Hot New Aftermarket Car Products From Sema

James Wright with his incredible Scion xA.

KickerA lot of parties went down Wednesday night, but the award for the biggest probably goes to Kicker's Big Air Bash. With 6,000 people crammed together in the parking lot of the Hard Rock Hotel, you could barely ford a path to the bars, but the large screen overhead made sure you didn't miss out on the entertainment. That included freestyle motocross, wakeboarding and music from Eleven Standing Still. In addition to the spectacle, Kicker-outfitted rides filled the lot. Check out highlights of the party on the lat34.com link at kicker.com.

MagnaflowMagnaFlow introduced a truckload of products. Here are a couple of them. On the American muscle end, upgrade your SRT-8 vehicles with this dual Cat-Back performance exhaust. Engineers claim it will add 12hp and 15lb-ft of torque. On the Euro end of things, bolt on this stainless steel exhaust for BMW M3 E36's. It boasts dual 2 1/2" mandrel-bent tubes, an 18" muffler and a single-inlet double-wall polished 3" tip.

Alpine's HHR. Just a taste of Alpine excellence before the big reveal at CES.

Trifecta judge Keith Turner at Overhaulin'.

Panasonic enters the SEMA fray.

Top installer/designer Chris Merrill with all manner of Arc Audio inspired vehicles.

NavmanNavman showed several new navigation devices, including their flagship N60i ($599.95). In addition to its NavPix capability (a cool feature that lets you upload pictures of locations into your address book for picture-based routing), the N60i has a unique 4.3-inch widescreen display and new software that best utilizes the widescreen format. Although the touchscreen is easy to use, the N60i also comes with an IR remote.

PanasonicPanasonic decided to enter the navigation market with its Strada CN-NVD905U in-dash receiver. Incorporating a touchscreen LCD, the unit puts a 30GB hard drive to work, storing map data for the U.S. and Puerto Rico. It also displays real-time traffic information from Sirius Traffic (requires a Sirius tuner and subscription) and also functions as ICE, playing DVD videos and CDs, satellite radio and iPod material. It even has Bluetooth capability for hands-free calling.

Another hot ride at SEMA, the FJ, customized by Trevor Kaplan and Co. at Scosche.