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The Hurst prepped Chevrolet Camaro will be auctioned on eBay Motors during the two weeks prior to the show.
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Zele releases full specs for R35 GT-R ‘Complete Edition’The final details on Zele International's carbon-fiber bodykit and power enhancement for the Nissan GT-R have been released, with the tuning firm announcing that it plans to start taking orders for the completed car globally at the end of March. On display at this weekend’s 2009 Tokyo...
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Hurst releases full specs and pricing for modified Dodge Challenger rangeThe Dodge Challenger SRT8 has been a welcome arrival for many muscle-car fans. Willing to overlook its hefty weight for the old-school looks and meaty Hemi power, they've already purchased just about every car scheduled to be made for the next year. But Hurst wasn't content to leave the Challenger...
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Roush updates P-51-themed Mustang for 2009Last year's SEMA show brought a creation inspired by a P-51 fighter plane from Roush, and though this year's show just ended last week, Roush is building a new incarnation of the fighter-car for 2009. Dubbed the P-51B, the car is an evolution of the concept, gaining a few upgrades, but maintaining...
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Troy Lee and Mazda team up for custom 2009 Mazda6The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show is in full swing, and one of Mazda's main contributions to the pandemonium is the Troy Lee Designs Mazda6. Featuring a custom iridescent paint job by PPG and a race-inspired design, the car shows the tuning potential in the Mazda6 as it hits...
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Nissan celebrates tenth year at SEMA with 12 specialty vehiclesNissan is not only celebrating its tenth year at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Auto Show, as 2008 also marks the carmaker’s 50th anniversary of selling cars and trucks in North America. As part of the celebrations, Nissan has unveiled 12 new specialty vehicles at this...
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Heralded as the car that will bring the haute four-door sedan form factor to the masses, the VW CC sedan has already been the basis for the CC Gold Coast Edition, and now it gets a green power treatment as the Eco Performance Concept. Using an adjustable turbocharger system for a range of power and economy settings, the CC Eco Performance Concept also offers bears a number of visual modifications. The real star of the concept is the APR stage 3 turbocharger system with three performance levels. In Full Power mode, the car delivers 311hp (232kW) and 313lb-ft of torque, while the balanced GT...
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2009 Mopar Drift Dodge Challenger unveiled at SEMAFormula Drift is serious business for those involved in the series and the drift community, and Chrysler's Mopar division has revealed its latest entry to the field at the SEMA show today. The 2009 Mopar Drift Dodge Challenger will be the factory ride for Samuel Hubinette during the 2009 season. In...
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FJ Cruiser Trail Teams Edition heads Toyota lineup at SEMAJoining the Five Axis Yaris Club speedster, which Toyota unveiled earlier today, is a barrage of modified SUVs and trucks ranging from the mid-size X-Runner right up to the custom Tundra ‘Dually’ pickup. Most have been modified with the aid of Toyota’s own in-house tuner TRD, but...
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Mopar Underground unveils handful of modified Dodge vehiclesThe star of Dodge’s lineup at this year’s SEMA Auto Show is undoubtedly the V10-powered Challenger SRT10 Concept, but there are a slew of other modified Dodge vehicles on show in Las Vegas this week that are also worth mentioning. These include cars like the Mopar enhanced Dodge...
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Honda showcases 16 vehicle lineup at SEMAHonda will be showcasing more than 16 custom vehicles at this year’s SEMA Auto Show in Las Vegas, with a lineup consisting of project cars, concepts and accessorized production vehicles. Specially featured in the display is a 2009 Fit equipped with Mugen accessories, a Civic Coupe Concept...
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Toyota shows Yaris Club by Five Axis at SEMAToyota has taken a somewhat paradoxical tack at creating a stripped-down single-seat club racer out of a front-wheel-drive Yaris econo car. The company says the design harks back to the racing heritage of the Can-Am Group 7 category Toyota 7 from the late 1960s. The little car certainly looks...
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A wide array of Hyundai Genesis Coupes have been on the SEMA charts for the past several months, and today the company finally revealed them all in full pictorial detail. The high-resolution photos show the car in both sedan and coupe form and spanning the range from full-on race car to genteel street-lux cruiser. As Hyundai puts it in its press release, "The seven custom Genesis Coupes and sedans to be unveiled at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show demonstrate Hyundai’s commitment to its rear-wheel drive performance platform." That commitment can't be denied...
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14 R35 Nissan GT-Rs on the SEMA show floorAmerican carmakers are putting a heavy emphasis on the 2008 SEMA show starting in Las Vegas today. Bringing a dozen or more cars and trucks of varying types, companies such as Ford and GM will have plenty to see, but neither will have the single-model impact that Nissan will make with its fleet of...
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Borrego Limited concept vehicle to highlight Kia lineup at SEMAKia will be playing the ‘urban’ theme with its latest showing at the SEMA Auto Show in Las Vegas, enticing attendees with DJs and tattoo artists, as well as a number of concept vehicles. Some of the cars we have already seen, such as the Soul Burner from March’s Geneva Auto Show...
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Ford enlists Nelly and Funkmaster Flex to promote Flex crossoverFord is keen to drum up publicity for its Flex crossover, and has enlisted the help of rap star Nelly to help design a custom version for this year’s SEMA Auto Show. Ford has also enlisted the help of the appropriately named hip hop DJ Funkmaster Flex, who reportedly also owns a Ford Flex and...
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Infiniti to showcase entire lineup at SEMA debutInfiniti is set to make its first-ever showing at the SEMA Auto Show that is taking place in Las Vegas this week, but despite its relative inexperience at the event the carmaker is bringing its entire lineup. This means there will be custom versions of the sporty G coupe and sedan, the M luxury...
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Volkswagen bringing TDI Cup car, three other concepts to SEMAVolkswagen is joining the throngs headed out to Las Vegas for the SEMA show starting tomorrow. Among its offerings will be a 2009 Jetta TDI Cup Car, a TDI Cup 'Street' Edition concept, the CC 'Gold Coast' Edition shown at Pebble Beach this year, and the Tiguan Performance Concept. The race car is...
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Like Ford's flotilla of concepts, seemingly dozens of Dodges will be making the SEMA show this year as well. Its muscle-car stance a ready platform for modification, the Challenger is first among them, and the Classic Design Concepts Group 2 widebody kit will certainly catch its share of attention even among the crowd. Starting with a black Challenger SRT8, the team at Classic Design Concepts (CDC) added a Vortec supercharger that bumps output by about 32% to 560hp (418kW), an adjustable KW coil-over suspension, Pypes Performance cat-back exhaust system and a Baer big brake kit. To make the...
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Handful of Camaro Concepts headed to SEMAThe striking Camaro Black Concept we reported on earlier is just one of a handful of new Camaro concepts Chevrolet is planning for this month’s SEMA Auto Show. The carmaker has just released images and a few minor details about the complete lineup, which is set to include the aforementioned...
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Chevrolet reveals Camaro ‘Black’ Concept ahead of SEMAChevrolet has revealed several images for a Camaro concept vehicle that will be on display at the upcoming SEMA Auto Show in Las Vegas. The concept is the Camaro ‘Black’, and as its name suggests the new muscle car features an all-black exterior plus some unique additions to give it a...
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Ford displaying 11 customized Flex models at SEMAMore than a dozen aftermarket designers will display their unique, "tricked-out" interpretations of Ford's Flex crossover at next week's SEMA show in Las Vegas. The publicity event is being conducted to highlight the personalization options available with the Flex in regards to its interior and...
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Pontiac to showcase second G8 ST concept at SEMAGeneral Motors will be showing its upcoming 2010 Pontiac G8 ST at the 2008 SEMA show in Las Vegas, however, unlike the concept version shown at the New York Auto Show this latest model will be much closer to the final production version due next year. As such, the SEMA show car is expected to...
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GM Performance Parts enhanced Pontiac Solstice GXP CoupeNot much has been heard about Pontiac’s new Solstice Coupe since it was unveiled back in March at the New York Auto Show, but the car is set to make headlines again, this time at the upcoming SEMA Auto Show. A new concept version of the Coupe fitted with an assortment of accessories from GM...
Ralph Hanson