By SEMA Editors
The C-HR was designed as a global platform to meet the evolving needs of future car buyers and sets a new standard with equal parts performance, style, versatility and personalization. Though compact in size, this CUV doesn't compromise performance for utility with its Nürburgring-tuned handling.
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By SEMA Editors
The C-HR was designed as a global platform to meet the evolving needs of future car buyers and sets a new standard with equal parts performance, style, versatility and personalization. Though compact in size, this CUV doesn't compromise performance for utility with its Nürburgring-tuned handling.
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By SEMA Editors
Dodge will introduce a high-performance variant of the Durango using the 6.4L V8 found in a number of other SRT products, including the Grand Cherokee. This Durango SRT, caught testing near SRT headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, should push about 475 hp, making the Durango SRT’s output far above other mainstream three-row SUVs.
In addition to the SRT, tweaks to the entire 2018 Durango lineup are expected. But the quickest model in the lineup should benefit from all of the Grand Cherokee SRT's modifications, including beefier suspension and aggressive styling cues.
These images show what are most likely the last round of changes for the current model before the next-gen Durango launches around 2020. The SRT will most likely be shown at the New York Auto Show in April.
By SEMA Editors
Dodge will introduce a high-performance variant of the Durango using the 6.4L V8 found in a number of other SRT products, including the Grand Cherokee. This Durango SRT, caught testing near SRT headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, should push about 475 hp, making the Durango SRT’s output far above other mainstream three-row SUVs.
In addition to the SRT, tweaks to the entire 2018 Durango lineup are expected. But the quickest model in the lineup should benefit from all of the Grand Cherokee SRT's modifications, including beefier suspension and aggressive styling cues.
These images show what are most likely the last round of changes for the current model before the next-gen Durango launches around 2020. The SRT will most likely be shown at the New York Auto Show in April.
By SEMA Editors
Dodge will introduce a high-performance variant of the Durango using the 6.4L V8 found in a number of other SRT products, including the Grand Cherokee. This Durango SRT, caught testing near SRT headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, should push about 475 hp, making the Durango SRT’s output far above other mainstream three-row SUVs.
In addition to the SRT, tweaks to the entire 2018 Durango lineup are expected. But the quickest model in the lineup should benefit from all of the Grand Cherokee SRT's modifications, including beefier suspension and aggressive styling cues.
These images show what are most likely the last round of changes for the current model before the next-gen Durango launches around 2020. The SRT will most likely be shown at the New York Auto Show in April.
By SEMA Editors
Following are dates and locations for several upcoming SEMA-sponsored shows, measuring sessions and activities.
For association-related travel, contact Manya Petropaki (manya.p@travelstore.com) at Travel Store USA, 949-930-9268.
By Michael Hart
 The Advanced Engineering Technology Conference (AETC) brings together engine builders and design engineers to share ideas and improve their knowledge on the latest innovations in performance technology. |
Gale Banks of Gale Banks Engineering said it best about the level of content at the annual Advanced Engineering Technology Conference (AETC): “The guys in this audience are knowledgeable; they know what they’re doing.”
Banks wasn’t the only one to draw that conclusion about the 2016 edition of AETC that wrapped up December 7 in conjunction with the PRI Show in Indianapolis.
For two days, the smartest minds in automotive performance technology shared ideas about how to not only do their jobs as engine builders and design engineers better, but to grow their businesses as well.
Halston Harrist, president and founder of H-Squad Racing Engines in Houston, said, “I’ve got a young business, so getting to meet some of these guys and learn from them, I was star-struck.”
Harrist and others at the conference spoke of the innovations Banks presented regarding force induction. “That was all new to me,” Harrist said.
Banks himself said his presentation on force induction could mean something new to enthusiasts everywhere. “It’s something they never knew existed,” Banks said. “This is going to put knowledge in the enthusiast community that’s beyond anything they have now.”
Banks’ presentation and the panel discussion SEMA Vice Presidentof Vehicle Technology John Waraniak led on “Advanced Engine Technology and Design Discussions With OEMs” were just a couple highlights of a successful conference.
This was the 27th annual AETC and it represents a new era for the automotive performance technology event as SEMA takes on a bigger role in its development. Waraniak said attendees at next year’s conference will find the same high-quality content they have become accustomed to and benefit from networking with industry leaders and their peers.
Early bird discounts on registration for this year’s AETC, scheduled December 5-6 in Atlanta, are now available.
Once again, it will be the best place to:
“That’s the best part for me,” said Joe Moch, president and CEO of Oliver Racing Parts in Charlevoix, Mich. “It’s a good opportunity to meet and say 'hi' to friends and colleagues in the industry. And I always enjoy seeing new things and finding out what the engine builders are up to.”
Take advantage of early-bird registration at www.aetconline.com.
For more details, contact SEMA’s Senior Director of Education Zane Clark.
SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff
The U.S. Senate joined the House of Representatives in reintroducing the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017 (RPM Act) earlier this week. The bipartisan bill (S.203), introduced by Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) and co-sponsored by 14 Senators, ensures that transforming street cars into race cars used exclusively in competition does not violate the Clean Air Act.
2017 marks a new session of Congress. Bills that did not become law at the end of 2016, like the RPM Act, must be reintroduced for consideration. Now that both the House and Senate have reintroduced the RPM Act, SEMA is calling on the entire enthusiast community and industry to take action and contact their legislators. Even if you have already sent a letter, the new Congress means that new letters are needed. It’s easy and only takes a minute. Use the form at www.sema.org/rpm.
“SEMA extends its thanks to Senator Burr and the other co-sponsors, and looks forward to working with Congress and the Trump administration to enact the RPM Act into law this year,” said SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting. “We call on the entire enthusiast community to again reach out to their federal lawmakers to request support for the bill. The RPM Act is the only solution that will ensure that this time-honored tradition and livelihood for millions of Americans will be preserved for generations to come.”
When the RPM Act was first introduced in 2016, racing enthusiasts and Americans working in the motorsports parts industry flooded Congress with nearly 200,000 letters in support of the bill. The overwhelming response prompted more than 140 members of Congress to join as bill co-sponsors. However, the shortened election year schedule did not permit sufficient time for passage of the bill by the previous Congress.
You may be one of the thousands of supporters who contacted your legislators about the RPM Act in 2016. We appreciate your efforts and are in need of your support once again.
Tell Congress to pass the RPM Act of 2017, and save racing from government threat!
SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff
The U.S. Senate joined the House of Representatives in reintroducing the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017 (RPM Act) earlier this week. The bipartisan bill (S.203), introduced by Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) and co-sponsored by 14 Senators, ensures that transforming street cars into race cars used exclusively in competition does not violate the Clean Air Act.
2017 marks a new session of Congress. Bills that did not become law at the end of 2016, like the RPM Act, must be reintroduced for consideration. Now that both the House and Senate have reintroduced the RPM Act, SEMA is calling on the entire enthusiast community and industry to take action and contact their legislators. Even if you have already sent a letter, the new Congress means that new letters are needed. It’s easy and only takes a minute. Use the form at www.sema.org/rpm.
“SEMA extends its thanks to Senator Burr and the other co-sponsors, and looks forward to working with Congress and the Trump administration to enact the RPM Act into law this year,” said SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting. “We call on the entire enthusiast community to again reach out to their federal lawmakers to request support for the bill. The RPM Act is the only solution that will ensure that this time-honored tradition and livelihood for millions of Americans will be preserved for generations to come.”
When the RPM Act was first introduced in 2016, racing enthusiasts and Americans working in the motorsports parts industry flooded Congress with nearly 200,000 letters in support of the bill. The overwhelming response prompted more than 140 members of Congress to join as bill co-sponsors. However, the shortened election year schedule did not permit sufficient time for passage of the bill by the previous Congress.
You may be one of the thousands of supporters who contacted your legislators about the RPM Act in 2016. We appreciate your efforts and are in need of your support once again.
Tell Congress to pass the RPM Act of 2017, and save racing from government threat!
The SEMA Data Co-op has become “data central” for hundreds of specialty parts brands, representing millions of part numbers, and tens of millions of vehicle applications. This directory is designed to guide data users to brands that have successfully undertaken the challenge to manage their product data, and to continue to expand reference as more brands are added to the SDC repository.
https://www.sema.org/sema-news/2017/01/directory-of-data-innovators