---
title: "The Evening Rush for Nov. 6, 2015"
description: "Your nightly cull of automotive, gear and lifestyle news, all in one place."
date: "2015-11-06"
modified: "2015-11-06"
authors:
  - name: "Max Goldberg"
    job_title: "Associate Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/max-goldberg"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/812/the-evening-rush-for-nov-6-2015"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Roundup"
---

# The Evening Rush for Nov. 6, 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**

Volkswagen just can’t catch a break. The conglomerate’s decorated design chief, Walter Maria de Silva, will be retiring at the end of November. No successor has been named. [More here.](<https://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/11/06/uk-volkswagen-emissions-resignation-idUKKCN0SV1U220151106?utm_source=twitter>)

Honda has dropped Takata as its airbag supplier after NHTSA issued Takata a $70m fine. [More here.](<https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/business/us-regulators-fine-takata-up-to-200-million-over-faulty-airbags.html?_r=0>)

Dodge has partnered with Bondurant Driving School so that every new SRT owner gets a free day at BDS with their purchase. Faster Viper, kill kill! [More here](<https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/buyers-of-dodge-srt-models-will-get-free-day-at-bondurant-driving-school.html>).

![110615\_dodgesrt\_art\_0.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/110615_dodgesrt_art_0.jpg>)

**Gear**

Winter is fast approaching, and that means it’s almost time to switch out those summer slicks for some solid winter rubber. This fantastic how-to guide covers everything from selecting tires to how to self-rescue from a skid. [More here.](<https://bestride.com/special-sections/ultimate-winter-driving-guide>)

If you have a backyard, there is a strong chance that you own or want to own a fire pit. The team at AK47 Design has constructed a sleek little number that also protects your painstakingly quartered mesquite from the elements. [More here.](<https://www.ak47design.com/outdoor-firepits/ercole-small-brown-concrete/>)

**Lifestyle**

Mike Hess Brewing has introduced a new type of beer can called Open Mike. Pull the tab and the whole lid comes off. Hello, aluminum beer mug! [More here](<https://www.craftbeer.com/news/brewery-news/mike-hess-brewing-introduces-its-open-mike-the-beer-can-with-a-pull-tab-that-removes-the-entire-lid-a-first-in-california>).

![110615\_mikehessbeer\_art.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/110615_mikehessbeer_art.jpg>)
**Mike Hess Brewing**

The Empire State Performance Rally will be held this weekend in Rockhill, N.Y. The ESPR is run over 100 miles of rollicking Catskills back roads. [More here.](<https://www.facebook.com/esprally/>)

In Vegas on Nov. 6? Swing by the SEMA Ignited after party and say hi to *The Drive*’s street team. [More here](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/806/stop-by-sema-ignited-tonight-and-meet-the-drive-street-team>).

## 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>)