Welcome to the golden age of new performance and mobility. Whether it’s gasoline, electric, hybrid or hydrogen, it’s a good time to be in the performance business. I know that the golden age of new performance sounds like a paradox, but this truly is an exciting time to be in the rapidly changing automotive industry.

The performance business is growing not just deeper in the traditional areas of speed, power and torque, but also wider in terms of the overall vehicle experience and the ability to accommodate new automotive and vehicle ownership lifestyles. Horsepower is being matched with computing power, and new market segments are being created in safety, emissions, vehicle electronics, connected and automated driving as well as mobility options.

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Welcome to the golden age of new performance and mobility. Whether it’s gasoline, electric, hybrid or hydrogen, it’s a good time to be in the performance business. I know that the golden age of new performance sounds like a paradox, but this truly is an exciting time to be in the rapidly changing automotive industry.

The performance business is growing not just deeper in the traditional areas of speed, power and torque, but also wider in terms of the overall vehicle experience and the ability to accommodate new automotive and vehicle ownership lifestyles. Horsepower is being matched with computing power, and new market segments are being created in safety, emissions, vehicle electronics, connected and automated driving as well as mobility options.

https://www.sema.org/sema-news/2016/04/the-golden-age-of-new-performance-and-mobility

Porsche is readying a loud, brutal super-powerful variant of its current 911 and will give the car the facelift looks the tamer versions received earlier on. This appears to be a 911 GT3 RS with performance upgrades over the RS’ standard 500hp, and an even bigger capacity of probably 4.2L. From the sold-out GT3 RS, the new model borrows the huge rear wing while the rear diffusor has been taken from the newly introduced 911 R. The new model also features a unique exhaust system, and with so much downforce at the rear axle it should stick to the road like glue. It’s quite possible the car is going to be called the 911 RS GT3 4.2.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

Porsche is readying a loud, brutal super-powerful variant of its current 911 and will give the car the facelift looks the tamer versions received earlier on. This appears to be a 911 GT3 RS with performance upgrades over the RS’ standard 500hp, and an even bigger capacity of probably 4.2L. From the sold-out GT3 RS, the new model borrows the huge rear wing while the rear diffusor has been taken from the newly introduced 911 R. The new model also features a unique exhaust system, and with so much downforce at the rear axle it should stick to the road like glue. It’s quite possible the car is going to be called the 911 RS GT3 4.2.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

Porsche is readying a loud, brutal super-powerful variant of its current 911 and will give the car the facelift looks the tamer versions received earlier on. This appears to be a 911 GT3 RS with performance upgrades over the RS’ standard 500hp, and an even bigger capacity of probably 4.2L. From the sold-out GT3 RS, the new model borrows the huge rear wing while the rear diffusor has been taken from the newly introduced 911 R. The new model also features a unique exhaust system, and with so much downforce at the rear axle it should stick to the road like glue. It’s quite possible the car is going to be called the 911 RS GT3 4.2.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

Porsche is readying a loud, brutal super-powerful variant of its current 911 and will give the car the facelift looks the tamer versions received earlier on. This appears to be a 911 GT3 RS with performance upgrades over the RS’ standard 500hp, and an even bigger capacity of probably 4.2L. From the sold-out GT3 RS, the new model borrows the huge rear wing while the rear diffusor has been taken from the newly introduced 911 R. The new model also features a unique exhaust system, and with so much downforce at the rear axle it should stick to the road like glue. It’s quite possible the car is going to be called the 911 RS GT3 4.2.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

Porsche is readying a loud, brutal super-powerful variant of its current 911 and will give the car the facelift looks the tamer versions received earlier on. This appears to be a 911 GT3 RS with performance upgrades over the RS’ standard 500hp, and an even bigger capacity of probably 4.2L. From the sold-out GT3 RS, the new model borrows the huge rear wing while the rear diffusor has been taken from the newly introduced 911 R. The new model also features a unique exhaust system, and with so much downforce at the rear axle it should stick to the road like glue. It’s quite possible the car is going to be called the 911 RS GT3 4.2.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

Porsche is readying a loud, brutal super-powerful variant of its current 911 and will give the car the facelift looks the tamer versions received earlier on. This appears to be a 911 GT3 RS with performance upgrades over the RS’ standard 500hp, and an even bigger capacity of probably 4.2L. From the sold-out GT3 RS, the new model borrows the huge rear wing while the rear diffusor has been taken from the newly introduced 911 R. The new model also features a unique exhaust system, and with so much downforce at the rear axle it should stick to the road like glue. It’s quite possible the car is going to be called the 911 RS GT3 4.2.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

Porsche is readying a loud, brutal super-powerful variant of its current 911 and will give the car the facelift looks the tamer versions received earlier on. This appears to be a 911 GT3 RS with performance upgrades over the RS’ standard 500hp, and an even bigger capacity of probably 4.2L. From the sold-out GT3 RS, the new model borrows the huge rear wing while the rear diffusor has been taken from the newly introduced 911 R. The new model also features a unique exhaust system, and with so much downforce at the rear axle it should stick to the road like glue. It’s quite possible the car is going to be called the 911 RS GT3 4.2.

Photo credit: Brian Williams, SpiedBilde

By SEMA Editors

Team Comp Cams from Burton Center for Arts and Technology of Salem, Virginia, scored a first-place finish with a time of 19:38 at the UTI Pennsylvania Qualifier.

After 18 teams battled at the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow UTI Pennsylvania Qualifier in Exton, Pennsylvania, last weekend, four schools advanced to the Dual National Championships held later this year at the SEMA Show and PRI Show. The playoff team count now stands at 35.

Team Comp Cams from Burton Center for Arts and Technology of Salem, Virginia, scored a first-place finish with a time of 19:38 at the UTI Pennsylvania Qualifier. With four returning team members and two students with just weeks under their belt, they knew this challenge was cut out for them. Coach Chris Overfelt is no stranger to success with Hot Rodders of Tomorrow, as he has consistently led National Championship teams to victory.

Also heading to the Dual National Championships are Team Speed Pro from Franklin County Career & Technology Center of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, who qualified with a low time of 23:57; Team Flowmaster from Burton Center for Arts and Technology (26:05); and Team Derale Performance from CD Hylton High School of Woodridge, Virginia (30:37).

Stay tuned for more information on the next qualifying event at the Edelbrock Car Show, May 14, in Torrance, California. For more information, visit HotRoddersofTomorrow.com or connect with them on Facebook.

Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge 2016 Schedule:

• Edelbrock Car Show: Torrance, California, May 14, 2016
• Lane Automotive Car Show: Watervliet, Michigan, May 28, 2016
• UTI Northern CA Qualifier: Sacramento, California, June 4, 2016
• 11th Annual NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing: Joliet, Illinois, July 30–31, 2016
• SEMA Show: Las Vegas, November 1–4, 2016 (Dual National Championship)
• Performance Racing Industry Trade Show: Indianapolis, December 8–10, 2016 (Dual National Championship)