012) Cars*
eBay Motors Reveals its Best-Sellers (Dec 29, 2012) New York doesn't have nearly as many card though.
Murcielago Rides on HRE Wheels (Dec 23, 2012) I saw a murcielago roadster this morning at the bellagio. The lines still seem so modern despite its age.
Aston Plans Centenary Celebrations (Dec 22, 2012) The bodywork reminds me of a finely tailored suit, it's taut and has distinct lines that enhance the overall shape.
Audi Targets McLaren with Diesel Supercar (Dec 22, 2012) Nice Naca duct.
Lamborghini's Next Gallardo to be Developed in Germany? (Dec 22, 2012) No Kyle, it's just missing a comma.
Audi RS4 Avant by ABT (Dec 22, 2012) Can you say body roll?
DMC Unveils LP900 SV Aventador (Dec 16, 2012) Also, a d1sc is not a street able supercharger. That kind of power on a vette leads to horrible street manners, jeky low end revs, and serious maintenance.
George W. Bush's F150 Up for Auction (Dec 15, 2012) Frankie, that's a truck motor versus a mustang engine. It's not a direct comparison, the engines have very different load characteristics to deal with. If not, ford would slide the ford GT motor into the f-650, not the 7.0 caterpillar turbo diesel.
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Mitsubishi 3000GT (Dec 14, 2012) The stock specs of my 99 vr4 rival the Evo X. If they had kept the 3000 alive, it would be a serious contender.
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Mitsubishi 3000GT (Dec 14, 2012) I went with a wahlbro 225lph, and I never had an issue. I went up to around 450 wheel on almost completely stock internals and never had a mechanical failure. Mild cam and a balanced stock crank made it well mannered on the street.
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Mitsubishi 3000GT (Dec 14, 2012) It into a drift, you really couldn't modulate the angle with the throttle as well as other cars. Mostly the power to the front wheels would try to snap you back straight.
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Mitsubishi 3000GT (Dec 14, 2012) It did make the car harder to slide, but the car wasn't designed to drift. With the awesome grip and power going to all wheels it was much more at home carving canyons and blasting straights. It was great to slide a few degrees, but if you really put
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Mitsubishi 3000GT (Dec 14, 2012) It was great for street manners, over 45 the rear wheels would steer several degrees. You could pull incredibly sharp turns at speed and the car stayed completely stable and in control. On track, it was awesome.
Japanese Tuning Icons Part 2: Mitsubishi 3000GT (Dec 14, 2012) Yes! I've been waiting for a 3000gt article. My 99 vr4 was my favorite car I've ever owned, such a great platform.
Top Tuned BMW M3s (Dec 11, 2012) I really don't like how m3 tuners tend to put such aggressive rake on them. Either lower the rears more, or put a higher offset wheel on the fronts.
Top Tuned BMW M3s (Dec 11, 2012) Not too flashy? This thing is almost as wide as the m3 gt2 car. That being said, it's gorgeous.
Top Tuned BMW M3s (Dec 11, 2012) The engine work: amazing, buttery smooth and linear power. The exterior: worse than stock
Top Tuned BMW M3s (Dec 11, 2012) Put a more aggressive hood on, and you've got one mean OEM+ m3
Top Tuned BMW M3s (Dec 11, 2012) And, because of the reduced displacement it's going to be more difficult, and therefore more expensive, to maintain street manners. No one wants to see a big turbo m3 that's full of lag and only makes peak power right before redline.
Top Tuned BMW M3s (Dec 11, 2012) But the engine is most likely closer to its max output. Huge power will take a lot more than strapping on an S/C with mild boost like they did with the v8 motor. The real big builds (700hp+) will probably require more extensive overhauls.
Top Tuned BMW M3s (Dec 11, 2012) This new m3 will be much more accessible for tuners, but I think the really big power builds are going to become less common. It's going to be easy and cheap to bump output initially with the engine already designed to handle boost.
Panamera GTM by Misha Designs (Dec 11, 2012) Ugh, at least go for a bigger brakes if you're going to put such and open face wheel.
Panamera GTM by Misha Designs (Dec 11, 2012) That's a boring rear end, it seems too smooth compared to the rest of the body
Porsche Registers 919 Nameplate (Dec 11, 2012) The 919 will be a lower tier model than the 918? That's odd nomenclature.
VW Golf R36 by SchwabenFolia (Dec 11, 2012) That's a novel way of placing the cutout valves, it would be nice to hear this thing with them open and closed.
VW Golf R36 by SchwabenFolia (Dec 11, 2012) 60 from an exhaust and tune I'm guessing. An exhaust alone won't add more than single digit horsepower without a remapping of the ecu.
Lamborghini Planning Aventador 50th Edition (Dec 11, 2012) This has definitely replaced the SLR Sterling Moss as my favorite speedster.
Aston Martin DB AR1 up for Auction (Dec 11, 2012) The modern Zagato's seem very ageless (perhaps because they are new) but this one just seems so... Dated.
Mercedes SLS AMG by MEC Design (Nov 13, 2012) Kill it, kill it with fire!! Those giant wheels are hideous and the rubber band stretched around them are as too.
Mitsubishi Rules Out New Sportscar (Oct 29, 2012) Ahh, I knew Mitsubishi was heading downhill after they killed off the 6g72. My 3000gt was a fantastic car.
SL63 Seven-11 by Wheelsandmore (Oct 29, 2012) Haha someone and wheels and more doesn't realize they just named an ultra expensive car after an American convenience store. What a terrible association for the product.
Gallardo Replacement Coming Soon (Oct 28, 2012) Colby, top fuel card exist in a world completely independent of road cars. They also have sparks plugs that burnout in about 3 seconds. And require a rebuild almost constantly.
Scion FR-S 'Fails' the Moose Test (Oct 26, 2012) Failure? That looked pretty successful to me!
4 Ultra-Exclusive GT-Rs (Oct 26, 2012) Exhaust plus a tune could add that much power if they turned up the boost enough, or put an aggressive fuel mapping on.
Porsche 911 GT2 RS Muscle Play by Wimmer RS (Oct 25, 2012) Paul, you do realize that's a promotional vinyl, that's not how a customer's car will actually look.
Lincoln Developing New Navigator (Oct 23, 2012) I don't think a v8 eco boost would be good for the mustang. The current Eco boost is a great truck/SUV motor, but the next one would have to be fundamentally different to work in a performance car application.
2012 Miami Festival of Speed (Oct 17, 2012) You don't say!!
Cosworth is Up For Sale (Oct 17, 2012) Yo dawg, I heard you like headlights...
Cosworth is Up For Sale (Oct 17, 2012) Such a shame! I loved my Cosworth four cylinder in my miata! It made such good power for the weight!!
Lamborghini Reveals 2013 Gallardo LP560-4 Super Trofeo (Oct 17, 2012) Canards on canards on canards...
Entry Level Exotics: Ferrari California (Oct 15, 2012) So I can get a California and an Evo or STI, or I could get a 458? 458 it is.
Ford Follows Mini Out of WRC (Oct 15, 2012) No, not really. The weight is on that tire, so any slide is going to wear that tire the most, especially if the driver is powering out of the corner.
'59 Ferrari 250 TdF Expected to Fetch $3M in London (Oct 13, 2012) I say this with no disrespect, but the lines in the rear remind me of an early pony car in the best of ways. Aggressive beauty.
Grand Touring Icons: Maserati GranTurismo (Oct 13, 2012) But if Maserati wasn't limited by Ferrari's disgusting habits of business, I really think the Maserati could be an amazing package out of the factory.
Grand Touring Icons: Maserati GranTurismo (Oct 13, 2012) However, a properly done stage 1 or 2 supercharged Maserati GT in white with black accents... Pure driving and visual pleasure. Not to mention, a MUCH better transmission.
Grand Touring Icons: Maserati GranTurismo (Oct 13, 2012) Disregarding price, I prefer a stock db9, or (of course) a DBS over the Maserati. I just think the Aston v12 is a silkier, more comfortable motor, and it has a brilliant top end. Not to mention its stunning looks.
LF-A Special Edition AD-X Spied (Oct 11, 2012) Damn, can you say "aero"
4 Cringe-Worthy BMW Parking Fails (Oct 11, 2012) Hahahah, this kid with his automatic.
Ariel Reveals Upgraded Atom 3.5 (Oct 11, 2012) I'd love to see what one of these cars could do with some toyo r888's or p corsa zeros
Aventador GT to Debut in Geneva with Four Seats? (Oct 09, 2012) What is that even supposed to mean in the context of this photo? All I see is beauty.
Grand Touring Icons: Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano (Oct 09, 2012) James wouldn't mid the xx being fast around the nurburgring. It's a race car, it's designed or the track. What James hated was the road cars that had become too oriented on track performance at the expense of proper ride and comfort.
Lamborghini Plans More One-Offs (Oct 08, 2012) I love the reventon style wheels
991 Carrera S Bests 997 Turbo on the Ring (Oct 08, 2012) I can't wait to see the 991 turbo, it should take the 0-60 time below 2.7 at least. I still can't look at a Porsche chassis and not see it cantilevering, but there's some serious engineering behind those things.
Steampunk Mini Countryman by Carlex (Oct 08, 2012) I don't think these car tuners understand the concept of steampunk. They just put a copper and grey theme on it.
Porsche 911 Carrera 4/4S by TopCar (Oct 08, 2012) Wow, these body panels/ wheels really change the entire nature of the car, but aren't over the too. I'd love to see someone build this car's engine up in NA form, that would be awesome.
Performance AWD: Ferrari FF (Oct 04, 2012) That's also a different definition of hybrid than is usually applied to cars.
Performance AWD: Ferrari FF (Oct 04, 2012) And both of you are missing the point that this car has a gearbox in front of the engine, hence the long nose. The gtr uses a transfer case like most other awd cars.
Lamborghini Updates Aventador with Minor Revisions (Sep 28, 2012) Guys, this is a necessary concession to keep selling aventadors in the future. They barely meet emissions spec now, this will help.
Non-Italian Exotics: Honda/Acura NSX (Sep 27, 2012) @brandon Those aren't intakes. This car was mid engined, those are cooling ducts.
Benz Shocks Paris with Electric SLS (Sep 27, 2012) Apparently 0-60 times and price are the only things people on this app care about... Do all of the real car enthusiasts here a favor and go buy a b series civic and modify it. Twenty grand of work into one of those will give you great 0-60.
Pagani Huayra Cruising in California (Sep 26, 2012) Redge. Everything you just wrote is wrong. The ClubSport option was chosen by everyone who bought a huayra, so it became standard. And the v12 didn't just happen to have extra power, they were designed for 730.
Russian Tuner Builds Its Own 800hp Juke-R (Sep 24, 2012) Looks like the same tires UGR uses on the TT gallardos, if not as wide.
ARK Performance Bringing Genesis R-Spec to SEMA 2012 (Sep 24, 2012) This isn't that great, ark made a way better 3.8 a year or so ago. It was a supercharged 3.8 making around 530hp. That was a sick genesis.
Supercar Showdown: Evo Pits the Vitesse Against the Huayra (Sep 23, 2012) The zonda is a fundamentally different car. I prefer it because the zonda seems much more focused on being a brutal sports car than the huayra.
McLaren P1 Revealed Ahead of Paris Debut (Sep 19, 2012) Talk about an aggressive rear end. The diffuser and the exhaust are awesome.
Lamborghini Aventador LP900 by DMC (Sep 18, 2012) Not to mention the fact that it probably has amazing throttle response.
Lamborghini Aventador LP900 by DMC (Sep 18, 2012) Damn, a Lamborghini with itbs. That is pure awesome.
Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series Rendered (Sep 17, 2012) Or, you could be smart and buy the Brabus sls, twin turbo power ftw
Leno Drives de Macross Supercar (Sep 13, 2012) Definitely has an old Lamborghini/ Ferrari back end. I really like that.
Leno Drives de Macross Supercar (Sep 13, 2012) @sam, it does look a fair amount like the clk gtr dtm amg. My local Mercedes dealership has two, on cabrio and one fixed roof. Supposedly a guy offered 900,000 cash for one and they turned him away. True homoglation legends.
5 Lightning-Fast Hennessey Tune Jobs (Sep 13, 2012) As long as you took off the writing on the side of hood you could seriously humiliate any BMW, Audi, mercedes, and most Porsches (in a straight at least) I'd love to mess with people in a car like that.
Low Volume Retro: New Stratos (Sep 13, 2012) For that price I'd much rather buy an original stratos and upgrade it, if I was in the market for that kind of car.
Volvo Introduces C30 Polestar (Sep 12, 2012) Not very impressive for a turbo 5 of that size...
BMW Celebrates 25 Years of the V12 with Special Edition 760Li (Sep 09, 2012) This is horrible! How can a 6 liter twin-turbo v12 be making less than 600 horsepower? Come on!
Matt Farah Drives 700HP RENNtech CLS63 AMG (Sep 08, 2012) They used to, the 5.5 is the new motor for all the 63 cars