The wide one

When shopping for a new daily-driver, the car that gets you from A to B, to the shops, to the beach, or to carry out whatever menial daily task it may be on that day, you’ll typically have a list of boxes that need to be ticked before settling on a purchase. Stuff along the lines of being tidy, reliable, cheap to run, having lots of room for the dogs, being easy to maintain; for some, even looks might come into it. Generally, the vehicle’s willingness to accept a 450kW 2JZ between the struts is not a box many are looking to tick.

This was certainly the case for 21-year-old Grant Paik, who, after one forgettable Subaru B4, was in need of a new daily — something that