Nissan’s luxury brand, Infiniti, originally started selling vehicles in North America in 1989. The brand’s operations have since then grown to include the United Kingdom, Middle East, South Korea, Russia, Taiwan, Ukraine and China. However, due to increasing demand in China, Infiniti is now moving its global headquarters to Hong Kong. The move comes as [...]
In an attempt to woo journalists, visitors and tuners, Honda presented the new Civic Si coupe and sedan, Compass360 Racing Honda Performance Development (HPD) Civic racecar and an Accord Coupe HPF Concept at this years SEMA show. As we now know, there will be a earlier-than-expected Civic refresh, but at SEMA, Honda is drawing on [...]
Chrysler Group LLC’s Mopar at the 2011 SEMA Show is showing off a new V10 Competition Crate Engine and Gen III V10 Performance Upgrade Kit. The 800-hp V10 Competition Series engine, part number P5155872 is designed specifically for drag racing. Hand built, the Competition Series V10 features an aluminum block with aluminum cylinder heads. “Designed [...]
The already striking Hyundai Veloster is about to get a bit more interesting: Hyundai, working with ARK performance is offering up a rally-ready turbocharged, bright green and matte gray Veloster at SEMA. Hyundai is very interested in showing off the aftermarket potential of the Veloster as best summarized by ARK’s owner, Ted Lee: ‘At SEMA, [...]
The 2012 Kia Rio 5-door is currently on sale at dealerships nationwide. At the 2011 SEMA Show, Kia is building buzz around the new subcompact with the help of Antenna. The two company’s teamed up to create a specialty lifestyle vehicle called the Retro Surf Rio 5-door, which is outfitted with everything the modern-day surfer [...]
Ah – the Kia Optima – one of the sexiest sedans on the market (yes, we said it). At the 2011 SEMA Show, Kia announced that it will return to the United States Touring Car Championship (USTCC) in 2012 with a fuel-efficient Optima Hybrid car that will replace the Kia Soul as the official Safety Car [...]
I’m a huge fan of small cars with a lot of horsepower. Personally, my daily driver is BMW 135i with a DCT transmission. In general, the short wheelbase of a compact car gives you the benefit of having more agility and go-kard like handling. At the 2011 SEMA Show, Mazda fans are being treated with [...]
The Chevrolet Camaro has been awarded the ‘Hottest Car’ title at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas for the second year in a row. The SEMA Award is given to the most accessory-friendly vehicle, based on the volume of aftermarket parts exhibited at the annual showcase of automotive performance and personalization. In October, General Motors sold [...]
We’ve always wanted Hyundai to throw its 5.0 liter Tau V8 into the Genesis Coupe and today are wants are being fulfilled. At the 2011 SEMA Shows Hyundai is debuting RM500 Genesis Coupe, which was created in partnership with Rhys Millen Racing. The Hyundai RM500 Genesis Coupe features the company’s award-winning 5.0 liter Tau V8 [...]
Last year at the 2010 SEMA Show, Mazda showed up with something called the MX-5 Super20 – well, it’s now back at this year’s SEMA Show in Vegas with a blazing Hyper Orange Mica exterior treatment but keeps its dark and edgier edgier Mr. Hyde attitude in comparison to its more sociable Dr. Jekyll MX-5 [...]
