Since a car is a reflection of its owner, no one wants to be associated with a dirty ride! Although many might have different formulas for their car care regimen, Meguiar’s has provided some useful tips to keep your custom beauty shining bright, starting with washing all the way to protection. Following these steps will ensure a fresh and clean ride that will turn heads!

Brothers Karen and Artur Aleksanian established Southern California-based AKA Eurosport back in 1999 and have been tuning show stopping cars ever since! With more than 15 years of experience in the automotive industry, the shop strives to churn out phenomenal results by applying their unique perspective on design and performance with every vehicle that enters their facility.

One attribute that defines a true custom ride is its pavement-hugging stance; there’s nothing like a dropped Escalade, slammed 300C or laid Lexus to turn heads. In the old days, people lowered their cars by heating and/or cutting the springs; fine for cruising, but they couldn’t be raised again and it ruined the ride. That’s when adjustable suspension options started to make their appearance.

“When you do good work, people talk about you.” That’s how Jhulio Tadeo explains it. And if you want to understand how to succeed in the custom car industry, Tadeo is your man.

For the past 10 years, Five Axis and Pioneer have been creating exceptional show cars that are game changers. The relationship first started with the DJ xB that featured a plethora of Pioneer’s DJ and audio products, and that later spawned numerous collaborations, with many concepts built especially for CES shows.

House of Hotrods and Classics is a car enthusiast’s own personal haven, as a shop that makes any car creation dream a reality. Based out of Mansfield, TX (a suburb of Fort Worth), the one-stop shop will help you create the hotrod, classic or custom car of your dreams…just as long as you have the funds to back those dreams up.

To be perfectly frank, until recently, I just didn’t get the Fisker Karma. I was reasonably familiar, of course, with the car’s obligatory checklist of technological innovations, as well as the moral mandate of green that pervaded its design brief. A luxury-segment, gasoline generator-reinforced, electrically powered plug-in hybrid 4-door sports car with a solar-panel roof somewhat speaks for itself. And company founder and chief designer Henrik Fisker’s resume, which includes penning the BMW Z8 and the Aston Martin DB9, commands the kind of respect that ensures patience with such a tender and tenuous venture of a car company.

Because everybody enjoys a night out at the club, Pioneer Electronics decided it was time to bring it to you! Their exclusive MIXTRAX technology puts a new spin on one’s in-car music experience and was designed for music lovers and those nightlife lovers. The innovative proprietary technology combines Pioneer’s rich DJ heritage with their audio segment and creates a nonstop mix of an entire music library to create a club-like atmosphere.

There’s no denying that Mercedes-Benz has always been one of the “phattest” car companies around. But for recent decades of entertainers and athletes, the most popular rolling bling out of Stuttgart has generally been on the fat side. CLs, G-Wagons, and Maybachs, of course, have been the name of the game, whether it be the rap game, or a ball game (be it round or oblong). The less gargantuan, but sportier SL convertibles, on the other hand, have gotten little love since the days of “Magnum P.I.,” a lamentable reality that now figures to definitively change with the arrival of AMG’s new open-top supercar.

Ralph Holguin of RMD Group is no stranger to elaborate builds. The CEO and avid automotive enthusiast has been featured in DUB previously with his immaculate ’61 Chevy Impala called “Tiffany and Co.” that he named after one of his daughters. Addicted to the rush customizing can bring, Holguin has once again set out to create another beauty, this time opting for a ’56 Ford F-100 classic pickup truck.

Derek Pasch, president of Martino Auto Concepts isn’t coy about his size. As a man large in stature, trucks afford him both the room and comfort needed to accomodate his needs, as well as the capability to tow his arsenal of toys that includes several motorcycles, dirt bikes and ATVs. When it came time to upgrade his garage, he sought an everyday luxury ride that could endure double duty on the weekends to haul his aforementioned toys. The 2006 Escalade EXT was the perfect fit. Already a sexy beast from the dealership, Pasch wasn’t exactly satisfied with having just any Escalade EXT and was on a mission to create a “game changer.”

The “most extreme Bentley” just became a one-of-a-kind beast, thanks to the guys at MC Customs who hooked up MLB pitcher Carlos Silva’s sick Continental Supersports. With a new custom beauty in his garage, we spoke to Silva to get his thoughts on his new ride and to find out what else the car lover has in his fleet.