SEMA announces Best New Products Award winners

Nov. 2, 2022
Nearly 2,000 products were entered into the 18 different categories this year.

SEMA announced its Best New Products Award winners at the 2022 SEMA Show on Tuesday, Nov. 1.

SEMA’s annual New Product Awards recognizes outstanding achievements in the development of products being introduced to the automotive specialty-equipment market at the SEMA Show. 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 categories this year. Winners were selected based on a variety of factors, including innovation, technical achievement, quality and workmanship, consumer appeal, and marketability, and more.

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 and 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 4x4 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

Winner: MMX Forged Wheel, MMX Wheels

Runner Up: ICON ALLOYS 17" REBOUND SLX, ICON Vehicle Dynamics

Runner Up: Lynx Trail Gunner Wheel for Bronco, Quadratec

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