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First reveal of Honda’s next big thing left me sitting with notepad in hand reaching for an answer or two that would not come until mid 2015. Had Honda’s next big thing disappointed?

The 2016 Ford Explorer is on display now at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show with a sleek new exterior design, a new premium trimline and a new midrange engine in the form of the 2.3L EcoBoost 4-cylinder that is featured in the 2015 Ford Mustang.

Last week we looked at the leaked images of the 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe and with the start of the 2014 LA Auto Show, the full details for the new ATS-V in both coupe and sedan form have been rolled out in California.

General Motors offered up a rear end teaser of the 2016 Chevrolet Volt back in August, but this newest teaser showing the front end of the next gen EV paints the portrait of a remarkable good looking vehicle – one that I cannot wait to see in person at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show debut.

The 2015 Chrysler 300 is currently on display at the 2014 LA Auto Show with a revised exterior, an even more luxurious interior, a new 8-speed transmission, a variety of new high tech goodies and a new super-premium trimline, but what you won’t see in the 2015 300 lineup is a high performance SRT model – at least not in the United States, anyway.

Ford Motor Company introduced the new Shelby GT350 Mustang with a video showing the newest super-Stang racing through a virtual world, but the automaker has also offered up some beautiful rolling footage of the new GT350 from every angle on a road course.

BMW is expanding its M performance parts line for the M3, M4 Coupe and M4 Convertible that will improve your driving experience. Check out these 4 new components.

Volkswagen will display the spectacular GTI Roadster in North America for the first time at the LA Auto Show. How about 503 hp?

Well known automotive designer Henrik Fisker will be bringing a customized 2015 Ford Mustang to the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show with a unique carbon fiber body and the name Rocket – but it is unknown what exactly Fisker plans to do with his modified Mustang.

The Mercedes brand just got a whole lot more luxurious with the return of the Maybach sub-brand. What is Mercedes up to now?

Based on the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray spread on display at the 2014 SEMA Show, it looks like there is a good change that the performance parts division could begin offering key components from the 2015 Z06, allowing Stingray owners to get some of the go-fast features of the super-Vette without laying out “Z06 money”.

We have already seen several beefed up versions of the 2015 Ford Mustang from various tuning companies around the country, but the new Steeda Q Series Mustang appears to be the strongest horse in the stable – with output reaching up to 775 horsepower.

One of the biggest announcements at the 2014 SEMA Show was the introduction of the C7 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray LT1 V8 as a crate motor – giving everyone working on a project car the chance to enjoy the powerful new Corvette engine in the vehicle of their choice.

One of the featured vehicles at the ongoing SEMA Show is the 2015 Chevrolet Camaro Spring Special Edition, which is officially renamed the Green Flash Edition after GM ran a contest to name the new metallic green special edition package.

In order to show off just how wild you can make your 2015 Ford Mustang GT by only using the Ford Racing catalog, FoMoCo has offered up the new 2015 Mustang King Cobra – a super modified, high performance pony car that is creating strictly using packages from Ford Racing.

Among the large, centralized General Motors display at the 2014 SEMA Show is a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe that has been customized by Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley and while this C7 Stingray isn’t as outrageous as others around the show – the Starchild’s little red Corvette is impossible to miss.

Among the many vehicle debuts at the ongoing 2014 SEMA Show in Las Vegas is the 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car – a purpose built drag car that will help Team Mopar go after another championship in 2015 with 10,000 awesome Hemi horsepower.

If any car is considered a timeless classic without question or reservation, it's the Bugatti Type 57. If any car show can name a true classic, it's the Hilton Head Concours d'Elegance in South Carolina. When the two meet, car lovers become faint with passion.

Ford Racing has unveiled their first big power added for the 2015 Ford Mustang GT at the ongoing SEMA Show and with help from the folks at Roush, the new Ford Racing supercharger lifts the output of the new Mustang from 435 horsepower to over 600 horsepower – enough power to push the 2015 Mustang down the quarter mile in the 10 second range.

The first Chevrolet Corvette to be repaired after falling into the National Corvette Museum sinkhole is the 2009 Blue Devil ZR1 and as a surprise accompaniment to the highly modified new models at the 2014 SEMA Show – the good-as-new Blue Devil test car made its world debut before heading back to its home in Bowling Green Kentucky.

General Motors is once again using the SEMA Show in Las Vegas to show off the new model year Chevrolet Camaro COPO race car, with the 2015 COPO Camaro getting a unique appearance package and the buyer’s choice of four different engines that apply to unique NHRA Stock and Super Stock classes.

Among the many Ford Mustang show cars debuting today at SEMA is the Ken Block Hoonicorn RTR – a super modified 1965 Ford Mustang featuring the all-wheel drive system that Block will require when he films Gymkhana Seven with this wicked pony car.

North American Honda enthusiasts are calling for the return of a Civic based Type ‘R’ performance hatchback, ain’t going to happen! We believe that a modified Honda Fit will fill the gap.

The 2014 SEMA Show begins tomorrow and among the big debuts is the 2015 Chevrolet Camaro Commemorative Edition – a sort of “end of the line” package to celebrate the final year of the immensely popular 5th generation Camaro.

Our latest look at the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro comes from automotive artist chazcron and while we have seen some excellent artwork depicting the next generation Camaro – this work might just be the most accurate in predicting what the new Chevy muscle car will look like when it hits the street.

Scion has just revealed the new 2015 tC Release Series 9.0. But don’t expect to be driving one.

Among what is likely to be more than a few 2015 Dodge Challenger show cars at the upcoming SEMA Show in Las Vegas will be the customized Mopar muscle car shown above, which features unique body work, a striking paint job, more than a few performance modifications and – best of all – the name Rapture.

Scion unveiled its lineup for SEMA with 4 FR-S models and one is a turbocharged Targa Top. FR-S T1 shows why the brand desperately needs a new convertible FR-S.

The 2015 Ford Mustang will almost surely be the belle of the ball for the 2014 SEMA Show and the latest next gen pony car teaser comes from the folks at Classic Design Concepts, who will be showing off two versions of their new Outlaw package for the 2015 Mustang in Vegas – one of which will be on display in the official Ford Motor Company area.

The Dodge Challenger T/A Concept will make its grand debut at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas next month, but we got a chance to check it out a bit early at the Chrysler Headquarters which means that you won’t have to wait until SEMA to find out what makes this Challenger Concept unique from the rest of the 2015 models.