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Thursday, May 7
As the economy takes its toll, automakers scale back at SEMA
CA Mazda's participation at SEMA will be significantly reduced this November, with the automaker deciding to forgo formal Mazda or Mazdaspeed stands in favor of releasing a few vehicles to select aftermarket firms to trick-out and display at their own ...
Thursday, Apr 30
ebay Finds of the Day: Pontiac Vibe GT-R and G6 GXP SEMA showcars
CA - Noah Joseph, Noah Joseph First up is the Pontiac Vibe GT-R that debuted at the 2002 SEMA show in Las Vegas. Boasting a unique Opera Red Metallic paint job, ram-air induction hood scoop, special body-kit, PIAA driving lights, 19-inch rims, custom suspension, Kenwood hi-fi, ...
Tuesday, Apr 14
Formula Drift Team Mopar delays launch of 2009 Challenger
CA by Noah Joseph on Apr 14th 2009 at 9:01AM Dodge's aftermarket tuning division Mopar unveiled the 2009 Challenger way back at last year's SEMA show, but its driver, Sam Hubinette, had to start the season in last year's Viper (poor guy. ...
Wednesday, Apr 8
Posts with tag Nissan 300ZX
CA by Frank Filipponio on Apr 8th, 2009 at 8:58AM Call it the Lamborgawdy LP300ZX. This "tuned" Nissan was spotted at China's version of SEMA, the Beijing Automobile Accessories and Decorations Show. It's from a firm called MPS, which stands for Max Power ...
Thursday, Apr 2
SEMA comes out against Cash For Clunkers. Again.
CA SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association, joins the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) in taking their opposition public. Here's their reasoning: SEMA and the AAIA basically say that there are tremendous downsides to the Obama ...
Tuesday, Mar 17
Dead Dodge Walking: Never-was Challenger Convertible spotted on ...
CA Numerous tuners have created convertible versions of the Challenger already, many of which debuted at last year's SEMA Show in Las Vegas, but an official version was never shown by Dodge. This one, which appears to be a concept rather than a ...
Thursday, Feb 12
Chicago 2009: Mr. Norm's Super Challenger
Chicago 2009: Mr. Norm's Super Challenger CA - Feb 12, 2009 officially introducing the 1968 Dodge GSS Hemi Dart last year in Chicago as well as the Super Cuda and Challenger at SEMA just a few months ago. ...
Wednesday, Dec 31
SEMA rallys against Cash For Clunkers legislation
It seems unlikely that anyone who owns a vehicle of any value would hand it over to the government to crush, especially since the program couldn't offer enough cash to purchase a new car outright. So, the question of whether or not to support Pelosi's program may hinge on the future value of c...
Monday, Dec 29
First Drive: Hurst HEMI Challenger
Cars-n-Coffee is a weekly gathering of automobilia in Irvine, California at Ford's former Premier Auto Group parking lot. Every Saturday morning from 6AM, Ferraris, Jaguars, Lamborghinis, Porsches, '50s hot rods, Mercedes, Camaros, you name it, rumble their way into the lot. On one re...
Wednesday, Dec 3
eBay Find of the Day: Trans Am Hurst Hauler Wagon
The one-off machine, known as the Hurst Hauler, has made it to auction on eBay with a Buy It Now price of $35K. Originally introduced for the Y2K SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the car went on to star in the 2001 Hot Rod Power Tour driven by the guys at Year One. Based on a 2000 WS6-equipped TA, the ram air-f...
Friday, Nov 21
LA 2008: Braille Battery Nissan Altima Hybrid time attack hot rod
On display at this year's LA Auto Show is a Nissan Altima Hybrid racecar aimed at pleasing the eco-radicals of California, and the folks over at Autoblog Green. The car was first released at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, but the LA crowd is really more up its alley. This Altima is a direct result of...
Friday, Nov 14
Post-SEMA Surprise: The Scion xB Taco Truck!
The 2008 SEMA Show ended last week, but for some inexplicable reason, Toyota forget to mention this little diddy that was supposedly tucked away in a corner of the Las Vegas Convention Center. It is exactly what it's name implies: a Scion xB that's been transformed into a taco truck of all th...
Thursday, Nov 13
ProCharger adds 150 horsepower to the Challenger's 6.1L Hemi
Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, Dodge Click above for high-res gallery of the ProCharger Challenger SRT8 supercharger Gallery: Procharger Dodge Challenger SRT8 Source: ProCharger] Continue reading ProCharger adds 150 horsepower to the Challenger's 6.1L Hemi
Monday, Nov 10
SEMA 2008: Ford pickup concept gallery
We managed to track down most of the Ford concept pickups on our last day at SEMA. Hidden across the street, right in the front of the outdoor lot, just under the huge "Built Ford Tough" sign, there they were. We saw the Performance West Striker R F-150 and it's bigger brother Striker F-350, as w...
AutoblogGreen for 11.10.08
A list of cars not appearing in this film: Sir Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid (delayed until 2011), AFS Trinity's "150 mpge" hybrids (yanked from the LA Auto Show) and the 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid (delayed). To make up for these good knights, a new double decker bus has landed in London and Califor...
Sunday, Nov 9
SEMA 2008: Ecto-1 scares up plenty of attention in Vegas
With Halloween behind us and most of the spooks and spectres returned to their natural realm, the Ghostbusters gang had some time to kill and headed over to the Las Vegas Convention Center to check out the excitement of SEMA. Fortunately for them they were given a prime parking spot right ou...
SEMA 2008: Custom ThunderFlite T-Bird soars
Suzie and Dean Arnold dreamt of building a show car that would evoke the spirit of the dream cars that manufacturers used to build in the '50s and '60s. They decided to use a 1961 Thunderbird as the base vehicle and got long-time collaborator Don Johnson to finalize the design. Then Dean got to...
SEMA 2008: Hennessey shows a pair of turbocharged Ford GTs
Hennessey is perhaps more closely associated with Dodge Vipers to most people, but they also do work on Ford's late, great supercar, the Ford GT, too. What Hennessey does with the GT is sort of up to you. One option they can do is a swap, wherein the factory supercharger is removed and a pair of t...
SEMA 2008: Carbonite SL(R) for the economic downturn
If you were this close to purchasing an SLR but recent events concerning a guy named Lehman severely reduced your amount of disposable cash, then allow us to introduce you to the SL Carbonite. For the price of a 2003-2008 Mercedes SL, plus $47,400 for Carbonite's hood, fenders, front and re...
SEMA 2008: SMART goes John Deere green
Gallery: SEMA 2008: Black Deere Smart Photos copyright (C)2008 Frank Filipponio/Weblogs, Inc. originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
SEMA 2008: Factory Five GTM looks slick in copper
Factory Five is one of those companies that you may have heard of but probably don't know where. If you happen to correctly relate them to the car world, you might remember them as a kit car company, one of dozens of Cobra re-creators out there. Well, a few years back they decided to do something...
Saturday, Nov 8
SEMA 2008: K.I.T.T. helps sell Knight Rider GPS for Mio
There were a lot of movie and TV-themed vehicles at SEMA this year, but one of our favorite entertainment tie-ins had to be the Mio Knight Rider GPS system. We told you about this way back in June, played with it when the new K.I.T.T. visited the Autoblog Garage, and messed with it some more in Vegas....
SEMA 2008: Vegas does motorcycles too, baby!
While most of our focus at SEMA was on the cars and products, we don't want yo to think that bikers are left out of the party. There were dozens of great bikes all over the convention halls. Some were custom designs, others modified street bikes and still others were concepts showcasing new tec...
SEMA 2008: GGI Tuning to carry Abt, including hot Audi AS5
We've talked about Abt Sportsline's sweet range of upgraded VW and Audi offerings before, but now we have some additional good news. As you probably know if you're reading this blog, Abt offers lots of mods for the A4 and A5, including relatively subtle body kits, new wheels, a sport suspen...
Friday, Nov 7
Corvette-based Anteros hits the market
Based on the C6 Corvette, the Andros is part of a revival of the time-honored tradition of rebodying Vettes in Italian-style coachwork (check out Pininfarina's take) that has included such recent examples as the Castagna Aznom and Spada Codatronca. In addition to the XTM roadster, the A...
SEMA 2008: Drag-racing limbo truck confuses, amuses
How low can you go? When we first walked past this booth at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, we thought the convention hall floor had turned to quicksand. We are in the desert after all. Then we figured out what we were really seeing: a completely slammed truck that could win just about any quarter-mi...
SEMA 2008: Cheap Trick Dream Police Tactical Vehicle
The award-winning team at RealWheels Corporation put together another killer theme vehicle for this year's SEMA show. Starting off with a Chevy Avalanche, the team layered on some BASF paint and added a ProCharger blower, Corsa exhaust, Superlift suspension, GWG 20-inch wheels wrapp...
SEMA 2008: Supercar sightings from show floor
As much as we love its tires, we are really upset with Michelin. Where is the annual supercar lovefest that has been the Michelin SEMA booth? Last year's display was an incredible assortment of stock, tuned and race vehicles from Audi, Chevrolet and Porsche. The year before that the Micheli...
SEMA 2008: Randomly outrageous paintjobs and graphics
What would SEMA be without all of those outrageous graphics and paintjobs? There are thousands of vehicles here and many sport wild hues and stripes to attract attention. With our coverage of the 2008 SEMA Show winding down, we've collected a gallery of some of the ones that really caught o...
SEMA 2008: Random acts of madness
Even with the avalanche of posts we've brought you from SEMA this year, we ended up with a ton of extra random photos showing things that stopped us in our tracks and had us asking, WTF?! Below is a gallery that highlights some of that flotsam and jetsam for all of you to see. It's the kind of rand...
SEMA 2008: Cobra Jet Mustang arrives straight from dragstrip, 400-hp figure explained
Many of you have been wondering, and we've asked the question ourselves, why the Cobra Jet is "only" rated at 400 horsepower. After all, the GT500, which also features a 5.4L supercharged V8, puts out 500. We asked around at Ford and found that the Cobra Jet has been de-tuned to meet specificat...
Thursday, Nov 6
SEMA 2008: Top 10 Nissan GT-Rs
With the exception of the Dodge Challenger, the Nissan GT-R seems to be the vehicle of choice for SEMA. In addition to the numerous Nissan tuners, it seemed that nearly every wheel and tire manufacturer had Godzilla manning its booth. We were determined to see all the different variations,...
SEMA 2008: The sirens of SEMA
While covering this year's SEMA show from Las Vegas, we were shocked to see so many young ladies who had apparently gotten lost on the way to the pool at the Hilton. Smart businesspeople in the hall coaxed these girls into standing around their cars to attract customers to their booths. The re...
SEMA 2008: Galpin Scythe Concept makes no excuses
Standing out among the conservatively-styled vehicles at the Ford booth is the Galpin Scythe Concept that we spotted a few months ago while it was being built. We had the chance to sit down with Beau Boeckmann, president of Galpin Auto Sports, who filled us in on the details on the Scythe and...
SEMA 2008: Choppin' Block '31 Studebaker Model 54
Toyo Tires has one of the coolest booths at SEMA this year. We already showed you the Tetsu Bentley they have on display, but they also have a sweet Evo and GT-R, a custom Cayenne and this beautiful hot rod. It's based on a 1931 Studebaker Model 54, but features a few modifications... to put it mildl...
SEMA 2008: GoPro Hero can make you (look like) one
The GoPro Hero digital videocamera is like creating SpeedTV for the masses... without the non-stop NASCAR coverage. The three-megapixel Hero is the world's smallest on-board camera, and it sticks to anything without fuss. It has 16 MB of internal storage, but you can blow that out to 2 GB, goo...
SEMA 2008: Knight XV armored SUV lets you take your undergound lair with you
The first word that came to mind when we saw the Knight XV was this: warthog. Sure, there are other words you could use, but consider this: it's not attractive, it's ridiculously tough, it's called in to deal with nasty situations and it kills things, all of which tend to be the traits of vehic...
SEMA 2008: 10 Challengers worth loving or loathing
The Chevrolet Camaro may be the "official" vehicle of SEMA, but you can't walk more than a few feet without tripping over the Pentastar's new pony car. The Dodge Challenger is a ubiquitous presence on the floor this year, only matched by the number of mediocre booth babes and the appropriat...
SEMA 2008: The Batsmart by Barris
George Barris has officially gone batty. While he is one of the men generally acknowledged for creating the original Batmobile, he hasn't shown anything with those trademark wings since Joel Schumacher almost ruined the franchise. And then we passed this in the North Hall at SEMA today. Ma...
SEMA 2008: First tuned Mazda6 comes from Troy Lee Designs
The redesigned Mazda6 is hitting dealers as we speak, and the Japanese automaker turned to the famous vanguards of style at Troy Lee Designs to tweak one for the SEMA Show in Las Vegas this year. TLD laid down the custom green paint job with help from L&G Enterprises and PPG for the paint i...
SEMA 2008: Mobil1 Porsche 996 Turbo
Gallery: SEMA 2008: Mobil1 996 Porsche Turbo Continue reading SEMA 2008: Mobil1 Porsche 996 Turbo originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
SEMA 2008: STS Twin Turbo C6 Corvette a matte monster
The Squires Turbo Systems twin-turbo C6 Z06 gives the former most-powerful Vette model a boost to 700 horsepower at a very reasonable 7 pounds of boost, which, depending on how sorted the Bilstein-shocked suspension is, could give it a good shot at sticking with a stock ZR-1. The most uniq...
SEMA 2008: Galpin Accord Concept is loud outside and in
The Galpin Accord Concept is actually pretty tasteful for a Galpin Auto Sports vehicle, and even if the bright blue paint job doesn't get you more attention on the street than you can handle, the two tunnel-sized exhausts out back will do the trick. The carbon fiber roof and plinth for a rear...
SEMA 2008: Yokohama tire dealers compete in blackjack tournament to win Superformance MkIII Cobra
While many tire manufacturers are cutting back at SEMA this year (come on Michelin, where's our supercar display?), others are pushing forward with new products and generating lots of excitement. Yokohama decided to try positive reinforcement with its dealers and set up a blackjack to...
Wednesday, Nov 5
SEMA 2008: VW Tiguan Performance Concept rocks the house CUV
The Volkswagen Tiguan, already a hot little CUV, added some bodywork and an APR turbo to go with its Super CC and Jetta TDI Cup Edition Street Concept show car siblings, and then threw in a Rockford Fosgate system to raise the bar further. The little big guy wears fender flares connected by si...
SEMA 2008: Cadillac-Powered VRS is OMG!
As you can tell from our furious posting frequency, there's a lot of stuff at SEMA. Often, you encounter some well-publicized car and your reaction is "Oh... harumph." And then there are the sadly infrequent times when you make your way to the back of a ginormous hall and turn the corner to find a t...
SEMA 2008: Scion concepts aplenty
This is Scion's fifth year as a SEMA attendee, and it's arguably their best. Being the younger, hipper, tunier Toyota it makes sense they show up here with six concepts to spark customers' imaginations. To that end, they've brought several fun and outrageous customs from designers such as...
SEMA 2008: Toyota RAV4 "Performance Sport" lacks performance and sport
Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA, Tuners, Crossovers/CUVs, Toyota Click above for high-res gallery of the Toyota RAV4 Performance Sport
SEMA 2008: Ring Bros bring the goods once again with 1969 RAZOR Camaro
We first heard of the Ring Brothers back in 2006 when they brought their REACTOR Mustang to the ROUSH booth. That car was nothing less than stunning, and we've made sure to check out any of their custom creations since then. On display this year is the RAZOR Camaro that won the Goodguys Street M...
SEMA 2008: Lexus GS 460 by Five Axis
Lexus is really getting into this whole SEMA thing. Besides the IS F, plenty of which we'll be showing you shortly, there was this slick GS 460 done up by long-time Toyota collaborator Five Axis. The Project GS is Troy Sumitomo's follow-up to last year's sweet IS F. It features a Five Axis wideb...
SEMA 2008: Tetsu GTR needs to stay in Vegas
When we heard that the Tetsu GTR would be here at SEMA, we knew we'd have to find it and shoot it. Since we didn't have a gun on us, we just shot it with our cameras instead. The Tetsu GTR is actually a perfect SEMA car. Rather than showing what people should do with their tunable treasures, it shows y...
SEMA 2008: Subaru trots out Forester XTI concept and tweaked WRX
Even though our lust for Japan's forbidden fruit has been sated by three generations of the Subaru STI and Mitsubishi EVO - and now, the Nissan GT-R - one guilty pleasure is still out of reach. The Subaru Forester STI has always held a special place in our hearts, combining a healthy dose of pr...
SEMA 2008: Dodge Rams its new truck down our throats
We noticed that the Chrysler Group is pretty excited about the Challenger after visiting the Mopar Underground display at SEMA this year. We are too, but it's not just Challengers on display in Vegas. There are also a handful of custom '09 Dodge Ram pickups here, as well. We previewed these fo...
Tuesday, Nov 4
SEMA 2008: Toyota's truck trio is 3x cooler than modded Venzas
Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA, Tuners, Trucks/Pickups, Toyota Click any image for a high-res gallery of Toyota's SEMAfied trucks
SEMA 2008: Kia Borrego Limited Concept does its best Escalade impression
Gallery: 2008 SEMA: Kia Borrego Limited Concept Gallery: Kia Borrego Limited Concept originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
SEMA 2008: Mercedes reveals its GLK delinquents LIVE
Today is a historic event. No, not that one. The 2008 SEMA show is the first time Mercedes-Benz has participated in the aftermarket antics in Vegas and it's chosen the GLK to be the standard-bearer for its entry into the realm of U.S. tuning.
Monday, Nov 3
Opinion: SEMA 2008: Camaro Accessories, Camaro Black, and Earnhardt, Jr. Camaro LIVE
Gallery: SEMA 2008: Camaro Concepts LIVE Continue reading SEMA 2008: Camaro Accessories, Camaro Black, and Earnhardt, Jr. Camaro LIVE originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Sunday, Nov 2
SEMA Preview: Chevrolet debuts quartet of custom Camaros
Despite the fact that it's the Official Vehicle of SEMA, the Chevy Camaro will not be present in large numbers this week at the largest automotive aftermarket show in the world. That's because, unlike the Dodge Challenger, the Camaro is still a few months off from being delivered to showro...
Wednesday, Oct 22
SEMA Preview: Trio of HUMMER H3s set to invade Vegas
Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA, Tuners, SUVs, HUMMER Click any image for a high-res gallery HUMMER's presence at this year's SEMA show will be typified by a trio of tuned H3s, ranging from a mildly modded Alpha to an H3T ready to traverse the desert surrounding Sin City.
Tuesday, Jul 17
SEMA Preview: Toyota to unveil 2009 Corolla, Heavy-Duty Tundra and FJ Cruiser Convertible
Finally, Toyota plans to introduce an FJ Cruiser Convertible concept at SEMA. Reportedly sporting a removable hardtop, sources say that the concept is likely a production prototype in disguise since going to all that trouble engineering a removable hardtop for one vehicle would be sil...
Friday, Jun 22
Live from the Chrysler proving grounds: The Concepts
Every time there is a special "concept first drive" from one of the major automotive rags, the same rules seem to apply: you can't drive it past 25 or 30mph, none of the components are functional, etc. Well, that pretty much sums up what we encountered at Chrysler's proving grounds, where we...
Friday, Mar 30
New York Preview: Ford F-150 Foose Edition debuts
Filed under: Concept Cars, New York Auto Show, Trucks/Pickups, Ford click above image to view five desktop wallpaper-sized pics of the F-150 Foose Edition Source: Ford] Gallery: Ford F-150 Foose Edition Permalink | Email this | Comments
