By Ashley Reyes
Nominations are now open for the 2025 SEMA Best Engineered Vehicle of the Year Award, giving builders a chance to spotlight their ingenuity, talents, and impact on the automotive aftermarket industry. Nominations are due on Wednesday, October 29, here.
Now in its third year, the award honors a featured vehicle at the 2025 SEMA Show, November 4-7, Las Vegas, that demonstrates exceptional engineering throughout the entire vehicle, or an aspect of the vehicle that goes beyond physical appearance. It also aims to inspire more engineers to enter the automotive aftermarket by highlighting their impact on the automotive specialty-equipment industry and placing a spotlight on the symbiotic relationship between a vehicle's design and engineering.
Nominate Today
To be considered for the award, builders must upload a photo, video and description of the engineering content included in the build, as well as the location of the displayed vehicle at the SEMA Show.
Learn more and nominate by Wednesday, October 29, at this link.
The award winner will be announced at the 2025 SEMA Show on Thursday, November 6, in SEMA Central.



