Benny Kirk
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Jaguar's Controversial Brand Refresh Was Inevitable, But It Doesn't Have to Mean the End
22 Nov 2024, 18:46 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / What did you expect? Honestly, think about Jaguar's controversial recent rebrand, and ask yourself how it could've gone any differently. For a brand so hopelessly tied to the ways of the old school, one that's been defined for so lon...
Tanner Foust’s FC1-X EV Racer Booed by ICE Fans at SEMA, He Had Them Smiling by the End
21 Nov 2024, 21:00 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The SEMA show has historically been a pseudo-religious pilgrimage of sorts for lovers of custom cars, big drift, and even bigger internal combustion engines. But in recent years, a small but ever-increasing hoard of electric vehicles has joined the...
Bizzaro Jeep Patriot? This Classic JDM Nissan Rasheen Was Ahead of the Curve on Crossovers
21 Nov 2024, 04:43 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Lots of folks were overjoyed when the Hummer-inspired Toyota Mega Cruiser hit North American importers a few years ago. Since then, another Japanese doppelganger of an American off-roader is old enough for legal import to the US. Though, this time ...
Artemis Program Won't Be Limited to Transporting Humans, Two Cargo Landers Planned
20 Nov 2024, 17:37 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The headlines surrounding NASA's Artemis program will inevitably revolve around humanity's return to the lunar surface after almost six decades. But four astronauts alone don't constitute a Moon colony. A vast amount of equipment and...
DS18 Built the Craziest Slingshot Ever for SEMA, Packs $20 Grand in Lights and Speakers
15 Nov 2024, 22:10 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / We're big fans of the Polaris Slingshot around here. As a weekend rental toy, almost nothing else on Earth even comes close without simply opting for a superbike. But there's two routes one could take owning a Slingshot. You could keep it...
Throtl's R34 GT-R 2 Fast 2 Furious Tribute Car Brought Tears to Our Eyes at SEMA
15 Nov 2024, 01:30 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / SEO optimization might do wonders for marketing. But if you're even remotely involved in the aftermarket automotive space, there's no better good PR than a proper custom car build. That's why even if Meguiar's car care booth at ...
Mobiframe and Team Unveils Ultimate Hypercar Hauler Truck at SEMA, Fits Overland Rigs Too
13 Nov 2024, 21:25 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Why is a perfectly typical Mercedes-Benz Sprinter dually cab and chassis taking real estate at the 2024 SEMA show? You might be inclined to ponder this as you walk past the Mobiframe booth at this year's show. But as you walk closer, you'...
Infiniti Pops Out at SEMA 2024 With 1-of-1 QX80 Autograph Lounge Prototype
12 Nov 2024, 02:56 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Why did Infiniti, one of America's largest luxury automakers, decide to pop out at the world's largest aftermarket performance and custom car expo? Beats the heck out of us, but it does at least give show-goers an opportunity to check out...
Ringbrother's "Infected" Build Proves Pink Can Be Manly, Jim Ring Himself Explains at SEMA
6 Nov 2024, 20:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you've been checking out our coverage of the 2024 SEMA show, you already know the Ringbrothers restomod shop out of Spring Green, Wisconsin, unveiled a build this year that was special for far more than its pink exterior paint color. This 1...
Blazin Rodz "Doughboy" Restomod Wows at SEMA, Packs 2,800 Horses and Custom Everything
6 Nov 2024, 19:37 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / We've driven a few restomods recently. So we can tell you first-hand that the things modern restomods can do will legitimately blow your mind. But even in the anatomy-waving contest of restomodding that no one will ever truly win, Blazin Rods ...
120 Years Ago, New York City's Most Beautiful Ghost Station Opened Its Doors
31 Oct 2024, 20:20 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / What comes to mind when you think of the New York City subway in 2024? Do you envision a damp, musty underground surrounded by worn-down infrastructure and equally worn-down people? A place commonly smeared in the media as an unsanitary hive of unp...
Driven: 2025 Krug Bedrock XT2 – From Kyiv With Love, an Overlander 6x4 Like No Other
28 Oct 2024, 20:08 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / We love overland trucks around here. That's why it was only a matter of time before we snagged our hands on one to test ourselves. For our first overlander review, we wanted something capable, refined, powerful, and, well, just flat-out unique...
Spotlight USA: $35 Mil Worth of Hypercars Pop Out To Unveil New Ten Tenths Motor Club
26 Oct 2024, 23:47 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Most private country clubs are all the same. They charge an arm and a leg for a copy-paste experience you can have just as easily in one part of the country as in another. But what if you can't bear the sight of the endless country club golf c...
Driven: 2025 Ford Explorer Active – Changing the Narrative on America's Best-Selling SUV
26 Oct 2024, 20:31 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a Ford Explorer? Do you think of a big, burly, but not all-that-refined American SUV with okay-ish features and build quality, mostly driven by soccer moms and football dads? Or do yo...
I Rode Shotgun With Jeff Gordon in the Garage 56 Le Mans Camaro, Didn’t Go Quite To Plan
19 Oct 2024, 04:33 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / There's no question about it, the Garage 56 Camaro ZL1 NASCAR Cup Car modified to race at Le Mans is my all-time favorite race car. There's not even a close competition. It's simply the most ridiculous racing vehicle to see the light...
Driven: 2024/25 Can-Am Maverick R X RS With Smart-Shox – a Mouthful, but Totally Worth It
13 Oct 2024, 18:58 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / At what point does a side-by-side stop being just another side-by-side? At what point does it become a screaming thrill machine, a certified off-road attack beast, and the Porsche 911 Dakar formula turned up well past 11? Well, such a UTV exists. T...
This WW2-Era Grumman Avenger Could Be Yours for the Price of a New Revuelto
26 Sep 2024, 04:06 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Dealer markups are just as much a fact of life for modern hypercars as they are for the Ford Broncos and Jeep Wranglers of the world. By the time you leave a Lamborghini dealer in an all-new Revuelto hybrid, you might be touching $700,000 out the d...
You Wouldn't Want to Live With a Stock Fiat 124 Spider, So These Guys Made Them Electric
25 Sep 2024, 01:59 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / You wouldn't describe any vintage Italian sports car as particularly reliable or easy to live with. The original iteration of the Fiat 124 Spider is no exception. Whether built by Fiat themselves or its original designers at Pininfarina later ...
Polestar Flexes Allebike Elize Polestar Engineered Mountain Bike in Additionals Webshop
24 Sep 2024, 18:15 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Compared to some of the more derivative and drab electric SUVs you can buy in North America today, the Polestar 3 and Polestar are nothing short of nifty. With decent performance for its class and competitive battery EV range at its price point, yo...
Tanner Foust Just Made His Return to Nitrocross, Has Thousand-HP EV Racer to Play With
23 Sep 2024, 23:19 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It may have been quite some time since some of you have heard from Tanner Foust. But eight years and change since his last jaunt on broadcast television, Tanner has a new full-time gig for the moment. That being his return to the unparalleled crazy...