By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Stop by the SAN display at SEMA Ignited to meet Courtney Hansen. Last year, she posed with the rolling chassis of SAN Director Colby Martin’s ’31 Ford Model A hot rod as pictured here. The finished project will be shown all week long at the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth #60003.

Automotive media personality Courtney Hansen will once again be the guest of the SEMA Action Network (SAN) at SEMA Ignited—the SEMA Show’s official after-party. Once the Show closes on Friday, the SEMA Show cars and trucks will assemble at the Gold Lot across the street from the convention center for SEMA Ignited—an outdoor extravaganza that includes food, music, celebrities, iconic builders and displays. Those attending can meet Hansen at the SAN display, November 6, 2015, from 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.  

In addition to meeting and greeting attendees, Hansen will promote the SAN’s effort to combat unfair laws and regulations. Founded in 1997, this growing alliance is comprised of industry members and hobbyists fighting unfair automotive laws and regulations. Stop by to have your photo taken with Hansen and learn more about the SAN’s efforts to keep hobby vehicles on the road.  

For more about the SEMA Ignited event, please visit the official website. Contact Colby Martin at san@sema.org for additional information.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Stop by the SAN display at SEMA Ignited to meet Courtney Hansen. Last year, she posed with the rolling chassis of SAN Director Colby Martin’s ’31 Ford Model A hot rod as pictured here. The finished project will be shown all week long at the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth #60003.

Automotive media personality Courtney Hansen will once again be the guest of the SEMA Action Network (SAN) at SEMA Ignited—the SEMA Show’s official after-party. Once the Show closes on Friday, the SEMA Show cars and trucks will assemble at the Gold Lot across the street from the convention center for SEMA Ignited—an outdoor extravaganza that includes food, music, celebrities, iconic builders and displays. Those attending can meet Hansen at the SAN display, November 6, 2015, from 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.  

In addition to meeting and greeting attendees, Hansen will promote the SAN’s effort to combat unfair laws and regulations. Founded in 1997, this growing alliance is comprised of industry members and hobbyists fighting unfair automotive laws and regulations. Stop by to have your photo taken with Hansen and learn more about the SAN’s efforts to keep hobby vehicles on the road.  

For more about the SEMA Ignited event, please visit the official website. Contact Colby Martin at san@sema.org for additional information.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Stop by the SAN display at SEMA Ignited to meet Courtney Hansen. Last year, she posed with the rolling chassis of SAN Director Colby Martin’s ’31 Ford Model A hot rod as pictured here. The finished project will be shown all week long at the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth #60003.

Automotive media personality Courtney Hansen will once again be the guest of the SEMA Action Network (SAN) at SEMA Ignited—the SEMA Show’s official after-party. Once the Show closes on Friday, the SEMA Show cars and trucks will assemble at the Gold Lot across the street from the convention center for SEMA Ignited—an outdoor extravaganza that includes food, music, celebrities, iconic builders and displays. Those attending can meet Hansen at the SAN display, November 6, 2015, from 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.  

In addition to meeting and greeting attendees, Hansen will promote the SAN’s effort to combat unfair laws and regulations. Founded in 1997, this growing alliance is comprised of industry members and hobbyists fighting unfair automotive laws and regulations. Stop by to have your photo taken with Hansen and learn more about the SAN’s efforts to keep hobby vehicles on the road.  

For more about the SEMA Ignited event, please visit the official website. Contact Colby Martin at san@sema.org for additional information.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Stop by the SAN display at SEMA Ignited to meet Courtney Hansen. Last year, she posed with the rolling chassis of SAN Director Colby Martin’s ’31 Ford Model A hot rod as pictured here. The finished project will be shown all week long at the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth #60003.

Automotive media personality Courtney Hansen will once again be the guest of the SEMA Action Network (SAN) at SEMA Ignited—the SEMA Show’s official after-party. Once the Show closes on Friday, the SEMA Show cars and trucks will assemble at the Gold Lot across the street from the convention center for SEMA Ignited—an outdoor extravaganza that includes food, music, celebrities, iconic builders and displays. Those attending can meet Hansen at the SAN display, November 6, 2015, from 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.  

In addition to meeting and greeting attendees, Hansen will promote the SAN’s effort to combat unfair laws and regulations. Founded in 1997, this growing alliance is comprised of industry members and hobbyists fighting unfair automotive laws and regulations. Stop by to have your photo taken with Hansen and learn more about the SAN’s efforts to keep hobby vehicles on the road.  

For more about the SEMA Ignited event, please visit the official website. Contact Colby Martin at san@sema.org for additional information.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Stop by the SAN display at SEMA Ignited to meet Courtney Hansen. Last year, she posed with the rolling chassis of SAN Director Colby Martin’s ’31 Ford Model A hot rod as pictured here. The finished project will be shown all week long at the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth #60003.

Automotive media personality Courtney Hansen will once again be the guest of the SEMA Action Network (SAN) at SEMA Ignited—the SEMA Show’s official after-party. Once the Show closes on Friday, the SEMA Show cars and trucks will assemble at the Gold Lot across the street from the convention center for SEMA Ignited—an outdoor extravaganza that includes food, music, celebrities, iconic builders and displays. Those attending can meet Hansen at the SAN display, November 6, 2015, from 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.  

In addition to meeting and greeting attendees, Hansen will promote the SAN’s effort to combat unfair laws and regulations. Founded in 1997, this growing alliance is comprised of industry members and hobbyists fighting unfair automotive laws and regulations. Stop by to have your photo taken with Hansen and learn more about the SAN’s efforts to keep hobby vehicles on the road.  

For more about the SEMA Ignited event, please visit the official website. Contact Colby Martin at san@sema.org for additional information.

By SEMA Editors

SEMA is offering two free lunch vouchers for non-member buyer companies that become SEMA members, redeemable any day during the Show from 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

SEMA is offering special incentives exclusively for non-member buyer companies that become SEMA members at the 2015 SEMA Show—free lunch at the 2015 Show and SEMA will pay for two badges to the 2016 Show!

Details:

• Two free lunch vouchers redeemable any day during the show from 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Pick up a hot lunch or Grab N’ Go lunch and relax in the SEMA Members Lounge located in the Grand Lobby (N251).
• SEMA will pay for up to two 2016 SEMA Show badges for your company personnel! (Please note: Promotion applies only to non-members attending the Show as buyers. Non-exhibiting manufacturers and service providers are not eligible. Personnel must meet the Show eligibility requirements.)

Did you know that SEMA membership for retailers starts as low as $100/year? See all of the benefits that come with a SEMA membership.

For questions regarding Show incentives or SEMA membership, contact SEMA Membership Director Gary Vigil at 909-978-6738 or garyv@sema.org.

The Land Rover Discovery turned 25 years old in 2014, and for the first time ever, it’s become a family of vehicles, as Land Rover launched the Discovery Sport earlier this year to create a two-model Disco lineup. In turn, the full-size Discovery of today will be replaced by a fifth-generation model in 2016, as previewed by the Discovery Vision concept. These are now the first shots of the real machine, snapped in the metal during early test drives in Spain.

The Discovery 5 will not only have to excel off-road but will also become something of a technology pioneer. Yet, despite the Discovery’s modern-day reputation, genuine seven-seat accommodation and off-road credentials, it underperforms in global sales. It does have a very substantial enthusiast following, which, research has shown, is very keen for Land Rover to retain the Discovery’s rugged and capacious nature. Even in its heyday, the current model did not outsell the BMW X5. Although the X5 is a very different type of SUV, both cars are competing for the same global market of affluent urban families, which is a far bigger pool than those who make serious off-road use of their vehicles. Although the Discovery 4 is reaching the end of its life and the X5 is a new model, recent sales figures show the ground that the Discovery 5 has to make up in the premium lifestyle market.

Land Rover pioneered the use of preset suspension, ESP and engine settings for use on different terrains. The new Disco could get laser-scanning tech, which can “read” the terrain ahead and adjust suspension and transmission settings on the fly.

The styling aims to take the long-established “stepped roof” utilitarian Discovery look and soften it with much more fluid body surfacing, smaller and less square window graphics and a much more dynamic, nose-down stance. Although the Discovery will still have seven seats and the ability to create a very large, flat load bay, it will also have the kind of rakish X5-rivalling lines that it needs to appear more at home in the city.

The Disco 5 is based on the same basic bonded and riveted aluminium monocoque as the new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport, and will be made at Solihull.

Laser projections onto the road can give the driver an exact indication of the car’s width—useful in any tight situation—and might even project large indicator symbols onto the road surface to make the driver’s intention clear in packed urban traffic.

The frugal hybrid system in the Disco 5 will be based around the new 2.0L Ingenium engine and an electric motor enclosed in the eight-speed automatic gearbox. Even this setup can have uses in town and country. In urban areas, the Disco hybrid should have an EV-running range of about 20 km. Off-road, the electric motor could be ideal for metering out torque precisely enough to prevent wheel slippage.

The "transparent" bonnet tech—which projects an image of the road or terrain beneath onto the bonnet—will not only be useful off-road but also in urban areas.

Land Rover’s strategists have decided to bring the interior dramatically into the future, using a much larger central touchscreen than previously and a laser head-up display (HUD) that projects information in a much crisper and clearer manner than conventional HUDs.

Remote Drive could allow Discovery owners to empty the car of occupants and then automatically park the car in a space that would otherwise be too tight to allow the doors to be opened.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

The Land Rover Discovery turned 25 years old in 2014, and for the first time ever, it’s become a family of vehicles, as Land Rover launched the Discovery Sport earlier this year to create a two-model Disco lineup. In turn, the full-size Discovery of today will be replaced by a fifth-generation model in 2016, as previewed by the Discovery Vision concept. These are now the first shots of the real machine, snapped in the metal during early test drives in Spain.

The Discovery 5 will not only have to excel off-road but will also become something of a technology pioneer. Yet, despite the Discovery’s modern-day reputation, genuine seven-seat accommodation and off-road credentials, it underperforms in global sales. It does have a very substantial enthusiast following, which, research has shown, is very keen for Land Rover to retain the Discovery’s rugged and capacious nature. Even in its heyday, the current model did not outsell the BMW X5. Although the X5 is a very different type of SUV, both cars are competing for the same global market of affluent urban families, which is a far bigger pool than those who make serious off-road use of their vehicles. Although the Discovery 4 is reaching the end of its life and the X5 is a new model, recent sales figures show the ground that the Discovery 5 has to make up in the premium lifestyle market.

Land Rover pioneered the use of preset suspension, ESP and engine settings for use on different terrains. The new Disco could get laser-scanning tech, which can “read” the terrain ahead and adjust suspension and transmission settings on the fly.

The styling aims to take the long-established “stepped roof” utilitarian Discovery look and soften it with much more fluid body surfacing, smaller and less square window graphics and a much more dynamic, nose-down stance. Although the Discovery will still have seven seats and the ability to create a very large, flat load bay, it will also have the kind of rakish X5-rivalling lines that it needs to appear more at home in the city.

The Disco 5 is based on the same basic bonded and riveted aluminium monocoque as the new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport, and will be made at Solihull.

Laser projections onto the road can give the driver an exact indication of the car’s width—useful in any tight situation—and might even project large indicator symbols onto the road surface to make the driver’s intention clear in packed urban traffic.

The frugal hybrid system in the Disco 5 will be based around the new 2.0L Ingenium engine and an electric motor enclosed in the eight-speed automatic gearbox. Even this setup can have uses in town and country. In urban areas, the Disco hybrid should have an EV-running range of about 20 km. Off-road, the electric motor could be ideal for metering out torque precisely enough to prevent wheel slippage.

The "transparent" bonnet tech—which projects an image of the road or terrain beneath onto the bonnet—will not only be useful off-road but also in urban areas.

Land Rover’s strategists have decided to bring the interior dramatically into the future, using a much larger central touchscreen than previously and a laser head-up display (HUD) that projects information in a much crisper and clearer manner than conventional HUDs.

Remote Drive could allow Discovery owners to empty the car of occupants and then automatically park the car in a space that would otherwise be too tight to allow the doors to be opened.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

The Land Rover Discovery turned 25 years old in 2014, and for the first time ever, it’s become a family of vehicles, as Land Rover launched the Discovery Sport earlier this year to create a two-model Disco lineup. In turn, the full-size Discovery of today will be replaced by a fifth-generation model in 2016, as previewed by the Discovery Vision concept. These are now the first shots of the real machine, snapped in the metal during early test drives in Spain.

The Discovery 5 will not only have to excel off-road but will also become something of a technology pioneer. Yet, despite the Discovery’s modern-day reputation, genuine seven-seat accommodation and off-road credentials, it underperforms in global sales. It does have a very substantial enthusiast following, which, research has shown, is very keen for Land Rover to retain the Discovery’s rugged and capacious nature. Even in its heyday, the current model did not outsell the BMW X5. Although the X5 is a very different type of SUV, both cars are competing for the same global market of affluent urban families, which is a far bigger pool than those who make serious off-road use of their vehicles. Although the Discovery 4 is reaching the end of its life and the X5 is a new model, recent sales figures show the ground that the Discovery 5 has to make up in the premium lifestyle market.

Land Rover pioneered the use of preset suspension, ESP and engine settings for use on different terrains. The new Disco could get laser-scanning tech, which can “read” the terrain ahead and adjust suspension and transmission settings on the fly.

The styling aims to take the long-established “stepped roof” utilitarian Discovery look and soften it with much more fluid body surfacing, smaller and less square window graphics and a much more dynamic, nose-down stance. Although the Discovery will still have seven seats and the ability to create a very large, flat load bay, it will also have the kind of rakish X5-rivalling lines that it needs to appear more at home in the city.

The Disco 5 is based on the same basic bonded and riveted aluminium monocoque as the new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport, and will be made at Solihull.

Laser projections onto the road can give the driver an exact indication of the car’s width—useful in any tight situation—and might even project large indicator symbols onto the road surface to make the driver’s intention clear in packed urban traffic.

The frugal hybrid system in the Disco 5 will be based around the new 2.0L Ingenium engine and an electric motor enclosed in the eight-speed automatic gearbox. Even this setup can have uses in town and country. In urban areas, the Disco hybrid should have an EV-running range of about 20 km. Off-road, the electric motor could be ideal for metering out torque precisely enough to prevent wheel slippage.

The "transparent" bonnet tech—which projects an image of the road or terrain beneath onto the bonnet—will not only be useful off-road but also in urban areas.

Land Rover’s strategists have decided to bring the interior dramatically into the future, using a much larger central touchscreen than previously and a laser head-up display (HUD) that projects information in a much crisper and clearer manner than conventional HUDs.

Remote Drive could allow Discovery owners to empty the car of occupants and then automatically park the car in a space that would otherwise be too tight to allow the doors to be opened.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

By Chad Simon

Barry Meguiar (right) will interview the specialty-equipment industry’s biggest names, brightest minds and top talent on the “Car Crazy TV” Stage.

At Ford Out Front, SEMA Show attendees can ride along in Shelby GT350 Mustangs, Ford Raptors, the new Focus RS and Superformance Cobras piloted by Ford Performance Driving School instructors.

Fifty cars and trucks qualified for the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational, presented by K&N Filters, and will be displayed at the SEMA Show.

The SCORE Baja 1000 Experience will feature Baja 1000 Trophy Truck and Class 1 race vehicles.

With more than 1 million sq. ft. of exhibit space in and around the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), the 2015 SEMA Show, to be held November 3–6, is expected to attract more than 140,000 exhibitors, buyers, media and attendees. Outdoor crowd pleasers returning this year include “Car Crazy TV,” Ford Out Front, Optima Street Car Alley and the SCORE Baja 1000 Experience.

“Car Crazy TV”

“Car Crazy TV,” located in front of the Central Hall, will broadcast live on screens throughout the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center and to more than 92,000 Las Vegas hotel rooms. A portion of the interviews will also be aired as “Car Crazy TV” episodes during the 2016 season. “Car Crazy TV” Stage Hours:

• Tuesday, November 3: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, November 4: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
• Thursday, November 5: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

The 2015 SEMA Show marks the 12th consecutive year that “Car Crazy TV” host Barry Meguiar will interview the specialty-equipment industry’s biggest names, brightest minds and top talent on the “Car Crazy TV” Stage.

Ford Out Front

Located in the Silver Lot in front of Central Hall, Ford Out Front will allow Show attendees to experience the thrill of riding in a collection of high-performance machines. Professional drivers will be on hand, including Ken Block, Vaughn Gittin Jr., Jack Roush Jr. and Justin Pawlak. SEMA Show attendees can ride along in Shelby GT350 Mustangs, Ford Raptors, the new Focus RS and Superformance Cobras piloted by Ford Performance Driving School instructors.

OPTIMA Street Car Alley

SEMA Show attendees will have a chance to meet the stars and their cars from the TV series “OPTIMA's Search for the Ultimate Street Car” all week long in OPTIMA Street Car Alley, located between the Westgate Hotel and LVCC North Hall. OPTIMA has run nine qualifying events in “OPTIMA's Search for the Ultimate Street Car,” presented by Advance Auto Parts, at legendary tracks around the country. From these events, approximately 50 cars and trucks qualified for the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational, presented by K&N Filters, and will be displayed at the SEMA Show. Ten additional vehicles will be invited to compete in the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational (OUSCI) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the Saturday and Sunday after the SEMA Show concludes. The entire qualifying series, the SEMA Show and OUSCI will be documented for the TV Series, which airs every weekend on MAVTV, starting Friday nights at 8:00 p.m. (EST).

SCORE Baja 1000 Experience/BFGoodrich Pit Crew Challenge

In its second annual partnership with SEMA, SCORE International will once again transform a 70,000-sq.-ft. area in the LVCC Silver Lot into the ultimate off-road and desert-racing exhibit. The SCORE Baja 1000 Experience, sponsored by BFGoodrich Tires, will include race-related displays and activities, culminating in a live qualifying event for the 2015 SCORE International Baja 1000, and the grounds will feature Baja 1000 Trophy Truck and Class 1 race vehicles. For the Pit Crew Challenge, each two-member team will compete against the clock and other teams by conducting a controlled pit stop and testing their skills in changing BFGoodrich Baja T/A KR2 race tires and simulating a fuel stop on a SCORE Baja 1000 Class 10 buggy. Each day, the team with the fastest time will win a set of BFGoodrich Tires. One team selected at random will be rewarded with a trip to the 2016 Bud Light Baja 500 as guests of BFGoodrich Tires. The 2015 Bud Light SCORE Baja 1000 Trophy Truck and Class 1 participants are invited to attend the Baja 1000 qualifying event and showcase their race vehicle at the SCORE Experience. Additional vehicles on display will include a Jeep JKRK outfit by off-road racer Casey Currie, a ’16 Polaris XP1K3 RZR XP Turbo and a Ford Shelby American 700-hp F-150. SCORE-Vision will loop race footage, and a man-made burm will host the Trophy Trucks in attendance. View SCORE’s Show week schedule online.