---
title: "The Evening Rush for Oct. 19, 2015"
description: "Your nightly cull of automotive, gear and lifestyle news, all in one place."
date: "2015-10-19"
modified: "2015-10-19"
authors:
  - name: "Max Goldberg"
    job_title: "Associate Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/max-goldberg"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/558/the-evening-rush-for-oct-19-2015"
categories:
  - "News"
---

# The Evening Rush for Oct. 19, 2015

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*The Evening Rush is your daily roundup of auto, gear, and lifestyle news, all in one place. Less time searching, more time driving. Motor on.*

**Automotive**

Undecided on how you feel about the 2016 Honda Civic? Let The Drive’s West Coast editor Chris Cantle do the heavy lifting for you. [More here.](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/542/honda-civic-has-gone-business-class>)

Cadillac has special-edition matte CTS-V and ATS-V models on deck. Only 99 will wear “Crystal White Frost.” Chilly. [More here.](<https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1100514_2016-cadillac-ats-v-and-cts-v-get-matte-finish-special-editions>)

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**Cadillac**

Tech analysts from Jeffries & Co. estimate that the Apple Car will be priced at roughly $55,000 when it goes on sale around 2020. [More here.](<https://www.techradar.com/news/car-tech/apple-car-to-cost-us-55-000--1307043>)

Fiat Chrysler and joint-venture partner GAC just produced their first Jeep Cherokee in Changsha, China. The model will utilize a 2.4-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, with a 2-liter gas unit to follow. [More here.](<https://www.marketwatch.com/story/gac-fca-celebrates-first-jeep-cherokee-to-roll-off-assembly-line-in-changsha-china-2015-10-19>)

Volkswagen AG has retained Dr. Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt as Board Member for Integrity and Legal Affairs. The move is intended to help restore credibility and accountability to the German conglomerate, in the wake of [#dieselgate](<https://the-drive-web-staging.elasticbeanstalk.com/channel/dieselgate>). [More here.](<https://www.volkswagenag.com/content/vwcorp/info_center/en/news/2015/10/Board_Member_for_Integrity_and_Legal_Affairs.html>)

**Gear**

Don’t be caught in the cold without power. Invest in the iQ2000 portable Generac generator and party on. [More here.](<https://www.generac.com/iq2000>)

The Drive’s staff writer, Ben Keeshin, will convince you that nothing fits a Gucci bomber jacket quite like a Mercedes-Benz 230SL. More here.

You can now rent a drone at select ski resorts to film your epic winter adventure. Or if you’re like us, your montage of painful fails and blunders. [More here.](<https://www.cape.com/>)

**Lifestyle**

Did you grow up in the city and never learn how to chop wood? Don’t worry, there is a new book for that (and many other life skills) called The Kaufmann Mercantile Guide: How to Split Wood, Shuck an Oyster, and Master Other Simple Pleasures. [More here.](<https://www.papress.com/html/book.details.page.tpl?isbn=9781616893996>)

As the weather starts to change, you might want to warm up with some nice whiskey. In Brooklyn, check out Char No. 4. [More here.](<https://charno4.com/>)

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**Getty Images**

If you woke up this morning saying, “Man, I really want some insulated, high-top, flannel rimmed Vans,” you’re in luck. [More here.](<https://www.vans.com/shop/mte-designed-for-the-elements/sk8-hi-mte-glazed-ginger?cm_mmc=LinkShare-_-Affiliate-_-TnL5HPStwNw-_-321433&utm_source=linkshare&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=TnL5HPStwNw&ranMID=24747&ranEAID=TnL5HPStwNw&ranLinkID=10-1&ranSiteID=TnL5HPStwNw-bItnkmZQ6NFPyRiqAWUi3w>)

## Author
Before working at *The Drive*, Max Goldberg raced the streets of Westchester in an ambulance as a licensed Emergency Medical Technician. He has boundless enthusiasm.

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/maxems>)