SEMA 2008: Supercar sightings from show floor
by Frank Filipponio on Nov 7th 2008 at 2:58PM 
Click above for high-res gallery of SEMA supercars
As much as we love its tires, we are really upset with Michelin. Where is the annual supercar lovefest that has been the Michelin SEMA booth? Last year's display was an incredible assortment of stock, tuned and race vehicles from Audi, Chevrolet and Porsche. The year before that the Michelin booth had a Caparo T1, Koenigsegg, RUF, Saleen S7, McLaren F1, Bugatti Veyron and Pagani Zonda. Those are tough acts to follow for supercar fans, so Michelin just decided to stop trying and didn't show this year. In all fairness, a lot of companies are absent or here with a much smaller setup. Something about the economy. Although it's a little tougher now, it's still possible for a SEMA showgoer to get a healthy dose of supercar exposure, though. It just takes a little more shoe leather or a click of your finger to see some of this year's supercars in our gallery below. In it you'll see cars from Mosler, Spyker, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Chevy, Factory Five, Porsche, Aston Martin and more. There were also quite a few race cars scattered around the halls this year that we thought you might like to see, as well. Check out the huge gallery by clicking on any image.
Gallery: SEMA 2008: Supercars
Gallery: SEMA 2008: Racecars
Photos copyright ©2008 Frank Filipponio/Weblogs, Inc.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2004m3driver 3:11PM (11/07/2008)
The extra gaudy spyker looks great with less showy black rims.
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BigMcLargeHuge 3:25PM (11/07/2008)
Don't you hate when you're clicking through (car) porn and you get a closeup of a Butter-Face?
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TJ 3:40PM (11/07/2008)
Gotta love the 1980's Camaro RS next to a Mosler....
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Eddie 4:18PM (11/07/2008)
That F430 looks unbelievable on those HREs.
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JZeke 5:14PM (11/07/2008)
And the paint job is amazing, stunning color.
Anyone know what the copper/black supercar in image 8 is? Theres a black Gallardo, a yellow 997 and a white GTR but I don't recognize the other one. Rebodied GT? Rebodied Carrera GT? Anyone??
Eddie 5:21PM (11/07/2008)
That's a good question. I have no idea. It looks like an Ascari or Nobel or Rossion.
JZeke 12:12PM (11/08/2008)
Found it!
Its a Factory Five GTM, uses a donor C5 Corvette. Its mid-engine, has a bespoke steel tube and aluminum sheet chassis.
http://blog.cardomain.com/blog/2008/11/stunning-factor.html
phunkyphoxx 4:19PM (11/07/2008)
best wheel/car combination on that gallardo ever...
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T 4:34PM (11/07/2008)
12th Picture
Camera man- "I hope this hammer doesn't fall off the ladder"
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Josh 5:02PM (11/07/2008)
How did the reventon look in person? It looks absolutely stunning in every photo i have seen...
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Bernard 5:12PM (11/07/2008)
I'd do anything to drive that new lambo!
http://www.upp.me
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06VistaBlueGT 6:25PM (11/07/2008)
To JZeke, that copper and black car in the picture with the Gallardo, TT911 and GT-R is the Factory Five GTM Supercar. It uses a stock LS7 powerplant. In a car that weighs only 2,350 lbs, the car will do 0-60 in 3.0 seconds, 0-100 in 6.6 seconds, and will blast the 1/4 mile in 11.00 FLAT at 132 mph. It may be a "kit car" by definition, but is a SICK car!! Check out the link below:
http://www.factoryfive.com/gtmhome.html
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JZeke 12:19PM (11/08/2008)
Thanks!
I hadn't seen your comment til I did a search and found it myself, but good eye. Yea, it is really hot, kit or not!
Youtube izLeSene 11:58PM (11/07/2008)
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http://www.izleseneyoutube.net/izlesene45/Muhtesem-Otomobil.html
this is super......
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