Did You See Anything Good Today? 'Event and Showroom Edition'

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A Pontiac LeMans for sale:
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I was at the NY Auto Show today and I saw a lot of amazing cars. I don't remember much if any of them, because one of my most favorite things in the entire world was there.

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(not my picture, but that's the car)

Apologies for posting the sheer unbridled awesomeness that is Drag-U-La and as such making every car posted in this thread from this point on seem so unimpressive.
 
The Vintage & Classic Car Club of India had this years Mumbai classic car rally today! here's my pictures from the event:
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Waiting in line for our turn to start:
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We got lost after the first few turns, we somehow got back on the route, but we had missed two checkpoints!
 
My annual trip the NYIAS. It's the best we got, so I had to go. I couldn't get off from work, so I had to merge with the weekend masses starting at 11:30 (rather than having an extra hour or two during a weekday). The photos are in alphabetical order rather than the order I shot them because I wandered from booth to booth rather than finishing any one area at a time. If you want to get decent shots, you need to get there early....


Acura LMP

So how did Acura do? Does anyone care? Do they bother to advertise it like Audi does? Why no hybrids? Why no diesel? Is there a point to this?


Aston Martin DBS Carbon

Very nice, very black, and very outside the main floor. Aston Martin could hardly be said to have ever done better and yet they are still relegated to the lobby.


Aston Martin Rapide

Truly the best-looking of the new high-end luxury sedanettes (I refuse to call them coupes; those would have 2 doors, not 4).


Aston Martin V8 Vantage

My girlfriend pointed out the 1:43 scale car on the dash. Gulf livery for the win, though.


Audi A8

All LED front lights. Too bad they didn't bother to show it off.


Audi R8 Spyder

It's positively amazing how small the R8 really is. To think, they stuffed a V10 in there!


Audi R8 V10

Pure delight.


Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible

The next version will have an exhaust that is so wide and thin that it actually starts to play 'God Save the Queen'.


Bentley Mulsanne

It's positively amazing how giant the Mulsanne really is. To think, they stuffed a W12 in there!


BMW 335is

Probably the toughest competition for the M3 yet.


BMW 550i

Another gigantic vehicle. I reckon it's about as big as the pre-Bangle 7-series, only heavier and less fun to drive.


BMW 550i GT

Without a doubt the worst car BMW has ever released in the modern era. Styling, ergonomics, drive compromise...a failure all around. And the sales will prove that -- technically -- people should have liked the Aztek.


BMW Alpina B7 Allrad

This might be where I was confused about the dual vs. dual-twin (what some incorrectly refer to as 'quad') exhaust.


Cadillac CTS-V coupe

You can stuff whatever engine you like under there, but there's no way you can call that an attractive car. They took a CTS sedan clay model and ran it through a wind tunnel until the back end started stripping away and the exhaust wandered to the middle, then went with that.


Cadillac CTS-V wagon

Another visual failure. Strange that they got the front end so right....


Chevrolet Camaro Hennessey HPE600

Hennessey, a tuner, deserves to be in the lobby. Aston Martin does not.


Chevroley Camaro Hennessey LS9




Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport

Can someone explain why the stripes are on both sides, when previous special editions only ever had them on one side? This makes it look like Adam Ant rather than war paint.


Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1

Ironically, red is not a great color for this car. The specific curves look wrong, the supercharger cover clashes, and the carbon fiber looks out of place. Blue or charcoal, that's it.


Chevrolet Cruze BTCC

No idea why this was here. The Cruze is not marketed as a sporty car anywhere, nor is the BTCC even popular here. Judging by the lack of people around it, I'm not the only one confused.


Chevrolet Volt

Wait for it...wait for it.... Actually, that's all we've been doing.


Confederate Cycles

Truly some of the most inspired and original bikes out there. If I could afford it, I'd buy one and leave it in my living room as art


Dodge Challenger Hennessey HPE600

Meh. See above.


Dodge Challenger R/T

I forsee disaster with Fiat unless some real thinking goes into how Chrysler runs things. I have a feeling Marchionne is discovering very much the same thing Iaccoca did in 1978: a financially disorganized mess and no product direction. The proof is in the show stand: nothing new, and no salesmen with a clue. Just cute girls in white...like over at Fiat....


Dodge Viper ACR 1:33

I swear, if you saw this in person, those wheels would match the stripes on top, but it was neither magenta nor orange, but a rather decent red. It's amazing what bad lighting can do.



Fiat 500

That's all Fiat had. No other versions, no other vehicles, just these two spinning around uselessly. I think Fiat is heading for failure here as well.


Ford F-350 DeWalt

Keep in mind, DeWalt is another name for "Black & Decker". About as good, too (which isn't very much, for those who are power-tool-inept).


Ford Focus

Actually, I don't care. The US car market is actually the worst in the world. People these days don't even haggle over price, they just take what their given and drive their horrible way off. What's the incentive to bring anything good here? We'll never see the Focus ST/RS/RS500. They know we'll buy whatever they're selling.


Ford Mustang SVT Shelby Cobra GT500

Case in point. ^^ Is this a Shelby or SVT project? A GT500 Cobra or SVT Cobra? With that god-awful interior and a live rear axle, does it matter? The car sucks.


Honda CR-Z

An Insight by any other name.... Please, Honda, don't spit in my ear and tell me it's a gentle summer breeze. We all know you don't do sporty cars here anymore (see: Ford Focus).


Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

This, however, I wager will be far more interesting to own than any Honda hybrid could dream of. With the momentum Hyundai has right now, that may not be a secret for long.


Infiniti Essence

Part G37, part RX-8, all shrinky-dink. It's not terrible, but it needs work. Too many poorly-intersected curves like the LF-A.


Jaguar XJ-L Supercharged

The black was difficult to get photographed right, but this will actually look far better on the road anyway. It looks poorly proportioned here, but it's really quite nice. The Supersport version should worry Maserati as well.


Kia Forte Coupe

Very cool design, a massive improvement from just a few years ago. They managed to take Honda (Acura) styling cues and make them look good.
 
Lamborghini LP550-2 Balboni

I was not aware this was being sold here. Thanks Manhattan Motorcars! Maybe next time Audi will remember where it got the idea for the R8!


Lamborghini LP560-4 Spider

At least they're not stuck in the lobby.


Lamborghini LP650-4

Why would you hide this thing? Why make such a wonder so visually inaccessible?


Lexus IS250C Gordon Ting

Who is Gordon Ting and why did he waste time on an IS250C? Didn't he realize that Lexus is simply not associated with (or purchased by) people who want "an aggressive, performance enhanced daily drivable luxury coupe"?


Lotus Evora

Amazingly, it has less presence in real life. I long for the Elise/Exige.


Mazda 2 55 Edition

No...just...no.


Mercedes-Benz B-Class

I can't even comment on this in an organized manner. I hate battery-powered cars and I hate small Mercedes-Benz vehicles. That's all I got with this one.


Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG

I look forward to seeing this on the road. The extra angles the AMG version adds finally make the current E-class attractive.


Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG

Biggest waste of a truly fantastic engine.


Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Edition

*facepalm* You just put DUB wheels on Mercedes-Benz first truly sporty SL in decades. Why? I just want to know what makes you think this is an improvement.


Mercedes-Benz SLS

Simply not attractive. It takes all of the styling and proportions that made the original so attractive and yet manages to muck it up royally. I'd rather just have had a totally-revamped SL63: simply an update to some, a revelation to others.


Mini Countryman Cooper S

Very cute...very not Mini. I can't imagine what the all-wheel-drive would improve over a good set of winter tires. It's not like this was planned with off-roading or bad-weather driving in mind to begin with. Perhaps if we simply welded the driveshaft direct to the rear differential....


Mitsubishi i-MIEV

This actually looks far more useful than the Smart: more room, 4 seats, better looking, and much cheaper. Why are people passing this one by? Oh, right (see: Ford Focus).


Mitsubishi i-MIEV concept

This thing should do a sitcom with the Will. Call it "Will and Mitsu"!


Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X MR

As expected at NYIAS, there are quite a few meatheads. One in particular (the one in the Tap-Out shirt) was convinced the Evo X was Mitsubishi's 'rally car'. The car is oversized for even DTM, let alone dirt racing.


Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet

The only off-limits Porsche.


Porsche Boxster Spyder

I'd love to see it with the top down, but Porsche apparently can't organize a show stand anymore. Cars strewn about with your automotive highlights off to the side results in no one coming by to put deposits down.


Rolls-Royce Ghost

I hope there are more tolerable color combinations.


Rolls-Royce Phantom DHC

Suicide doors on a 4-door? Nice! Suicide doors on a 2-door convertible? Fail!


Saab 9-5 Turbo XWD

I truly hope Saab comes back. They deserve to, but they need someone who understands Saab (and probably Sweden in general). I don't think that's Spyker, though.


Saturn Sky electric

When did this happen? Probably the best use for them; as they pretty much are Fisher-Price toys, it seems like they needed a battery all along.


Spyker C8 Aileron

Very pretty, but I preferred the propeller-style wheels better. Maybe they'll come back when Spyker actually creates a new car rather than revising the one car they have.


Spyker C8 Spyder

I never noticed the rimless glass before. It's a very striking vehicle.


Subaru Impreza WRX STI sedan

I'm eagerly awaiting a test drive of this. I miss the big silly wing, functional or not. If it's good, I'll find money for it. If not...I won't miss it.


Subaru Impreza WRX STI wagon

The STI should have been available in two flavors right from the beginning.


Volkswagen Beetle with a bunny

It was, after all, Easter weekend.


Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Final Edition

We can now celebrate the end of the awful New Beetle. Here's hoping for a return to rear-engined goodness!


Volvo S60

Is there an S60R on the way? How about a S40R (which would be more appropriate)? I'll settle for a C30R, kind of like the Focus RS. None of it will probably happen. Volvo's long since taken a page from Toyota and Honda: sporty cars don't sell (which simply isn't true, but that isn't stopping many companies from living that lie).

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Lexus LF-A

A true surprise for me. Oversized rear vents and poorly resolved front bumper aside, it's much more attractive in person. The rear vents seem even bigger, actually. I don't buy all the hype about the car's performance or the requirement of the LCD screen for a speedometer. Toyota's long since been the singer of hype when it comes to...well, anything. Still, it's a heck of an accomplishment for a company that cut out all fun cars, then proceeded to methodically eliminated all sense of sportiness from the remaining cars. Second-best of show for me.



Mercedes-Benz SLS GT3

This could not have been more of a surprise than if the keys were handed to me. All the things that completely fail on the standard SLS work beautifully on the GT3 version. Lowering the car helps eliminate the 'tucked under' look on the side, and the giant diffuser helps to distract from the awkward rear bumper. The other aerodynamic addenda work with the lines rather than against them, so the front end no longer looks quite so haphazard. The massive cooling vents on top and the sides really do it wonders. Even the oversized rear wing doesn't look out of place. All that's missing is the side-vent-exit exhaust. My best in show. By far.
 
Out back of the Ferrari dearlership. They had an Enzo in the garage, but for some reason I really didn't feel like getting a picture

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GT500

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Specter Werkres GTR

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We met this crazy guy who said he was a pimp, hitman, leader of motorcycle gangs in detroit, andabout 400 other things. Amazing what a little Crown Royal will make people say :lol:

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Behind it was another, more normal guy, who had some more classics

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Great coverage harrytuttle, this is far easier than AutoBlog :)
Seeing this many nice American cars makes me want to install GTA Vice and SA again...
 
Awesome Mumbai classic action!!! that 59 Biscayne is really neat!! Is that 38 Cadoo a 12 cylinder? or even better, 16?

And Nismo, OMG. The torino GT looks awesome, but my favorite cars have to be the over-tired Camaro Rs, the Funny car vestiges and the rollcaged Camaro in front of it. Amazing place, pal. More pics? more BIG pics? (:

Tuttle, get back to the streets. ou find more interesting stuff out and about. And anyone who puts an LS9 into anything deserves to be in the main floor (:
 
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Nice coverage, Harry. On the Spyker, the Rotorblades are still around. :)
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Rotorblade™ wheel design, silver satin finish
Rotorblade™ wheel design, dark grey satin finish
Rotorblade™ wheel design, black satin finish
Rotorblade™ wheel design, Mirror Polish finish (hand-polished)
 
Awesome Mumbai classic action!!! that 59 Biscayne is really neat!! Is that 38 Cadoo a 12 cylinder? or even better, 16?

I'm assumeing by "Cadoo" you mean Cadillac? there aren't any '38 Cadillac's in my pics, do you mean this?
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It's a '38 Buick, it's probably got a straight eight :D
 
gah, I could have sworn it was a Caddy. Well, the car can take it as a compliment. Awesome dinosaur.
 
I think it's a Chevy, but not sure

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My new ride and an old Chevy

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Big old Cadillac

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Old Chevy Pick-Up

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Cano, this looks pretty legit to me.

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Was at Snetterton this past Saturday for the Britcar race. This is what was in the paddock:

Austin Cooper S racer:
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Ford Falcon touring car:
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Another Falcon and a Mustang:
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And a Mustang to bookend these three:
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Mercedes 280 SL Pagoda:
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Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series. I thought these were left-hand-drive only?
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Track-ready 911 GT3 GT2:
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This GT3 has seen some serious track use, and looked like it had some sort of adjustable damper set-up in the back:
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Another GT3, this time with Martini stripes:
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A fourth third GT3, with comedy number plate:
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A Noble of some description:
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Tangoed SEAT Leon FR. Like the black wheels:
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Vauxhall Monaro with Holden badges, and a very yellow Esprit:
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A tidy Jag MkII:
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And a Ferrari:
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I liked this lots cos it had the look of being used on a frequent basis.

Oh, and there was this fella in the white shirt, checking out a BMW touring car with his translator and photographer:
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R&M Auction set up on Friday. All free too.

The best year of Camaro, split bumper

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GT 350

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I think this is my first Marlin I've seen

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These two cars were my favorites though.

Dodge Dart wagon, with a 440. Just look at those lines and that front :drool:

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I have a thing for altered wheelbase cars. I cannot ignore them.

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Went to Lime Rock Park today for an all Porsche track day. Of all the cars there, these were the only two that mattered to me.

My favorite color on a 993 (Riviera Blue), on which happens to be a Carrera RS. My favorite 993 too. :D
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And I finally saw a 997 MkII RS!
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In the garage at car maintenance and walking to a bakery:

An Audi R8 V10 Cabrio:
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An old BMW, do not remeber this layout:
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An old Mercedes SL:
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A new garage in Luxembourg (not open yet) this morning going to get breakfast in the bakery at the back, but good start:

911 4S Cabrio and Aston Martin Vantage:
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Was at Snetterton this past Saturday for the Britcar race. This is what was in the paddock:

Austin Cooper S racer:


Ford Falcon touring car:


Another Falcon and a Mustang:


And a Mustang to bookend these three:

Some familiar looking cars there ;)

Oh, and there was this fella in the white shirt, checking out a BMW touring car with his translator and photographer:

Some great spots there with the F40 SL Black etc. The ultra rare Kaz is the best spot though 👍
 
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