2008 SEMA Post Show Part 2

I hoped you enjoyed my first post about the 2008 SEMA Auto Show because I am back with more! Just to give you a recap, in the first post we talked about how the Camaros ruled the show with a couple of tricked out Camaros including a race car and one tuned for Dale Earnhardt Jr. Then Hyundai showed off their new Genesis and finally, a great video that represented the "green" cars of SEMA. So for this post I want to start with the trucks of SEMA. A company by the name of Xtreme Toyz created a F-150 that is geared more towards the people who like to have fun on the weekend (camping, mountain biking, etc). The truck had an extremely awesome paint job that was blackish-blue with yellow and orange tears across the side. It included bike racks and winches in both the front and rear of the vehicle. Auxiliary lights and a mean grill completed the look of this beast. In my opinion I think this was a great idea because trucks these days are mostly made for hauling stuff and trudging through terrain. Now people can have a variety of vehicles to choose from when engaging in those certain activities.

This next truck has been heavily awaited by many of the truck lovers around the world. Even it's name sounds extreme. The 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor rules the dirt instead of the road. This one includes a wide body, heavy duty suspension, and even a 6.2 liter V-8 engine with 400 horsepower. One of the pictures I posted shows the front of the grill which is my favorite part because the word FORD stands out but also blends in with the grill giving it a mean look.





Alright now I know that this next "truck" is not a truck and that it's really a car but its very similar to a truck to me so I'll just put it in this category. The 2010 Pontiac G8 ST reminds me of a modern El Camino. It's scheduled to be released for sale sometime late next year and is expected to be a big hit. In my opinion, I just like it. Yeah it would be really useful but it doesn't have any appealing factor. Maybe if you lowered it and put rims on it, as I always like, then that will raise the appealing factor. But for the most part it's a great car; 361 horsepower, 6.1 liter V8, really give the car some muscle when hauling things around.




Ok. So SEMA has been pretty interesting so far hasn't it? Ok so now we are going to move on to the sports car area. First up is obviously the new Nissan GT-R. GT-RR.COM brought a fully customized GT-R with a carbon fiber body kit, 20 in BBS wheels wrapped in Toyo tires. Many people thought that this car look "riced out" but that is not what I think at all. It looks like a sick ass tuner to me




All I can say about this next car is...FAST!!! The 2008 SEMA show was very lucky this year to have the presence of the all new Lamborghini Reventon! This baby is a one of a kind piece of work. With 0-60 times of 3.4 seconds and a 212 mph clocked topped speed, along with a price tag of only $3.2 million, this car was the beast of the sports cars at the SEMA show this year. I think I love this car the most because it reminds me a lot of the new bad ass bat mobile. With it's matte gray finish, single pipe exhaust, and ridged body panels it looks like it could be a "mini bat mobile."


Now I know this video is not from the actual 2008 SEMA Autoshow but it's the only video I could find that gave great information about this car.



Did you see those guages?!!! Well, this just about wraps it up for your Hold the Brakes exclusive 2008 SEMA Autoshow Post Show. I hope you enjoyed it and thank you again for choosing Hold the Brakes as your SEMA Highlight site!