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.

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.

About five years ago, in an effort to create a new market segment, auto manufacturers began to blur the lines between coupes and sedans. Mercedes-Benz’s CLS led a pack of cars that claimed to deliver coupe-like performance while providing the comfort, luxury and cargo capacity of a sedan. The somewhat deceptive marketing campaign on which these cars crested, however, could never change the fact that they were actually still sedans by the traditional definition.

Alpine and Pandora have teamed up to bring the Pandora listening experience to your car in a simple-to-use and innovative way. As the world’s first receiver to provide direct, in-dash control of Pandora Internet Radio for the in-vehicle environment, users get to enjoy the music they like and fully enjoy all the awesome features of Pandora they’re used to when listening to the station on a computer or via their smartphone. The iDA-X305S gives users control of their Pandora stations via the iPhone and will also be compatible with the new iPhone 4.

One look at the artwork/airbrushing that Fred Sicoli does and for sure you’ll be blown away at the amazing talent he has. The intricate detail and precise airbrush work he puts into all of his designs is almost unreal, as they seem to pop up from their medium in a 3D way. In one word, they are killer; probably one reason why he named his shop Killer Kreations based out of South Philadelphia. The self-taught artist is blazing the airbrush scene with his superior talents and quickly growing into a hot commodity within the aftermarket/customization scene.

The 2011 Ford Mustang is already a fierce ride on its own, but add some DUB flavor to the mix and you’ve got something truly special.  So, if you’re thinking of getting a new car soon, wait until this fall when the DUB Edition 2011 Ford Mustang hits showrooms nationwide.

Most car enthusiasts grow up loving the culture, having been influenced by the scene at an early age. It took Peter Colello his freshmen year at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, to discover his love of car customization. After he first laid eyes on a 2002 Toyota Celica GT, he wanted it as a daily driver. “I had no intentions of hooking it up,” the 24-year-old Colello reveals. After doing a few small mods here and there, he took it to his first car show (a local one near his hometown of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) and a whole new world opened up after he won “Best of Show” with the Celica. “I was hooked! I wanted to be the best, which is what drove me to keep going with it.”

BRABUS’ E V12 Coupe celebrates its world debut as the world's fastest Gran Tourismo at the Geneva Auto Show. Based on the new Mercedes E-Class coupes, BRABUS builds a luxurious 2+2-seater in small-series production that’s powered by a BRABUS SV12 R Biturbo 800 twelve-cylinder displacement engine that produces 800 hp and a peak torque of 1,047 lb-ft.

NOVITEC ROSSO will be taking its Race 848 to the Geneva Motor Show for its world debut. With only three being built, the two-seater car that’s based on the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is truly a unique high-performance sports car.

Mercedes-Benz’ F 800 Style research vehicle is showing the future of premium automobiles from a new perspective, as the five-seat upper-range sedan combines highly efficient drive technologies with unparalleled safety and convenience features and an emotive design idiom, which interprets current Mercedes-Benz styling in line with the brand’s hallmark attribute of cultivated sportiness.