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Visiting Middle East Countries I can see how different are the requests a vehicle needs to be able to answer. The many environmental factors that stress the cars, (temperature, dust, sand, dried air), are really different from Europe where I live. And here a lot of cars are japan-cars. Not only SUV or Off-Road but even sedan, wagon, sports cars. 

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The Secrets of Fiat 124, Italian POV | Johnny's Garage

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The Secrets of Alfa Romeo A12 F12, Italian POV | Johnny's Garage

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The Secrets of Jeep CJ and Wrangler, Italian POV | Johnny's Garage

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The Secrets of Porsche 718 GTS, Italian POV | Johnny's Garage

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The Secrets of Fiat 131, Italian POV | Johnny's Garage

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The Secrets of BMW E30, Italian POV | Johnny's Garage

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The Secrets of BMW E21, Italian POV | Johnny's Garage BMW E21, is the real Root of the BMW 3 Series that we love, the E30, the E36, E46. We can find in this car, the position, the layout, the stylistic-emblems of the 3 series. And overall, we can find the first 6-cylinder on a 3 series BMW.

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The Secrets of Ferrari 348, Italian POV | Johnny's Garage by Johnny's Garage - The Secrets of Cars • A podcast on Anchor

Ferrari 348 introduced many innovations compared to previous model 328 (derived from 308). First of all a steel boxed frame and a removable rear sub-frame to speed up the removal of the engine for maintenance. Longitudinal rear-mid-engine with 5-speed manual gearbox (and with the first in low-left position). With 300hps at 7.200 rpm, the naturally aspirated 3.4-liter version of the quad-cam, the four-valve-per-cylinder V8 engine was equipped with electronic injection and engine management systems. The Design was perfectly balanced between Testarossa and 288 GTO. It was really fast and difficult to drive for non-expert drivers, and for this reason, many hated this car. But I love the car with character.

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The Secrets of Fiat 8V (Otto-Vu), Italian POV | Johnny's Garage by Johnny's Garage - The Secrets of Cars • A podcast on Anchor

Fiat 8V, "Otto-Vu". After WWII, in 1947, Fiat wanted to build a car (a sedan) for the US market. They switched from the V6 engine to the V8 engine to meet clients' tastes. But after some sketches, they stopped the project. In 1950 the idea of a new car for the brand came back on the "high floors" of the Company and they decided on a sports car, two doors, and a smaller body. They called Dante Giacosa to develop the project and in 1952 was introduced al Geneva Motor Show. 2-liter, V-8 engine with 70°degree V configuration. The Fiat 8V got its name because, at the time of its making, Fiat believed that Ford had a copyright on "V8". This is, IMHO, the best car Fiat ever made.

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The Secrets of BMW 02 Series, Italian POV | Johnny's Garage

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The Secrets of Mazda RX7, Italian POV | Johnny's Garage by Johnny's Garage - The Secrets of Cars • A podcast on Anchor

Japan sports car with rotative engine, Wankel system. Three generations across the 70s 80s 90s and beginning of 2000. One of the best-balanced cars ever.

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The Secrets of Lotus Elan M100, Italian POV | Johnny's Garage

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The Secrets of Maserati 3200 GT, Italian POV | Johnny's Garage by Johnny's Garage - The Secrets of Cars • A podcast on Anchor

This Maserati is really significant for more than the simple reason of its name. The exterior design made by Italdesing of Giugiaro, the interior designed by Lancia designer Enrico Fumia. It was the first car with LED tail-lights. And it was the last Maserati with Maserati engine before the Ferrari became the donor of the engines.

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The Secrets of Toyota GT86 (or FT86, or Subaru BRZ), Italian POV | Johnn...