Pony Cars Rule SEMA Show, According to InsideLine.com

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Camaros, Mustangs, Challengers and Genesis Coupes among Highlights
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
InsideLine.com, the most-read automotive enthusiast Web site, has kicked off its
coverage of the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show, an
annual trade show held in Las Vegas featuring every automotive accessory
imaginable. 

Among the highlights of the 2009 SEMA show are: 

Jay Leno Camaro Project Car: According to Leno, this twin-turbo version of the
2010 Camaro V6 makes 425 horsepower thanks to the addition of Turbonetics T-3
turbos and an air-to-air intercooler. 

Mopar Dodge Challenger 1320: The street-legal Challenger 1320 "image vehicle"
has a massive 7.0-liter Hemi V8 that packs 556 horsepower and 540 pound-feet of
torque. All that energy is transferred to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual
gearbox, a custom Dynatrac rear housing with Dana 60 internals and a selectable
ARB locking rear diff. 

2010 Cobra Jet Mustang: The heavily modified 'Stang gets a (roughly) 475 hp
supercharged 5.4-liter V8 with an intake element that looks to be about the size
of an office trash can and an ear drum-pummeling exhaust note. 

Mid-Engine Hyundai Genesis Coupe by Rhys Millen: This V8-powered version of the
Genesis coupe has a 4.6-liter V8 with the fitment of eight individual throttle
bodies and a set of JE pistons that should bump the compression ratio from the
stock 10.4:1 to about 10.9:1 or 11.0:1. We're guessing at least 450 horses. 

InsideLine.com Editor Scott Oldham added, "Seeing Bigfoot and shaking hands with
Mario Andretti are other highlights of this year`s show for me so far. This
place is a car-lover`s dream, year after year." 

Complete coverage of the 2009 SEMA show including videos and photos can be found
at http://www.insideline.com/auto-shows/sema/2009/. Follow InsideLine.com on
Twitter at http://twitter.com/insideline_com. 

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Edmunds Inc. publishes four Web sites that empower, engage and educate
automotive consumers, enthusiasts and insiders. Edmunds.com, the premier online
resource for automotive consumer information, launched in 1995 as the first
automotive information Web site. Its most popular feature, the Edmunds.com True
Market Value®, is relied upon by millions of people seeking current transaction
prices for new and used vehicles. Edmunds.com was named "Best Car Research Site"
by Forbes ASAP, has been selected by consumers as the "Most Useful Web Site"
according to every J.D. Power and Associates New Autoshopper.com Study(SM), was
ranked first in the Survey of Car-Shopping Web Sites by The Wall Street Journal
and was rated "#1" in Keynote's study of third-party automotive Web sites.
Inside Line launched in 2005 and is the most-read automotive enthusiast Web
site. CarSpace launched in 2006 and is an automotive social networking Web site.
AutoObserver.com launched in 2007 and provides insightful automotive industry
commentary and analysis. Edmunds Inc. is headquartered in Santa Monica,
California, and maintains a satellite office in suburban Detroit.

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