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Ford Flex Recieves Another Jewel in Crown as King of the Minivans
Adding to the Ford Flex’s already sizable reputation as one of the coolest people movers on the market, the Friends of the National Automotive History Collection (NAHC) recently bestowed upon it a new honor, awarding it 2009’s “Mos...
Honda P-NUT Forces Cliched Headlines, Reluctant Smiles At 2009 LA Auto Show
Full disclosure: the next journalist to use some variation of the word “cracked” to describe the Honda P-NUT’s debut is getting kicked in the shins at the next auto show. I’ll be watching. Unlike the majority of the unpalatab...
2011 BMW 5-Series Officially Revealed To Dozing Audience
Occasionally, a vehicle will debut in the automotive industry and to the unenlightened, it hardly looks worthy of the fanfare it receives. If you are to politely suggest as much, however, you are immediately ostracized for your obvious lack of insig...
2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe Debuts Large And In Charge Ahead Of LA
At 12 o’clock this morning while most of us were nursing the nasty side effects of a weekend-long bender, GM officially unveiled the new 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe to the motoring press. The live, in-the-flesh reveal isn’t scheduled until n...
Design Miami/ 2009 Plays Host To Audi’s “Art of Progress,” New A8
It’s a Saturday night, you just had your S4 detailed, and your Bedazzler sits spent in the corner, overheated from a busy afternoon spent jazzing up your new collection of Ed Hardy tees. You’re just dying to strut your stuff in front of ...
Propane Powered 1956 Ford F-100 Does Hank Hill Proud
Thanks to the custom propane-powered engine, Steve Hale’s 1956 F-100 hot rod is one of the most extremely badass yet remarkably fuel-efficient vehicles I’ve seen to date. To highlight the conservation ideology demonstrated by the latter ...
Toyota Tacoma ATG Provides the Ultimate Break From Reality
A contradiction if there ever was one: the Toyota Tacoma All Terrain Gamer. Contrary to what one might immediately conclude, the biggest design flaw here was assuming that any gamer enthusiastic enough to need three in-dash TV screens would ever be ...
Chevy Silverado ZR2 Chases Raptor At SEMA 2009
As is often demonstrated in the automotive industry, just because you didn’t have the idea first doesn’t mean you can’t still attempt to profit from it. Case in point: the Silverado ZR2. Not only is it heavily geared towards the So...
Chevy Camaro Chroma Debuts At SEMA 2009
We’re only three Camaros in and we’re already getting bored with Chevy’s SEMA festivities. This isn’t necessarily a reflection of the Camaro itself, but rather the relentless PR machine that has deadened our senses to any so-...
Camaro Dusk Concept Makes Bid For Yuppies At SEMA 2009
Purportedly inspired by the style of young, urban professionals, the Camaro Dusk is apparently intended to be an exercise in understated, relatively subtle aftermarket luxury. The bulk of the modifications are focused on refining the visual aestheti...
Jay Leno Camaro Generates Brief Buzz At SEMA 2009
Yesterday, the Internet was set ablaze with rumors that the custom Camaro pictured above (and below) was actually the ever-elusive, heavily-speculated Camaro Z28 making a surprise appearance. Of course, it wasn’t. The Camaro in question is act...
2010 HPE700 LS9 Camaro Roars Into SEMA
Hennessey’s massive ZedR1-bred Camaro first hit the scene back in June, and were are no less impressed with it today than were then. All the explanation of our fanaticism can be gleaned directly from its simplistic name: HPE700 LS9 Camaro. Whi...
Hennessey Genesis Carbon Coupe By HPE Tuning School
Appearing alongside the Street Concepts Genesis at Hyundai’s SEMA booth this year will be another tastefully understated custom job, this one from the Hennessey tuning school. Dubbed the Hennessey Genesis Carbon Coupe, the 500-horsepower Korea...
Mitsubishi Throws Change-Up, Plans New Global Compact
Today, Mitsubishi confirmed plans to release a new compact car based on the Concept-cX unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2007. Part of Mitsubishi’s Project Global, the as-yet-unnamed compact will sit atop the newest generation of Mitsu&#...
Westside Auto Group Kizashi Soleil To Debut Outside SEMA
There’s really only one firm that can work the two-tone paint scheme and gaping front intake and that would be the company that pioneered it, Bugatti. Much the same can also be said of Subaru’s signature flat gold rims, yet both Bugatti ...
2010 Suzuki Kizashi By Delta Tech Engineering
As loyal RideLust readers (all three of you) may remember, when the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi officially bowed globally in July of this year we were genuinely surprised that we didn’t hate it with a searing passion. As a matter of fact, we actually ...
Street Concepts Hyundai Genesis To Appear Nude At SEMA 2009
Well, while we might not be feeling the 80’s-tastic spirit of ecstasy sprawled across the front quarter panel, at least it’s not as ostentatious as some of the other vehicles SEMA is known for (oh yes Scion, we’re looking at you). ...
Ford Plans Bevy Of 2010 Mustangs For SEMA Show ‘09
Despite the wash of journalists that will be MIA at SEMA in November (us included) thanks to a shoestring budget, this year’s Specialty Equipment Market Association show promises to be a dazzling one. As always, the Ford Mustang will be strong...
Fiat Plans Future Maserati Based On Chrysler 300C, Epic FAIL to Ensue
Apparently unaware of the slightly less than favorable reputation Chrysler brand products (Dodge and Jeep notably excluded) enjoy in the U.S., Fiat apparently intends to use the Chrysler 300C as the underpinning for its new, entry-level Maserati Qua...
2010 Jeep Patriot Honored As Compact SUV of Texas By TAWA
Surprisingly enough considering the quality issues plaguing its parent company, Chrysler, the 2010 Jeep Patriot managed to walk away from the unforgiving Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) with top honors as the official Compact SUV of Texas. ...
Ford “Distraction Lab” Mimics Driving Habits Of 17-Year-Old Boys
Appropriately dubbed the “Distraction Lab,” Ford’s Human Machine Interface Verification Laboratory has been busy at work duplicating the flighty attention span of the average teenage male. To achieve this, Ford engineers have outf...
2010 Toyota Mark X Launches In Tokyo, Disappoints U.S. Consumers
“Hey look!” you exclaim, “A visually pleasing Toyota!” Easy there, sport, there’s no cause for celebration. In keeping with their rich tradition of flooding the Western market with vehicles you only drive if 1.) you...
Nissan Confirms Micro Compact Bound For U.S.
On the heels of the patent drawings that leaked yesterday depicting the new Nissan Micra, Nissan has announced a new model will hit the U.S. lineup in 2010 that will sit below the compact Nissan Versa. While Nissan has not explicitly confirmed the m...
Kia Cadenza Takes Page From Hyundai, Targets Luxury Buyers
To give you an idea of exactly how enthusiastic you should be about Kia’s newest reveal, the first thought that sprung to our minds upon seeing it was “Hey, switch the vowel and throw in a consonant and you could spell ‘Credenza...
Lotus F1 Team Begins Wind Tunnel Testing On New F1 Racer
The Lotus F1 Team first publicly announced their decision to return to the Formula One circuit a month ago, and they’re already making quick time to overcome their lengthy to-do list. First and foremost is the vehicle itself, which has been sp...
2010 Dodge Challenger Makes A Grab For Plum Crazy Nostalgia
Counting heavily on consumers’ fond memories of the Challenger of yesteryear to carry the bloated pony through the rest of the race, Dodge has announced the addition of a genuine throwback to the exterior color choices: Plum Crazy Purple. To h...
Lee Noble Plans New Supercar in 2010, Gets Genenerous With The Details
Lee Noble, who has not been affiliated with his brainchild, Noble Automotive, since 2006, has announced that he will be be launching a solo project. The name and the date are still very much up for debate, but sources feel surprisingly confident tha...
Former Ford Engineer Charged With Stealing Trade Secrets
Mark Fields, president, The Americas, Ford Motor Company, introduces the 2011 Ford Super Duty to media at the 2009 State Fair of Texas in Dallas, Texas September 24, 2009. Documents released by the federal courts today report that former Ford employ...
Chrysler’s Mopar Preps 4 Dodge, Jeep Vehicles For SEMA 2009
The difficult economy and the heavy impact it’s had on the automotive industry has made for rather sparse attendance at several major auto shows, but we’re hoping this year’s SEMA show will prove immune to the crisis. We’re al...
Nissan Plans 143,000 Vehicle Recall For Tire Pressure Monitor Defect
These are some dark days in the Land of the Rising Sun. Following Toyota’s set of fairly serious problems comes Nissan’s announcement regarding a potential recall of roughly 143,000 cars. While no official recall will be issued until Nov...
