Here is another photo overload from SEMA 2010. For those of you who are waiting for photos of the cars that were outside of SEMA rest assured I lots of great coverage from the outside as well that will be making it’s way up to the site over the next few days.
In the meantime enjoy some more of what was going on inside the halls. After this set I believe I’ve got one hall left along with some of the adjacent hallways before taking it outside into the Vegas sun.
Random
Painters, 4×4’s wine, and emotion
I wonder what the finished product ended up looking like, fitting image for today regardlessFor some reason I can't find any other pictures of this car, but I guess this is enoughI know this blog is about low cars but 4x4s intrigue meI guess it's just my general respect for suspension mods?Driving emotionI suffered for you guys, I tell ya
American rides
Rims are a little out there but the color sure is purdyFire chicken!The Camaro is inescapableThis would have been so much cooler if the marks were realVaughn Gittin Jr's drift Mustang
Mazdas
The Mazda section really excited me when I saw it in a distance because they had the new 3 all decked out for time attack, a worked over Miata, and a pair of serious RX-8s.
Killer Miata, Mazda really came out strong at SEMAThese wheels are absurdly expensive for oem wheelsA Mazda 2 in street trim, like I said these are going to be hotNow this is what I'm talking about, a great functional and beautiful Mazda 2Time attack turbocharged Mazda3 putting down around 520hp, NUTS, hows that smile look now?No word of a lie this is the November car in my office Formula Drift CalendarThis car wasn't completely finished but still sickOnce done it should be a track terror
Nissans, Toyotas, and Kias
Kia Koup-R, pretty aggressive looking for a kiaThoughts?Well used, still hoodEneki brought out this beautiful DatsunLS640 on Advanti wheelsSkyline + BBS + CFWinning combinationOn the other side a wheel was missing, for some reason or otherKP61 StarletI didn't even have to ask Lyndsey to take photos of thisShe just knewSo, so clean, kudos to the builder(s)
I like the way the black roof flows into the hood which flows into the grillMastermind Fairy Design Porsche PanameraGT3RS, I might have bowed down to this carSo beautifulNot really sure how I feel about X5 modificationOne of many track ready BMWs at the showWouldn't mind taking this out for a spin on the trackAnd something a little more fit for the streetsGoing wide with Team ForgedNice color
Exotics
I have a love hate relationship with exotic cars. I love them because what they are capable of but hate them because of the people who often own them and the fact I will probably never be able to.
Melo YellowcapLove thesePerfect color combo on this car, nothing fancy and attention grabbingStill not big into Ferrari's (out of my league) but this 458 on HRE's looks greatMost expensive street car to be wrapped? Epson of all people
Hope you guys are enjoying the photos so far, I’m doing my best to share the SEMA experience with you.
I’ve never owned a Kia, but man, they seem to really know where they want to go with their brand. I like it. But if there was a winner for best presentation by a specific manufacturer, I’d have to say Mazda, they’ve kept to their ethos of building cars that can be both practical, and very effective on the track with as little as a suspension swap, wide wheels, and race slicks.
Joe, you are right whoever the brand manger is at Kia they are really making a run at turning around their reputation.
Mazda has an impressive lineup of ‘pocket rockets’ per say and I really enjoy driving my 3 sadly I think the biggest thing that will keep me from purchasing another is premature rust, sure they cover it but it’s quite the hassle to deal with.
rock on lyndsey on the kp61 one of the moast under rated cars of all time 650 kilos rwd what more do you want in life lol (strangly the name and d.o.b of my mum) rust is the fault in all good cars (in fact starlets rust like a mother bich too) its just somthing we live with
Ollie, Stance to me is never just low 😛 however I tend to lean more towards the lowered spectrum of stance. But ya 4x4s have stance too, did you see the ones from part 1?
yeah dude i did that exosexliton airbaged thing was and i do no say this lightly AMAZING bit i was on my girlfriends phone and just couldnt be botherd spending 20 minuets hammering away at that thing for 2 lines of text lol
the kias looked damn good, I don’t care what anyone says! – kia owner
I’ve never owned a Kia, but man, they seem to really know where they want to go with their brand. I like it. But if there was a winner for best presentation by a specific manufacturer, I’d have to say Mazda, they’ve kept to their ethos of building cars that can be both practical, and very effective on the track with as little as a suspension swap, wide wheels, and race slicks.
Joe, you are right whoever the brand manger is at Kia they are really making a run at turning around their reputation.
Mazda has an impressive lineup of ‘pocket rockets’ per say and I really enjoy driving my 3 sadly I think the biggest thing that will keep me from purchasing another is premature rust, sure they cover it but it’s quite the hassle to deal with.
Compared to some 70’s-80’s Italian cars though, at least the Mazda’s won’t rust on the lots.
rock on lyndsey on the kp61 one of the moast under rated cars of all time 650 kilos rwd what more do you want in life lol (strangly the name and d.o.b of my mum) rust is the fault in all good cars (in fact starlets rust like a mother bich too) its just somthing we live with
oh and dave since when has stance ment just low
Ollie, Stance to me is never just low 😛 however I tend to lean more towards the lowered spectrum of stance. But ya 4x4s have stance too, did you see the ones from part 1?
Heh, Dave I’ve been waiting for you to do some shots of straight axle gassers. A sky high front end is always cool.
Joe I’ve shot a gasser or 2 one that sticks out in my memory (a local) is this: http://www.stanceiseverything.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/gasser.jpg
Oh and this one (http://www.stanceiseverything.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/gasser.jpg) I apparently forgot about from Performance World
Craig it was tough not paying for that massage!
love the deuces wild rock crawler and the Monster vehicle below it.
Looks like you were really suffering there…..hahaha
yeah dude i did that exosexliton airbaged thing was and i do no say this lightly AMAZING bit i was on my girlfriends phone and just couldnt be botherd spending 20 minuets hammering away at that thing for 2 lines of text lol