It’s been a long, slow tease, with lots of photos of half of a grille or a corner of a taillight, but the newest version of one of America’s best-known, best-selling vehicles is finally here. We spent the morning checking out a production example of the 2011 Ford Explorer, and we’re back to report that it’s a significant step up in quality, but it has a decidedly different purpose than any previous Explorer.

If you’re going to unveil anything at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, you better make the car’s design stand out from all the other debuts hitting the Cobo Hall floor to get some buzz...which is exactly what the 2011 DUB Edition Ford 5.0 Mustang GT did!

Constant evolution is a part of life. Accordingly, plenty has changed for North Philadelphia ex-con/turned fighter and entrepreneur, Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins since he graced the cover of DUB five years back. Hopkins, the first fighter to retain all four major championship belts in his former middleweight division, has surely gained exponential wealth.

On March, 11, 2009, the world lost a remarkable person. The tragic car accident that took the life of TapouT co-founder Charles “Mask” Lewis Jr. devastated family, friends and fans, custom bike builder, Jason Peterson from AKA Custom Cycles, being one of them. “We’re a big fan of TapouT, MMA and UFC in general, and when we heard about him passing, we wanted to do something to commemorate his memory,” Peterson says. In August, he approached TapouT about building a bike in Mask’s memory, in which Punkass gave him the green light after he saw renderings Peterson’s wife, Meredith, designed.