Honda and Acura are looking to make waves at the 2012 SEMA show in Las Vegas, bringing a range of customized and tuned vehicles to the show floor. The redesigned 2013 Accord coupe and sedan are prominently featured at the Honda display, while Acura shows off the performance potential of the new 2013 ILX sedan.
To demonstrate what enthusiasts can do with genuine Honda aftermarket parts, the automaker is displaying a 2013 Accord coupe outfitted with the new Honda Factory Performance (HFP) package. The package includes 19-inch alloy wheels, front, side and rear underbody spoilers, another spoiler for the decklid, lowered sport suspension, exterior styling touches and more.
Honda says it will only sell 500 HFP packages in 2013. The packages will retail for a suggested $4,650 and come complete with a three-year/36,000 mile warranty.
A 2013 Accord sedan wearing Honda's X-Package styling ensemble is on display as well.
For the final two Accords on the floor, Honda handed the keys to a pair of tuners. The first, Bisimoto, turned a V6-powered Accord coupe into a 401 hp grand tourer. DSO Eyewear/MAD Industries handled the second, an Accord sedan featuring heavy interior and exterior modifications.
Honda will feature a handful of additional vehicles at its SEMA display, including a Honda-powered IndyCar replica, a B-Spec Honda Fit race car with a 2012 SCCA class victory under its belt and a supercharged CR-Z concept.
Acura will be a part of Honda's SEMA display after a six-year absence from the show. The automaker hopes to make a splash with its redesigned 2013 ILX sedan, and it's using SEMA as an opportunity to highlight its performance potential with two concepts.
The first, reportedly constructed by members of Honda's racing development team on their own time, is built for serious track action. Called the 2013 Acura ILX Endurance Racer, it is expected to compete in the 25 Hours of Thunderhill race later this year.
A second ILX concept by Evasive Motorsports preps the sedan for the street rather than the track. It features an aftermarket supercharger, Acura Genuine Accessories aero kit and other unspecified modifications.
The sleek Acura Supercar Concept—fresh off the set of “The Avengers”—is sure to draw its fair share of attention at the Acura display as well.
The 2012 SEMA show takes place Oct. 30 through Nov. 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show is a leading indicator of trends in technology and customization for the automotive industry. Autoweek will be there with the latest news, photos and video, and we'll bring it all to you right here at autoweek.com.
Graham Kozak - Graham Kozak drove a 1951 Packard 200 sedan in high school because he wanted something that would be easy to find in a parking lot. He thinks all the things they're doing with fuel injection and seatbelts these days are pretty nifty too. See more by this author»
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