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Wrecked Magazing Issue 22
April Calendar
Diving into the Scion FR-S
Its always great to be a part of something new and exciting, and KÖNIG Wheels is more than excited to be one of the invited guests amongst a few other aftermarket companies by Scion for the new FR-S. We were able to send some of our team down to a measuring session to ensure that we knew what would fit on the vehicle as well as see the vehicles styling. We take vehicle styling into account anytime we are designing wheels. The Scion FR-S will share a base platform with the new Subaru BR-Z which is also going to be released soon. Both cars will be an exciting addition to the tuning segment.
What we found to be interesting was the fact that the FR-S is said to be designed with aftermarket wheels in mind according to Motor Trend’s review. Smooth front and rear fender lips appear seem to eliminate much of the need for fender rolling and allow for a flush wheel fitment. Motor Trend has also stated in their review of the FR-S that both front and rear brake calipers are nice and compact with the wheel hubs. This really allows for fantastic caliper clearance when making a decision to purchase aftermarket wheels.
Both the Scion FR-S and the Subaru BRZ appear to already have an exciting buzz about them and it looks like they will mesh well with the tuning enthusiast. Thanks to Scion for the invite and Motor Trend for the great review.
Images courtesy of Scion and Motor Trend
Motor Trend Article: http://wot.motortrend.com/tuners-delight-the-aftermarket-dives-deep-into-2013-scion-fr-s-180887.html
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2012 Baltimore Auto Show [Recap]
Check out the image from the auto show and be sure to check out our blog for further coverage and updates on the Kia Optima.
Image courtesy of GoGoGear
2012 Auto Life Tour
We would like to thank Aaron Vaccar from ACV Motorsports for sharing this cool piece from the 2012 Auto Life Tour. For those who do not know of Aaron and ACV, their sweet Ford Fiesta build was featured in Ford’s booth at SEMA in 2011. ACV chose a set of Advanti Racing 17×7 V3 Vago in Matte Graphite for their build. For more information on ACV Motorsports and the 2012 Auto Life Tour, head over to Auto Life Tour
March Calendar + Wallpaper
2012 Philadelphia Auto Show (Kia Optima Hybrid)
GoGoGear chose to run the lightweight KÖNIG Backbone They applied a light neon green stripe to match other cool styling cues of the Optima.
The 2012 Philadelphia Auto Show was sponsored by , AutoTrader , PHL17 and powered by City Voter.
Be sure to stay tuned as we post more coverage of the Kia Optima Hybrid Pace Car throughout the year.
Image courtesy of GoGoGear
Injen ad feat. our favorite Hyundai Veloster
Scanned image courtesy of Performance Auto & Sound Magazine & Injen
PROJECT: KIA FORTE
Guess what just landed on our desk yesterday? The February March issue of Performance Auto & Sound 100th Anniversary Special Collector’s Edition! After slowly moving passed the cover we came across a cool KIA Forte Coupe project on page 112. The project covers an HSD Coilovers install. The coupe features a fresh set of KÖNIG Backbones and worked very well with the agressive stance provided by the HSD Coilovers.
Be sure to get your copy of this issue and read about the Project KIA Forte Coupe.