How do you define a hot rod? Is it a muscled-up classic from the sixties? Is it an old school gasser from the forties? A custom street rod or sporty late-model? Fortunately, SEMA has something for every “hot rodder,” and the show has you covered no matter how you like your automotive machinery. Check it out: [portfolio_slideshow
Trick Flow Specialties introduced a series of new products for GM and Ford applications at the SEMA Show today: GenX 255 Square Port Cylinder Heads for GM LS3 Trick Flow engineers combined the best features of GM’s LS3 and LS7 cylinder heads with its own unique brand of race-winning engineering and technology to create the
As mentioned in our preview, Ford is featuring star drivers and race vehicles in its Ford Out Front exhibition just outside the Las Vegas Convention Center. The show is a combination of drifting, Gymkhana, and freestyle driving in Ford vehicles. You can get a taste of the Ford Out Front exhibition—and some tire smoke, too—with
Halloween day at SEMA offered trick parts and treated us to some radical custom rides. We’ll share more of each over the duration of the show, but here’s a taste of what we found on Wednesday. [portfolio_slideshow id=11691] [portfolio_slideshow id=11718]
[portfolio_slideshow id=11675] Mopar officials were joined on stage by comedian Jeff Dunham, but the company proved it’s not joking around about performance and customization options for its vehicles. Dunham was at Mopar’s SEMA press conference to unveil his custom 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 project vehicle and helped close out an eventful press conference which included
Odds and ends from a busy first day of SEMA 2012: Toyota Crowns Dream Build Challenge Winner, Unveils Avalon Concepts Kyle Busch won the Toyota Dream Build Challenge with his “Rowdy Edition” 2012 Toyota Camry SE, beating entries by fellow professional racers Alexis DeJoria, Clint Bowyer, and Antron Brown. Busch’s dream build features a custom-made
[portfolio_slideshow id=11564] Ford Motor Company held its annual SEMA press conference on Tuesday — and they brought a few friends with them. Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top helped kick off the event and introduce Ford’s SoCal Speed Shop 1933 Ford roadster. Representatives from the SEMA Businesswomen’s Network debuted their SEMA Powered by Women Mustang project. And
[portfolio_slideshow id=11497] Although General Motors was heavily focused on economical vehicles at this year’s SEMA show–including a seemingly endless lineup of Cruze, Sonic, and Spark concept cars — the company also made news that should make high performance die-hards happy, too. Among the highlights: The company unveiled a one-of-a-kind COPO convertible that will be auctioned off
[portfolio_slideshow id=11465] And the winners are… SEMA announced the winners of the New Products Showcase Awards Tuesday morning. The awards go to the most cutting-edge automotive products either on the market or about to hit the market. This year, more than 2,000 new products were submitted for consideration. You can see the list of winners
[portfolio_slideshow id=11431] SEMA 2012 isn’t officially open for business yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get an early glimpse of what the show is all about. In recent years, the show has overflowed to the outside areas surrounding the Las Vegas Convention Center. That means we can give you a sneak peek of some of
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