Top Gear, The Grand Tour – And the End of an Era

It was 2003 - back when I had a full head of hair & my jeans were a lot baggier. Dad and I were doing what we did best—channel-surfing on an overly comfortable couch. We had just finished watching some car show on one of those Discovery-owned channels. Probably...

Life Lessons – Taught by My Ford Fiesta ST lol

The car hobby can teach you valuable life lessons. Lessons you can take on your journey of life to do great things. For example, I got a lesson the other day lol. Sometimes the answer you’re looking for is simple & right in front of your face… but you’re just too...

California Senate Bill 961 mandates ‘Speed Alert Systems’ by 2030

As car lovers, we grew up dreaming of California as the proverbial “Mecca” of automotive culture. It's the state where the car scene took off. And it did so, because people were free to express themselves. Lowriders bounced, muscle cars roared, and JDM engines were...

Prediction – China takes controlling stake of Volkswagen Group

By VW's own admission - they only have "one... maybe two years" to get things back on track. Unfortunately, that's seemingly nowhere in the pipeline given their current product line & leadership. And for that reason, I feel like I see the potential writing on the...

VW has “one… maybe two years” to get back on track

VW has “one… maybe two years" to get back on track. That’s what Volkswagen’s CFO/COO, Dr Arno Antlitz, admitted in front of about 25,000 employees at risk of losing their jobs. VW is potentially having to close down 2 plants in Germany, and that’s something they’ve...

GR Corolla – Is it Worth it??

The GR Corolla rips! It’s an awesome AWD hot-hatch that turns regular roads into pump tracks. The only knock against it is (sigh)… high prices & low inventory. So dear Toyota, please find a way to bring the price down, & the availability up on this modern...

4 Wheel Parts – Sold by Wheel Pros / Hoonigan

Wheel Pros / Hoonigan sells 4 Wheel Parts BACK to the original owner's family. Leading-in to this story: Is the breaking news that Wheel Pros / Hoonigan just filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. But the case of 4 Wheel Parts (4WP) the fact that it’s being sold back to the...

Wheel Pros / Hoonigan Officially Filed Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Over the weekend, Wheel Pros / Hooingan officially filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. It enters them into a Restructuring Support Agreement (RSA) that relieves them of approximately 1.2 billion dollars of debt. Simultaneously, the Wheel Pros / Hoonigan bankruptcy gives...

Wheel Pros / Hoonigan Could be Filing for Bankruptcy

Wheel Pros (aka Hoonigan) could be filing for bankruptcy as soon as… well… today. (Source - Reorg.Stage) Yeah - this is the same Wheel Pros that very awkwardly changed their name to Hoonigan last year. The Chapter 11 filing comes after Wheel Pros / Hoonigan missed...

Tacoma TRD Off-Road – Did it Get Better With a Turbo?

We’re living in a time where Toyota has given us a brand new Tacoma that’s 1) TURBOCHARGED… 2) 4x4… and 3) available with a STICK SHIFT. Let that soak in, because that’s the trifecta, right?! Marty McFly’s dream truck! Seriously - tell me that’s not early-90’s Toyota...
Formula D Orlando

Formula D Orlando

This is the first year that Formula D stopped in Orlando, The Orlando Speed World location was an awesome 1st-year ...
2015 Chevrolet Colorado Review

2015 Chevrolet Colorado Review

Need to carry 5 people? Get a Colorado. Need to haul stuff? Get a Colorado? Want great gas mileage but don’t want to rid yourself of utility? Get a Colorado! Want great style and want to go off road? GET. A. COLORADO!
2015 Lexus NX-200t F-Sport Review

2015 Lexus NX-200t F-Sport Review

There is no such thing as one ‘perfect’ car for every possible situation that may arise. We have to choose the characteristics that are most crucial to us - often at the sacrifice of others. But the NX proves to hold it’s own...
2015 Lexus GX460 Review

2015 Lexus GX460 Review

I know, I know that no one…and I mean literally no one is stupid enough to take their $60,000 SUV off road in the fear of getting it a bit dusty. Well… we are that stupid. Lexus GX460
2014 Scion FRS Review

2014 Scion FRS Review

By: Yousef Alvi and Jonathan Wooley Taken as a complete package, the FRS is one of the best cars I’ve ever ...
2015 Acura TLX Review

2015 Acura TLX Review

By Yousef Alvi and Jonathan Wooley In a way - this could be one of the most important cars that Acura has ever ...
2015 Lexus IS250 Review

2015 Lexus IS250 Review

First off - you have to understand going in, that the Lexus IS targets a wide range of people with different ...
wrapping an S13

wrapping an S13

Matt Ball says... This is my buddy Tyler's car. He worked with me for a while when I was trying to get my ...

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