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SEMA New Product Award Winners Announced

A.J. Hecht November 2, 2022

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SEMA New Product Award Winners Announced | THE SHOP The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced its Best New Products Award winners at the 2022 SEMA Show.

SEMA’s annual New Product Awards competition recognizes outstanding achievements in the development of products being introduced to the automotive specialty-equipment market at the SEMA Show, the organization said. Products are judged in 18 award categories, and each category has one winner and two runners-up.

Nearly 2,000 products were entered into the 18 different Showcase categories to be considered for a SEMA New Product Awards this year. Winners were selected based on a variety of factors that included superiority of innovation, technical achievement, quality and workmanship, consumer appeal and marketability, and more.

The New Product Award Winners are:

Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) Product

Winner: ALLDATA ADAS Quick Reference, ALLDATA
Runner Up: Hands-On ADAS Calibration Training, I-CAR
Runner Up: Test Drive CoPilot, Opus IVS

Collision Repair & Refinish Product

Winner: Test Drive CoPilot, Opus IVS
Runner Up: 3M RepairStack Performance Solutions, 3M
Runner Up: Fast Puller by GUNIWHEEL, GUNIWHEEL

Electric Vehicle Product

Winner: Active Performance Sound, Borla Performance
Runner Up: APP EV Systems Battery Conversion Kit, APP EV Systems

Engineered New Product

Winner: Pneumatic StraightGate50 Butterfly Style External Wastegate, Turbosmart
Runner Up: Fuel tank laser sensor/sender, International Industry LLC
Runner Up: ORANGETOP HYPERCORE Lithium, OPTIMA Batteries

Exterior Accessory Product

Winner: Angled Front Fender Flare for Bronco, TRAILFX
Runner Up: Armor Box, Hammerhead Armor
Runner Up: Classic Ski Rack, SeaSucker

Interior Accessory Product

Winner: The Legend Mirror DVR Power Switch System, Acumen Robot Intelligence
Runner Up: RFX-55C-PU 1955-59 Chevy Truck Grafix Series Gauge System, Dakota Digital
Runner Up: TYPE S Formula DRIFT Pro Series Ultra-Slim Smart LED Trim Kit, Horizon Brands

Merchandising Display

Winner: Bed Mat Counter Display, Dee Zee
Runner Up: Dee Zee Totem Displays, Dee Zee
Runner Up: M1 POWERED DISPLAY STAND, Mach Built

Mobile Electronics Product

Winner: SRK-JK11H, AudioControl
Runner Up: Ford Bronco Rear Speaker Pods, Metra Electronics Corp.
Runner Up: LPHFD31, AudioControl

Off-Road/4-Wheel Drive Product

Winner: Jeep JL, JT & JK Adjustable Front Bump Stop Kit, RockJock 4×4 by John Currie
Runner Up: Integrated Aero Windshield LED Light Bar System for 2021+ Ford Bronco by ORACLE Lighting, ORACLE Lighting
Runner Up: KIT175 – Ford Extreme Duty Tie Rod and Drag Link Assembly Fits 2017-2022 F-250/F-350 Super Duty, Apex Chassis

Packaging Design

Winner: Bubba Off-Road Truck Recovery Gear Set, Bubba Off-Road Recovery Gear
Runner Up: J-Mount, BOLT Lock
Runner Up: TYPE S Formula DRIFT Pro Series Exterior Smart Lighting Kit, Horizon Brands

Performance-Racing Product

Winner: All New “OPR” Turbocharger Oil Pressure Regulator, Turbosmart
Runner Up: PETERSON FLUID SYSTEMS R4 OIL PUMP W/REAR ACCESSORY DRIVE & FRONT PROCHARGER SHAFT, Specialty Products Company/SPC Performance
Runner Up: Smart Canards, Victor Racing, Inc.

Performance-Street Product

Winner: Antigravity Batteries “RE-START” Lithium Starter Battery, Antigravity Lithium Batteries
Runner Up: Hypertech REACT Throttle Optimizer, HYPERTECH
Runner Up: TractionMAX, JMS Chip & Performance

Powersports Product

Winner: MLX-9000 Series Motorcycle Gauge, Dakota Digital
Runner Up: Belt Temperature Sensor for Polaris/Can-Am, Dynojet Research Inc.
Runner Up: Hypertech Spectrum Power Programmer for Polaris, HYPERTECH

Street Rod/Custom Car Product

Winner: Custom Microsteer Integrated Column Program, Flaming River Industries Inc.
Runner Up: Gen 5 Super Magnum heat/cool/defrost system, Vintage Air Inc.
Runner Up: RTX-33F-X 1933-34 Ford Car Retrotech Series Gauge System, Dakota Digital

Tire and Related Product

Winner: VICTRA SPORT EV, Maxxis Tire
Runner Up: Mastercraft Courser Trail HD, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
Runner Up: Open Country R/T Trail, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp.

Tools & Equipment Product

Winner: The 92110-SGX Surface Grinder, Burr King Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Runner Up: Vyper Creeper, Vyper Industrial
Runner Up: Buddy Load Binder Attachment, Buddy Load Binder Attachment

Van/Pickup/Sport-Utility Product

Winner: Monkey Bars (Ridge Ready), SeaSucker
Runner Up: Antigravity Batteries “RE-START” Lithium Starter Battery, Antigravity Lithium Batteries
Runner Up: Smartop Platform Truck Bed cover, Smartop

Wheel and Related Product