31 Oct 2012, 11:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Using electric cars to race is a novel idea, but one that’s beginning to catch on. There’s rumors of a Formula One spinoff series, and EVs have proven their worth at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb this year. However, a company that create...
31 Oct 2012, 11:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Earlier today, we talked about the Acura ILX Street Build and it is now time to get serious and move things to the track, which is where the Acura ILX Endurance Racer belongs. We'll start by advising you not to take this as a show car - nex...
31 Oct 2012, 10:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Pony car enthusiasts had plenty to be happy about at the 2012 SEMA Show, since Ford showed a number of custom Mustang projects, raging from soft cosmetics to insane tuning. This custom creation is the result of the “SEMA Mustang Build Powe...
31 Oct 2012, 10:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Acura is using the SEMA show to introduce two editions of the ILX, the ILX Street Build and the ILX Endurance racer, with the carmaker looking to add some street credibility and motorsport credentials, respectively. For now, we'll focus on the...
31 Oct 2012, 10:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford tried to answer the question “what’s the fastest car you with a Focus ST badge”, so it brought the Focus ST-R, the $99,000 race car that has been purpose-built for the American Grand-AM ST class but can also be tailored to th...
31 Oct 2012, 09:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Focus ST used to be a strictly European business, designed to carve up the British B-roads and still offer some measure of comfort. But the third generation Focus has become a global product and offers that European concoction to the US public ...
31 Oct 2012, 09:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / "Don't call me matte!" - this seems to be the message of the CX-5 Urban, the Mazda development that accompanies the CX-5 Dempsey and the CX-5 180 at this year's SEMA show. But why not matte? Well, let's hear it in Mazda&...
31 Oct 2012, 09:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford brought over a whole batch of the 2013 Focus ST hothatch to the SEMA Show. This direct rival to the Focus ST and MazdaSpeed3 has been taken to the next level of competitiveness, thanks to the tuning efforts of Steeda Autosports. Meant for b...
31 Oct 2012, 09:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A bit earlier, we showed you the SEMA-displayed Mazda CX-5 180 and it is now time to move on to the second (of the three) custom CX-5 shows at the event. DUbbed CX-5 Dempsey and, yes, inspired by actor and race car driver Patrick Dempsey, this w...
31 Oct 2012, 09:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This interesting looking machine is the 2013 Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition belonging to celebrity chef and passionate car guy... Guy Fieri. The car has received a few personalization options and is now on show at the SEMA Show, pleasin...
31 Oct 2012, 09:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mazda is placing a strong focus on the CX-5, the first of its new-age models and thus has brought not one or two, but three custom incarnations of the vehicle to the SEMA show. We shall start with the CX-5 180, which somehow stays close to the s...
31 Oct 2012, 08:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We start our live coverage from the 2012 SEMA Show with something really cool. We really never thought America would get the Ford Focus ST, but they have and people seem to like it. To ensure everybody’s attention is thoroughly fixed on the h...
31 Oct 2012, 08:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / One year ago, Chevrolet was unveiling the COPO Camaro concept at the SEMA show, offering the world an out-of-the-box NHRA Stock Eliminator drag racer. Chevy also likes to reminds us of the drag strip at this year's edition of the aftermarke...
31 Oct 2012, 07:55 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / See that "55" written on this Mazda MX-5 Super25 Concept? The number hasn't been chosen in a random way to complete some visual scheme - it's here to remind us of Mazda's (only) Le Mans win in 1991. This is because we ar...
30 Oct 2012, 15:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Subaru of America has announced that it will show the 2013 WRX and WRX STI special editions at the 2012 SEMA Show, which starts in just a few hours. Both cars come in the same Tangerine Orange paint with jet black accents. Only 300 vehicles will...
30 Oct 2012, 11:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A bit earlier, we showed you a preview for a Fiat 500 Cafe Racer, a vehicle that is very close to its debut at SEMA. We are now back on the topic, as Fiat also has other SEMA aces up its fender. One of them is the Magneti Marelli Fiat 500 Abarth...
30 Oct 2012, 10:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Adding custom touches to the Fiat 500 is nothing new, not even for the US market, but the little Italian is set to receive something trully special for this year's edition of the SEMA show. We are talking about the Fiat 500 Cafe Racer, a pr...
29 Oct 2012, 16:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford is packing the SEMA Show floor with basically every model it makes this year, the latest cars to be announced being the Fiesta and Taurus SHO. The tuned Fiesta is the work of B-Spec Magazine and though details haven’t been officially ...
29 Oct 2012, 11:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Yes folks, the dream of owning a real life Hot Wheels Camaro is about to become reality. We have the first photos and video footage of the actual car which will be shown at SEMA soon. Order books will be opened November 1st, with first deliveries s...
29 Oct 2012, 11:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The custom car builders that create vehicles for SEMA know that attenders have many other passions than motor vehicles, so they try to cater to the people's needs. The latest example of this is the CS Motorsports TRD Tundra, which is basically...