---
title: "The Evening Rush for Nov. 12, 2015"
description: "Your nightly cull of automotive, gear and lifestyle news, all in one place."
date: "2015-11-12"
modified: "2015-11-12"
authors:
  - name: "Max Goldberg"
    job_title: "Associate Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/max-goldberg"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/876/the-evening-rush-for-nov-12-2015"
categories:
  - "News"
---

# The Evening Rush for Nov. 12, 2015

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*Th**e 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**

Jeep will debut the mean-looking Grand Cherokee SRT8 Night Edition next week at the LA Auto Show. The Night Edition adds aggressive looks to the already-sinister SRT8 by replacing all chrome with black accents. [More here.](<https://media.fcanorthamerica.com/newsrelease.do?id=17119&mid=1>)

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**Jeep**

Audi has announced pricing for the 2016 S8 Plus and the RS7 Performance. Boy, they ain’t cheap. [More here.](<https://www.audiusa.com/newsroom/news/press-releases/2015/11/audi-of-america-announces-pricing-for-s8-plus-rs-7-performance>)

Plenty of buzz over the all-new redesigned Civic, and now Kelley Blue Book has awarded the Honda the Best Buy of the year. [More here.](<https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2015/11/12/kelley-blue-book-best-buys/75641122/>)

BMW will be supplying Karma Automotive with electric powertrains. [More here.](<https://www.autoblog.com/2015/11/12/karma-automotive-bmw-supply-deal-official/>)

**Gear**

Flashlights are handy, but they’re usually too big to fit into your pocket. Bypass the bulge. Check out Gear Junkie’s list of five small-yet-powerful flashlights. [More here](<https://gearjunkie.com/best-edc-flashlight-review>).

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**GearJunkie**

Bet you’ve never thought about purchasing a Bluetooth waterproof solar speaker, huh? You should. Eton has released a compact speaker that covers all of the bases, and has a cool name to boot: Rugged Rukus. [More here.](<https://www.etoncorp.com/en/productdisplay/rugged-rukus>)

**Lifestyle**

Winter isolation begets some weird hobbies; the guys over at Fleisher’s Craft Butchery have made a DIY jerky kit. [More here.](<https://www.fleishers.com/products/diy-jerky-kit/>)

Left Hand Brewing is known for dishing out killer stouts. Now there’s an Imperial Coffee Stout in the company’s portfolio. [More here.](<https://www.craftbeer.com/news/beer-release/left-hand-brewing-introduces-bittersweet>)

Ski season is coming. Pick up this sweet Pendleton Varsity jacket and make everyone on the mountain jealous. [More here](<https://www.thedrive.com/gear-up/875/the-match-set-twin-symbols-of-status>).

## 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>)