PNW community highlights

The three amigos are full of laughs this episode, catching up with each other on personal items as well as talking about the latest automotive news and entertainment. Starting with Hyundai breaking ground on their newest EV and battery plant, right here in America. Hyundai is investing billions into US jobs and future economic development with this mega plant. The fellas dive deep into what this means for the American car and American car brand identity. The guys discuss the future of cars made in America and what that tells us about the American work force, and what more EV adoption in the US means for EV worldwide. Next up is the million dollar mustang, recently Ford auctioned off one of their 2023 GT500 mustangs and it fetched a hefty $1,000,000 dollars for charity. The fellas talk about the good, charity like this can do for the community at large when handled responsibly and what owning a million dollar mustang truly means. Then the boys talk about the ever growing EV market. Specifically, what seems to be a bit of an over saturation of the market in certain areas. The fellas touch on specific models by manufacturers that seem to fill no spot in the lineup. The guys discuss who these models are being made for and does it make sense, in a new technology market, to have so many options that are not drastically different from each other. Moving into factory performance and upgrades, the troop discusses the 2.7 inch factory lift kit, available for the Toyota Tundra. This completely manufacturer supplied kit keeps the warranty intact and will bolt up exactly as intended with no fabrication or DIY need. The guys discuss the bonus in having performance supplied by manufacturers. What it means for other major manufacturers that a conservative brand, like Toyota, is starting to really fill the needs requested by its customers, and of course the guys go over some of the choice parts they hope will be produced in the future. The fellas then circles back to a topic from previous episodes, the new Acura Integra, this time from SEMA. The guys each give their feedback on 3 specific builds Acura brought to the show from Daijiro Yoshihara, Sara Choi, and Coco Zurita. Ken Block and his incredible Audi drift missile are next on the docket. The new Audi S1 is on full display as the boys go frame for frame on the new electrikhana gymkhana video. Highlights, surprises and overall feeling of the all out, over the top entertainment experience that is always expected from gymkhana. Finally the clan discuss community and recent events. The fellas go over the Namsayin x @MiiR event that had people from all over the PNW, including Canada, in attendance. Walt and Al highlight what made the event so special and what personal lessons they took away from the event. Garrett touches on the 4x4 and brunch with Ashley aka @mamayota_t4r held at The Shop and lastly the fellas discuss the ins and outs of our diverse car community both good and bad behaviors -Reach out to us at- [email protected] Walt F. IG: Waffledesigns Al-Michael F. IG: almichaelfranco Garrett N. IG: g_rat206