Jeremy Korzeniewski
It's finally that time, ladies and gentlemen, for us to wrap a bow on our wall-to-wall coverage of the 2014 SEMA Show in lovely Las Vegas, Nevada. As you can see, just about every automaker doing business in the United States had some sort of presence at SEMA, as is always the case, and there's a specific focus on performance.
From Camaros, Mustangs and Challengers to M4s, TLXs and the Scion FR-S – not to mention a surprise drag racer or two – the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center were filled to the brim with aftermarket customs, vintage iron and off-road masterpieces. See 'em all in high-resolution glory by clicking on the thumbnails below, and if you'd prefer to take a quick spin through the show in video form, check out Autoblog's own Greg Migliore taking you on a lap of SEMA below. Enjoy, and see you next year!
25SLP revives Yenko name with supercharged 2015 427 CamaroBrandon TurkusNov 5, 201425
The storied Yenko name is back on the scene, and it comes courtesy of well-known Chevrolet tuner SLP. This 2015 Yenko 427 Camaro builds on the standard Bowtie muscle car by adding in a hand-built, all-aluminum V8 displacing – you guessed it – 427 cubic inches. The latter sings to the tune of 700 horsepower thanks to the inclusion of a TVS 2300 supercharger.
8RTR Spec 5 Concept shows off 2015 Ford Mustang's drifty potentialBrandon TurkusNov 5, 20148
Meet the Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5 Concept, a fully functional drift car that, according to our team in Sin City, has been doling out demo drifts in front of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
13Vorsteiner BMW M4 GTRS4 shows how to do a widebody at SEMAChris BruceNov 5, 201413
Part of the joy of the SEMA Show is that all of the best tuners in the world are competing to show off their wares, and the challenge often pushes the companies into some absolutely insane directions. Case in point: Vorsteiner and its ludicrous GTRS4 wide body kit with the BMW M4.
9Ken Block's 1965 Ford Mustang Hoonicorn RTR and CR Supercars Villain are retro done rightBrandon TurkusNov 5, 20149
Gymkhana king Ken Block has had a pretty simple car history in his trademark videos, starting out with Subaru Impreza rally cars before moving into Ford Focus racers for the past four installments. His next video, though, Gymkhana Seven, kind of goes back in time.
2Mopar maneuvers into SEMA with a multitude of modified modelsChris BruceNov 5, 20142
As the aftermarket and performance arm of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Mopar has a duty to extract everything from the company's models that it can, and there's no better place to show all of its work off than the annual SEMA Show.
AddDodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny Car is ready to burn rubber at SEMA [w/video]Chris BruceNov 5, 2014Add
The Dodge Charger R/T is all set to rocket down the drag strip in NHRA Funny Car competition with a completely redesigned body debuting at this year's SEMA Show. While only the front decal, side scallops and rear logo really signal this racer as a Charger, that doesn't take away from its promise of hitting absolutely ludicrous speeds.
5Toyota TRD Pro Chase Trucks are ready to hit the desert at SEMAChris BruceNov 5, 20145
Toyota marks the 35th anniversary of its Toyota Racing Development performance arm this year, and the division is celebrating at this year's SEMA Show with a quartet of tuned off-roaders based on on the 4Runner, Tacoma and Tundra that look more than ready to go just about anywhere.
182015 Panoz Esperante Spyder GT is a roadgoing $200k catamaranBrandon TurkusNov 5, 201418
Not all the cars at the 2014 SEMA Show are covered in wild paint jobs, fitted with wheels the size of moons and featuring obscene amounts of horsepower. Some, like the Panoz Esperante Spyder GT 25th Anniversary Edition, just look like very good sporty cars.
12Mercedes previews midsize Metris van with SEMA customsChris BruceNov 5, 201412
The custom vehicles at the SEMA Show tend to all be about speed and style, plus a few off-roaders thrown in for good measure, but Mercedes-Benz is taking advantage of the event this year to give its future midsize commercial van for the US a sneak preview.
3Chevrolet truck and SUV customs emphasize light weight and heavy style [w/video]Brandon TurkusNov 5, 20143
Chevy's SEMA truck and SUV fleet includes three Silverados, three Colorados, a Suburban and a Tahoe.
4Hyundai brings 1,000-hp Genesis Coupe to SEMA, and plenty more [w/video]Jeremy KorzeniewskiNov 5, 20144
Hyundai has a thirst for horsepower. How else could we explain the scene you see above, in which there exists a 708-horsepower front-wheel-drive Sonata tuned by Bisimoto (black and white, above left) powered by Hyundai's 2.4-liter Theta II engine? Or the little red number you see hiding in the background, which, at an even 1,000 horsepower, is "the most-powerful 2.0-liter Genesis Coupe ever built," says Hyundai?
6Jeep gives a trio of customs an encore showing at SEMAChris BruceNov 5, 20146
While Jeep certainly had some new customs on display at this year's SEMA show, it wasn't afraid to recycle a few that people might have missed from earlier this year. The maker of many beloved off-roaders already displayed the Jeep Cherokee Dakar, Maximum Performance Wrangler and Wrangler Mojo at the 2014 Easter Safari, but they all made it to SEMA for an encore.
9Kia K900 with 650 hp debuts at SEMAGreg MiglioreNov 5, 20149Kia revealed a monster-powered K900 – with output approaching 650 horsepower – this week at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Fittingly called the "High-Performance" K900, the sedan gets a Garrett 2871R twin-turbo application, which boosts the 5.0-liter V8 engine from its stock rating of 420 hp.
17Toyota Camry Dragster takes the phrase 'sleeper' to its logical extreme [w/video]Brandon TurkusNov 5, 201417
Sometimes, looks can be deceiving. This is certainly one of those times, as Toyota successfully trolled the entirety of the media corps at the 2014 SEMA Show by rolling an innocent-looking Camry onto the floor... only to lift literally the entirety of its body to reveal an 850-horsepower, tube-framed dragster. Well, we have been asking for a more driver-oriented Toyota.
30Chip Foose tastefully enhances his personal Ford GTBrandon TurkusNov 5, 201430
Typically, we'd expect a vehicle from 2006 to fall well short of a more modern vehicle, both in terms of performance and style. Of course, the Ford GT is not your average offering from the Bush era. That's doubly true when the 2006 GT in question belongs to one Chip Foose.
10Chevrolet Camaro Special and Commemorative Editions wave goodbye to Gen 5Brandon TurkusNov 5, 201410
Soon, Chevrolet will debut the sixth-generation version of its Camaro muscle car. That means the fifth generation – which revived the Camaro name and proceeded to regularly outsell its cross-town rival, the Ford Mustang – is on its way out. To commemorate the Gen 5's successes, Chevrolet brought two limited editions to the 2014 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
7Jeep Renegade gets Riptide and Frostbite customs at SEMASteven J. EwingNov 5, 20147
The cute little Jeep Renegade isn't even on sale yet, but here at SEMA, the Mopar folks are giving us a taste of what's possible for the little CUV in the big wide world of customization. Part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' massive SEMA spread, the Renegade shows up in fresh Riptide and and Frostbite guises.
18A crew of Chevrolet customs focus on style at SEMA [w/video]Chris BruceNov 5, 201418
Not all of the customs at SEMA are about showing off huge power or wild body kits. Automakers also bring along a smattering of concepts that just display some of the styling options possible for their models. Chevrolet is no different, and it has a bunch of modestly modded bow ties on display at this year's show.
70Acura teams with Galpin to sport-up the 2015 TLXGreg MiglioreNov 5, 201470Acura used the SEMA Show this week to remind enthusiasts that it still considers itself a performance brand, teaming with Galpin Auto Sports to build a TLX that highlights Acura's sporting and racing heritage.
13Ring Brothers stun SEMA with blown, 980-horsepower Chevy Chevelle 'Recoil'Brandon TurkusNov 5, 201413
The Ring Brothers are back at it for the 2014 SEMA Show, unveiling a suitably wild 980-horsepower Chevrolet Chevelle that goes by the name of Recoil. Yes, you read that properly.
38Honda squeezes in 9 Fit customs at SEMAChris BruceNov 5, 201438
Honda is displaying a heap of customized Fit hatchbacks at this week's SEMA in Las Vegas. Nine of the modded little econoboxes are on the floor showing off wildly divergent takes on the Japanese automaker's most affordable offering. The company has reason to celebrate the new vehicle, too, because it's been dubbed this year's "Hottest Sport Compact" award at the event.
14Plethora of 2015 Ford F-150 customs runs the gamut at SEMABrandon TurkusNov 5, 201414
Of Ford's customized trucks, two feature the name of famous Ford racers.
18Mazda previews 2016 Miata Global MX-5 Cup racerChris BruceNov 5, 201418At this point, we all know that the Mazda MX-5 Miata is a highly capable racing platform. Mazda even claims that the car is the most road-raced model in the world. Fittingly, then, the Japanese brand is making a huge announcement about the future of motorsport for its next-generation convertible. The MX-5 Cup is going worldwide in 2016 as the MX-5 Global Cup, and all of the racers are getting behind the wheel of the upcoming fourth-gen Miata, similar to the gorgeous redhead pictured above.
272015 Ford Mustang invades SEMA, led by King CobraGreg MiglioreNov 5, 201427 Ford showcased more than a dozen customized 2015 Mustangs at its sprawling 20,000-square foot display this week at the Las Vegas Convention Center as the iconic pony car's 50th anniversary celebration continued at the SEMA Show.
12Scion FR-S SEMA showcars salute sun, styleSteven J. EwingNov 5, 201412
A brand like Scion is sort of a natural fit here at SEMA, what with the customizable schtick that it's trumpeted since being born in 2002. We've already seen some weird takes on the xB, but SEMA's magic wand has once done interesting things to the FR-S, seen here in a quartet of concepts.
72015 Chevrolet COPO Camaro is the king of our quarter-mile dreamsSeyth MiersmaNov 4, 20147
Chevy introduced the fourth generation of its COPO Camaro at the SEMA show today; another limited run muscle car that should set drag racing fans' mouths to salivating.
162015 Dodge Charger R/T NHRA Funny Car burns rubber into SEMA [w/video]Chris BruceNov 4, 201416
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is showing off a completely redesigned Dodge Charger Funny Car at this year's SEMA Show in Las Vegas and it's ready to blow through the NHRA timing lights next year. Initially, the shape might look like any of the other entrants in its class burning through the quarter mile, but this is the first comprehensive rethink for the racecar's aerodynamics since 2006, says Dodge.
341971 Chevy Corvette Jimmie Johnson Concept is a modern classic [w/video]Jeremy KorzeniewskiNov 4, 201434
The Autoblog staff is full of men and women who love cool cars, whether they are old or new, foreign or domestic. And there's a special place in our hearts for the Chevrolet Corvette, which has stood out as a performance icon at a benchmark price since well before the 1971 model you see above rolled off the assembly line in St. Louis.
12Tanner Foust Racing ENEOS RWB Beetle is more pumpkin than PorscheJeremy KorzeniewskiNov 4, 201412
"Many Porsche owners like the Beetle. The Beetle is a very good car and it looks like a Porsche a little bit," according to Akira Nakai, the man at the helm of Japanese tuning house RAUH-Welt Begriff. "It is similar, but a Beetle is not a Porsche, so we made a completely new design for this Beetle."
6Chevrolet gives us a Sonic for show and one for goSeyth MiersmaNov 4, 20146
Amongst the treasure trove of tuning that Chevrolet has brought to SEMA this year, this pair of Sonic hatches is perhaps the most accessible. With one car tweaked for show and the other go, both halves of the SEMA ethos are nicely represented.
18Scion gets weird with '70s-inspired xB and Slayer tC at SEMAChris BruceNov 4, 201418
Scion certainly isn't afraid of taking a step into the bizarre at this year's SEMA Show, with at least two concepts that are probably the last thing you would expect from the brand.
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