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The annual Specialty Equipment Market Association, or more commonly known as SEMA, is widely regarded as the one of the world’s largest automotive trade show that attracts more than 2400 car manufacturers and aftermarket parts suppliers from around the world.
Held over four days in the first week of November at the Las Vegas Convention Centre, SEMA is a confluence of nearly every facet of the automotive world, showcasing wild hotrod projects, customised 4×4 big rigs, highly-tuned performance cars, and the latest in electronic gadgets.
With such a wide variety of specialties and genres, the number of aftermarket products featured at SEMA usually number in the thousands with just about any aftermarket automotive product imaginable.
Being a trade-show, SEMA is not open to the public. Instead attendees are required to register themselves as a buyer, exhibitor or media before the show. Official site: https://www.semashow.com
Corby’s rant: Holden’s advertising clanger
Does Holden’s ‘We’re here to stay’ ad make your blood boil? You’re not alone – just ask Stephen Corby
Corby’s rant: Why commuting is killing you
It’s killing you, costing us all millions and turning kids into king-hitting cowards. Corby’s back, this time on the evils of the daily commute.
Corby’s rant: L Platers
Returning with another gripe, this week Corby takes aim at dim-witted and inconsistent L Plater laws.
Corby’s rant: speeding
“It drives me to the point of wanting to assault police officers, possibly with baseball bats dipped in broken glass” Corby’s back and madder than ever!
Dog eats Aston Martin
Bad dog!
Corby’s rant: Alice
People who live in the NT are rednecks, right? WRONG! They’re actually smarter and leading the way when it comes to speed limits. Just ask Corby.
Corby’s rant: the Toyota blame game
History is written by the winners, we’re told, but it is just as clearly rewritten by the losers
Corby’s rant: lying Germans
If I had a dollar for every time a car company has stood up and told me a bare-faced lie, I’d be able to pay cash for the new BMW it swore to never, ever build
Corby’s rant: Cactus presents a prickly problem for Citroen
Citroen’s staff announced the news about the Cactus this week. Buying one might make you feel a bit of a prick
The final four, COTY 2008
The final four, COTY 2008
The proving ground, COTY 2008
The proving ground, COTY 2008
Behind the lens at COTY 2008
Behind the lens at COTY 2008
GALLERY: Car of the Year 2005 – Intro
GALLERY: Car of the Year 2005 – Intro
COTY 2008 – Judge and jury
Introducing the 2008 Car of the Year panel.
The Bible – COTY criteria
A breakdown of the five COTY commandments.
2008 Car of the Year: Carmageddon
Michael Stahl looks over the auto mania and mysticism that was Car of the Year 2008.
2008 Car of the Year Finalist: BMW 1 Series Coupe and Convertible
COTY success evades BMW again despite engaging dynamics and refined drivetrains.
2008 Car of the Year Finalist: Smart ForTwo
Much improved, but needs a broader skill set to make sense in Oz.
2008 Car of the Year Finalist: Jaguar XF
A welcome return to form but let down by sub-standard petrol V6 powerplant.
2008 Car of the Year Finalist: Peugeot 308
Premium European pricing, but lacking the requisite je ne sais quoi.
2008 Car of the Year Finalist: Mazda CX-9
A roomy, refined and surprisingly dynamic large SUV, but mould remains unbroken.
2008 Car of the Year Finalist: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Fabulous tech and undoubted bang for buck, but too hardcore for COTY greatness.
COTY 2008 – Mitsu Lancer Ralliart Sportback
‘Evo lite’ not without virtue, but lacks the depth to run with COTY heavyweights.
COTY 2008 – Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG
Uncompromising performance proves both a strength and a weakness.
