Shane McGlaun

When the Kia Soul EV first launched it was only offered in California. Later Kia expanded availability for the car to Georgia, Hawaii, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. Kia has now announced that it is adding four additional states to the list of availability bringing the total area where you can … [Read more...] about Kia Soul EV Sales Kick Off on East coast

At CES 2016 in January Rinspeed will be on hand and the company will be showing off a new concept car called the Etos. This is a concept is unlikely to see production, but it has some cool features that many people might like to see go into production. One of the coolest features is that the car is … [Read more...] about Rinspeed Etos Concept is Self-Driving with a Fold Away Steering Wheel

Ford will be on hand at SEMA this year with a massive display of customized SUVs and crossovers. Ford has announced that it plans to have 28 different customized SUVs at the show with different customizers massaging each one. One of the coolest of all the customs is the Explorer pictured here with … [Read more...] about Ford Plans 28 Custom SUVs and Crossovers for SEMA Display

Hyundai and Blood Type Racing are teaming up on another SEMA show car that may be one of the coolest Velosters we have seen. Not much about the car is left stock, it wears a carbon black paint color with cool red racing stripes. A custom carbon fiber body kit gives the car a very wide look and … [Read more...] about Blood Type Racing and Hyundai team for 500hp SEMA Veloster

BMW has announced that it will for the first time bring the M4 GTS to the US, albeit in very limited numbers. BMW plans to make only 700 M4 GTS cars for the global market with 300 of that number coming to the States. The car packs a 493hp turbo six with the first production car water injection … [Read more...] about BMW to Bring the 2016 M4 GTS to the US

Mazda has announced the 2016 MX-5 RS and it’s a slick little car with some go fast parts on it that will be offered to Japanese buyers only. The RS has one big downside from the perspective of power, it will only be offered with the small 1.5L 129hp engine under the hood. In the US, all MX-5s get … [Read more...] about Mazda MX-5 RS Only Available in Japan

Lexus has unveiled the 2016 RC F and the car is aimed at the driver who wants a comfortable and luxurious car for the week and a car that can get it done at the racetrack on the weekend. The RC F packs a 5.0L V8 engine under the hood that makes 467hp and uses the Atkinson cycle when cruising around … [Read more...] about 2016 Lexus RC F Packs 5.0 V8 in a Track Tuned Chassis

Hyundai is normally one of the most prolific car markers to show up at SEMA each year. The company at times rolls out a handful of custom show cars. Hyundai is teasing a new show car that will be at SEMA 2015 and is a tie up with ARK Performance dubbed the Solus Genesis Coupe. The car has an … [Read more...] about Hyundai Solus Genesis Coupe to Show off at SEMA

One of the biggest draws for many to the James Bond franchise are the cars and gadgets. Bond always has the coolest cars, from classic Aston Martins to Lotus Esprits that turn into subs. The latest Bond flick, called Spectre, is no different; this movie has lots of cool cars in it. In fact, the … [Read more...] about Spectre Racks Up Tens of Millions of Dollars in Wrecked Cars

The EPA is quite upset with VW right now after the automaker was discovered to have installed a bypass device on a huge number of its diesel vehicles to get them past emissions testing. VW will certainly be hit with massive fines. The pain associated with the diesel lies by VW are being felt by … [Read more...] about Extra EPA Tests May Delay Chevy Colorado Diesel Launch

I am a fan of automotive racing and I can tell you some of the accidents that occur will leave you scratching your head wondering how exactly that all happened. I've seen cars fly through the air like a bird. I've seen cars tumble and end up destroyed while the driver walks away with no injuries at … [Read more...] about Porsche Racing Accident May be the Weirdest Ever

Ford has taken to offering hopped up performance versions of some of its cars over the last few model years designated as ST. It started with the Focus ST, which was a decent enough car. The next was a ST-ified version of the Fiesta, which is by all accounts a very nice little performance … [Read more...] about Ford Reportedly Eyeing an Escape ST performance SUV