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Master Shift Adds Paddle Shifters, Keeps Clutch Pedal on Corvette C6 with Manual Gearbox

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/master-shift-adds-paddle-shifters-keeps.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qbKkLJE675Q/UJh1NB5_7aI/AAAAAAAJ8LA/FEev9F2k32Q/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> If you think that paddle shifters are a recent innovation, you might want to reconsider: the first-ever application was on the Bollée Type F Torpédo a century ago in 191, and that car is on display at the Le Mans circuit museum. In the following years many manufacturers, such as <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Chrysler/">Chrysler</a>, Citroen, NSU and Mercedes-Benz, to name but a few, tried to do away with the clutch, torque converter and/or gear level but electronics were still a long way from reaching maturity and the companies didn't persist with the concept. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/master-shift-adds-paddle-shifters-keeps.html#more">Read more »</a>

If you think that paddle shifters are a recent innovation, you might want to reconsider: the first-ever application was on the Bollée Type F...

2012 SEMA Show Report Mega Gallery, Part Two with 338 Pictures

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/2012-sema-show-report-mega-gallery-part.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-siPuUtwdGwA/UJhJ_Uq-FrI/AAAAAAAJ79I/rJb3E4sFyFk/s1600/SEMA-2012-Cars.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> At “traditional” auto shows, car manufacturers take center stage to display their regular line-up and a concept or two with tuning and equipment companies more often than not, playing second fiddle. Geneva, Tokyo, Detroit and <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Frankfurt%20Motor%20Show/">Frankfurt</a> are all nice and dandy for unveiling the latest production-intent models and outlandish concepts, but Las Vegas and its <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/SEMA%20Show">Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)</a> show is a different “beast” altogether. At SEMA, there is something for everyone; from subcompacts, pickup trucks and pony cars to lavishly made hot-rods, the latest bunch of supercars and anything and everything in between. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UQv40i41_0I/UJhKJrOVsDI/AAAAAAAJ79U/LCHmctgOmLQ/s1600/SEMA-2012-Cars-526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UQv40i41_0I/UJhKJrOVsDI/AAAAAAAJ79U/LCHmctgOmLQ/s200/SEMA-2012-Cars-526.jpg" width="130" /></a> The 2012 show was a real bonanza of thousands of modified vehicles and <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Tuning">tuning</a> products for anything you could possibly think of – and then some more. Since the event is not open to the public (the reason being, presumably, that it would have to last a couple of months or so…), images will have to suffice. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/2012-sema-show-report-mega-gallery-part.html#more">Read more »</a>

Classics Concepts motorcycles SEMA Show Tuning 2012 SEMA Show Report Mega Gallery, Part Two with 338 Pictures

At “traditional” auto shows, car manufacturers take center stage to display their regular line-up and a concept or two with tuning and equip...

Take a Back Seat and Enjoy the SEMA Hoonigan Drift Party

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/take-back-seat-and-enjoy-sema-hoonigan.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UBql2MzAzOE/UJgluVS5RxI/AAAAAAAJ6vc/JktQ6KdtMBs/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> Static presentations aside, visitors at this <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/SEMA%20Show">year's SEMA aftermarket show</a> also enjoyed, how should we say, a few extracurricular special events, which took place just across the street of the Las Vegas Convention Center. One of those events was the Global Rally Cross held at a makeshift racetrack that you can watch in the second video after the break, but that's not the real reason why we're telling you this. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/take-back-seat-and-enjoy-sema-hoonigan.html#more">Read more »</a>

Chevrolet Camaro ford mustang Offbeat News Racing SEMA Show Tuning Video Take a Back Seat and Enjoy the SEMA Hoonigan Drift Party

Static presentations aside, visitors at this year's SEMA aftermarket show also enjoyed, how should we say, a few extracurricular speci...

First Installation of the New iPad Mini in a Car

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/first-installation-of-new-ipad-mini-in.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-26gE9g3oeGc/UJgF4Ky3fYI/AAAAAAAJ6ls/y0UF5PuuumY/s1600/Apple-iPad-Mini-1.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> Sure Apple's new iPad Mini might have some shortcomings including its smaller, 7.9-inch non-Retina Display and a steep price tag, but in regards to its footprint, it looks like it could be the perfect fit for automotive <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/gadgets">applications</a>. No sooner than it landed on the market, an audio system specialist from Florida named "<a href="http://www.soundwavesoftampa.com/">Soundwaves of Tampa</a>" went ahead to become the first company in the field to install the tablet in a car and specifically, on a 2012 <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Toyota%20Corolla">Toyota Corolla sedan.</a> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/first-installation-of-new-ipad-mini-in.html#more">Read more »</a>

gadgets Offbeat News Toyota Toyota Corolla Toyota Videos Tuning Video First Installation of the New iPad Mini in a Car

Sure Apple's new iPad Mini might have some shortcomings including its smaller, 7.9-inch non-Retina Display and a steep price tag, but in...

Volkswagen Goes Beetles for 2012 SEMA Aftermarket Show

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/volkswagen-goes-beetles-for-2012-sema.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ILzWhuK782o/UI7_S_YLkOI/AAAAAAAJxe8/xE1egWlWTCI/s1600/vwvortex-superbeetle-0.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> On the eve of the 2012 SEMA Show, Volkswagen presented its range of customized cars that include six <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/VW%20Beetle">Beetles</a> and one Golf Mk6 tune. The lineup kicks off with the "Ultimate Super Beetle" show car built in collaboration with performance specialist APR and the VWvortex team. The concept is based on the 2013 Beetle Turbo with the 2.0-liter TFSI, which in factory trim, produces 200-horses. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/volkswagen-goes-beetles-for-2012-sema.html#more">Read more »</a>

Concepts SEMA Show Tuning VW VW Beetle VW Concepts VW Golf Volkswagen Goes Beetles for 2012 SEMA Aftermarket Show

On the eve of the 2012 SEMA Show, Volkswagen presented its range of customized cars that include six Beetles and one Golf Mk6 tune. The li...

Take a Visual Trip to the 2012 SEMA Show with the First Part of our Mega Gallery [350 Photos]

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/take-visual-trip-to-2012-sema-show-with.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UszQy8BJOic/UJU62lp6EGI/AAAAAAAJ6Es/dXvJlV2kyVY/s1600/SEMA-2012-Cars-280.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> There's a very good reason why the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/SEMA%20Show">Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)</a> show in Las Vegas is considered the biggest trade event of its kind, not only in North America, but in the world. Every year at the end of October, thousands of companies from automakers to tuners and parts providers make their way to the Las Vegas Convention Center to exhibit their production and <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Concepts">conceptual goods</a>, be that complete cars or aftermarket accessories and <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/whats-is-this-contraption-that-captured.html">components of all sorts</a>. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/take-visual-trip-to-2012-sema-show-with.html#more">Read more »</a>

Classics Concepts Galleries New Cars SEMA Show Tuning Take a Visual Trip to the 2012 SEMA Show with the First Part of our Mega Gallery [350 Photos]

There's a very good reason why the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas is considered the biggest trade even...

Hot Heels and Tuned Wheels Mix Nicely at 2012 SEMA Show

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/hot-heels-and-tuned-wheels-mix-at-2012.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o_lo80Rduf0/UJRV2crsSsI/AAAAAAAJ4rc/U8t-qFMeLrY/s1600/SEMA-Girls-2012-1111.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> It's a wrap for the 2012 edition of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/SEMA%20Show">the SEMA Show</a> that came to an end on Friday evening after a four day run at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Naturally, no automotive show coverage can be complete without the mandatory display of the fine women employed by carmakers and the auto industry in general to draw the crowds' attention to their products. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/hot-heels-and-tuned-wheels-mix-at-2012.html#more">Read more »</a>

Babes Offbeat News SEMA Show Tuning Hot Heels and Tuned Wheels Mix Nicely at 2012 SEMA Show

It's a wrap for the 2012 edition of the SEMA Show that came to an end on Friday evening after a four day run at the Las Vegas Conventio...

The Scion FR-S Tunes of the 2012 SEMA Show in Pictures

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-scion-fr-s-tunes-of-2012-sema-show.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7LuHCvl0Ry4/UJQWkl7VeQI/AAAAAAAJ4as/u8l1iGVxpVE/s1600/Scion-FR-S-Tunes-10.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> One model that is more than adequately represented at the 2012 edition of the SEMA show is the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/scion-sema-show-bound-fr-s-tuner.html">new Scion FR-S</a>, which to be frank, was something we anticipated since the Japanese carmaker's sports coupe did not make in time to participate in last year's event in Las Vegas. Simply put, describe the type of tuning program you are looking for the FR-S, and SEMA has it, from subtle to extreme and everything in between, be that for its looks or mechanical upgrades. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-scion-fr-s-tunes-of-2012-sema-show.html#more">Read more »</a>

Concepts Scion Scion Concepts Scion FR-S SEMA Show Tuning The Scion FR-S Tunes of the 2012 SEMA Show in Pictures

One model that is more than adequately represented at the 2012 edition of the SEMA show is the new Scion FR-S , which to be frank, was somet...

G-Power's BMW 1 M Coupe with 591HP Supercharged V8 will Put Hair on Your Chest

BMW BMW 1-Series BMW M BMW M1 BMW Videos G-Power New Cars Tuning Video G-Power's BMW 1 M Coupe with 591HP Supercharged V8 will Put Hair on Your Chest

The original BMW 1 M Coupe sporting a 335hp (340PS) 3.0-liter turbocharged six is the fastest regular production 1-Series model money can g...

Brabus Unleashes its Tuning Program for the New Mercedes-Benz A-Class

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/brabus-unleashes-its-tuning-program-for.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-esso3yAEEvs/UJO3j5rWAYI/AAAAAAAJ3oE/TYg4utzJmL4/s1600/Brabus-Mercedes-A-Class-10.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> Mercedes-Benz's longtime tuning partner Brabus has come out with fresh details and visuals on the styling and performance accessories it has been working on for the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/mercedes-benz-drops-another-sea-of.html">new A-Class</a> that is just being released in Europe, ahead of the program's world premiere at the 2012 Essen Motor Show in Germany this December. Previously, Brabus had showed us <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/brabus-tunes-its-attention-on-new.html">an A-Class rolling on 19-inch wheels</a> and a sports suspension kit, but the tuner's program is far more elaborate. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/brabus-unleashes-its-tuning-program-for.html#more">Read more »</a>

Brabus ESSEN Show Mercedes Mercedes A-Class Tuning Brabus Unleashes its Tuning Program for the New Mercedes-Benz A-Class

Mercedes-Benz's longtime tuning partner Brabus has come out with fresh details and visuals on the styling and performance accessories it...

Kahn Design Meets the BMW X6 Crossover and Gives it a Muscular Makeover

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/kahn-design-meets-bmw-x6-crossover-and.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OzHKRdzkg50/UJLfdrJSDGI/AAAAAAAJ3Cw/b0Rbeny8yOo/s1600/Exterior-AT.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> We are accustomed to <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Project%20Kahn">A. Kahn Design</a> (formerly known as Project Kahn, for those of you wondering) working its styling touch on various Land Rover SUVs, but BMW tunes are far more rare for the British company. Scheduled for a release in the forthcoming weeks, is Kahn's elaborate styling package for the BMW X6 that brings many changes to both the exterior and the interior of the Bavarian brand's sports crossover. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/kahn-design-meets-bmw-x6-crossover-and.html#more">Read more »</a>

BMW BMW X6 Project Kahn Tuning Kahn Design Meets the BMW X6 Crossover and Gives it a Muscular Makeover

We are accustomed to A. Kahn Design (formerly known as Project Kahn, for those of you wondering) working its styling touch on various Land ...

Badass Chevrolet Matiz Track Racer with Corvette Z06 7.0-liter V8 up for Sale

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/badass-chevrolet-matiz-track-racer-with.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y9cx2iyuFgY/UJKUzM2GlgI/AAAAAAAJ2RM/wKqa2HHhlOQ/s1600/Chevrolet-Matiz-V8-5.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> This is one Chevrolet Matiz you surely won't be making any fun of; and how could you after you learn that engineers somehow squeezed a massive Corvette Z06-sourced 7.0-liter V8 that develops anywhere from 505 to 550-horses (depending on who you ask) into its miniscule body. We remember showing you a <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/02/monster-chevrolet-matiz-with-505hp.html">V8-powered Matiz racecar concept</a> back in early 2009 (see the videos after the break) , and unless someone else had the same crazy idea, we believe that this car found for sale on eBay Germany by CarScoop reader "CobraV8" is the same one with the addition of a racing livery. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/badass-chevrolet-matiz-track-racer-with.html#more">Read more »</a>

Chevrolet Chevrolet Concepts Chevrolet Matiz Chevrolet Videos Concepts Corvette ebay Racing Tuning Video Badass Chevrolet Matiz Track Racer with Corvette Z06 7.0-liter V8 up for Sale

This is one Chevrolet Matiz you surely won't be making any fun of; and how could you after you learn that engineers somehow squeezed a m...

20 Cars Costumed Up and Ready to Go for Trick-or-Treating

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/20-cars-costumed-up-and-ready-to-go-for.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TGFi6_ZzX80/UJHaSluuqWI/AAAAAAAJ1rc/xC_H8xajCbU/s1600/Carscoop1.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> With all the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/mta-releases-footage-of-flooded-nyc.html">chaos caused by Sandy</a>, you would be forgiven to forget that it's Halloween today, a fest that under regular circumstances, is one of the most popular holidays in North America as well as other regions in the western world. What Halloween means for most people, regardless of age and gender, is getting creative and having some fun by dressing up to either scare people or make them laugh their heads off. In some ways, the same can be said for certain automobiles and the way that their respective owners have altered their appearance. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/20-cars-costumed-up-and-ready-to-go-for.html#more">Read more »</a>

Offbeat News Replica Tuning 20 Cars Costumed Up and Ready to Go for Trick-or-Treating

With all the chaos caused by Sandy , you would be forgiven to forget that it's Halloween today, a fest that under regular circumstances,...

Volkswagen Jetta Pickup Truck Builder Looking for Interested Buyers

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/volkswagen-jetta-pickup-truck-builder.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M1VEO1jlS2c/UJFj38hrkPI/AAAAAAAJ1Ag/P8adAMs07to/s1600/VW-Jetta-Pickup-Truck-1.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> Massachusetts-based kit car company <a href="http://smythperformance.blogspot.com/">Smyth Performance</a> is pondering a new project for a pickup truck conversion of the fourth generation <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/VW%20Jetta">Volkswagen Jetta sedan</a>. The company's founder, Mark Smith, who also happens to be the co-founder of Factory Five Racing, said in a posting earlier this week that he is accepting "orders" from interested clients without a deposit, for one of the 50 kits he plans to manufacture for the Jetta pickup truck. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/volkswagen-jetta-pickup-truck-builder.html#more">Read more »</a>

Tuning VW VW Jetta Volkswagen Jetta Pickup Truck Builder Looking for Interested Buyers

Massachusetts-based kit car company Smyth Performance is pondering a new project for a pickup truck conversion of the fourth generation Vol...

Revised 2013 Audi Q5 gest Some Tuning Love from ABT Sportsline

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/revised-2013-audi-q5-gest-some-tuning.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ILro8xS41NA/UJFbjunB3LI/AAAAAAAJ0-U/npf5XLEMgdk/s1600/ABT-Audi-QS5-1.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> Every time the Volkswagen and Audi brands come out with a new model or even a limited edition, <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/ABT">ABT Sportsline</a> is sure to follow up with its own tuning take. The <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/2013-audi-q5-gets-barely-visible.html">facelifted Audi Q5</a> is no exception with the German tuning firm releasing a package for the compact crossover that increases output and gives its exterior a different look. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/revised-2013-audi-q5-gest-some-tuning.html#more">Read more »</a>

ABT Audi Audi Q5 Diesel Tuning Revised 2013 Audi Q5 gest Some Tuning Love from ABT Sportsline

Every time the Volkswagen and Audi brands come out with a new model or even a limited edition, ABT Sportsline is sure to follow up with its...

Mopar Unleashes New Performance Parts and Accessories for Upcoming 2013 SRT Viper

Chrysler Mopar SRT SRT Viper Tuning Mopar Unleashes New Performance Parts and Accessories for Upcoming 2013 SRT Viper

With the new generation of the Viper, now marketed under the SRT brand, being just weeks if not days, away from launch , the Chrysler Group ...

New Mazda MX-5 Super25 Concept Designed as an Endurance Racer

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-mazda-mx-5-super25-concept-designed.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LNNtgG55mwg/UJEvlp6CjHI/AAAAAAAJ0gs/PWQg5VbgUOw/s1600/Mazda-Super25-Study-SEMA-1.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> You can never have too much of a good thing, so while Mazda never proceeded with last year's <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/11/sweet-supercharged-mazda-mx-5-super20.html">supercharged MX-5 Super20</a>, the concept lives on in a slightly different form as the MX-5 Super25 that made its debut at the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/SEMA%20Show">2012 SEMA Show this week</a>. The Japanese carmaker tells us that the new study was "crafted with endurance racing in mind". <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-mazda-mx-5-super25-concept-designed.html#more">Read more »</a>

Concepts Galleries Mazda Mazda Concepts Mazda MX-5 / Miata SEMA Show Tuning New Mazda MX-5 Super25 Concept Designed as an Endurance Racer

You can never have too much of a good thing, so while Mazda never proceeded with last year's supercharged MX-5 Super20 , the concept liv...

Honda Goes Into High Speed Mode with New Supercharged CR-Z Concept

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/honda-goes-into-high-speed-mode-with.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-abwnOt73Tjc/UJEl-P79y9I/AAAAAAAJ0Wc/CXTyokfC-JQ/s1600/HPD-Honda-Supercharged-Concept-1.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> From day one, we all knew what was missing from the Honda CR-Z – feel free to say it out loud with us: Power, Power and Power. With the exception of some <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/mugen-launches-production-version-of.html">limited-run production models</a> prepared by Honda's in-house tuner Mugen for Japan and Britain, the automaker has not addressed this problem. At the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/SEMA%20Show">2012 SEMA Show in Las Vegas</a>, Honda is displaying yet another concept model for a faster and more focused version of the CR-Z, which it describes as, "a further exploration of the performance potential of the CR-Z Sport Hybrid", but does not say if it has any plans for production. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/honda-goes-into-high-speed-mode-with.html#more">Read more »</a>

Concepts Honda Honda Concepts Honda CR-Z SEMA Show Tuning Honda Goes Into High Speed Mode with New Supercharged CR-Z Concept

From day one, we all knew what was missing from the Honda CR-Z – feel free to say it out loud with us: Power, Power and Power. With the exce...

Jeff Dunham’s "Ultraviolet" 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 is No Joke [Updated]

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/jeff-dunhams-2012-dodge-challenger-srt8.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eMCr4F_iScU/UJEytVI-zFI/AAAAAAAJ0ps/ZOyrpIpkG6Y/s1600/MOPAR-Dunham-SRT-6.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> Famed stand-up comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham was summoned by the Chrysler Group to show his love about cars with a modern-day hot rod, <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/comedian-jeff-dunham-helps-design.html">dubbed Project UltraViolet</a>, which was unveiled at this week's <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/SEMA%20Show">2012 SEMA Show</a> in Las Vegas. Mopar and SRT collaborated with Dunham and his crew from Palmer’s Customs of Camarillo, California, to customize a 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/jeff-dunhams-2012-dodge-challenger-srt8.html#more">Read more »</a>

Dodge Dodge Challenger Mopar SEMA Show SRT Tuning Jeff Dunham’s "Ultraviolet" 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 is No Joke [Updated]

Famed stand-up comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham was summoned by the Chrysler Group to show his love about cars with a modern-day hot r...

Mazda Brings 3 Concept Versions of CX-5 Crossover to SEMA Including a Diesel Variant

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/mazda-brings-3-concept-versions-of-cx-5.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OGXos_WzDTU/UJEZDECmbGI/AAAAAAAJ0NA/kLl9kw6NfkA/s1600/Mazda-SEMA-1.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> With the 2012 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in full swing, Mazda lifted the wraps off three new concept versions of its <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Mazda%20CX-5">CX-5 compact crossover</a> to demonstrate the personalization choices owners have, and in one case, to highlight the diesel option that may soon be available in North America. We will start with the latter that is named after actor and Mazda racecar driver Patrick Dempsey and which uses the Japanese brand's European-specification SKYACTIV-D 2.2-liter clean <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Diesel">diesel engine</a> to power the all-wheel-drive system through a six-speed manual gearbox. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/mazda-brings-3-concept-versions-of-cx-5.html#more">Read more »</a>

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With the 2012 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in full swing, Mazda lifted the wraps off three new concept versions of its...

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