While most of Honda's tuning attention at this year's edition of the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas is focused on the new 2012 Civic, the Japanese brand also brought along a powered-up concept of the Accord Coupe.

The highlight of the conceptual Accord Coupe V6 HFP [Honda Factory Performance] lies under the hood as the firm's engineers dropped a supercharger along with a performance air intake and exhaust system.[...]

A few months ago the German tuner has unveiled the 458 Italia Black Carbon Edition. But as white is the new black, today the tuner has unveiled a new Carbon Edition package this time painted in a very cool white.

For the new 458 Italia Carbon Edition the tuner is offering a pretty cool aero package that includes: sporty front lip spoiler, front bumper flaps, wider side skirts, a modest rear lip spoiler, engine air outlets, window air intake grille and front bumper ventilation grid. And as we are talking about a Carbon Fiber edition, the car’s roof, the hood, the mirrors and the door handles, the trunk lid with the diffuser and the tail light trims were manually coated with carbon fiber. The car sits on a new set of 21" wheels with the drop-center obviously carbon-coated in body color.[...]

If Gaming is not your thing, but you do appreciate good music, then REMIX has also prepared the perfect Veloster for you. Called Veloster Music, the new car features a BASF matte black paint combined with matte black headlights, gloss Hyundai logos & trim and smoked taillights. The final touch for the exterior has been given by a new set of 19-inch Privat Legende wheels in graphite.

The interior has received black Vinyl & Suede dash & door panels, red leather seats, black Suede headliner with guitar mount, red painted trim, red LED lighting and red stitched steering wheel.[...]

Hyundai brought a pair of Veloster project to this year's, one of which is very extreme and racy, and the other being more about the good life. Can you guess which one the PM Lifestyle version is?

Hyundai partnered with PM Lifestyle, a leader in creative innovation and digital media distribution in the automotive industry, and the Universal Technical Institute (UTI) to develop a powerful and interactive custom Veloster for this year's SEMA Show, the press release states.

But it's not all s... [...]

When Hyundai unveiled the new Veloster they announced it has been designed with young clientele in mind. And, as just another proof that this car can be very playful, the company has unveiled at the SEMA Show three customized Hyundai Velosters designed by RIDES Magazine. The cars represent the passion points of music, technology and gaming.

The first one, Veloster Gaming features a very cool BASF Envy Green paint combined with custom Satin Black & Envy Green headlights and smoked rear taillights. There is also minor body kit that includes front lip, side skirts and rear bumper mesh vents but also a Ferrari 458-insipired three-pipe exhaust. The car sits on a new set of 19-inch Monotec T10 forged wheels with Envy Green brake calipers.

But the most impressive changes have been made on the interior. In here the tuner has added black vinyl, carbon fiber & Suede seats, dash & door panels, Sparco Road Chrono racing seats, green stitched steering wheel, Black Suede headliner and Envy Green painted trim pieces.[...]

We're ready and willing to see the next M3 Coupe, that might actually be called the M4, since the 3-Series modes with two doors will likely become 4-Sesies. But until that happens, the aftermarket world is having its way with the current generation, which we've come to know and love for some years now.

Vorsteiner has given us a fresh way to look at the car, as they've introduced a customization program for the E92 that has resulted in one of the most radical creatures out there. The component... [...]

The guys at Anderson Germany must have a lot of time on their hands to play with the 458 Italia, because the tuners have released yet more mods for the ultra-fast Ferrari. This time, the Italia has been named the Carbon Edition, and bring both cosmetic and performance enhancements.

A total of 53 hp have been added to the 4.5-liter V8 via a an optimized engine software and a sports exhaust system, which enables the 458 to have there noise levels to scare pedestrians with.

The Anderson Ferra... [...]

The 30 or so Sonic and Cruze concepts along with the numerous Camaro project cars that have been presented at this week's SEMA Show, haven?t stopped the flow of new Chevrolet exhibits in Las Vegas.

 

As you can probably guess by its name, the Sonic Boom is all about sound. The subcompact model features an audio system developed by Chevrolet and Kicker with its design and component placing said to be inspired by jet engines.[...]

Kia Motors has arrived at this year's SEMA Show with a full barrel of shots in the form of some sports-themed vehicles. These vehicles were inspired by the carmaker's growing sports marketing portfolio, and we'll focus on the surfing version of the Rio 5-door, pricing for which has only recently been announced.

The Retro Surf Kia Rio has been fitted with everything your wave-lover will need for a day at the beach. The concept has also been lowered with a modified suspension set-up for sportie...[...]

A total of six sports-themed Kias made their way down to the 2011 SEMA Show in Las Vegas this year, and if you though that the Hat Trick name referred to something hockey-related, you'd be right. The Kia Forte has been modified in cooperation with Antenna to fit hockey sticks from the trunk through the center of the vehicle into the cabin. 

To do this in a cool way, the Forte 5-door has renounced its back bench in favor of two bucket seats with custom upholstery and there are custom-molded sp... [...]