Archive | November, 2011

Video: See the unveiling of the 2013 Lexus GS350 F Sport Package

At the 2011 SEMA Show in Vegas, Lexus took the covers off of the new 2013 Lexus GS350 F Sport Package. The Lexus team was nice enough to video tape the whole event and throw it up on YouTube for all of us to see. Click here for our original post on the 2013 Lexus GS F [...]

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BBC America to show Top Gear’s Top 40 Series in the United States

BBC America to show Top Gear’s Top 40 Series in the United States

Through the years, Top Gear UK American fans have been deprived of the best automotive show in the world. Our prayers have now been answered, well… sort of. BBC America is now looking to show us the best of the best of Top Gear UK following a voting session on BBCAmerica.com “You’ve narrowed it down [...]

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Video: Florida patrol trooper arrests Miami police officer for… speeding

Video: Florida patrol trooper arrests Miami police officer for… speeding

Ever come across a police officer abusing his authority and speeding through traffic and running red lights? Of course, we all have and it’s probably one of the things in life we really can’t do anything about… well, unless you’re a state trooper. A story currently making headlines consists of a Florida highway patrol trooper [...]

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3dCarbon Mazda2 unveiled at 2011 SEMA Show

Joining the Mazda Turbo2 at the 2011 SEMA Show is the new 3dCarbon Mazda2. “Its 3dCarbon/Air Design body kit is manufactured in high-pressure polyurethane injection molding and either pre-primer or pre-painted in all-factory colors,” Mazda said at the press conference. “The customized body kit includes a front air dam, side skirts, a rear lower diffuser [...]

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Michelle Wie’s Kia ‘Hole in One’ Soul is a golfer’s dream come true

Kia’s official golf ambassador Michelle Wie is getting her very own golf-themed Soul at this year’s 2011 SEMA Show. Known as the Kia “Hole in One” Soul, the custom compact was modified by the infamous coach-building firm, West Coast Customs. While attending her classes at Stanford University, Wie shuttles herself around in a Soul the [...]

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PM Lifestyle Hyundai Veloster zips into SEMA with 163-hp

This year at SEMA, Hyundai is tiptoeing into the territory that used to be monopolized by Volkswagen, before VW decided they wanted to build a German Camry. With the help of their friends at PM Lifestyle and the Universal Technical Institute (UTI), the two expressed interest in expanding options for bolt-on modifications to the four/three [...]

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Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Avenger NHRA Pro Stock Car unveiled at SEMA (w/ Video)

Yesterday at the 2011 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Mopar announced that the National Hot Rod Association’s, or NHRA’s, Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will join the Team Mopar roster in 2012. Coughlin will be campaigning around in a new Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Avenger as part of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Pro [...]

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2012 Ford Focus ST coming to the 2011 LA Auto Show

After making its world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, the 2012 Ford Focus ST will debut in North America at this year’s LA Auto Show later in the month. The high-performance Focus will be sold in 40 markets and will go on sale in the United States as early as next year. Pricing [...]

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Antenna Hat Trick Kia Forte skates into SEMA for hockey players

Are you a hockey player that carries a lot of gear to and from the rink? Kia has answered your prayers with the new Antenna Hat Trick Forte 5-door (jeeze, what a mouthful), Designed specifically for the hockey player crowd in mind, this new niche Forte can handle it all with a custom hockey stick [...]

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Chevrolet Volt outsells Nissan LEAF in Oct. 2011, GM sticks to 10,000 unit sales target

General Motors said that it is sticking to its 2011 U.S. sales forecast of 10,000 Chevrolet Volt units, despite some rather slow sales. The Detroit automaker must sell as many in the final two months of the year as it did in the first 10… but things aren’t looking that bad. GM sold a total [...]

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