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  • Mazda's Turbo2 concept for SEMA 2011. Image: Mazda

    The opening day of the 2011 SEMA show is behind us, and we now have a bevy of modified hardware to ogle, including the Mazda MX-5 Spyder, a gaggle of B-Spec race cars, some funky Toyota iQs, and much more. In other news, the 2013 Ford Escape uses video game tech for its hands-free liftgate, the Ford Focus Electric costs $39,995, we've spied the 2013 Range Rover again, as well as the Opel Astra OPC, and snagged a spy video of the upcoming 2013 Ford Fusion. See all of this and more in the links below. The Ford Focus Electric is now available for order, starting at $39,995. 2013 Range Rover...

  • Rhys Millen RM500 Hyundai Genesis Coupe at SEMA 2011
    Rhys Millen RM500 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Mega Gallery: 2011 SEMA Show

    The latest from the Rhys Millen-Hyundai collaboration is a winner: the RM500, a Genesis Coupe with Hyundai's 5.0-liter Tau V-8 under the hood. Aside from being powerful and sporty, the conversion also looks like it came that way from the factory. The Tau V-8 engine in the RM500 isn't rated at a...

  • 2012 Team Hot Wheels Ford Fiesta at SEMA 2011
    2012 Ford Fiestas By Hot Wheels: 2011 SEMA Live Photos

    The 2012 Team Hot Wheels Ford Fiestas look like the cars we had as kids, but they're life-sized and ready for some track action thanks to a host of Ford Racing accessories. Specifically, a Ford Racing suspension and exhaust give the 2012 Fiesta some growl and prowl, while the 18-inch Motegi Racing...

  • Pit Boss Cartel 2012 Scion iQ at the 2011 SEMA show
    Pit Boss Cartel 2012 Scion iQ: 2011 SEMA Live Photos

    Built as a pit support vehicle for some unknown division of motorsport, the Pit Boss Cartel 2012 Scion iQ epitomizes over-the-top SEMA modification in pursuit of a largely pointless goal. But it still looks pretty cool. The chopped, shaved, and otherwise cut-up iQ sports an air ride suspension, a...

  • West Coast Customs 2012 Kia Soul inspired by Michelle Wie
    2012 Kia Soul Inspired By Michelle Wie: 2011 SEMA Live Photos

    Next up on our roster of Kia customs from the 2011 SEMA show, we have this funkier-than-funky Soul inspired by Michelle Wie and turned out by West Coast Customs. Sporting a custom exterior based on Wie's custom LPGA golf bags, the Soul also features a wide range of typical and not-so-typical tuner...

  • Kia Rio Surf by Antenna at 2011 SEMA show
    2012 Kia Rio Retro Surf, Forte Hockey By Antenna: 2011 SEMA Live Photos

    Kia is hitting SEMA as hard as ever this year with a new crop of cars to work with, including the stylish little five-door Rio hatchback. These two concepts, the Hockey and Surf, demonstrate not just the tuner-worthy basis the Rio provides, but its utility as a hatchback as well. Both cars are...

  • Blake Griffin 2012 Kia Optima at SEMA 2011

    Earlier this year, Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin pulled a wicked dunk over a Kia Optima (video below), and now Kia has taken the wraps off a Blake Griffin-themed Optima. Wearing a basketball-textured exterior in House of Color sunset and cinnamon pearl paint, custom wheels, and a host of other visual tweaks, the Blake Griffin Optima was put together by West Coast Customs. Griffin's personal logo sits on the hood. Other upgrades to this basketball-themed sedan include basketball court floors, leather seats and upholstery, custom embroidery, and Griffin's autograph. An upgraded...

  • 1,000-horsepower modified all-wheel drive Fiat Coupe by TotalRace
    1,000-HP AWD Fiat Coupe With Mitsubishi 3000GT Drivetrain: Video

    Sometimes tuners take things too far, sometimes they miss the point entirely, and once in a while, they get things crazy right. This is one of the latter. Pairing a Bangle-and-Pininfarina-designed Fiat Coupe with a heavily modified all-wheel-drive powertrain from a Mitsubishi 3000GT, this...

  • Hyundai Genesis Hurricane SC
    Hyundai Genesis Hurricane SC Coming To SEMA

    As usual, Hyundai is hitting this year's SEMA show with a vengeance, having already announced a "rally-ready" Veloster and another Veloster by PM Lifestyle. Today, the Genesis Coupe joins the party with a special Hurricane SC edition. As you might have guessed, the SC in the name refers to a...

  • Custom Cayman S with Techart wide-body kit and paint job.
    What NOT To Do To Your Porsche Cayman S--New Photo, Owner Update

    Update: We've been in contact with the owner of the car, who sent us this (much better) photograph and explained some of the background of the car. It turns out it was owned and created by Porsche or an affiliated race shop until the new owner acquired it, with the paint and Techart body kit...

  • 2012 Hyundai Veloster by PM Lifestyle
    Hyundai Veloster PM Lifestyle Concept Headed To SEMA

    It's getting to be that time of year again: custom, sometimes ridiculous, sometimes awesome cars are being prepped for their appearance at SEMA. As usual, Hyundai is hitting the show hard, and the latest addition to the fold is the Hyundai Veloster PM Lifestyle concept. The purpose is to show off...

  • 2012 Hyundai Veloster by ARK Performance
    'Rally-Ready' 2012 Hyundai Veloster Headed To SEMA

    The crew at Hyundai have put their heads together with ARK Performance for the upcoming 2011 Specialty Equipment Marketing Association (SEMA) show, and this is what resulted: a rally-bred 210-horsepower 2012 Veloster with a boatload of upgrades and a funky paintjob. For those that think rally cars...

  • Ford's new Mustang customizer with 'battle mode'

    Ford Mustang fans can put their favorite finishing touches and upgrades together with a new online feature, and use their best designs to battle with other fans.

  • Underground Racing Audi R8 V10 TT
    1,000-HP Underground Racing Twin Turbo Audi R8 V10: Video

    The team at Underground Racing have done it yet again: put over 1,000 horsepower to the wheels of a supercar. It never really gets old, especially when they turn out such great videos highlighting their work. The latest project is an Audi R8 V10. Interspersed with detail shots of their aesthetic...

  • 2011 Brabus High Performance 4WD Full Electric concept car
    Brabus All-Electric, AWD Mercedes-Benz E-Class: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    There's no dearth of delicious OEM sheet metal in the halls of the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, but that's no reason to overlook the aftermarket--particularly when it's as impressive as Brabus' all-electric rendition of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Powered by four in-wheel electric motors (making it...

  • AC Schnitzer BMW 1-Series M Coupe
    AC Schnitzer's 400-HP 2011 BMW 1-Series M Coupe

    The BMW 1-Series M Coupe is a very well-balanced and downright quick car in its own right, fresh off the factory floor. But it's also a great platform for improvement and modification, and we're looking forward to seeing what the aftermarket, especially the crafty independents, will do with it. AC...

  • Merdad MehRon McLaren MP4-12C
    Merdad MehRon McLaren MP4-12C Preview

    The Merdad Collection is a range of custom-modified vehicles you might never have heard of, though its latest project is sure to get widely noticed: a unique take on the brand still-new McLaren MP4-12C. Dubbed the MehRon, the custom McLaren supercar wears a highly customized body, unique wheels...

  • Hennessey HPE650 supercharged 2012 Mustang Boss 302
    Henneyssey Performance HPE650 Supercharged Mustang Boss 302: Dyno Video

    Hennessey Performance supercharges the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 for 563 horsepower at the rear wheels.

  • Corvette-Based Endora SC-1 renderings

    The Endora SC-1, based on the Chevrolet Corvette, is now available for order, with production to start in the near future.

  • Spada Codatronca Monza
    Spada Codatronca Monza: New Gallery, Video

    The Spada Codatronca Monza is a one-off design by Aznom, but we wish it were built for series production--just so we'd have a chance to see one on the street.

  • Fastlane's ZR1-powered Chevrolet Silverado
    LS9-Powered Fastlane Chevy Silverado Preview

    This supercharged transplant into a pickup truck is nutty, wrong, and absolutely our kind of vehicle.

  •  MINI Red Mudder By DSQUARED2
    One-Off MINI Red Mudder By DSQUARED² Auctioned At 2011 Life Ball

    Canadian twins, Dean and Dan Caten, better known as the designer duo DSQUARED², have finally presented the MINI Countryman crossover they designed exclusively for the 2011 Life Ball, a charity event held annually in Vienna in support of HIV and AIDS research that took place this past weekend...

  • Tuner Gallardo begs its owner, 'why?!'
    7 Easy Ways To Know If Your Tuner Car Has Jumped The Shark

    Tuners of the world unite, you have nothing to lose but your taste! That seems to be rallying cry of a large segment of those of us that, in one way or another, center our lives around cars. Here's a list of ways to know if you're one of them. We hope you're not, but we understand, and forgive you...

  • Hennessey V650 2011 CTS-V Sport Wagon
    Hennessey V650 2011 CTS-V Sport Wagon Is Badass: Video

    There's no point mincing words here. The Hennessey V650 builds on the already brutally effective CTS-V Wagon with another 100 horsepower, an electronic exhaust dump, and more. Yes, that's right: 658 horsepower, 661 pound-feet of torque. Those stats enable some other impressive figures: 0-60 mph in...

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