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Sporting a range of Mopar upgrades and weight-saving features, better aerodynamics, and slightly more power, the Dodge Challenger SRT8 ACR shown at the 2011 SEMA show makes us hope the brand decides to build it for production. As the photos show, the Challenger ACR looks a bit meaner than the average SRT8, but it has the bit to back it up: Mopar coil-overs, front and rear strut braces, a cat-back exhaust, Goodyear F1 Supercar tires, a short-throw shifter, and a carbon fiber hood and rear decklid. Inside, the Challenger ACR gets carbon fiber door panels, sport bucket seats up front, SRT gauge...
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Hurricane SC Hyundai Genesis Coupe Mega Gallery: 2011 SEMA Show
Hyundai's Hurricane SC Genesis Coupe keeps its 3.8-liter V-6, but adds power via forced induction.
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Lexus Presents The 2013 GS 350 F Sport At SEMA: Video
Lexus chose SEMA 2011 for the official public unveiling of its upcoming 2013 GS 350 F Sport sedan.
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Ford Focus Electric Priced, 2013 Range Rover, SEMA Galore: Today's Car News
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...
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GM And Earnhardt Jr. Show Off New ‘Connect And Cruise’ Crate Drivetrain
GM through its Performance Parts aftermarket division helped pioneer the crate engine concept almost 45 years ago, and now it’s breaking new ground by launching the industry’s first ‘Connect and Cruise’ crate drivetrain systems. Essentially a factory-assembled...
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Chevrolet Camaro Voted Hottest Car At SEMA… Again
For the second year in a row, the Chevrolet Camaro has been voted the “hottest car” at SEMA. The annual award, dubbed the SEMA Award, recognizes the most accessory-friendly vehicle based on the volume of aftermarket parts exhibited for it. Note, this is only the award’s second...
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The Mazda5 MRLS Support Vehicle makes the minivan "racy".
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Ford Fiesta B-Spec Race Car: 2011 SEMA Live Photos
The B-Spec field continues to flesh out, now with live images of Ford's entry into the compact racing series. We have live images of the car from the 2011 SEMA show, just weeks after it finished its first official group test with other B-Spec racers. Those other B-Spec racers include the Honda Fit...
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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...
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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...
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Mazda Refreshes The MX-5 Super20 For SEMA 2011
Mazda has chosen to re-do last year's MX-5 Super20 for this year's SEMA show, since the car is a good example of how an owner might build a track-focused MX-5.
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Mazda Shows MX-5 Spyder Concept At SEMA
To highlight its MX-5 roadster, Mazda has taken a "less is more" approach to building it's SEMA 2011 concept MX-5 Spyder.
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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 mini-tub conversion, Wilwood six-piston front and four-piston rear calipers with two-piece rotors all around, and 18x8-inch front and 19x9.5-inch rear wheels wrapped in Toyo Proxes 4 tires. Inside it gets black carbon fiber details, a special tire rack and roll cage for its pit-support duty, 12-volt...
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Mazda Turbo2 Concept At SEMA: Fast Now Comes In Size Small
Proving that good things can come in small packages, Mazda found a way to stuff a Mazdaspeed3 engine in a Mazda2, calling it the Turbo2 concept.
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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...
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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...
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Blake Griffin Kia Optima: 2011 SEMA Live Photos
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...
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No Replacement For Displacement: Mopar Launches 800-hp V-10 At SEMA
Mopar is launching a new V-10 crate engine at this year's SEMA show. Designed for drag racing, future versions targeted to off-road and road-race applications are also planned.
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Hyundai Motor America's CEO, John Krafcik, has confirmed that the 2013 Veloster Turbo will see production and will debut at next year's Detroit Auto Show.
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Chevrolet Unveils Camaro Hot Wheels Concept At 2011 SEMA Show
Chevrolet has rolled out a wild concept car at this week’s 2011 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, one that’s bound to get the hearts racing of children and grown men alike all over the world. Chevrolet, with a little help from Hot Wheels, has created a...
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Chevrolet COPO Camaro Concept: SEMA 2011
The Chevrolet Camaro COPO Concept looks to be aimed at competing with Dodge's Challenger Drag Pak and Ford's Mustang Cobra Jet.
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Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Ron Fellows ‘Hall of Fame’ Tribute At SEMA
The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Ron Fellows ‘Hall of Fame’ Tribute concept car was built to honor the legendary race car driver and his own Spring Mountain Driving School.
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2012 Scion iQ Swarms SEMA
Scion has prepped three of its upcoming iQ minicars for the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show kicking off in Las Vegas this week. Like most years, the specialist show is hosting an array of full-blooded customized cars and the new iQ is right in amongst the action. The three...
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Four Tuning Houses Create World's Fastest Mercedes SLR McLaren
The world's fastest SLR will debut in SEMA next week..
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