Integra Revival?

What do you think the most iconic car from Acura is? RDX, Vigor, ILX? For most people, they would say either the NSX or the Integra. Isn't it ironic that the two most iconic cars from Acura's line were discontinued? It is a bit sad, but we had hope in the NSX's return and now it's finally happening along with a rumor of the revival of the Acura Integra.

That's right, an interview with Acura's chief designer Dave Marek was held privately on the sidelines of the SEMA show this last year and revealed some hopeful information. He stated that, "there are a lot of resources and activity going on to make Acura back into what it was." After that, he told Car and Driver, "A performance brand needs a flagship and it needs to be an accessible sport car. Not a sports car, but a sport car."

Most people can agree that Acura is still trying to find its place among other automakers. They need to establish their identity a little more and bringing them back to their roots might just be the best option. They're in a tough place right now, as other Japanese luxury brands such as Infiniti and Lexus have taken the top tiers.

While there is no set date on the release date of the two-door coupe, some people have assumed that we may see it as soon as early next year. But in the mean time, take a look at the new Acura TLX that was just revealed at last weeks LA Auto Show.

Gymkhana 7!

Now, we all know who Ken Block is right? If you don't, then you don't belong in the automotive community.... We're kidding, but Ken Block is a big deal. As part of the Hoonigan Racing Division, Monster World Rally Team and co-founder of DC Shoes, Ken Block is probably one of the most skilled drivers we've ever seen.

What got him big was his gymkhana video series. For those of you who are unfamiliar with what gymkhana is, no worries. Gymkhana is a fairly new motorsport in which there is a start point and end point where the driver has to beat his or her best time. Gymkhana is similar to a time attack event, but obstacles are added on the track to create a challenge for the driver. Some of these obstacles include: cones, barrels, boxes or anything that can cause a challenging obstacle for the driver to maneuver around.

In this episode of gymkhana, Ken Block shreds and terrorizes the streets of our beloved Los Angeles in the new "Hoonicorn". If you're wondering what the hell a Hoonicorn is, then watch the video.... or we could tell you that it's a 825 horsepower 1965 Ford Mustang Coupe with all-wheel drive fitted to it somehow.

Enough said. Go watch the video below. Watch the older ones too and let us know what you think. Was this Ken's best performance yet? We'd love to hear your opinions and thoughts.

Tic Tac E36

With our annual trip to the SEMA show last week, we saw an array of heavily modified vehicles. The Las Vegas Convention Center was filled both inside and outside with cars, trucks, bikes and even boats! These stunning vehicles had spectators from all over the world who expected nothing but the best looking vehicles. As you can imagine, there were mainly cars trying to stand out from the rest, but one of them in particular captured more attention than a lot of the others.

This is Carl Taylor's 20 year old BMW E36 M3. That's right, 20 years old! Most of the cars that showed up to SEMA were fairly newer (we even saw some new concept cars), but Carl's M3 still takes the cake for us. Why you may ask?.... Well just look at it! It's very different from what we've seen before with BMW tuning.

Let's start off with the wide Rocket Bunny kit. I think we can all agree that the big trend with aftermarket exterior mods for 2013/2014 is adding wide hips to cars. Take a look at all the Rocket Bunny projects, Liberty Walk and RWB cars. We can't disagree. Adding wide fenders to cars that rightfully deserves them is perfectly fine in our book. Carl's E36 is definitely one of those cars.

Aside from the kit and the wild graphics, which go perfectly for the 20 year old car due to the fact of the popularity of Tic Tac's at the time, the 17" Rotiform, five spoke wheels with a -80 offset give the set up a mixture of functionality and the perfect stance aesthetic that we all love. Look closely and you'll see that the M bumpers were swapped out for non M bumpers and the whole chassis is slammed on Airlift suspension.

And before you go hating on how this car with its track inspired look and feel to it was ruined because it's on air, note that Carl was seen leaving the SEMA show riding low and scraping his way down the vegas strip. And southern Californians, keep your eye out for this hot M3 on the streets, because Carl also daily's it.

Photo Credit: StanceWorks