Sport Compact Car Magazine
June 18, 2009Today I took the time to look through some old car magazines. Nothing too old mind you, but there were some from as far back as 2002. In the automotive magazine landscape, that is like a billion years old; especially when the magazine in question no longer exists. The magazine that I was flipping through is an old copy of Sport Compact Car that I own. I never had a subscription to the magazine and I never really had much interest in the publication because when that particular magazine was published, I wasn’t even old enough to drive a car. What attracted me to that issue was the picture on the front of the magazine. It is of a 2002 Subaru STi. This was the new boy; the one that just came out and was only available (still) on the other side of the pond. Sure we had finally gotten our grubby little hands on the WRX, but the STi still eluded us. I was fascinated by this car because it was WR Blue and had those beautiful V7 gold wheels on it. It also helped that the car sported a 2.0 liter engine pushing out 276 horsepower and about the same amount of torque. I became interested in Subarus after watching World Rally on television. My favorite car was the Impreza with its wings and gold wheels and outlandish paint and graphics and that hood scoop. I have named this blog after a saying from one of their championship winning drivers as well. Colin McRae had a saying, “If in doubt…flat out.” And he lived up to that. I got a little off track there I guess, but what I wanted to say was that the magazine was a good one. I guess I am sad that it went away and I know there is a whole market for these types of magazines, but Sport Compact Car had a long history of giving great tech articles on Acura performance parts and other tuner type things. It wasn’t the magazine for those who liked things like Jeep Wrangler accessories, or custom poker chips or even Bell motorcycle helmets (not that there is anything wrong with those who like them) but it didn’t have to be either. I should have purchased more of these magazines now, seeing as I own a Subaru now, but its too late. Sport Compact Car, you will be missed by me.
