Hey! Remember the Mercedes-Benz GLK “Build-Off”? Sure you do, if only for our coverage of the momentous event. A variety of tuners competed to pimp the oh-so-kleine mini-Merc-mommy-mobile, with results ranging from the ridiculous to the, er, not terribly sublime. Well, after much counting of votes, infighting, and examination of extraneous battery compartments, the winner has [...]

As an auto journalist, one notices that certain cars stick with you. Cars that follow you around from show to show and job to job, always getting in your face and demanding coverage. Like the 2009 2010 Chevy Camaro. So, maybe “haunt you” is a better way to put it. With that in mind, behold [...]

“Say what? That’s just a dirty old F-body Z28. My cousin Julian in Sea Bright’s got one, and his is an IROC! So yeah, I see the shiny wheels, the big wing (which has to be good for at least 30 hp, right?) and the orange skunk stripes — but so what? I’m telling you, Julian’s [...]

The words “car” and “art” get mashed together quite often. I would argue far too often. See, one man’s ‘57 Chevy Bel Air is another’s Tatra T603. But who amongst us can deny the inherent beauty of a V8? You want art? I give you 16 transplendent valves and a fistfull of pushrods. In fact, all the aforementioned [...]

The heavily modified Bentley Continental GT you see above packs a galloping 800 horsepower under the hood. It’s good to know the boys and girls who drag their work to SEMA are capable of backing up over-the-top exterior modifications with knee-liquefying power. The matte ride is branded the ASI Tetsu GTR, and while the seriously [...]

If we humans ever do colonize the moon, there will have to be moon prostitutes. Say what? Well listen — every time there’s ever been a big, complex construction project with boat loads (rocket loads?) of workers, ladies of the night have shown up and lent a hand (or whatever). And where there’s hookers, there’s [...]

In truth, I missed the Scion party last night because I was too busy with the open bar at the 0-60/Rides/King party. But hey, this is a tough business. On the other hand, I absolutely did not miss the Scion display and all seven of the rides they brought out to Vegas. The best, by far, [...]

I know y’all have been up nights lately wondering what exactly my favorite SEMA car actually is. Turn’s out it’s not the SportChassis P4XL (close second) but in fact is the Vanishing Point car. Kowalski’s car. And if you haven’t seen Vanishing Point – the original with Barry Newman — stop reading this and run to the [...]

Here’s a bit of investigative reporting for you. This is Nick Baldwin’s Trophy Pre-runner. Aside from the Rousch Racing 427 V8 that’s good for 557 horsepower and 601 lb-ft of torque, the interior swaddles the passengers with fine leather. Times are tough and not surprisingly there was a note on the truck stating it was [...]

Five foot seven. “How tall are you ma’am?” Five foot seven, “Or at least I used to be” is what the nice lady told me. You are looking at the SportChassis P4XL. Move over Unimog. Take a hike International CXT. There’s a new heavyweight 4×4 in town (15,500 pounds) and he’s bigger than you or [...]