Author Archives: Brandon Christiansen

About Brandon Christiansen

Brandon has been a “car guy” since birth. He grew up idolizing the greats such as Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche. Ever since his first car, a venerable old Mk2 GTI, Brandon has been a self proclaimed Euro zealot. He is an avid Formula 1 fan and semi-pro hot shoe, periodically tracking his 20th Anniversary GTI. Brandon currently lives in Orem with his beautiful wife and enjoys all things cars and racing.

SEMA 2011 Spotlight: The Most Euro Kia EVER

By | December 14, 2011

Fans of a certain European car manufacturer have been labeled as the “ultimate hipsters of the car world” by a (slightly) larger and (slightly) swearier car blog. For this year’s SEMA show, Korean manufacturer Kia decided to create some hipster car fans of their own with its customized Retro Surf Rio masterfully executed by Lux [...]

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Tuning Gone Wrong: Civic Hybrid Auditions for Fast and Furious

By | November 19, 2011

This tuning gone wrong specimen is soo wrong it’s almost right! We either have an environmentally conscious Dominick Toretto or a tree hugger with an ironic sense of humor. Either way, this Civic HYBRID is definitely in the running for the Tuning Gone Wrong-est Award. Unfortunately, we only had time to snap an image of [...]

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Save The Supercars From Complacency: Sad Carrera S Edition

By | October 28, 2011

We recently took you across the pond for an automotive enthusiast’s tour of London. During our trip we noticed a gross abuse, an abuse that needs to stop: Supercar Complacency. It truly felt like I was in an automotive version of “28 Days Later” with zombie-fied cars haunting me on every corner. This epidemic isn’t [...]

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The Car Fan’s Guide to Europe: London

By | October 20, 2011

In this latest series, we pack up the Family Truckster and head across the pond for a 3 week journey throughout the European Union. We’ll take you to the exotic car playground that is London and traverse the Chunnel at 186mph to show you that there’s really not much going on car-wise in Belgium. We’ll [...]

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Video: Everyday Citizens Lift Burning BMW Off Crushed Motorcyclist

By | September 13, 2011

The title says it all people. Evidently a BMW 5 series pulled out of a parking lot toward an oncoming motorcyclist who recognized what was about to happen and laid his bike down. What happened next was horrifying; the rider slid under the BMW and became pinned while the bike exploded into flames upon impact. [...]

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Utah Event: Utah PACE Day 2011

By | September 1, 2011

The time has come for Utah automotive enthusiasts to gather once again and bask in each other’s car loving light! That’s right, Utah PACE (Performance Automotive Club of Enthusiasts) has announced their second annual PACE Day as this Saturday, September 3 from 9am to 2pm. 2010′s PACE Day had a thoroughly impressive and diverse mix [...]

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