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2026 Mazda CX-50 Meridian And CX-90 Turbo S Review: Two SUVs With Very Different Missions

Mazda’s 2026 CX-50 Meridian and CX-90 Turbo S Premium Sport show two different sides of the brand’s SUV lineup.

2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale AWD Review: Italian Flair Without the Price Tag

The 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale AWD blends Italian style, sharp handling, and value at under $40K. Read our full review.

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Toyota’s Off-Road Showdown: 2025 Tundra TRD Rally vs. 2024 Tacoma TRD Pro

Which TRD beast delivers more for your money? The 2025 Toyota Tundra TRD Rally or 2024 Tacoma TRD Pro.

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Hot Wheels Legends Tour Searches For Next Toy

Hot Wheels Legends Tour 2021 Winner Announced

Hot Wheels began their worldwide tour to find the next popular collectible toy car in March in Miami. The Finale event was held last week at SEMA. Working, real-sized automobiles competed against each other for the chance to have their likeness be transformed in miniature into the newest contents of gleaming packages hanging in drug stores and toy shops. “This tour is all about finding the custom car out there worthy of becoming a Hot Wheels,” said Ted Wu, VP of Senior Design at Hot Wheels. “This year has been amazing. We have seen 90,000 people come to our events, and 5,000 cars entered the shows with 20 nationwide stops.”

Legends Tour judges rated each contestant in regional contests using three attributes:

Authenticity: a car that embodies Hot Wheels with a radical look and amazing performance.
Creativity: a car that is unique with details and stands out from the rest.
Garage Spirit: built and not bought with a great story behind it.

The Regional winners at the SEMA finale included:

Miami- 1947 Steampunk Willys rat rod with military accents, motorcycle wheels and tires, and a tractor seat
Houston -1972 Luv truck put back together 30 years later.
Atlanta – 1975 Chevy Impala Low Rider nicknamed “GQ”
Los Angeles – 1957 Nash Metropolitan with a small block Chevy 305
Charlotte – 1936 Chevy Custom truck, originally a sedan then a four-door dually with a 750-horsepower Cummins engine
Philadelphia – 1968 Toyota Land Cruiser that took three years to build and has 5 inches chopped off with a custom chassis and a 12-cylinder BMW engine
New York/New Jersey – A combination 1948 Chevy Pickup and 1960 Cadillac owned by Mike Calderone was built in 1989 using four different cars
Detroit – 1957 Custom Studebaker with a 4.6-liter B8 Lincoln modular engine
Chicago- 1965 Pontiac GTO inspired by the owner’s father’s gasser stories

Bentonville – 1969 International Harvester Cabover 1600 that has a supercharged 350 Chevy engine and a spoiler to balance the truck
St. Louis – 1976 Chevy Vega nicknamed “RCR” with an LS3 engine
Dallas – 2002 Honda S2000 that modified after its owner went to a technical school
Seattle – 1971 VW Bug with three inches chopped off and a removable hardtop added
Phoenix- 1971 VW Squareback that’s a twin-engine gasser.
Denver- 1954 Chevy Bel Air that has 6.5 inches chopped off the top and 15 inches added on the back
San Jose – 1995 Honda Civic with a beefy 450-horsepower engine that runs on E85
San Diego – 1960 Renault Dauphine that was found on Facebook Marketplace after being hidden for 40 years.
Los Angeles –This car combines a 1974 Opel Manta/Nissan 240SX.

The regional cars in the finale were judged by a crew that included noted automotive enthusiasts Adam Corolla, Richard Rawlings, and Jay Leno. The winner was the 1957 Nash Metropolitan, known as the “Nashhole” owned by Greg Salzillo and Dave Ford. Hot Wheels enthusiasts can expect a miniature replica of the “Nashhole” in stores in 2020.

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2020 Corvette C8, A Mid Engine Sports Car

2020 Chevy Corvette Stingray Convertible Debuts at SEMA

Available in 2020, the C8 Corvette Stingray is making its tour around the country. During the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Chevrolet had a few on display for the automotive industry to take a closer look at and the Rapid Blue hardtop convertible caught my attention. The C8 Stingray drew non-stop crowds during the SEMA Show with a matching two-tone interior.

The mid-engine Corvette is a car that has been 67 years in the making.

It is not like anything that has come before it. This is the first time that a retractable hardtop has been introduced that does not compromise the storage capabilities. The C8 is packed with an LT2 V8 engine that puts out 495 horsepower, and 470 lb-ft of torque is visible through a rear hatch window only available on the coupes. You can activate the two-piece hardtop at speeds up to 30 mph, which is offered in body color or Carbon Flash.

The new engine placement allows more power to be directed to the rear wheels. This also allowed for more storage to be offered with a larger cargo area in the front and back. The interior provides an immersive driving experience with a lowered instrument panel racing-inspired. The steering wheel also allows for better vision. The cockpit has a center console with easy access to buttons for climate control and seat ventilation and offers storage with USB ports.

The next generation 2020 Stingray gives you a redesigned appearance and performance. It will thrill you on the streets or at the track. The C8 has a top speed of 194 mph, 0-60 in just 2.9 seconds. It is capable of a quarter-mile time of 11.2 seconds. Early 2020 is the availability date of the c8.

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Texas Auto Show 2019 Photos

The 2019 Texas Auto Show was held at the State Fair of Texas!

Below are phots from the 2019 Texas Auto Show, a world-class auto show and that his held during the country’s largest fair in the same place for 24 days.