Stars Come Out for the Orlando XM Satellite Radio's Hot Import Nights Show

ORLANDO, Fla.--April 12, 2005--

The Orlando Magic's Grant Hill, DeShawn Stevenson and Shaquille O'Neil, Plus Hulk Hogan and More, Bring Their Cars to the XM Satellite Radio's Hot Import Nights Lifestyle Car Show at the Orlando Orange County Convention Center This Saturday, April 16

The Orlando stop of the nation's largest lifestyle custom car show, XM Satellite Radio's Hot Import Nights (HIN), will feature celebrity car appearances from the Orlando Magic's Grant Hill, DeShawn Stevenson and Shaquille O'Neil, plus Philadelphia Eagles' Brian Dawkins and wrestling legend Hulk Hogan. Coming to the Orange County Convention Center on Saturday, April 16, the HIN show is the only one of its kind that brings together all elements of youth and car culture in one night, and where the cars are the stars.

In addition to Hogan's Dodge Viper and Hill's Bentley GT, HIN will feature DeShawn Stevenson's Dodge Magnum, Dawkins' 645 BMW Convertible and Shaq's Rolls Royce Phantom. Other featured cars include an SSC Aero 8/T and two tricked out Lamborghini Gallardos.

Orlando is the fourth stop of this year-long, nationwide tour. The show begins at 5 p.m. and ends at midnight and costs $25 for general admission and $55 to enter the car competition. In addition to hundreds of the hottest custom cars competing for prizes in several categories, event attendees are treated to non-stop entertainment, including live music, multiple DJs, model appearances and the nation's top car designers displaying the latest in custom car trends.

The 2005 HIN season kicked off last month in Los Angeles, breaking all previous records for attendance, number of cars displayed, variety of live musical acts, number of exhibitors and sponsors as well as number of model and celebrity appearances. Celebrities that attended the Los Angeles show ranged from Brooke Burke, the sexy host of several E! Entertainment Television shows and recent Stuff cover girl, to hip-hop artist and reality show star of "The Surreal Life," Flava Flav. Several members of the musical group the Black Eyed Peas also attended.

HIN travels to Charlotte, North Carolina after its Orlando show. More information on HIN can be found at www.hotimportnights.com. The XM Satellite Radio's Hot Import Nights, presented by Valvoline Synpower, is also sponsored by Dunlop Tires; Pepsi; Meguiar's; Mazda; Circuit City; Subaru; NGK Sparkplugs; Overboost.com; Performance Auto & Sound Magazine; Vertical Scope, publishers of Modified Magazine and Modified Luxury & Exotics and Hachette Filipacchi Media, publisher of Road and Track, Car and Driver, Speed and Road Gear magazines.

Hot Import Nights
"Live in '05" Tour

HIN   Los Angeles,  L.A. Conv. Center  - 3/5/2005
HIN   San Mateo,   San Mateo Expo Center -  4/2/2005
HID   Houston   Reliant Park  - 4/9/2005
HIN   Orlando,   OC Conv. Center  - 4/16/2005
HIN   Charlotte,   Merchandise Mart -  4/23/2005
HIN   Boston,   Bayside Expo Center -  4/30/2005
HIN   Atlanta (College Park) Georgia International 
       Convention Center - 5/28/2005
HIN   Chicago,   McCormick Place  - 6/11/2005
HIN   Washington,   Dulles Expo Center  - 6/25/2005
HIN   Kansas City,   KC Convention Center -  7/16/2005
HID   San Diego,   Qualcomm Stadium  - 7/23/2005
HIN   Seattle,  Stadium Expo -  7/30/2005
HIN   Dallas,   Merchandise Mart  - 8/6/2005
HIN   Cleveland,   IX Center  -  8/27/2005
HIN   Atlantic City,   Atlantic City Conv Center -  9/10/2005
HID   Pleasanton, CA, Alameda County Fair - 10/8/2005
HID   Phoenix,  Downtown  - 10/15/2005
VIP   Anaheim,  Anaheim Conv. Ctr  - 12/3/2005
HIN   Miami,  Miami Beach Conv. -  12/10/2005
HID   Honolulu,  Blaisdell Conv. Center  - 12/17/2005