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We Get a Look Inside SEMA's Secret Garage in California: Video

When you think SEMA, you think about the glitz and glamor of Las Vegas in November, where the organization hosts its yearly industry show for the aftermarket sector. While the show is important, it's only a small part of the SEMA operation.

Why Aren't These Off-Road and Adventure Companies Standing Up For Public Lands?

Why Aren't These Off-Road and Adventure Companies Standing Up For Public Lands?

RideApart's Jonathon Klein is done with outdoor influencers, brands, and companies using the outdoors to enrich themselves only to fall silent when they're threatened.

The Federal Government Just Killed California's EV Mandate

The Federal Government Just Killed California's EV Mandate

The Senate has blocked California’s plan to phase out gas-powered cars by 2035. Using an obscure rule allowing a simple majority 51-44 vote to prevail rather than the usual 60-vote threshold, the Federal government has effectively killed all EV mandates, with a legal battle surely to follow.

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The 'Public Lands Rule' Is Set to Be Rescinded, and We're Still Fighting Each Other

Honestly, I'm more than happy to get hate mail most days. It means you're reading RideApart, and a hate click is still a click. And daddy loves those clicks.

SEMA Still Supports the Guy Trying to Sell Off Your Public Land

A few days ago, REI came out and apologized for supporting the nomination and subsequent appointment of Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum. Their reversal comes after Burgum's actions and statements about selling off public lands, using them for mineral and logging extraction, and his joint statement with the Housing and…

Hafta 532: Trump’s tariff blunders, Supreme Court’s remarks on Tamil Nadu Governor

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, and Shardool Katyayan are joined by Semafor’s business reporter Rohan Goswami and political consultant and federalism expert Tara Krishnaswamy.

We Went to Japan's SEMA. It Was Incredible

Tokyo Auto Salon is one of the great wonders of the car world. It’s the land of the Japanese performance aftermarket, the Mecca of tuners like HKS, RE Amemiya, and Top Secret. And it’s been on my bucket list since I started reading blogs in the early 2010s.

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SEMA Is Becoming the Center of the Automotive Universe

SEMA Is Becoming the Center of the Automotive Universe

SEMA is many things all at once. It’s the home to almost the entire aftermarket industry, playing host to a billion-dollar (with a B) industry. It’s also the home of the Bluetooth driveshaft and the overfender nationals. What it hasn’t been, historically, is a home for automakers to display their…

I Want To Go Off-Grid In Kia's PV5 WKNDR Electric Van

I Want To Go Off-Grid In Kia's PV5 WKNDR Electric Van

Falling in love with a concept car is setting yourself up to fail. The vast majority of them never become real vehicles, and those that do often end up disappointingly far from their striking original designs. For every BMW i8, we also get about 50 Pontiac Azteks. But love isn't…

Kia PV5 WKNDR EV's 'Hydro Turbine' Wheels Can Generate Electricity With Air Or Water

Kia PV5 WKNDR EV's 'Hydro Turbine' Wheels Can Generate Electricity With Air Or Water

Off-roaders may not be Kia’s forte, but now the Korean auto giant is showing an intent to head into that space. Sure, the Sportage and the Telluride can trundle past some mild trails, but with the PV5 WKNDR electric van, Kia is showing us just how versatile a battery-powered electric…

Kia shows off new off-road EV concepts and they look like the perfect apocalypse escape rides

Kia shows off new off-road EV concepts and they look like the perfect apocalypse escape rides

An off-road ready EV9 and a futuristic camper van based on the marque's upcoming electric commercial vehicle platform entertained crowds.

This Custom Land Cruiser Looks Like a Cyberpunk Fever Dream

This Custom Land Cruiser Looks Like a Cyberpunk Fever Dream

Modellista, Toyota's in-house customization brand in Japan, is at this year's SEMA Show in Las Vegas to test out possible new products for the American market. And boy does it have something... special. The company dressed up a new Toyota Land Cruiser in an assortment of futuristic off-road goodies, turning…

Kia's Off-Road Van And EV9 Are The Perfect Electric Escape

Kia's Off-Road Van And EV9 Are The Perfect Electric Escape

Kia isn't much of a name in the overlanding scene. Despite experimenting with a body-on-frame V-8 SUV in the Aughts with the short-lived Borrego (sold through this year as the Mohave in other markets), off-roading hasn't really been a focus for the Korean brand. The Telluride may look tough, but…

This Is the Prettiest Plymouth Barracuda Restomod You'll Ever See

This Is the Prettiest Plymouth Barracuda Restomod You'll Ever See

Muscle car EV swaps are all the rage these days. In fact, Mopar built a battery-powered Plymouth GTX for SEMA this year. But Ringbrothers isn't going the electrified route. Quite the opposite, in fact. The Wisconsin-based tuning shop has given this 1970 Plymouth Barracuda restomod a proper muscle car makeover.

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Tokyo firm Built By Legends gives fresh life to a performance icon, Nissan’s R34 GT-R

This Japanese restomod brings upgrades and enhancements to the Nissan R34 GT-R, ensuring the cult of the Skyline stays forever renewed

Drop Everything and Look at This V-10 Miata With Turbos for Headlights

Thanks to SEMA, the world now has a Mazda Miata with a twin-turbocharged Lamborghini V-10. The engine is sticking out of the hood, and the pop-up headlights are now turbos. That's downright inspiring, and we're here for it.

Toyota Built the AWD GR86 Rally Car of Our Dreams

Toyota is pulling out all the stops for SEMA—as it usually does. We've already seen the 4Runner TRD Surf, the Land Cruiser Rox, and a handful of other off-road-equipped trucks headed for Vegas. Now the company is throwing it back to the glory days of the 1980s with a rally-inspired…

Nissan Built a Supercharged Frontier Drift Truck

Nissan is no stranger to fun one-off builds. Its latest, developed for this year's SEMA show in Las Vegas, is a highly modified Frontier pickup designed to go drifting. The one-off truck comes complete with a custom suspension setup, a supercharged engine, and a set of lovely retro Recaro seats.

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SEMA 2024: Everything You Need To Know

Get ready: The 2024 SEMA show opens its doors in Las Vegas on November 5. Even though we're still a few days out from opening day, this year looks like it'll be another doozy, with brands like Ford, Dodge, and Toyota already represented.

Dodge Will Still Sell You a Hemi, So Long as It's Not in a Car

Dodge Direct Connection is rolling into SEMA with all kinds of Hemi engines. Unfortunately, none of them are in a new production car. But mechanically inclined individuals now have two new budget-friendly choices to build a monster V-8.

Very Original: Mopar EV-Swapped a Plymouth GTX

Among the many gasoline and electric vehicles on display at SEMA this year will be a deliciously blue 1967 Plymouth GTX. Don't get excited about the wild V-8 engine under the hood of this modified muscle car, however. In its place is a single electric motor driving the rear wheels.

Volvo Built a Prowler Knockoff. It Was Way Cooler Than the Original

In 2005, a rogue employee designed and built this Swedish hot rod in his garage. Volvo liked it so much, they brought it to SEMA.

Someone Is Building a Ferrari Testarossa 6x6 and We Have Questions

It was recently spotted on a trailer in Texas, and we think we know who's behind it.

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Fuel Tanker Explosion In Nigeria Kills At Least 59

A fuel tanker exploded after colliding with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in northern Nigeria, killing at least 59 people, a rescue agency said on Monday.

Bomb Blasts In Borno State Kill 18, Injure 48

Bomb blasts in Borno state, Nigeria, result in 18 deaths and 48 injuries at a wedding, hospital, and funeral, highlighting ongoing security challenges.

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