idrivemyself
11-09-2004, 05:47 PM
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SEMA isn’t a large show for Audis. Nevertheless, many quality examples of the 4-ring brand pop up amongst the hundreds, if not thousands, of modified SUVs and Japanese compact cars.
On display, we found some seriously modified Audis that still remained fairly tasteful. Widebody treatments on A4s and S4s seemed the norm at SEMA, with several known widebodies and some not-so-known widebodies surfacing. One might have been jaded enough to begin considering the amazing bodywork as “typical” due to the number of cars like it there, but that sells the story and these beautiful cars entirely too short.
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In the outside exhibit area, we also spotted Zev Barnett’s Avalon Motorsport blue S4 sedan sporting handsome “Fourtitude.com” decals. Zev’s S4 was one of several Audis that could be seen outside the halls as well.
Inside the halls, performance parts for Audis were there for the digging. Neuspeed was on hand with Papaya-Orange TT to display their wares. Also of note, BorgWarner presented their Air Werks line of turbo upgrades and appear to be offering upgrades for Audis now, while companies such as Hella and EuroStar offer some taillight designs. Dig even deeper and you’ll find oddball products for older cars as well such as Alf Otto’s guage faces for 5000s and the UrQuattro.
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Not your typical performance find at SEMA, one product we stumbled across was a fiberglass trailer manufactured by the Second Trunk Trailer Company of Bend, Oregon. Appearing as if made with the rear clip of a B6 A4, the moulded fiberglass trailer is not surprisingly quite the accessory for the B6 owner in need of more space.
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Last but not least, Champion Motorsport displayed one of their ALMS dominating R8 prototype racecars, as well as their RS6 Speed GT competitor.
http://www.fourtitude.com/gallery/generated//Events/SEMA/2004/Audi/045__scaled_600.jpg
As for Audi themselves, the company has yet to take part in the SEMA Show in an official capacity. Like the rest of the German marques, SEMA has yet to show its worth, though that could change. We heard that several of Audi's staff were walking the show this year, evaluating future participation. In our opinion, it's only a matter of time, as this show is entirely too important to the automotive world for the German big three to continue to sit on the sidelines.
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The Audi gallery can be found here (http://www.fourtitude.com/gallery/gallery2.php?mode=album&album=/Events/SEMA/2004/Audi) .
*Fourtitude
SEMA isn’t a large show for Audis. Nevertheless, many quality examples of the 4-ring brand pop up amongst the hundreds, if not thousands, of modified SUVs and Japanese compact cars.
On display, we found some seriously modified Audis that still remained fairly tasteful. Widebody treatments on A4s and S4s seemed the norm at SEMA, with several known widebodies and some not-so-known widebodies surfacing. One might have been jaded enough to begin considering the amazing bodywork as “typical” due to the number of cars like it there, but that sells the story and these beautiful cars entirely too short.
http://www.fourtitude.com/news/uploads/Features/004__scaled_600_008.jpg
In the outside exhibit area, we also spotted Zev Barnett’s Avalon Motorsport blue S4 sedan sporting handsome “Fourtitude.com” decals. Zev’s S4 was one of several Audis that could be seen outside the halls as well.
Inside the halls, performance parts for Audis were there for the digging. Neuspeed was on hand with Papaya-Orange TT to display their wares. Also of note, BorgWarner presented their Air Werks line of turbo upgrades and appear to be offering upgrades for Audis now, while companies such as Hella and EuroStar offer some taillight designs. Dig even deeper and you’ll find oddball products for older cars as well such as Alf Otto’s guage faces for 5000s and the UrQuattro.
http://www.fourtitude.com/news/uploads/Features/009__scaled_600_009.jpg
Not your typical performance find at SEMA, one product we stumbled across was a fiberglass trailer manufactured by the Second Trunk Trailer Company of Bend, Oregon. Appearing as if made with the rear clip of a B6 A4, the moulded fiberglass trailer is not surprisingly quite the accessory for the B6 owner in need of more space.
http://www.fourtitude.com/news/uploads/Features/044__scaled_600.jpg
Last but not least, Champion Motorsport displayed one of their ALMS dominating R8 prototype racecars, as well as their RS6 Speed GT competitor.
http://www.fourtitude.com/gallery/generated//Events/SEMA/2004/Audi/045__scaled_600.jpg
As for Audi themselves, the company has yet to take part in the SEMA Show in an official capacity. Like the rest of the German marques, SEMA has yet to show its worth, though that could change. We heard that several of Audi's staff were walking the show this year, evaluating future participation. In our opinion, it's only a matter of time, as this show is entirely too important to the automotive world for the German big three to continue to sit on the sidelines.
http://www.fourtitude.com/news/uploads/Features/036__scaled_600_003.jpg
http://www.fourtitude.com/news/uploads/Features/016__scaled_600_006.jpg
http://www.fourtitude.com/news/uploads/Features/022__scaled_600_004.jpg
The Audi gallery can be found here (http://www.fourtitude.com/gallery/gallery2.php?mode=album&album=/Events/SEMA/2004/Audi) .
*Fourtitude