Modified Homepage
Facebook
Modified Mag

Modified Road Test

Modified is the resource for the compact car enthusiast. Road Test content includes test drives and our take on how the new cars out there perform from a driving enthusiasts point-of-view.
2007 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution FQ-360 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution FQ-360
2007 Mitsubishi Lancer FQ-360 The Brits have developed a penchant for tuning Mitsubishi Evos. Two years after the official importer... more
2007 Lotus Exige S 2007 Lotus Exige S
In the Exige S, everything that was raw about the Exige is accentuated. The onset of power, the torque, the whip of the needle across the... more
2004 Honda S2000 - Road Test 2004 Honda S2000 - Road Test
Check out the revisions from Honda on the new 2004 Honda S2000. more
Hankook Ventus R-S2 Z212 - Review Hankook Ventus R-S2 Z212 - Review
The forces that be put together a review of Hankook Ventus R-S2 Z212 tires. more
Infiniti G35 Limited-Slip Differential - Lock, Stock, And Two Smokin' Diffs Infiniti G35 Limited-Slip Differential - Lock, Stock, And Two Smokin' Diffs
There's a good reason we're rolling on dubs in a bone stock G35. It's part of an overly-complicated attempt at testing different types of... more
Cross Purposes - Honda Civic Si Volkswagen GTI Cross Purposes - Honda Civic Si Volkswagen GTI
Read about this comparison between the Honda Civic Si and VW GTI, head to head on an autocross course by Sport Compact Car magazine more
Lotus Elise & Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR Roadtest - Preview Lotus Elise & Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR Roadtest - Preview
Purity of purpose is a quality sorely lacking in most modern automobiles. With committee design, focus groups and production concerns... more
First Drive: 2006 Mazda MX-5 First Drive: 2006 Mazda MX-5
All the News Without Fear or Favor more
First Drive: Mitsubishi EVO IX First Drive: Mitsubishi EVO IX
The current generation of Mitsubishi's Lancer Evolution is a highly refined package. Its 4G63 engine has been around for 17 years in the... more
Group N Vs. Open Class Subaru WRX STi Comparison Test - Rally Group N Vs. Open Class Subaru WRX STi Comparison Test - Rally
Veteran rally driver Tim O'Neil looks at me, drops the clutch and smiles as all hell brakes loose. The flat four's loping idle explodes... more
2004 Saleen N2O Focus Review  - Road Test 2004 Saleen N2O Focus Review - Road Test
During our week driving this silver Saleen N2O Focus, something completely unexpected happened: We liked it. more
First Drive: 2006 Mazdaspeed6 First Drive: 2006 Mazdaspeed6
Read this 2006 Mazdaspeed6 review and road test from the auto experts at Sport Compact Car Magazine more
2005 Scion TC - Road Test 2005 Scion TC - Road Test
Like white guys with Afros, small cars are back in style. Leave it to the Japanese car manufacturers to be on the cutting edge of this new... more
2005 Lotus Elise  - Road Test 2005 Lotus Elise - Road Test
There's a lot of aluminum in the Lotus Elise. And we don't just mean its chassis, which is extruded from a hunk of the semi-molten alloy... more
2003 Hyundai Tiburon - Road Test 2003 Hyundai Tiburon - Road Test
Still breaking its way into the thriving American sport compact market, Hyundai's Tiburon sports coupe was good enough to make it into our... more
2003 Acura CL Type-S - Cruise Missile 2003 Acura CL Type-S - Cruise Missile
Not every road test is about the numbers. Occasionally, we get our hands on a car with modifications that fall more on the side of subtlety... more
BF GoodRich G-Force Sport Tire- Product Review BF GoodRich G-Force Sport Tire- Product Review
BF Goodrich has set out to raise the bar of the entry-level, ultra high-performance tire segment with its new g-Force Sport. Because it's... more
Sport Compact Car/Super Street Time Attack Challenge - Track Test Sport Compact Car/Super Street Time Attack Challenge - Track Test
Dawn cut through the chilled, cloudless desert morning bringing warmth and movement to the Motel 6 parking lot in Buttonwillow, Calif.... more
Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 Tires - Product Review Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 Tires - Product Review
Michelin is attacking the maximum-performance market with the new Pilot Sport PS2. As standard equipment on such vehicles as the Porsche... more
Mitsubishi Eclipse Concept-E Mitsubishi Eclipse Concept-E
I've driven concept cars before. It always sucks. The drive usually takes place in some giant parking lot on a scalding hot day. You spend... more
1996 Hasport Honda Civic - Road Test 1996 Hasport Honda Civic - Road Test
Hasport K20 Turbo EK Civic more
20-Grand Smackdown 20-Grand Smackdown
You read Sport Compact Car. You drool. You look at your bank account. You cry. Join the crowd. Not everyone can afford an EVO or STi. Hell,... more
2004 MazdaSpeed MX-5 2004 MazdaSpeed MX-5
It's about friggin' time. more
Mitsubishi  Lancer Evolution Nine Car Test - Super Test Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Nine Car Test - Super Test
EVO tuners are anxious people. They're anxious to know how their cars will be evaluated. They're anxious about acceleration, anxious about... more
Stay Of Execution - JIC Magic 350Z Stay Of Execution - JIC Magic 350Z
To be born as a pre-production car is a difficult thing. The first cars off the line are the product of computer simulation and educated... more
Modified