The Land Rover Range Rover Sport is an automobile that leaves little room for improvement. However, as is the world of tuning, there are people out there that simply can’t be satisfied by a go anywhere do anything luxury sport utility vehicle and those people crave more. It is exactly for this type of audience that the automotive aftermarket re stylers at Onyx have come up with this concept.
The modified Range Rover features a wide body conversion, new front grill and side vents all made from carbon fiber and a 14 piece interior trim kit. The Onyx Range Rover Sport concept comes with a lowered suspension and Onyx the tuner’s own TPM wheels measuring 22 inches in diameter. The appearance package will be complimented by a power upgrade for both gas burning and diesel engines, but Onyx is keeping tight lipped about this for now.
Onyx is also preparing the Platinum V conversion for the Range Rover Vogue. This special edition Land Rover will feature a new front bumper with integrated LED strips of driving lights and a carbon fiber grill. Out back there will be a redesigned rear bumper with cutouts for the dual exhaust as opposed to the original quartet of tailpipes as well as a new rear diffuser to complete the sporty appearance. Rounding out the Platinum V will be a set of blacked out double spoke TPM custom wheels.
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Another four wheeled wonder that we encountered outside of the Las Vegas Convention Center was one time drag racer turned road course warrior Chris Rado’s time attack
Scion TC. While Mr. Rado is better known for his straight line accomplishments and a pair of sideburns that would even make Sir Jackie Stewart jealous, when he decided to give a go at turning the wheel in between the long stretches of tarmac in the Redline Time Attack racing series, he and his crew at World Racing put together this interesting little black and white Scion TC. Now the first thing that should strike you as odd about this sport compact from Japan is the extremely large front wing that has been mounted to the race ready TC’s hood and front bumper, while this isn’t the first attempt by man to manipulate every stream of air flowing around a moving body, it is one of the more memorable ones.
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The sights at SEMA expand well beyond the air conditioned exhibit halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center and manage to s----onto the sidewalks and driveways surrounding the enclosed building. One such example of automotive excellence that just didn’t quite make it indoors is this wide body Nissan 350Z. It only takes a quick glance to see what makes this Japanese sports car so special, and as you slowly make your way around the vehicle you can see the color shifting Kameleon paint in action as it changes from an aqua green to a deep purple depending on how the light is reflecting off the Z’s aftermarket bodywork and onto your optic receptors.
While this custom House of Kolor paint is more than enough to make any automobile stand out from the crowd, this 350Z’s owner went a step further with a winged wide body kit and a set of 20 inch Speed Star Rims to fill the now oversized wheel wells. Hidden away inside the multi spoke rollers is a big brake kit from Stoptech, which will come in handy, especially because of the Stillen supercharger bolted to the top of the VQ35.
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Mustang RTR-C is the second customized Mustang to come from the imagination of World Champion drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. Much like the original
Mustang RTR that will come at a premium of almost $8,000 over the standard version and adds an aggressive exterior with a wide assortment of interior accessories. However the biggest difference between the regular RTR and this version is the healthy heap of lightweight wavy black stuff that went into the
Mustang’s construction. Everything from the roof to the HRE wheels are made out of carbon fiber and when you factor in the weight savings over stamped sheets of steel with the 550 HP supercharged V8 under the hood, the $135,000 asking price somehow doesn’t seem like that much for each of the 10 limited edition units that are going to be built.
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There were a bevy of
Chevrolet Camaros at the 2009 SEMA Show, however there was one particular pony car in the GM display that caught our eye, perhaps because of the lovely lady in the little black dress spread out on the black Camaro’s carbon fiber hood. Aside from the glamorous automotive accessory, the award winning Chevy makes the most of the lightweight wavy stuff for not only the hood, but for the trunk, fenders and ground effects as well. On the inside the front seat passengers sit snugly in a pair of carbon fiber backed racing buckets and get a little bit of visual variety thanks to the recovered door panels. Rounding out the modified black on black Camaro SS with a hint of carbon are a set of 20 inch BBS rims wrapped in sticky Hankook tires with a set of cross drilled Brembo big brakes hidden away inside. However the best part of this pony car is the Paxton supercharger under the hood, the only hint to the boosted V8 power plant is the oversized intercooler that smiles through the front bumper.
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One sport compact that was well represented at the 2009 SEMA Show was the
Hyundai Genesis Coupe, and sitting pretty in the Rotora booth was this version from AQ Motorsports. This Genesis Coupe was wearing little more than a few well appointed upgrades to the body including a vented carbon fiber hood and trunk from Carbon Creations as well as a stylish ground effects package that incorporates a pronounced wind molded into the front bumper, a set of lower hanging side skirts and a rear diffuser. The AQ Motorsports Hyundai rides on a set of 19 inch forged rims from Rays Engineering with the obligatory Rotora big brake upgrade underneath.
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Power can come in many shapes and sizes, ranging from naturally aspirated American big block V8 to high revving boosted sport compact four cylinder engines. Although it can be a bit more of a challenge to squeeze every last bit of potential out of limited displacement power plants, that didn’t stop this team of
Mini Cooper tuners who brought their creation to the 2009 SEMA Show. If you were ever wondering what a 750 HP Mini looks like, well here it is; and all it takes is an upgraded turbocharger, larger diameter piping, custom manifolds and as much go juice as possible being squirted into each of the four combustion chambers. So what do you do with a 750 HP Mini Cooper wearing a set of drag slicks, aside from anything you want, 10 second quarter mile passes sound about right.
The one comment that every automotive enthusiast made when they would pass one of these modified 2010 Chevrolet Camaros at the 2009 SEMA Show is what kind of a bonehead move it was for GM to bring an end to Pontiac. The Firebird has always been a fan favorite for performance enthusiasts with its attractive styling, powerful engines and affordable price. Well have no fear because the screaming chicken is back, after all what is the automotive aftermarket for.
The American tuner Lingenfelter has prepared a 655 HP Trans-Am using one of American Specialty Cars conversion kits and a set of honeycomb wheels. Offering something for everyone, Smokey and the Bandit fans will appreciate the black and gold 2010 Pontiac adorned with a kit from Kevin Morgan that would even make Burt Reynolds shed a tear. Even though GM has officially ended our hopes for a new Firebird, enthusiasts can still build their own if they really want to.
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The Mopar display at the 2009 SEMA Show was huge, however the one car that stuck out like a sore thumb was Chrysler’s 1/4 mile conquering Dodge Challenger 1320. The drag racing Challenger is essentially a street legal version of the special order lightweight Drag Pak Challenger that has already been stripped of over 1,000 pounds and is sold specifically to very serious drag racers. Powering the 1320 is a 426 cubic inch all aluminum Hemi V8 crate motor that starts off making a total of 556 HP and 540 lb-ft of torque and gets its own unique exhaust note thanks to a set of Mopar long tube headers and free flowing pipes.
On the inside, everything in front of your eyes will be familiar for Challenger fans, however a few of the other interior pieces, like the bucket seats and shifter, have been sourced from the much more exotic Dodge Viper. On the outside, Mopar keeps the Challenger 1320 simple with a basic yellow paint scheme complete with blacked out hood, tail section, a set of steelies from their police car program and only a few basic decals. However we have to say that the christmas tree incorporated into the "1" is pretty sweet.
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Lumma Design, in cooperation with G-Power revealed today the CLR 730 RS - one of the fastest limousine out there. The car is based on the M5 E60 and improves both performances and the car’s look.
The most amazing thing about the car is the 730 hp V10 bi-compressor engine developed by G-power. It is the most powerful engine ever used in a BMW. And the results are amazing: 0 to 60 mph in 4 seconds and a top speed of 228 mph.
The body kit includes: a hood, a trunk lid with integrated tearing edge, mirror caps, door handles, entrance strips and fenders - all made of carbon. The car sits on 21" wheels and features an original brake system.
The car’s interior is defined by a bicolor complete leather interior in red/white with stitched diamond patterns and white fancy seems.
Press release after the jump.
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