S1 Ep166: Pluspy: The Japanese Car Video That...

Initial D exploded beyond the confines of car culture to a global phenomenon and broke a lot of rules along the way. In the seventh installment of our 12-part series, we explore the origins of the Initial D series, how drifting went global, and how Keiichi Tsuchiya, The Drift Kin ...  Show more

For decades, the world saw Japanese cars as just efficient, economical daily commuters. Then the 1990s hit, and Japan unleashed a lineup of obsessively engineered racing monsters that completely stunned the established European and American giants. Backed by the limitless budgets ...  Show more

Jump in with Carlos Juico and Gavin Ruta on episode 121 of Jumpers Jump. This episode we discuss: What is an industry plant, Old Boy crazy plot twist, Haunted red ribbon story, Cursed Japanese Poem, Sunglasses theory, Abandoned town with 400 life-sized dolls, Society and the scho ...  Show more

Jump in with Carlos Juico and Gavin Ruta on episode 125 of Jumpers Jump. This episode we discuss: Asian representation, Our inspirations, Ghost stories, Placebo effect, Old Asian psychics, Feng shui, Manifesting success, Journey as young creators, Egotism, Our end goals, Comfort ...  Show more

It’s Taco Tuesday! The new Toyota Tacoma has been revealed, and the guys drive it both on and off-road for a video now playing on their TestDrive channel. The Topic Tuesday question from Jason K. asks if people are ‘out’ to get car enthusiasts? The guys debate cool band vehicles ...  Show more

The guys livestream for this episode, taking the audience questions on their TestDrive YT channel. With modern Ferrari so unreliable, what are aspirational manufacturers that won’t bleed you dry or leave you stranded after you’ve owned a Porsche or three? Will automakers reintrod ...  Show more