Kia pimps its rides with sports themes at SEMA

Kia partnered with customizers to build sport-themed vehicles, including this Blake Griffin inspired Optima Hybrid. (Credit:Antuan Goodwin/CNET) LAS VEGAS–As the meme goes, “Yo dawg, I heard you like sports, so we put sports in yourcar so you can play while you drive.” Kia seems to have taken a page out of late ’90s TV show …

Car tech lessons learned on a road trip

The 2011 Scion tC got us and our tech to San Diego and back. (Credit:Antuan Goodwin/CNET) Recently, I took a road trip from San Francisco, Calif., to San Diego and back. yes, I was headed to Comic-Con 2011 and yes, I had a blast while I was there, but ask any realcar lover and they’ll …