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While Block’s STI TRAX is an entertaining diversion for a clothing mogul/extreme sports personality/rampant gearhead, the Subaru Legacy GTk is far-and-away our favorite concept at the Subie booth. Based on the 2010 Legacy 2.5GT Wagon, the GTk has been designed to strike a balance between family... 

5-11-2009

Way back in April, we got tipped off to a video of a lifted and tracked Subaru WRX STI conquering the snowy climes of… somewhere. Before we caught a glimpse of the graphics and competition number, we knew who was behind it: Ken Block. Now, over six months later, the driving deity and snowboard... 

5-11-2009

Honda is using SEMA to show off their 2010 vehicles and the accessories available for each. It’s also using the show to signal its return to grassroots racing, displaying several vintage racers and production cars alongside their descendants. Although we’re covering the entire Mugen-accessorized... 

5-11-2009

While GM didn’t bring a production Chevrolet Camaro convertible to SEMA, it did bring a handful of Camaro Coupe Concepts that offer a preview of things to come for the recently resurrected pony car. Besides the twin-turbo V6 Jay Leno Camaro we profiled earlier, we got to see Snergy, Chroma, Dusk... 

5-11-2009

Our SEMA coverage generally doesn’t include too much from the off-road segment, but the Jeep Lower Forty concept in the Mopar booth was too good to pass up. Sporting 40-inch Mickey Thompson tires, this Jeep can pretty much go wherever it wants without the help of a suspension lift. Granted,... 

5-11-2009

We can’t come to a consensus about the Lingenfelter T/A Concept. Half of us are bathing in the warm glow of the ’70s when the Trans-Am was the car to have, while the rest of us see a mix-and-mash of different cars of different generations and an overall design disconnect. Either way, the... 

5-11-2009

It’s always somewhat dark and murky down at the Mopar booth at SEMA, but this year Chrysler managed to bring out some pretty cool concepts. One of our favorites is this Dodge Challenger 1320 (if you don’t know the reference, channel you inner Vin Diesel), which started as a Drag Pak Challenger... 

5-11-2009

Screw convention! Why do you have to build a rally car out of something sporty? Or powerful? Or off-road-worthy? According to 0-60 magazine at least, you don’t have to. You can build a rally car out of just about anything. Take this Scion xD for instance. It’s probably among the last... 

5-11-2009

When we look at a Scion xB we tend to think of a lot of things, few of which are very flattering. One thing we definitely don’t think of is a Bonneville Salt Flats bike hauler from the ’50s, until now. That’s probably why we’re bloggers and not designers. Fortunately for us... 

4-11-2009

That rumored Ford Raptor fighter from General Motors? Not quite. The Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 Concept (it’s only a concept, but some of the components could be available on future pickups) is a reasonable attempt to bring the off-road fight back to Ford, with a four-inch lift, 20-inch BBS... 

4-11-2009

What do you get the guy who has everything? For SEMA 2009, GM decided to go with the less-is-more approach and built Jay Leno his own special Camaro… with less. Less cylinders at any rate, as this V6 special more than makes up for its lack of firing pots by adding a pair of turbochargers. The... 

4-11-2009

It’s the first day of the 2009 SEMA Show and we made sure to get up bright and early to bring you the latest and greatest from the show floor here in Las Vegas. Often our week starts with a reminder that there is a lot of bad design and poor taste in the automotive aftermarket industry, from... 

4-11-2009