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At the Hyundai booth this year, it was about the Genesis Coupe. There was only one Genesis sedan on display, and I liked how there was an artist hand-painting a graphic onto the front and rear fenders. There was also Hyundai's 2.0T R-Spec version on-hand, which is basically a 2.0T Track without power seats, a sunroof, trick interior lighting, and other creature comforts. It's 68lbs lighter and $3000 the Track, and while it didn't exactly pop against the trick offerings from Hennessey, Greddy, and Rhys Millen Racing, it's cool to see the company offering this package.

Of the three tuned offerings on display, the clear standout was Rhys Millen Racing's mid-engine 480HP V8 version. The engine bay was absolutely sick, and while it and the interior were packed to the gills with carbon fiber bits, the overall effect was almost subtle, and the orange paint looked like six miles deep. Hit the jump to see more pictures from the booth, including walk-around videos of all the cars.

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Right now, there are automotive engineers all over the world working to give computers more control of our cars. They're spending billions to figure out how to implement systems that will avoid collisions, alert sleepy drivers, and generally make the roads safer.

And then there are the guys from Engineer Awesome, who bought a crappy 1988 Oldsmobile Delta off eBay and rigged it so you can control it with an iPhone. It totally beats all the other iPhone-controlled cars we've seen. Watch them take it surfing in the clip below, and hit the jump for the complete how-to.

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It's a 1976 912 packing 85 3.3v lithium ion batteries. They power a NetGain Warp11 DC motor, which puts go to the wheels via an original Porsche 5-speed transmission. Built by Sunshine State Restorations in consultation with the Tallahassee Area Electric Vehicle Association. The overall effect? An ultra-clean classic EV.

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The Blue Oval was a major sponsor of SEMA this year, and while their booth was in the same primo spot that it always has been, it seemed that they pulled out all the stops for their display this time around. There was just so much going on here. Mustangs were, of course, huge this year, with the 2010 redesign and all. But there was also a ton of Fusions, Foci, Fiestas, trucks, Lincolns and concept utility vans.

Like lot of the automakers this year, Ford gave a nod to its performance history, including in its lineup such heavies as the GT-40 and the 427 Fairlane Thunderbolt. The booth was overall very splendidly done, and it was always absolutely swarming to the extent that getting decent footage of the booth in its entirety could only be done after hours.

Click below the jump for a ton of pics, along footage of both the booth as a whole and the Galpin Mustang build.

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You can't throw a rock at SEMA without hitting something made out of carbon fiber, but even in this sea of lightweight material, this Mustang stood out. All the bodywork—and even the wheels—is made out of carbon fiber, and while I didn't find out exactly how many pounds lighter this Pony is from stock, it looks so trick.

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