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With a hotter Evoque in the planning stages, Land Rover is considering the addition of a performance brand to mirror sister company Jaguar's "R" line.

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...

Motorsports’ main sanctioning body, the FIA (Federation Internationale De L'Automobile), is serious about launching a new Formula E category for zero-emission electric race cars and has even issued a call for “Expressions of Interest” in just such a series being developed. In...

The Ferrari SA Aperta is one of the rarest of the rare when it comes to supercars but already the guys from German tuner Novitec Rosso have got their hands on it and have developed this scintillating new performance upgrade. Despite only 80 being built, Novitec’s engineers have managed to go...

Next year Ford will launch a completely revised Fusion sedan in the U.S., a car that will be sold in Europe as the Mondeo as part of the Blue Oval’s latest global design effort. Yesterday we brought you spy shots of a prototype for the new car testing in the U.S., and now here’s a video...

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...

Infiniti, a Japanese luxury auto brand originally launched in 1989 to serve the North American market, has announced today that it is moving its global headquarters to Hong Kong, China. The move comes as Infiniti further attempts to separate itself from Nissan and position itself as a standalone...

The Mazda5 MRLS Support Vehicle makes the minivan "racy".

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...

The latest iteration of the Honda Civic Si has underwhelmed critics, including our own reviewers at TheCarConnection, but Honda isn't letting the lukewarm reception get in the way of heating things up a bit. Today at the 2011 SEMA show, the company unveiled the Honda Factory Peformance (HFP)...

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...

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.

To highlight its MX-5 roadster, Mazda has taken a "less is more" approach to building it's SEMA 2011 concept MX-5 Spyder.

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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.

Veteran land-speed-record motorcyclist Bill Warner recently survived a 238 mph crash while attempting to break his existing 311.94 mph record.