SEMA 2014: Part Two

Words by Tim Wong

Picking up right from SEMA Part One, with some more amazing cars.

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Two Rocket Bunny kits, one version on a FRS and a newer kit on the RX7.

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Liberty Walk E92 BMW M3

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Falken BMW F80 M3 on HRE R101 wheels

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Vossen with a Lexus LFA featuring their latest wheels

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Another Rocket Bunny RX7 at Enkei’s booth

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A strange sight to see at SEMA was that Timberland the clothing company was showcasing their venture into manufacturing tires. The overall image of being a company directed toward the outdoorsman makes sense, but I have my doubts of making tires a success since there is no correlation from clothing to automotive performance. Just by looking at the Jeep they chose to display, I would not choose to take a vehicle with such thin sidewalls anywhere off-road.

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Liberty Walk Aventador at Forgiato

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Toyo Tires had their usual booth layout of impressive vehicles.

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Previously a bright teal 911, but now seen in it’s new dark blue.

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Ferrari 458 Italia Spider and Lamborghini Huracan

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Liberty Walk BMW M4

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Probably the only RWB at SEMA this year, but it’s not exactly a new car either. I saw it being put together in May at LTMW.

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Another Liberty Walk BMW M4

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Some highly anticipated vehicles at Mopar’s booth with the Challenger and Charger Hellcats.

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The Viper ACR concept

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The Jeep Renegade is a upcoming car I was personally interested in seeing.

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The Rocket Bunny NSX from Autofashion was a vehicle many people were excited to see. It was probably the most interesting car at the Nitto booth this year.

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Usually manufactures aren’t really interested in showing up to SEMA since it is mostly geared toward the aftermarket audience with a couple of exceptions like Honda and Hyundai that bring out modified vehicles each year. Mazda has a small presence in the less popular North Hall, but this year BMW and Mercedes Benz had booths as well.

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BMW Z4, I usually see at the Long Beach Grand Prix during the ALMS or TUDOR United SportsCar Championship.

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Mercedes Benz had a number of modified vans.

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Leaving off part two with this Rocket Bunny R35 at VIP Modular

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