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SEM A 2018

T h e Sem a Sh ow, an exclusive all Autom otive busin ess conven tion was a h uge success for m any busin esses. L ots of n ew in n ovation s an d par ts m ade a debut at L as Vegas Conven tion Cen ter. Big tim e m an uf actur er For d was n ot shy to sh owcase th eir 20 19 for d GT car bon f iber ser ies spor tin g a sweet glossy Gr ey pain t w ith am azin g car bon f iber accen ts, who wouldn't wan t to h it th e r oad w ith th is speed dem on ? T h is latest in n ovation f r om for d is th e ligh test Gt m ade, sh eddin g som e weigh t on th e wheels. I n place of steel or

alum in um wheels, th ey h ave opted for car bon f iber wheels which r educes th e over all weigh t of th e veh icle, an d don't for get th ose car bon f iber r ally str ipes. O ver all weigh t loss is about 40 poun ds. N ow lets get to th e n itty gr itty, th e h ear t of th e beast, equipped w ith a 3.5 litter ecoboost takin g in a m on str ous 647 h or sepower plus th e added ligh t weigh t of th e car bon f iber, you can be sur e th is th in g f lies dow n th e h ighway, m ake sur e you h old on to your seat s.

Par t of th e sh ow also featur ed plen ty of th e classics th at ever yon e loves an d wouldn't wan t to m iss. Take th is cam ar o for in stan ce, spor tin g custom h eadligh ts w ith h alos an d som e m eaty tir es to take on th e r oad like a kin g. Slick black pain t job an d a f r on t splitter for added aer o dy n am ics. L ots of oth er classic car s m ade a gr eat debut w ith f ull r estor ation s an d ch r om ed out featur es br in gin g you back to th e good old days.

W h ile takin g a walk outside for som e f r esh air an d adm ir in g th e th e w ild im agin ation s of var ious builds, i n oticed th is am azin g build by on e of th e m ost in spir in g people i h ave yet to m eet. Cor y, f r om sun ny Califor n ia suf fer d an in jur y th at n ow h as h im in a wheelch air. Cor y, h owever, did n ot let th is get in h is way of h is vision an d am bition for car s, an d out of th at, th is custom build was bor n . Aside f r om th is gr eat build, a 1927 dodge pick up tr uck, Cor y also r un s L un ch m on ey Gar age in H un tin gton Beach , Califor n ia, h ow is th at for in spir ation ? sadly we did n ot get to m eet Cor y th is tim e ar oun d, but m ay be at n ext year s sem a sh ow.

M OTORTREND 2018

M otor Tr en d's in ter n ation al Auto Sh ow took place f r om N ovem ber 23r d - N ovem ber 25th at th e L as Vegas Conven tion Cen ter. T h e sh ow is a year ly even t an d of fer s custom er s th e oppor tun ity to take a close look at n ew veh icles f r om var ious m an uf actur er s in a r elaxed envir on m en t, you also get a ch an ce to test dr ive som e of th ese veh icles, O pen th e door s, look un der th e h ood, sit in th e dr iver s seat an d pictur e your self dr ivin g dow n th e r oad. T h e sh ow also featur es per son al veh icles f r om car clubs an d lon e r ider s to sh ow of f th eir custom r ides. For m or e in for m ation on M otor Tr en ds I n ter n ation al Auto Sh ow, or to r egister your car for th e sh ow, you can go to th eir website at:

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H YUNDAI k ona

Pictur ed above is th e all n ew, sleek, 20 19 H y un dai Kon a in blue. T h is is hy un dai's suv cr ossover available in all wheel dr ive, it m akes a n ice ver satile veh icle. I f you wan t th e ver y best f r om th is n ice hy un dai, you w ill h ave to opt in for its avalable 1.6 L iter tur bo GD I 4 cy lin der en gin e, boastin g ar oun d 175 h or sepower an d kickin g out 195 L b-Ft of tor que w ith out com prom isin g on your f uel econ om y which is estim ated at 28 city an d 32 h ighway. Br in g som e f r ien ds alon g th e your jour n ey w ith its spacious in ter ior th at r eady to com for t up to f ive people. Your car go ar ea capacity is about 19 cubit feet an d for extr a r oom you can fold th e seats dow n for an additon al 27 cubit feet, m akin g th is a total of 46 cubit feet of car go space. M SRP $19,990

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M eet th e all n ew 20 19 H y un dai Elan tr a, featur in g am azin g body lin es an d gr eat tech n ology. T h is econ om ic 4 door veh icle gets you 32 m iles per gallon in th e city an d 40 m iles per gallon in th e h ighway an d th e you w ill be h oldin g 14 gallon s in your gas tan k, n ot bad at all, don't you th in k? I f power is m or e your th in g, th en stay tun ed because th is elan tr a also h as power h ouse option s th at w ill pin you to your seat. You can get th is elan tr a at its base of 128 h or sepower specif ication or go all th e way up to 20 1 h or sepower for th e addr en alin e jun ky. sin g m e up! For on e little car, it sur e does give you option s w ith a var iety of tr iim levels, you h ave 8 dif fer en t option levels on th is bad boy an d w ith a star tin g M SRP of on ly $17k, its quite appealin g to th e eye an d your pocket.

W an t to in cr ease your m iles per gallon ? m ay be you wan t to optim ize an d get th e best M PG on your car, just follow th ese tips an d you w ill get th e best M PG on your veh icle.

T I RES m ake sur e th e PSI on your tir es ar e up to specs an d th ey ar e all equally in f lated to th e proper PSI . Ch eck your user m an ual an d or your tir es to f in d out th e appropr iate PSI for your tir es on your veh icle. T h is w ill en sur e an even r ide an d preven t dr ag f r om un der in f lated tir es, in tur n m axim izin g your M PG.

O I L S / CO O L I N G ch eck your oil to en sur e you h ave th e proper level of lubr ican t for your en gin e to preven t excessive war e an d over wor kin g your en gin e in or der to obtain a sm ooth er oper atin g en gin e an d th us in cr easin g your M PG. Sim ply ch eck th e dip stick to see th e in dicatin g lin e for th e oil level an d add your oil accor din gly. M ake sur e to add th e oil ty pe per your m an uf actur er s specif ication s. Be sur e to keep your coolan t levels up to specs as well as your tr an sm ission oil levels, th is w ill en sur e you ar en't exer tin g your en gin es per for m an ce by m akin g it over wor k due to lack of lubr ican ts

or coolan t. L ow coolan t levels in cr ease h eat an d f r iction in your en gin e. L ow tr an sm ission levels can cause dam age to your tr an sm ission an d m ake it slip, causin g a loss for your M PG.

?D RI VI N G dr ivin g is a m ajor f actor in th e M PG for your veh icle, h ow you acceler ate, an d what speeds you dr ive all af fect your M PG. Follow th e posted speed lim its an d r ef r ain f r om f loor in g th e gas pedal while dr ivin g or m akin g h ar d acceler ation s to get up to th e posted speed lim it. Keep in m in d speedin g an d goin g over th e speed lim it does dr ain your M PG an d you cr eate un n ecessar y exer tion an d war e on your en gin e to sim ply save a few m in utes in dr ivin g tim e, n ot to m en tion th e cost of a tr af f ic ticket sh ould you get cited.

W I N D O W S dr ivin g w ith your w in dows dow n is gr eat, you get th e n ice br eeze f r om outside, th e w in d in your h air an d n ice f r esh air, but it does cr eate som e dr ag an d lower s your M PG due to th e dr ag cr eated f r om th e w in dows bein g open . I f its n ot too h ot or th e tem per atur e is m oder ate, you can opt to keep your w in dows up to preser ve th e aer ody n am ics of th e veh icle an d m ain tain s good M PG.

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