The Volkswagen Corrado VR6 was the successor to the Scirocco and just as awesome of a car, but it was missing another set of 12 valves and some extra displacement. “I bought the car two days...
It has been a few months since our last update on the BMW E36 M3 rally car and in that time, a ton of stuff has happened! We went from a bare shell in our last blog to a running, driving, and log-booked rally car that is ready to take whatever abuse we can throw at it. From day one, we knew that...
The Volkswagen Golf Country was VW’s original all-wheel drive CUV and at the time, was exclusive to Europe. So, how did this one end up here and what’s it like owning one? We randomly spotted a Golf Country at night in a parking lot in San Diego, so we had to take a closer look. The VW Golf...
It's not every day you see a Renault Dauphine - especially one on a custom chassis with Volkswagen MK4 Golf GTI parts, including a mid-mounted VR6 engine.It won’t be a shock if you’ve never even heard of the Renault Dauphine, like this one owned by Justin Cashmore of Simi Valley, California. It...
Here at FCP Euro, we get asked questions every day about common automotive maintenance. Some of the questions are relatively straightforward: "What's a coilover suspension? Who should run coilovers?" And we're happy to answer them. But sometimes, we get some really specific, controversial...
Just because you start a family doesn’t mean you must resort to a pedestrian minivan. Just look at what Tim Tranquill did with his 2014 Audi SQ5. The B8 SQ5 is a handsome SUV to start, but with a modest drop, wheels to fill the arches, and the right touches, it goes to supercharged and...
Have you ever wondered what it takes to build a professional racing team from the ground up? Whether it be the vision for the program, funding, logistics, or even just what happens after the race, all of these steps are traditionally shielded from the average enthusiast and viewer. The Paddock,...
Here at FCP Euro, we get asked questions every day about common automotive maintenance. Some of the questions are relatively straightforward: "How long does coolant last? How do you know which coolant to run?" And we're happy to answer them. But sometimes, we get some really specific questions,...
It wasn’t the first car to market as a full-time all-wheel drive, but the Audi Ur-Quattro remains special in the hearts of European car fans across the world. Yes, we can all agree that the 1980 AMC Eagle was the first car in the US to bring all-wheel drive (AWD) to the market. In the States, the...
#GRIDLIFE GameNight came to a close late Saturday night after three action-packed nights of sim-racing and retro gaming in the FCP Euro Experience Center. Friends, family, vendors, customers, even people uninterested in cars showed up to hang out and have a good time. The FCP Euro Experience...