Few events offer a better platform for unique automotive builds than the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Vegas, USA. Not just private enterprises, but OEMs also rock up to the event with some big-budget creations in partnership with other part experts to showcase their engineering prowess. While many builds tend to be polarising, … Continue reading This Volkswagen Jetta GLI Concept Is Drool-worthy: SEMA 2022
A Kia Stinger GT tuned to look really mean: SEMA 2018
A Kia at SEMA that looks like it belongs. That's just another way that the Stinger has widened the brand's appeal. Behold, the DUB Stinger GT. A completely cosmetic tune-up for the 365bhp V6 turbo sports sedan. Enter a captionA Kia at SEMA that looks like it belongs. That's just another way that the … Continue reading A Kia Stinger GT tuned to look really mean: SEMA 2018
This 1949 Mercury derelict is the best kind of EV: SEMA 2018
What we have here girls and boys is possibly the best car at SEMA 2018 - a 1949 Mercury Coupe derelict converted into an electric vehicle. This brilliant thing is a creation of California's ICON 4x4 team. This is from the 'Derelict' range which is essentially a kind of resto-mod car with the exteriors and … Continue reading This 1949 Mercury derelict is the best kind of EV: SEMA 2018
Look out! It’s a 1,000hp Hellephant in a 1968 Dodge Super Charger: SEMA 2018
Ah, SEMA. The best tuner car show in the world for some of the most outrageous and most American car modifications imaginable. In its usual potion mix of awesome and terrible, we get some superb outcomes and this year was no different. Meet the scarily named Hellephant. That's the name of the engine that powers … Continue reading Look out! It’s a 1,000hp Hellephant in a 1968 Dodge Super Charger: SEMA 2018
SEMA Show 2017: 1036 bhp Javelin AMX
At the 2017 SEMA Show, while Hennessey took plenty of headlines with the Venom F5, there was another interesting car that caught the attention of petrol-heads. A special project under the banner of the Ringbrothers, a carbon-bodied and beefed up 1972 AMC Javelin AMX, called the "Defiant". The Javelin AMX gets a 6.2-litre supercharged V8 … Continue reading SEMA Show 2017: 1036 bhp Javelin AMX
Hennessey’s Venom F5 hypercar unveiled
The Bugatti Veyron was an industry-defining hypercar that allowed one to do outrageous speeds while enveloped in luxurious comfort. It took the record for the fastest ever production car with the Super Sport version clocking an average top speed of 427.6kph. But nipping on the heels of the French manufacturer (owned by VW) has been … Continue reading Hennessey’s Venom F5 hypercar unveiled
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