We hope everyone enjoyed their Halloween. It’s SEMA season! But before long, November will be in full swing. The Americans will be enjoying turkey, while we Canadians will be patiently waiting for Christmas.
It is important to give all armed forces a giant salute this month! Whatever ever country you call home, your courage and bravery is unparalleled.
On a lighter note, we have some fresh pages for you all. Wait until you feast your eyes on this amazing 2013 Scion FR-S, it’s certainly a “Legend in the Making.” We also have a “Rally Inspired,” 2012 Hyundai Veloster, a nice 1991 throwback, Toyota MR-2, a 2001 Lexus IS300 among others.
Some of the hottest shows from the end of summer are profiled this month, including round 6 of Formula Drift, DMCC round 5, a couple Hot Import Nights shows as well as Wekfest in Texas.
Oh, and I forgot to mention, it’s our Tuner Platform Issue! Check out profiles on the hottest rides available to tune: the Scion FR-S, BMW 3-Series, Civic, 370Z, and some VW’s, and many more.
THE COVER CAR
Take a brand new Scion FR-S, mix in a 600-hp Cosworth race engine, a large portion of the GReddy parts catalog and top it with Formula Drift superstar Ken Gushi and you've got a recipe for out-of-the-box success!
THE EVENT
Formula Drift 2012 Round 6: After Dark
Round 6: After Dark brought drifting back to Sin City and treated fans to a night spectacle that included the Vegas ProAm championship, Slammed Society car show, Targa Trophy display of vehicles and more. The Driftstream saw an estimated 150,000 viewers in a 24-hour period.
THE COVER MODEL
The beautiful Erica Ocampo
You, no doubt, have seen Erica Ocampo before on the cover of Maxim and in the “Like a G6 Video”. That’s why we jumped at the chance to make the flirtatious French/Filipino 24-year-old the PASMAG cover girl. The L.A.-born hottie has been making waves for a while in her hometown and even though she puts in work during the day her response of “unrated” to how wild she is in the bedroom on a scale of 1-to-10 leaves much to the imagination for how hard she works at night. Read on for the full interview.
ON THE BENCH
Garry Springgay and his crew over at Cogent Audio Labs took some of the best car audio gear to trial. For this month’s issue he tested out the Alpine INE-S920HD, the Axxera AXV820 receiver, the Pioneer AVH-P8400BH, the JBL MS Bass Pro SQ Powered Sub, and more. Garry Springgay and his crew over at Cogent Audio Labs took some of the best car audio gear to trial. For this month’s issue he tested out the Alpine INE-S920HD, the Axxera AXV820 receiver, the Pioneer AVH-P8400BH, the JBL MS Bass Pro SQ Powered Sub, and more.
TECH
This month, we take a look at some entertainment upgrades for our recent 2012 Scion IQ, we check out a BRZ from Spec Clutch and MotoIQ features some engine downsizing and turbo install tips and know how.This month, we take a look at some entertainment upgrades for our recent 2012 Scion IQ, we check out a BRZ from Spec Clutch and MotoIQ features some engine downsizing and turbo install tips and know how.
Thanks for reading.
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