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SEMA 2009: What we didn't get to cover

Every year at SEMA, we fill the week with posts featuring special vehicles and products that we felt were important enough to share. Generally, they are the most newsworthy projects and new model introductions, but sometimes they are just things that caught our eye. When all is said and done, we think we've given all of you a good taste of what's on offer here in the desert. Of course, there are always things we see and shoot that don't make it into the regular posts from the days we are here. We end up with a few hundred photos of random ... Read more →

Lexus may offer decontented, track-focused LFA Damon Lavrinc

We're still trying to wrap our heads around yesterday's drive of the Lexus LFA, but before we give up the goods on Toyota's first V10-powered hypercar (check back on Monday), we cornered Paul ...

Lithuanian foam sculptor does BMWs too Michael Harley

Click on the above image for a photo gallery Whether or not the foam-skinned car based on a Mercedes-Benz got your motor going yesterday, you have to give the artist credit for painstakingly ...

Porsche-o-philes Alert: CAR celebrates 60-years of Stuttgart's finest Damon Lavrinc

Click above for a high-res gallery of Porsche pictorials, courtesy of Car. Every time we hit up our local newsstand, ten minutes is inevitably spent flipping through the automotive masterwork known ...

NADA: Luxury segment has the worst depreciation Dan Roth

Spend more for the cutting edge of luxury and style, and you could wind up taking a larger whack than most when it's time to trade in that sled. The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) is ...

4-door Ferrari Pinin to headline RM Auction at Maranello 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above to view more images of the 1980 Ferrari Pinin show car Ferrari won't be building a four-door model now – that's what the Maserati Quattroporte, developed under Ferrari's tutelage, is for. But there was a time when Enzo himself considered the prospect. What spurred his interest was ...

Detroit 2008: Road and Travel names 2008 International Car Of The Year winners 1 year ago on Autoblog

Road and Travel Magazine crowned the winners of its 2008 International Car Of The Year at 12th annual NAIAS-eve ceremony last night. Honda's newly-ginormous Accord took the coronation on the car side, while Chrysler's revamped Town and Country used its slick new features to win the truck category. ...

Compressed air car on track for production this year 1 year ago on Autoblog

Guy Negre's compressed air vision has crossed our desks before. The vehicle, which uses a motor powered by 4,000 psi of compressed air stored in carbon fiber tanks, will actually start production in India soon – after 15 years in development – thanks to some help from India's biggest ...

Make it up to the kid with an Alfa Spider 1 year ago on Autoblog

Uh-oh. The big day came and went and you forgot a present for that pint-size kiddie on your shopping list. This is gonna cost ya. We'd charge you for information on the ultimate "stop crying, let me make it up to you" gift, but our lawyers insist it's legally questionable and our life coach says ...

Automobile names Audi R8 top car for '08; GM wins for hybrid tech 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for more high-res images of the gorgeous Audi R8 It's that time of year where everyone's prognosticating like Nostradamus about what the coming year will hold. The authoritative ink slingers at Automobile magazine have decided that Audi's R8 deserves the dual honors of 2008 Automobile ...

Ferrari F2008 to kick off F1 launches 1 year ago on Autoblog

Ferrari F2007 After 60 years, Scuderia Ferrari still hasn't gotten tired of getting a head start over its rivals. This time, the team has confirmed that the car it will be campaigning next season will be unveiled within a couple weeks' time on January 6. The early launch date, which was leaked ...

Ugliest Car Ever: The Aurora (no, not that one) 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above image for gallery of the Aurora Safety Car "We pass the basket for a second collection this week at Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration so the parish project car can be finished." It didn't go down quite like that in the Branford, CT parish of Father Alfred Juliano back in the 1950s, but ...

Dallara unveils new Formula 3 chassis 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view in high-resolution Formula 3, for any racing fans who don't watch the feeder-formulas like football fans watch college pigskin, is one of the most important lower formulas in international motorsports. While NASCAR may have its own hierarchy, the vast majority of racing's most ...

The new skinny on the McLaren P11 supercar 1 year ago on Autoblog

McLaren is one of the most successful race teams in Formula One, but unlike rival Ferrari, it doesn't make many road cars. Its current supercar, the Mercedes SLR McLaren, was a relative disappointment, particularly when judged against the impossibly high yardstick of its predecessor, the McLaren ...

iDrive via IP? - BMW uses Internet Protocol underhood 1 year ago on Autoblog

There's a variety of flavors of in-car networking standards that corral the large number of embedded computers and nodes present in the modern automobile. BMW Research and Technology, an R&D division of BMW, has found Internet Protocol up to the tasks that the other standards currently perform. ...

Become a car designer, just $19.99! 1 year ago on Autoblog

From time to time we've all been tempted to purchase that fake diploma from the endlessly circulating email, right? The last time I checked, though, they weren't offering fake certificates from the Art Center College of Design, or the Academy of Art University. If you still held onto the dream of ...

Fiat 500 named 2008 European Car of the Year 1 year ago on Autoblog

Hot on the heels of the announced winner of EVO's Car of the Year award comes the revelation from the bigger European Car of the Year, which bestowed the citation for 2008 to the impossibly charming Fiat 500. While EVO's, like Motor Trend here, is awarded by one magazine, the European Car of the ...

Like father like sons: Mansell boys sign for Champ Car Atlantic series 1 year ago on Autoblog

History, they say, has a habit of repeating itself. That's certainly the way things have been looking in recent years as some of the greatest racing names in motorsport history have been making a comeback. But instead of the legends squeezing their aging selves into new racing equipment like so ...

Champ Car champ and rookie crowned Down Under 2 years ago on Autoblog

The drivers after receiving traditional didgeridoos in Australia Fans of open-wheel racing awaiting the results of today's season-finale Brazilian Grand Prix had something to keep them busy in the meantime, as the results of the Champ Car race Down Under came in with this season's champion one ...

NO SOUP FOR YOU! Prodrive-McLaren deal cancelled 2 years ago on Autoblog

If you've got your money on Prodrive making an unprecedented F1 debut next season, we'd recommend calling your bookie and changing your bet. The British racing consultancy was preparing to hit the grand prix circuit using equipment obtained through a deal with McLaren, but the agreement that was ...

Customer cars could lead to F1 'Super Teams' in '08 2 years ago on Autoblog

Teams aren't teams in Formula One, they're constructors. It's part of the definition that makes F1 what it is: each team builds their own cars. Engines can be obtained from a major manufacturer – though BMW, Renault, Honda and Toyota have joined Ferrari in doing it all in-house – but in ...

Renault to revive Alpine name for "radical" new sports car 2 years ago on Autoblog

Renault is working on not one, but a whole line of new sportscars to add to its current line-up of hatchbacks and minivans. Our European brethren aren't likely to see anything within the next three years – despite earlier rumors that a small roadster would be coming in 2009 – as Renault ...

European Car of the Year: the journalists narrow it down 2 years ago on Autoblog

The European car market is filled with all sorts of interesting models that we only wish we had Stateside, and every year our counterparts across the pond pick the best with the European Car of the Year awards. Last year Ford's S-Max, the minivan that makes grocery runs exciting, won the citation, ...

Car puts together its favorite commercials 2 years ago on Autoblog

Car has listed what it considers ten of the "best, funniest, and cheesiest" UK car adverts. Those of us Stateside aren't likely to have seen many of them, like that for the Austin Allegro -- called "The new driving force from Austin" -- but there's enough old and new for everyone. Even Steve ...

That's dedication: 84 years old and still driving his first car 2 years ago on Autoblog

We all remember our first car, and some of us have managed to hang on to that car for years. While we all have some kind of impression left on us by our inagural vehicles, Clarence Curtiss' story is far better than any yarn we could spin. The 1929 Ford Model A shown above was purchased by a ...

Stay of execution: Ferari, Lambo and Porsche escape Philippine crusher 2 years ago on Autoblog

The exotic cars caught up in the Philippine smuggling controversy from Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche, and others were spared due to pending legal action. The owners of those high-end rides are hoping the legal system can help them regain their cars. Standing firm on her plan to crush the cars to ...

Beauty in the Green Mountains - Hemmings Concours - HUGE Gallery 2 years ago on Autoblog

click the pic above to see the huge gallery of shots Last weekend was a carshow smorgasbord for us. We got to hang out with the gullwing-afficionado Bricklin folks, and on Sunday, we headed up to Vermont's Stratton Mountain for the New England Concours D'Elegance. The event was put on in smashing ...

World's Oldest Car steaming its way up to the Auction Block 2 years ago on Autoblog

Long before Henry Ford got into the business, and about a year before Daimler and Benz had a go at it, came "La Marquise". Running on coal, wood and paper, the 1884 steam-engined four-wheeler is considered the oldest running car in the world. And it's going up on the auction block at Pebble Beach ...

Gibbs Aquada coming to America 2 years ago on Autoblog

Looking a bit like an MX-5 that got tired of land-bound living and returned to the sea, the Gibbs Aquada is nearly the automotive equivalent of a dolphin. It's sleek and fast in the drink, but the little amphibious roadster can still crawl out of the soup and go prowling around on four wheels. Once ...

NPR's Car Talk podcast added to iTunes Music Store 2 years ago on Autoblog

Car Talk is celebrating 20 years on NPR, and the self-effacing, often goofy show is now available in iTunes. It's exciting to "play along" and see if you come up with the same answer as brothers Tom and Ray, an now you can do that at your leisure. We have our local NPR station's schedule memorized, ...

F1's secret safety car showdown 2 years ago on Autoblog

On Thursdays before a Formula 1 GP weekend really kicks off, Bernd Maylander, the F1 safety car driver, and Dr. Jacques Tropenat, the F1 medical car driver, check out the trackside cameras and timing equipment. Steering identical Mercedes CLK 63's, they also check out their driving skills by seeing ...

XXX car wash gets approval in Australia 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/offbeat_news/XXX_Car_Wash_opens_in_Brisbane_Australia'; A few months back, I paid $75 for a car wash. The young entrepreneur that took care of the cleaning service did a complete detailing job, including removing the front seats to properly clean the carpet, and ...

Picture this: Warhol car crash painting brings $71 million 2 years ago on Autoblog

Warhol said "Art is what you can get away with," and the late, great artist's paintings are still getting away with a fortune. Among the most recent works auctioned by Christie's is his painting Green Car Crash (Green Burning Car I), from Warhol's Death and Disaster series, which went for $71.7 ...

The How-To guide on buying your mom a car for Mother's Day 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/business_finance/The_How_To_Guide_on_Buying_Your_Mom_a_Car_for_Mother_s_Day'; Think about everything your mom has bought you in your lifetime. Who paid for those car magazines before you were gainfully employed? Who gave you gas money to get back to campus after a ...

Red Flag: NASCAR goes to China 2 years ago on Autoblog

NASCAR has a solid reputation as a race series firmly entrenched in the southern United States, but has been fighting hard to defeat that image and branch out of Old Dixie. With races lined up in such northern locations as Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, New Hampshire and Wisconsin, NASCAR has long since ...

Report: Toro Rosso gives Bourdais wings! 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's a sad state of affairs when the pure talent of a racing driver isn't enough to advance his career. In the case of Sebastien Bourdais, the top teams on the F1 grid have apparently been blind to his domination in Champ Cars, as our favorite Frenchman (okay, second favorite, after Talladega Nights ...

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Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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