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  • Kia Stinger Wide Body by West Coast Customs, 2017 SEMA show

    Kia has just taken the covers off one very sexy Stinger sedan. The car made its debut on Tuesday at the 2017 SEMA show where a handful of tuning firms showed off potential upgrades for the car. Courtesy of the folks at West Coast Customs, this particular Stinger has donned some irresistibly wide haunches. Adding to the toughness is lowered suspension, gloss black accents, a complete body kit crafted from carbon fiber, squared-off exhaust tips, and a set of 21-inch forged alloys wrapped in some very wide rubber. Inside, the custom Stinger includes blue leather seat piping, a distinct...

  • 1972 AMC Javelin AMX by Ringbrothers, 2017 SEMA show
    1,100-horsepower AMC Javelin by Ringbrothers debuts at SEMA

    Ringbrothers out of Spring Green, Wisconsin is back with another wild build that was unveiled on Tuesday at the 2017 SEMA show. The car is a 1972 AMC Javelin AMX that’s been hit up with a Hellcat engine transplant. However, the 6.2-liter supercharged V-8’s 707 horsepower didn’t...

  • 2018 Jeep Wrangler accessories from Mopar
    Mopar previews parts for 2018 Jeep Wrangler at SEMA

    Jeep didn’t have the redesigned JL-series Wrangler on display at this week’s SEMA show—the debut doesn’t happen until November’s 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show—but it did preview some of the Mopar accessories that will be available for the off-roader. The Wrangler is...

  • 2018 Rezvani Tank
    Rezvani drops price of Tank SUV with new V-6 option

    Rezvani debuted its Jeep Wrangler-based Tank SUV earlier in October. At the debut, the vehicle was equipped with a 6.4-liter Hemi V-8. But for those buyers not in need of such a big, stonking engine, Rezvani has a smaller option. The Californian firm on Tuesday at the 2017 SEMA show revealed a V-6...

  • Science of Speed custom Acura NSX debuted at 2017 SEMA show
    Tuner presents 610-horsepower Acura NSX at SEMA

    The Acura NSX is no slouch with 547 horsepower arriving from a 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged V-6 engine and supplementary hybrid system, but tuning firm Science of Speed cranked things up a notch with their latest custom build. The company, known for its focus on the NSX itself, presented its...

  • Infiniti Q60 Red Alpha concept, 2017 SEMA show
    Infiniti teams up with AMS Performance for Q60 Red Alpha concept

    Over the past two decades, AMS Performance of Chicago, Illinois has built up a reputation for churning out some insane builds. The tuner is famous for its Nissan GT-Rs designed to spit 4-digit power figures, with the cars routinely setting new drag strip records. Now Infiniti has tapped AMS’s...

  • Ford F-150 RTR concept, 2017 SEMA show

    Anyone lamenting Ford’s decision to go with a turbocharged V-6 in the latest Raptor can look forward to a V-8-powered F-150 from RTR. RTR, an acronym for “Ready to Rock,” is a semi-official performance division created by Ford in partnership with world champion drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. It offers a number of dealer-installed performance packs, the latest being the RTR Spec 3 pack for the Mustang GT. So far the division has only dabbled with the Mustang, Gittin Jr.’s choice of ride in drift battles, but on Tuesday at the SEMA show it showed an F-150-based vehicle called...

  • 2018 BMW M3 30 Years American Edition
    BMW unveils M3 30 Years American Edition, M5 M Performance Parts range at SEMA

    The 2017 SEMA show kicked off in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday and one of the stars is a special M3 celebrating the sporty BMW nameplate’s 30th year in the United States. The car is called the M3 30 Years American Edition, and it comes a year after BMW rolled out a special M3 celebrating the...

  • 2017 Hennessey VelociRaptor 6x6
    600-horsepower Hennessey VelociRaptor 6x6 debuts at SEMA

    Remember when Hennessey Performance revealed the utterly bonkers VelociRaptor 6x6 a year ago and announced plans to build it? Well, the company wasn’t kidding as it rolled out the first example on Tuesday at the 2017 SEMA show. Based on the F-150 Raptor SuperCrew, the VelociRaptor 6x6 is...

  • Zagato IsoRivolta Vision Gran Turismo concept
    Zagato pays homage to the Iso Rivolta with supercar concept

    Italian design house Zagato used this week’s 2017 Tokyo Motor Show to unveil its concept developed for the Vision Gran Turismo project, a challenge put out by the makers of the “Gran Turismo” video game in 2013 to automakers and design firms to see who could come up with the best...

  • E-Fuso Vision One concept
    E-Fuso Vision One heavy-duty electric truck concept with 217-mile range debuts in Tokyo

    Daimler’s Japanese truck brand Fuso used this week’s 2017 Tokyo Motor Show to present a heavy-duty electric truck. Called the E-Fuso Vision One, the truck’s debut also marked the launch of E-Fuso, Fuso’s new sub-brand for electric trucks and buses. The E-Fuso Vision One...

  • Suzuki e-Survivor concept, 2017 Tokyo Motor Show
    Suzuki imagines the SUV of the future with e-Survivor concept

    Though Suzuki no longer operates in the United States, the brand seems to be on the up and up elsewhere as it’s just introduced a striking new Swift Sport and will soon add a much more macho Jimny. But what does the future hold for the brand? Suzuki gave some indication this week with the...

  • Nissan IMx concept, 2017 Tokyo Motor Show

    Nissan's revealed its major debut for the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show with the IMx self-driving electric SUV concept. While the brand covered many of the technical details with its reveal, it saved one last thing for a separate presentation. Nissan's future electric cars will sing a song, a song called "Canto." In an effort to heighten pedestrian safety, since electric cars are relatively silent compared to those powered by an internal combustion engine, Nissan's Canto will become the official sound of the brand's electric cars. Nissan calls the sound "energizing" and "confident." We think it...

  • 2018 Toyota Century
    Toyota channels Lincoln for redesign of Century flagship sedan

    You’ll be forgiven for not knowing what the Toyota Century is. After all, the car is sold exclusively in Japan and there have been just two generations in the nameplate’s 50-year history. Considering how infrequently the cars are launched, the arrival of a new third-generation model at...

  • Yamaha Cross Hub concept, 2017 Tokyo Motor Show
    Yamaha Cross Hub is a pint-sized pickup truck concept

    Yamaha might not be a brand you associate with trucks, but the motorcycle builder that brought us the Gordon Murray-designed Sports Ride and T25 Style Motiv concepts has brought a new show car to this year's Tokyo motor show. On Wednesday in Tokyo, the company took the wraps off of its Yamaha Cross...

  • Honda Sports EV concept, 2017 Tokyo Motor Show
    Honda brings electric sports car concept to Tokyo Motor Show

    Honda’s Urban EV concept was one of the stars of September’s 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. Honda has now followed up the concept with a similar sports car variant unveiled on Wednesday at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show. Called the Honda Sports EV, the sports car concept wears a striking...

  • Mitsubishi e-Evolution concept, 2017 Tokyo Motor Show
    Mitsubishi e-Evolution concept debuts in Tokyo, ushers in new strategy

    Mitsubishi pulled the plug on the Lancer Evolution last year, but the automaker won't lay the iconic nameplate to rest permanently. On Wednesday, at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show, Mitsubishi gave us a look at a potential new direction for the Evo with the unveiling of an electric SUV concept called the...

  • Subaru Viziv Performance concept, 2017 Tokyo Motor Show
    Subaru hints at next-gen WRX with Viziv Performance concept

    Subaru in recent years has been hinting at spinning off the WRX into a standalone car, as opposed to it being a high-performance variant of the Impreza as is the case at present. Well, if the new WRX looks anything like the Viziv Performance concept unveiled on Wednesday at the 2017 Tokyo Motor...

  • Lexus LS+ concept, 2017 Tokyo Motor Show

    Lexus rolled out the LS+ concept car on Wednesday at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show. The concept is based on the recently introduced fifth-generation LS but is slightly longer, wider and lower, giving it a more imposing stance. It also features unique styling treatments that hint at the next evolution of Lexus’ L-finesse design language. The spindle grille is still there but the lights are now much more pronounced, especially at the rear where the two taillights are connected by a single bar of light. At the front, laser headlights replace the current LS’s LED units. The concept also...

  • Nissan IMx concept, 2017 Tokyo Motor Show
    Nissan IMx is a self-driving electric SUV concept

    Nissan is developing its next generation of cars around the three core tenets of connectivity, electrification and self-driving capability, which the automaker groups under the heading of Nissan Intelligent Mobility. These attributes, Nissan says, help strengthen the link between the car and its...

  • Mazda Kai concept, 2017 Tokyo Motor Show
    Next-gen Mazda 3 previewed with Kai technology concept

    Mazda on Wednesday at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show unveiled a pair of concepts that preview upcoming technologies and design themes. One of these is in the form of a compact hatch and is essentially an early look at the next-generation Mazda 3. We’ve already driven a prototype for the next-gen...

  • Mazda Vision Coupe concept, 2017 Tokyo Motor Show
    Mazda embraces minimalism with Vision Coupe concept

    Mazda used this week’s 2017 Tokyo Motor Show to unveil two concepts previewing its upcoming technologies and design themes, though sadly neither of them is a rotary-powered sports cars as had been rumored at one point. One of the concepts is a striking sedan that Mazda is calling the Vision...

  • Nissan commits to Formula E Championship
    Nissan to replace Renault in Formula E by 2018/2019 season

    The Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance, currently the world’s biggest automaker by volume, plans to launch 12 electric cars between now and 2022. Most of these will come from Nissan which is being positioned as the alliance’s core brand for electric cars. However, it’s Renault...

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    2017 Tokyo Motor Show preview

    The Tokyo Motor Show isn’t on the same scale as some other events on the auto show circuit, which means it tends to miss out on many of the brands that typically feature at shows in Europe and North America. However, what it lacks in international flavor it makes up in the assortment of...

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