Ben Hsu is a freelance journalist at various outlets. He focuses on automotive topics, including cars, trucks, and motorcycles, while also exploring themes in science and natural sciences, as well as beauty and fashion. His work has been featured in Auto Jobs Now, Yahoo News Singapore, and Autoblog.
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Ben Hsu’s coverage predominantly focuses on the automotive industry, particularly featuring stories related to car accidents and new vehicle models. He appears to have a keen interest in unique or unusual aspects of vehicles and their features.
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By: Ben Hsu
WardsAuto . It's been rumored to be on the chopping block since 2024 and now that time has come.
By: Ben Hsu
The Nissan Altima is dead, confirmed by a top Nissan exec last week. In Part 01 of our Altima retrospective, we followed its rise, from compact Stanza spinoff to, by generation three, a true enthusiast's contender against midsizers like the Honda Accord. Unfortunately, Nissan was unable to keep that momentum going, and the Altima's downfall was a microcosm of the larger problems at Nissan.
A visitor to Fuji Speedway may have spotted a prototype Toyota MR2 lapping the circuit. The car in question is a compact sports car with a mid-engine layout as evidenced at the large air intakes aft of the doors and wide rear track. It even seems to carry the same stance and proportions as the W30 MR2 Spyder, except it has a fixed roof.
Kids don't know anything, and as a kid there were many cars that I thought were incredible until I grew up and my brain got better. Growing up in the 80s, I had the obligatory Countach poster on my wall, thought the DeLorean was fast for hitting 88 mph, and wished for nothing more than a talking Firebird. Conversely, I grew up reading the big four buff books and thought Japanese cars were cheap appliances that people only bought because they couldn't afford a better car from Europe. Even as an grown-up who should've known better, I briefly indulged my childhood dream of owning a C3 Corvette, but as they say, don't meet your heroes. If I only knew then what I do now, I could've saved myself a pricey mistake.
One of the quintessential wheels of the Tuner Era is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary. 5Zigen has quietly teased an image of its FN01R-C wheel hinting at a special edition celebrating a quarter of a century. Like the Volk TE37 and Enkei RPF1, the 5Zigen FN01R-C was a staple wheel at the dawn of the new millennium, but it was far cheaper.
The latest car to receive the hyper-realistic 1/8-scale model kit treatment is the Subaru 22B STi. The kit, made by Hachette, consists of 120 weekly deliveries that each contain a few parts. When all is said and done it will have taken almost two years to complete, but there won't be another 22B kit like it.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Honda Accord, launched in May 1976. Pioneering ideas like front-wheel-drive and taking on environmental concerns with the CVCC engine, it sold 1.5 million examples in 90 countries. Expectations for were high when it came time to succeed it. In typical Honda fashion, it offered comforts and technologies typically reserved for models far pricier segments — or in the case of world's first in-car navigation system — not available at all.
As Acura marks 40 years since its launch, the brand seeks to establish an outlook for the future. Timed alongside its 40th anniversary, Acura's Nexera Vision (the name is a portmanteau of “next era”) concept is a low-slung sports car with a dramatic profile and butterfly doors. It's not meant as a halo car per se, but previews the design language that will guide the brand's styling in the coming years.
