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2009 SEMA ShowRecession or not, the car tuning world still forges forward. One of the best indicators of the state of the tuning world is the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Obviously, things aren’t nearly as vibrant as they use to be, as companies big and small have scaled down or taken a break all together.

This year’s show stopper was without a doubt the new 2010 Chevy Camaro. We lost count after 40, but it could be said that one out of every
Nic Ashby's Sony Gran Turismo National Guard Carbon Camaro
Nick Ashby's Carbon Camaro
five cars at the show was the Camaro, which means domestic tuning is still strong. On the import side, the Hyundai Genesis and Nissan GT-R still represented strongly as well as the new BMW M3.

Even with the downturn, the KW hype has managed to grow with representation on race cars, show cars and street sedans alike. In a strategic partnership with Seibon Carbon Fiber Products, the two companies worked together with car builders to create some of the top favorites at the show including Nic Ashby’s Sony Grand Turismo award winning National Guard Carbon Camaro, Hankook/Dynamic Autosports’ Drift GT-R and Rhys Millen’s mid-engine V8 Hyundai Genesis.

Thanks to German tuning site and online community www.Tuningsuche.de, we have some special show coverage and interviews with KW equipped vehicles at this years SEMA show.

Just like the old days, the muscle car platform interchangeability has spurred on creations like this one off modern Super Bird based on the new dodge Challenger.
The resurgence of MINI rally madness
ATI's new M3 sporting a rare Amuse Ericsson body kit from Japan and some great curves
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Las Vegas' Hilton and Convention Center, Home of the SEMA show
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DC Sports brought out their Evo X MR on KW coilovers and ST anti-sway bars
The aisles are as packed as ever in the past years
Wheel manufacturer XXR Racing's new 370Z showing off their new line of wheels
Seibon Carbon Fiber Products showed off its all carbon Lotus Elise
The modular construction of the Smart car makes it even easier to lighten with carbon fiber products from Seibon
Even Octanereport.com moved over to KW 2-way motorsports shocks for their Evo 9 time attack car
In its new incarnation, the K&N Filter time attack Infiniti G35 came to show off the beautiful craftsmanship all performed and built in house by K&N staff during off hours.
DC Sports also brought out an 2008 Civic Si outfitted with the best of their products as well as from Hondata
One of the favorite new tuning platforms is the new Hyundai Genesis that offers rear wheel drive performance with either an turbocharged inline-4 or NA V6 engine
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The mad men behind RMR motorsports built this mid-engine interpritation of the Hyundai Genesis using the much larger V8 from the Genesis sedan. They managed to do it while keeping so much of the chassis stock that the KW coilovers for the production car were bolted right in
Try to notice the Hankook/Dynamic Autosport Drift GT-R in the background
With the Challenger old news, the next logical way to catch attention was to cut the top off
Making a statement in a sea of Camaros requires something at least with a wide body
Rotora unveiled its new carbon ceramic brake kits along with this super clean MBZ C350
Nic Ashby stole the show with his Seibon clad Carbon Camaro built in conjunction with the National Guard. He also stole the Playstation Grand Turismo Award
0-60 Magazine added some much needed muscularity to the IS350 convertable with some fancy body work and custom interior
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BerK Technology's time attack BMW 135i is so well kept that you would never guess that it has ever been on track

Nic Ashby's Carbon Camaro
Nic Ashby's Carbon Camaro
Nic Ashby's Carbon Camaro

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