This is the ’17 Nissan GT-R, which has been around since 2007 in its current form. However, Nissan has consistently refined it with more performance and better dynamics. Caught testing in California, an upcoming round of revisions appears to include moderate styling revisions to the existing car. A totally new GT-R is rumored to be coming no sooner than 2018, so this set of changes should be substantial enough to hold the car over until then.

Up front, there's a totally revised front fascia with a deeper and more aggressive air intake under the grille. More changes are seen at the rear, however, with new LED lights, a revised bumper cover and a generally sharper, more angular look than the existing car.

The current GT-R produces 545 hp, with the NISMO version turning out 591. It stands to reason this updated model should push 600 hp from the 3.8L twin-turbo V-6.

Expect to see this GT-R sometime in 2016, with a fall on-sale date.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

This is the ’17 Nissan GT-R, which has been around since 2007 in its current form. However, Nissan has consistently refined it with more performance and better dynamics. Caught testing in California, an upcoming round of revisions appears to include moderate styling revisions to the existing car. A totally new GT-R is rumored to be coming no sooner than 2018, so this set of changes should be substantial enough to hold the car over until then.

Up front, there's a totally revised front fascia with a deeper and more aggressive air intake under the grille. More changes are seen at the rear, however, with new LED lights, a revised bumper cover and a generally sharper, more angular look than the existing car.

The current GT-R produces 545 hp, with the NISMO version turning out 591. It stands to reason this updated model should push 600 hp from the 3.8L twin-turbo V-6.

Expect to see this GT-R sometime in 2016, with a fall on-sale date.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

This is the ’17 Nissan GT-R, which has been around since 2007 in its current form. However, Nissan has consistently refined it with more performance and better dynamics. Caught testing in California, an upcoming round of revisions appears to include moderate styling revisions to the existing car. A totally new GT-R is rumored to be coming no sooner than 2018, so this set of changes should be substantial enough to hold the car over until then.

Up front, there's a totally revised front fascia with a deeper and more aggressive air intake under the grille. More changes are seen at the rear, however, with new LED lights, a revised bumper cover and a generally sharper, more angular look than the existing car.

The current GT-R produces 545 hp, with the NISMO version turning out 591. It stands to reason this updated model should push 600 hp from the 3.8L twin-turbo V-6.

Expect to see this GT-R sometime in 2016, with a fall on-sale date.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

This is the ’17 Nissan GT-R, which has been around since 2007 in its current form. However, Nissan has consistently refined it with more performance and better dynamics. Caught testing in California, an upcoming round of revisions appears to include moderate styling revisions to the existing car. A totally new GT-R is rumored to be coming no sooner than 2018, so this set of changes should be substantial enough to hold the car over until then.

Up front, there's a totally revised front fascia with a deeper and more aggressive air intake under the grille. More changes are seen at the rear, however, with new LED lights, a revised bumper cover and a generally sharper, more angular look than the existing car.

The current GT-R produces 545 hp, with the NISMO version turning out 591. It stands to reason this updated model should push 600 hp from the 3.8L twin-turbo V-6.

Expect to see this GT-R sometime in 2016, with a fall on-sale date.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

This is the ’17 Nissan GT-R, which has been around since 2007 in its current form. However, Nissan has consistently refined it with more performance and better dynamics. Caught testing in California, an upcoming round of revisions appears to include moderate styling revisions to the existing car. A totally new GT-R is rumored to be coming no sooner than 2018, so this set of changes should be substantial enough to hold the car over until then.

Up front, there's a totally revised front fascia with a deeper and more aggressive air intake under the grille. More changes are seen at the rear, however, with new LED lights, a revised bumper cover and a generally sharper, more angular look than the existing car.

The current GT-R produces 545 hp, with the NISMO version turning out 591. It stands to reason this updated model should push 600 hp from the 3.8L twin-turbo V-6.

Expect to see this GT-R sometime in 2016, with a fall on-sale date.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

This is the ’17 Nissan GT-R, which has been around since 2007 in its current form. However, Nissan has consistently refined it with more performance and better dynamics. Caught testing in California, an upcoming round of revisions appears to include moderate styling revisions to the existing car. A totally new GT-R is rumored to be coming no sooner than 2018, so this set of changes should be substantial enough to hold the car over until then.

Up front, there's a totally revised front fascia with a deeper and more aggressive air intake under the grille. More changes are seen at the rear, however, with new LED lights, a revised bumper cover and a generally sharper, more angular look than the existing car.

The current GT-R produces 545 hp, with the NISMO version turning out 591. It stands to reason this updated model should push 600 hp from the 3.8L twin-turbo V-6.

Expect to see this GT-R sometime in 2016, with a fall on-sale date.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The National Park Service (NPS) has proposed a new plan for regulating off-highway vehicle (OHV) access to the Cape Lookout National Seashore—a 56-mile long section of the Southern Outer Banks in North Carolina. The NPS is responding to requirements to manage motorized recreation while protecting wildlife and endangered species. The NPS proposal relies on designated routes and establishes a permit system capped at 5,500 annual permits. After a one-year grace period, only non-sport ATVs and UTVs would be permitted access, with a 25 mph speed limit. 

For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The National Park Service (NPS) has proposed a new plan for regulating off-highway vehicle (OHV) access to the Cape Lookout National Seashore—a 56-mile long section of the Southern Outer Banks in North Carolina. The NPS is responding to requirements to manage motorized recreation while protecting wildlife and endangered species. The NPS proposal relies on designated routes and establishes a permit system capped at 5,500 annual permits. After a one-year grace period, only non-sport ATVs and UTVs would be permitted access, with a 25 mph speed limit. 

For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The National Park Service (NPS) has proposed a new plan for regulating off-highway vehicle (OHV) access to the Cape Lookout National Seashore—a 56-mile long section of the Southern Outer Banks in North Carolina. The NPS is responding to requirements to manage motorized recreation while protecting wildlife and endangered species. The NPS proposal relies on designated routes and establishes a permit system capped at 5,500 annual permits. After a one-year grace period, only non-sport ATVs and UTVs would be permitted access, with a 25 mph speed limit. 

For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

As a result of its 2015 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a warning to Alibaba requiring the global e-commerce company take steps to address counterfeiting or face relisting on the Notorious Markets List. The agency indicated that complaints from industry stakeholders prompted a detailed discussion on how Alibaba has fallen short in its measures to address the issues plaguing its online shopping platform, Taobao. Specifically, the USTR recommended Taobao’s takedown processes and procedures be simplified, quicker and made generally available. 

Elsewhere in the report, the USTR highlights the dangers associated with the sale of counterfeit consumer products, including car parts, which could “endanger consumer health and safety as many counterfeits are made inexpensively with substandard or hazardous materials.” 

The full report on the 2015 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets is available on the USTR website. 

For more information, please contact Ashley Ailsworth at ashleya@sema.org.