This 650 hp beauty shows off her beach body
SEMA – it’s a destination not only for car lovers, but car builders all over North America. Rick Bottom has been a car guy since he was two years old. He turned his passion into a career and opened Rick Bo [ … ]
If you want to make a splash in the audio community and you're as big as Rockford Fosgate is, it is important to think big when it comes to making a demo vehicle. How to best support its dealer network and sales representatives, as well as balancing the two with the approach best suited to connecti [ … ]
Imports have been the spotlight of the sport compact scene over the past couple of decades, so it’s easy to forget that good old American muscle is where racing bloodlines started. This is North America, so a little refresher course on large displacement engines and a few extra cylinders wouldn’t hu [ … ]
How Ken Block changed everything
There’s a moment in Gymkhana FIVE where Ken Block is airborne in a Ford Fiesta over a flat-out right-hander on a San Francisco street (5:34). When his wheels make contact with the ground, the car slides sideways to the edge of the road, hooking up just a fraction of [ … ]
This 180SX attacks time like no other
We here at PASMAG mostly feature cars from the United States, Canada and sometimes from Japan. Rarely do we see a car come our way that has more of an international flavor. That’s why we jumped at the chance to showcase Australian native Simon Podlewski’s Nissa [ … ]
Daigo Saito is one of the most decorated drift drivers in the world. After clinching the Formula D championship last October with a win at the final event at Irwindale, Saito is now the only driver to claim both the D1GP and Formula D championships. The car you see here is the Lexus SC430 Daigo buil [ … ]
Abflug has always tended to be a brand that absolutely polarizes people. You either love the styling or you hate it. That public acceptance (or lack thereof) hasn’t stopped a great many people tuning their cars in the most extravagant ways imaginable and during the late '90s and early 2000s when ma [ … ]
Don’t let the shop name fool you, Wacky Mate does the exact opposite of wacky with this RX-7
People lose focus too easily. When confronted with a new project and the vast choices available when selecting upgrades, it’s often far too easy to get lost in it all. Getting the latest flashy part can dis [ … ]
Imagine it’s the second week of January. For car audio enthusiasts this always means the same thing – the Consumer Electronics Show is in full swing. If you were part of CES and entered the North hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, you would have been greeted immediately to the right by the mas [ … ]
Life wasn’t meant to be easy. Even if you’re born into money, you face challenges along the way. When you want something, you can’t always expect it to be handed over to you without putting in work. More often than not, the more pain and suffering you endure during your journey, the sweeter the re [ … ]
Over the past few years, Kia has crept their way into the aftermarket conversation. With a reputation for competitive stock parts, the aftermarket community is now including Kia as a respected competitor alongside Honda, Toyota/Scion, Subaru and Mitsubishi.
With that said, we’ve seen the parts, [ … ]
This American Icon rocks more than just muscle
When Gary Shellum first drove his 2011 Chevy Camaro off the dealer lot, the plan was to keep the car mostly stock. After owning a heavily-modified 2005 Dodge Charger, Shellum didn’t want to deal with the hassle of driving a modified car, either fro [ … ]
Elmer Lee’s widebody 240 was built against all odds
How far would you go to build the car of your dreams? Would you have the guts to stretch and pull the body like taffy until you had the perfect shape? Would you be willing to rebuild your car three times before your first show? Would you have [ … ]
In the Fall of 2011, the fate of New York's Tyrone Pertab's 2000 Lexus GS 400 was left to hang in the balance. Pertab put the car up for sale, unsure if he was destined to keep it and continue the build he always dreamed of. As a buyer was ready to place the check in Pertab's hand, he couldn’t com [ … ]
William Chau's VIP'ed out soarer flys high and scrapes lowThis Lexus SC430 luxury convertible was purchased by William Chau in 2006. Chau originally bought the car with no intention to build it, but was dead set on driving it with the top down. He also didn’t know what the future held for the [ … ]
Every once in a while, we stumble across a die-hard enthusiast at a car show, and we know their attitude and ride is a perfect fit for PAS. This 2009 Mercedes Benz C63 AMG Sedan is the pride and joy of Miss Jamie Liu, or perhaps more of a weapon mass destruction at car shows. Liu has extensive exp [ … ]
J.P. How does a ’95 EG Civic manage to compete and win car shows in this day and age? J.P. Cao has the answer.
When Cao first bought his EG Civic – a 1995 Honda Civic Hatchback – it was a huge accomplishment. As a high school student a first car is always something to celebrate but for Cao it w [ … ]