SEMA BOOTH # 10813 - Sony's mobile electronics display at the Specialty Equipment Market Association's (SEMA) annual trade show will feature a head-turning lineup of custom built autos and new audio products. 'This year our indoor and outdoor booths combine to make a magnificent showcase of our best mobile products,' said Mike Kahn, director of mobile electronics at Sony Electronics. 'With nearly 6,000 square feet of dedicated space at the show, we're bringing our leadership in the 12-volt industry front and center.' Pump up the Volume To tie in with Sony's mobile audio theme of 'Explosive Power for Explosive Sound,' the full line of Xplod® gear is being shown, ranging from the newly released CDX-GT630UI head unit to a new lineup of ZR series amps. Marine audio products will also be very visible, including the new CDX-H910UI and CDX-M60UI head units. Featuring a rear USB connection for iPod® players and supporting all of Sony's latest audio features, the new head units make it easier for boaters to find and control their music on the water. Something Strange in the Neighborhood As a tribute to the upcoming 25th Anniversary of the original theatrical release of the blockbuster film 'Ghostbusters,' the original ECTO-1 vehicle used in the 1984 movie will be on display.
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Recently restored at Cinema Vehicle Services in North Hollywood, Calif., the ECTO-1 has been fully upgraded with Sony Xplod gear. The 'ectomobile' features Sony's slim series subwoofers, a DVD A/V system, iPod adapter, and Sony marine amps and speakers. It also has a Sony MP3 player, 10-disc CD changer and NV-U83T navigation system installed. 'A classic piece of film history, the ECTO-1 is truly one of a kind,' Kahn said. 'The vehicle is perfect for showcasing all that we have to offer in mobile A/V, as no other manufacturer can bring the excitement of new technology and a blockbuster film to SEMA like Sony can.' The ECTO-1, Sony's Hip Hop Live tour truck and nine additional custom models can all be found at the company's outdoor feature car booth #72005. Cars with Attitude Additionally, Sony's indoor showroom will spotlight four fully loaded vehicles, each with its own style.
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Showcasing his passion for exotic cars, John Wargo has restored a 1938 Chevy pickup truck. Credited with numerous feature and cover-vehicle paintjobs, John and his team at The Custom Shop in Flanagan, Ill. Spent nearly 18 months building the truck. The model boasts a Sony CDX-GT820IP head unit, slim series amps and subwoofers, and a XVM-B62 video monitor. The pickup will also feature GTX series speakers and a NV-U94T nav-u™ personal navigation device. A 1971 Plymouth Barracuda built by Mike Staveski will also be displayed in the booth. Mike and his team at Time Machines, Inc in Hudson, Fla.
Have been restoring and customizing street rods and muscle cars for over a decade. Their past SEMA accolades include the Best GM and Best Chrysler Design awards.
The Barracuda at this year's show will feature Sony's MEX-BT5100 Bluetooth head unit, slim series subs and amps, and GTX speakers. It is also equipped with a Sony DVD player and video monitors, as well as a NV-U94T nav-u device. Representing the ultimate in luxury sedan and hybrid power train technology is a 2008 Lexus L600h. The car is one of two newer showcase vehicles built by Jim Lewis of ProMotorsports, another past GM Design award winner at SEMA. This vehicle has two slim series amps, a slim series sub, and three pairs of GTX 2-way component speakers. To complement the cars executive-style design, a Sony VAIO® laptop has also been installed.
A 2008 Infiniti G37 will also feature nearly all of Sony's newest aftermarket audio and video equipment being released the first day of the SEMA show. Try It Before You Buy It The nav-u Experience Center (located in booth #10813) will give attendees an opportunity to see all the new features of Sony's navigation devices firsthand, including Photo Viewer and Bluetooth® compatibility (with certain Bluetooth enabled devices). In this hands-on section of the booth, a Sony VAIO computer and CyberShot® camera with Memory Stick media will be set up.
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Attendees will be able to shoot and upload their own pictures to either a Sony NV-U94T or NV-U84 model. Visitors will also have the ability to stream music and initiate hands-free calling through use of a Sony MEX-BT5100 head unit and Bluetooth enabled Sony Ericsson mobile phone. Both the NV-U94T and NV-U74T are being used to highlight this unique feature. The NV-U44 model is being showcased for its practical price of about $250 and its stylish design. Offered in a variety of colors, this model features Dual View, Text to Speech, Photo Viewer and Gesture Command™. About the Film Ghostbusters, released in 1984, is one of Columbia Pictures' highest grossing films, spawning a hit sequel in 1989 and three successful animated television shows. Ghostbusters and its sequel grossed over $500 million world-wide.
Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, produced and directed by Ivan Reitman, starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson as ghost hunters for hire, cleaning up Manhattan's buildings of slime-spewing spooks. 'GHOSTBUSTERS' and 'GHOSTBUSTERS 2' movies © 1984, © 1989 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.
'GHOSTBUSTERS' with the 'GHOST DESIGN' is a registered trademark of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: SOURCE: Sony CONTACT: Rachelle Arcebido of Sony Electronics Inc., +1-858-942-4155, [email protected]; or Amy Hamaoui of Paine PR, +1-949-809-6778, [email protected], for Sony Electronics Inc.
Share. Facebook. Tweet. Pinterest. Email startled the enthusiast car world the night before opened with an all-electric concept meant for drag racing. You’d expect a beastly powerful to debut at the, especially considering that this is the model’s 50th anniversary. On Monday night, at a new preview event called SEMA Red Carpet, Chevy VP of performance cars, motorsports and everything else that’s fun Jim Campbell introduced a more-or-less-to-be-expected 50th anniversary COPO Camaro with a 427 LSX V8 mated to a Turbo 400 transmission.
But it was soon apparent that there was something else coming up. “What could be next,” teased Campbell, rhetorically. “We’re always looking to innovate.” He spoke of “performance and efficiency on the street and track.” Also, certainly coincidentally, only a few days before, GM CEO Mary Barra had called for a national zero-emission vehicle program. So you could say the atmosphere the night before SEMA was electric. And after the 427-powered COPO Camaro rumbled off the Red Carpet ramp to a smattering of applause, another COPO Camaro rolled up –- only it did it completely silently.
Behold, the eCOPO Camaro Concept. The eCOPO is powered by two big, fat electric motors under the hood, longitudinally aligned, bolted straight onto the bell housing of a conventional Turbo Hydramatic 400 automatic transmission, routing torque to the rear wheels. The two BorgWarner HVH 250-150 motors together make 700 hp and 600 lb-ft, the latter achieved just above 0 rpm. Two battery packs sit where the rear seats used to be, and two more are in the trunk. The batteries make 800 volts.
Official estimates are for quarter-mile times in the high nines with trap speeds in the high 130s to low 140s. “The eCOPO Concept is all about where we go in the future with electrification in the high-performance space,” said Russ O’Blenes, director, Performance Variants, Parts and Motorsports at General Motors. “The original COPO Camaro program was all about pushing the envelope, and this concept is an exploration with the very same spirit.” Officially the car is just a concept, with no plans for production and no pricing estimates. But it will be raced in the Pacific Northwest by the winning Hancock and Lane drag racing team based in North Bend, Washington. The team will be at the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Nov. 1-4 at The Strip in Las Vegas and at the Auto Club Finals Nov.
8-11 in Pomona, for starters. So you can go see the car in action and see if it’ll really do nines.
It should, considering that it was built by Patrick McCue, whose all-electric Pontiac Trans-Am has already done the quarter mile in 8.3 seconds at 166 mph. McCue runs the Bothell North Shore Automotive Tech Program at Bothell High School in Bothell, Washington, northeast of Seattle.
The crew first converted a BMW Z3 to electric power in 2012, then there was the “Shock and Awe” all-electric Trans-Am and now this Camaro. I spoke with team members Stephen Johnsen, Charlie Tsai and Ron Easley at SEMA and was impressed with the depth of knowledge.
“This project exemplifies Chevrolet and General Motors’ commitment to engaging young minds in STEM education,” said O’Blenes. “It also represents our goal of a world with zero emissions, with the next generation of engineers and scientists who will help us get there.” It’s more than just a concept, too, or it could be more, as GM said in a release: “The eCOPO Camaro Concept expands Chevrolet and General Motors’ electrification development and supports future product development.
It also suggests a potential new avenue for Chevrolet’s crate engine and performance parts portfolio. “The eCOPO Camaro’s electric motor has the same bell house mounting pattern and crankshaft flange as the popular LS-family engines in Chevrolet’s crate engine portfolio. That allows it to bolt up to just about any General Motors transmission. In fact, the transmission, driveshaft and other drivetrain components remain in the same locations as in a gasoline-powered COPO Camaro race car, meaning the electric motor simply bolts into the engine compartment in place of the gas engine. “The possibilities are intriguing and suggest a whole new world for racers,” said O’Blenes.
“Chevrolet pioneered the concept of the high-performance crate engine right around the time the original COPO Camaro models were created, and the eCOPO project points to a future that could include electric crate motors for racing, or even your street rod. We’re not there yet, but it’s something we’re exploring.” “In the meantime, Chevrolet and Hancock and Lane Racing will continue to develop the eCOPO Camaro and test it on the drag strip, seeking quicker elapsed times with all-new technology.” Imagine drag racing that is quicker, but silent. And there could someday be an electric car section at SEMA -– in our lifetimes. But for this year’s show, there is just the eCOPO, and that was quite something.
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