The RMR crew pulled it off. Rhys Millen told us on the show floor that he drove this midengine Tau-V8-powered Genesis Coupe into the trailer. If you've been following our coverage of this car (here and here) you know that, like most SEMA cars, this one was cutting it close.
Millen acknowledges that there's still plenty of tuning to be done before this one-off machine is ready for prime time (and by prime time we mean our test track), but the fact that it runs is an accomplishment.
RMR is estimating 500 horsepower from the V8 which has 11:1 JE pistons, individual throttle bodies, custom intake runners and is controlled by a new Advanced Engine Management ECU capable of managing the variable cam timing on intake and exhaust cams. Power hits the ground via a five-speed Mendeola sequential gearbox.
Twenty-inch, two-piece HRE 560 wheels are debuting on the car. Toyo T1R tires are sized 255/35R20 up front and 285/30R20 out back.
Millen developed a carbon-fiber trim kit for the interior of the Genesis Coupe, which is debuting on this car as well. Each piece in the kit is based around the car's stock interior bits so all the fasteners are in place to make replacement of the stock parts easy and complete.
Look for a complete test of this car as soon as Millen lets it out of the shop.
Josh Jacquot, Senior Road Test Editor
estreka says:
12:53 PM, 11/ 3/09
I would love to buy this car.
mikedrud says:
03:34 PM, 11/ 3/09
Yeah, I would too.
Each time I see photos/footage from SEMA I wish I was there to see the tricked-out models.
notabigdeal says:
04:16 PM, 11/ 3/09
I believe that it will make your eardrums bleed if it is sound proofed like that.
church123 says:
06:25 PM, 11/ 3/09
SEMA isn't all that great mikedrud. Last year was the first in 10 years that I missed and, well, I didn't miss it. There is far more show than go, the crowds get rather heavy, more than half the vendors and their products are sketchy at best - it goes on and on. As someone in the performance industry, there's actually a lot more cool tech at the PRI show in Indianapolis at the end of the year.
I'm going to SEMA for one day this year to meet some folks about product improvements, but I'm not looking forward to it. Plus, SEMA has dropped in size a lot as the economy has foundered.
carz4life says:
05:45 PM, 11/ 4/09
its interesting how they did they crossed exhausted...man i wanna hear/see this car in action.