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SEMA Announces Hottest Car, Sport Compact, Truck And 4x4-SUV At The 2015 SEMA Show

SEMA Announces Hottest Car, Sport Compact, Truck And 4x4-SUV At The 2015 SEMA Show

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 3, 2015 -- The top trending vehicle models in four categories were announced today at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. This year's SEMA Award for the Hottest Car was awarded to Ford Mustang, the Ford Focus took the Hottest Sport Compact honors, the Ford F-Series was named Hottest Truck and the Jeep Wrangler ... Continue reading

ROUSH Performance Enters Turbocharging Market

ROUSH Performance Enters Turbocharging Market

For the first time, ROUSH Performance has created a turbocharged EcoBoost ROUSH Mustang. The first specialty vehicle company to combine race-proven technologies with advanced automotive engineering, ROUSH Performance brings engineering muscle to the Ford Out Front exhibition area at the SEMA Show this week. The vehicle ... Continue reading

Roush Active Exhaust For Stage 3 Ford Mustang

Roush Active Exhaust For Stage 3 Ford Mustang

ROUSH ACTIVE EXHAUST on STAGE 3 FordMustang By Steve Purdy Detroit Editor The Auto Channel How far we’ve come in just a few decades – well, maybe more than a few. I recall in my younger days as an enthusiastic car guy who liked to make serious noise now and then the dedicated street rodders, drag racers and o ... Continue reading

Rockstar Performance Garage Turns 2016 Hyundai Tucson Into a True Off-Roader

Rockstar Performance Garage Turns 2016 Hyundai Tucson Into a True Off-Roader

Rockstar Performance Garage (RPG), the off-road specialists, have revealed details on its 2016 Tucson SEMA build. This is the first year that Hyundai has teamed up with the off-road gurus at RPG, injecting off-road lifeblood into Hyundai's popular CUV. The car will be revealed at Hyundai's SEMA press conference on Nove ... Continue reading

Jay Leno's Garage TV Show Premieres Tonight On CNBC

Jay Leno's Garage TV Show Premieres Tonight On CNBC

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. & LOS ANGELES, CA October 7, 2015; Hey Leno Fans your wait is over. CNBC today announced the latest addition to the network’s expanding primetime lineup, “Jay Leno’s Garage,” premiering Wednesday, October 7 at 10PM ET/PT. Hosted by legendary comedian and “Tonight Show†... Continue reading

Track Drive: Ford Shelby GT 350 & GT 350R by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

Track Drive: Ford Shelby GT 350 & GT 350R by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_3108) Every day is full of decisions. Some are big and some not. In the life of an automotive journalist some decisions involve conflicting or overlapping invites to new vehicle introduction and information events. Such was the case for me recent ... Continue reading

First-Class Meets the Road with the Lexani Motorcars "Sky Captain" Escalade Conversion

First-Class Meets the Road with the Lexani Motorcars "Sky Captain" Escalade Conversion

Lexani Motorcars, a boutique vehicle conversion company based in California, has proven to be the most innovative firm when it comes to customizing executive luxury interiors. They have quickly risen to fame for their unique ability to transform Mercedes-Benz Sprinters, Cadillac Escalades, Toyota Land Cruisers, among o ... Continue reading

Shelby American Unveils New High Performance Shelby GT Package for EcoBoost Ford Mustang

Shelby American Unveils New High Performance Shelby GT Package for EcoBoost Ford Mustang

New Ford Mustang EcoBoost version of the Shelby GT model available 335HP, sharper handling, robust brakes and Shelby styling to set the car apart The package is available for both automatic and manual transmission versions of the car Specifically designed for the new network of Shelby Mod Shops worldwide LAS VEGAS--She ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap W/O August 31-September 6, 2015 - Dick Guldstrand Hot Rod and Corvette Daddy, 1997 Winner Of The Auto Channel's Car Guy Of The Year Passes At 87

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap W/O August 31-September 6, 2015 - Dick Guldstrand Hot Rod and Corvette Daddy, 1997 Winner Of The Auto Channel's Car Guy Of The Year Passes At 87

* It was hot August new vehicle sales. Everyone was surprised with total sales of 1.5 million, down a bit from a year ago but with a seasonally adjusted rate (SAAR) of 17.8 million units. The sales pace was the highest in ten years and the best August since 2003. And yes, car sales are still suffering with the populari ... Continue reading

2015 Volkswagen Golf R Unleash your Rrrr.

2015 Volkswagen Golf R Unleash your Rrrr.

By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_1440) This is the third and final chapter of my Golf trilogy that began three months ago. The first two chapters were about the 2015 VW Golf GTI and the 2015 VW Golf TDI Clean Diesel. This last chapter speaks to the top-of-the-line Golf R, the ma ... Continue reading

Michelin's Ultra-High Performance Pilot Super Sport Tires Chosen As Exclusive Tire For 2016 Cadillac CTS-V

Michelin's Ultra-High Performance Pilot Super Sport Tires Chosen As Exclusive Tire For 2016 Cadillac CTS-V

Michelin and Cadillac continue to collaborate and deliver exceptional driving enjoyment on the track and street GREENVILLE, SC -- July 30, 2015: Michelin today announced that it will provide specifically tuned MICHELIN® Pilot® Super Sport tires as the exclusive fitment for the next-generation 2016 Cadillac CTS-V. Wor ... Continue reading

Lingenfelter Offers 720 HP Performance Package For 2015 C7 Z06 Corvettes

Lingenfelter Offers 720 HP Performance Package For 2015 C7 Z06 Corvettes

BRIGHTON, Mich. July 27, 2015; Corvette owners who crave more performance and power from their C7 Z06 LT-4 engine, and an even greater adrenaline rush when behind the wheel, can satisfy their need for increased power with a new Stage 1 engine package from Lingenfelter Performance Engineering. Lingenfelter's C7 Z06 engi ... Continue reading

Start Your Engines! Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Ordering Commences

Start Your Engines! Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Ordering Commences

Mopar has announced the launch of ordering for the new Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak, with the option of the brand's first-ever offering of a supercharged 354-cubic-inch Gen III HEMI® engine or a naturally aspirated 426-cubic-inch Gen III HEMI engine. Pricing will be cubic-inch appropriate, with a manufacturer's s ... Continue reading

2015 Concours D'Elegance of America at St. John's - THIS WEEKEND

2015 Concours D'Elegance of America at St. John's - THIS WEEKEND

2015 Concours D'Elegance of America at St. John's ... Continue reading

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