Want to make an SUV ready for the outdoors? Stick a tent on it. Camping is boring. Wet, cold, uncomfortable, and boring…that is, until lifestyle vehicle tuner John Pangilinan decided to re-envision camping. The South California genius used a 2016 Hyundai Tucson as his canvas for his idea of extreme outdoor adventures. Outfitting the SUV…
While driving, your senses are on high alert (except taste, because eating and driving is a dangerous and distracted driving combo). Your eyes absorb the landscape of traffic in front of you, your ears process the sounds around you, and your sense of touch grips the wheel as you navigate through gridlock. Not to mention,…
Join Ol’ Lester for a bit of story time. Come. Sit a spell. Gather ‘round the campfire kids, because Ol’ Lester (that’s me, by the way) has a story to tell you. It’s about a brilliant, 552-horsepower beast that was here and gone in the blink of an eye. For two years, the Lexus LFA…
A model poses at the Chicago Auto Showphoto by yuan2003 Each year, automakers present all their latest and greatest technologies, concepts, and even production models to appear in dealerships at a later date. We do our best to bring you the action as it happens from all over the world by way of photos, videos,…
It seems that the only thing that Nissan enjoys more than ambiguously teasing vehicles is revealing them. So, it was with great relish that Nissan revealed the offhandedly-mentioned Cummins® Project TITAN XD at the SEMA show: Project Triple Nickel (the name is a reference to the stock truck’s 555 lb-ft of torque). Triple Nickel is…
Have you been keeping an eye on all the modified Hyundai vehicles on display at this year’s SEMA Show? If you’re counting, this wild green Genesis is the sixth officially announced. TJIN Edition RoadShow has announced details on its first modified Hyundai: the TJIN Edition Genesis Coupe. The 3.8-liter Lambda V6 engine has been supercharged to surpass…
Photo: © General Motors Last November at the SEMA Auto Show, Chevrolet revealed one seriously special Camaro, a purpose-built COPO Camaro, designed to race in the NHRA Stock Eliminator class. With a personalized exterior look crafted by both Chevy designers and NHRA Funny Car driver Courtney Force (in “Red Hot,” no less), the 2016 COPO…
Kia’s A1A Optima convertible was inspired by Florida’s A1A highway When Kia introduced a sassy, topless 2016 Optima at the SEMA Show in November, the response was overwhelmingly positive. This caused a lot of people to ask just why the Korean carmaker doesn’t have a convertible in its repertoire. Turns out, it’s China’s fault. A…
I realize that I write about sexism a lot here at The News Wheel. The prejudice I experience in my field of work is much lower than what some other women face, but the constant stream of comments aimed at females in the auto industry tends to wear us all down until we just snap and have…
Photo: Craig Plersma Las Vegas holds a definite appeal that entices a wide range of people and personalities. You have the high rollers inside the MGM Grand’s casino; the risk-taking daredevils of Cirque du Soleil; and the brilliant artists that result into sold out shows. But behind these special individuals, another group of people claim…
Oh boy, trademarks! This week, Chevrolet filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to trademark the name “Black Out” for “motor land vehicles, namely, trucks.” GM Authority was the first to report on the application, which was filed on March 12th, but we hate to break the news to the breakers…
Back in 1989, Mazda came to the Chicago Auto Show with an especially momentous new model: the MX-5 Miata roadster, which set off what the Auto Show’s website called a “roadster revival.” So, it’s probably fitting that this year, on returning to Chicago, Mazda brought along three different MX-5s—the production-model 2016 MX-5, and the two…
Jay Leno drives a 1,000 hp 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Recoil The custom 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Recoil that debuted at SEMA last year had a distinct advantage over a lot of the other vehicles there: you could actually drive it. Although the Kia Beermobile was a drool-inducing thing of beauty, a bar on wheels isn’t exactly…
Check out the Dodge Durango Radar Red Nappa leather seats Back in 2013, Dodge showed off some Radar Red Nappa Leather seats on a Durango concept at the SEMA show in Vegas, and fans fell in love. Unfortunately, Dodge never brought that option to market—until now. At long last, Dodge is answering the cries from…
Download the Miata Pack for free in Forza Horizon 2 to get the 2005 Mazda Mazdaspeed MX-5 Photo: Mazda, Forza Horizon 2 Want a free car? Who doesn’t! While Mazda and Microsoft aren’t giving away the real thing, they’re teaming up to offer an exclusive free download of the redesigned 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata in…
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