#1 of 55 Auto Shows 2010 by lemko

Jan 04, 2010 (10:56 am)

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• fintail (Jan 04, 2010 12:20 pm)
• rsholland (Jan 05, 2010 8:22 am)

#2 of 55 Re: Auto Shows 2010 [lemko] by fintail

Jan 04, 2010 (12:20 pm)

Replying to: lemko (Jan 04, 2010 10:56 am)

If I was just 3000 miles closer
 
I probably will go to the Vancouver show in late March/early April

#3 of 55 Re: Auto Shows 2010 [lemko] by rsholland

Jan 05, 2010 (8:22 am)

Replying to: lemko (Jan 04, 2010 10:56 am)

#4 of 55 when is by nippononly

Jan 05, 2010 (11:58 am)

#6 of 55 Detroit show by rsholland

Jan 13, 2010 (1:42 pm)

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• steve_ (Jan 13, 2010 2:57 pm)

#7 of 55 Re: Detroit show [rsholland] by steve_ HOST

Jan 13, 2010 (2:57 pm)

Replying to: rsholland (Jan 13, 2010 1:42 pm)

Well, it was "exciting" that GM and Chrysler were there.

#8 of 55 what do you think of 2010 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition? by realno6

Mar 25, 2010 (6:28 pm)

#9 of 55 New York Auto Show Just 1 Week Away!!!! by smarty666

Mar 26, 2010 (6:16 pm)

#10 of 55 New England Auto show by anythngbutgm

Dec 06, 2010 (7:10 am)

Saturday was spent at the convention center in Boston for the annual show. It was OK but I was disappointed to see a no show for Mitsu, Land Rover, Jag, Porsche and most of all, BMW!
 
You can't glance out the car window without spotting a BMW here in MA so not seeing a display was surprising.
 
Otherwise, looking over the entrants some thoughts and impressions:
 
Clearly the most crowded out of all the displays was Ford. Their display was hopping with people. I managed to get a very impressive overview on the Lincoln MKX and MKS which seriously won me over with the technological innovations regarding the SYNC and the new electronic display and ipod like interfaces. The smooth scrolling for the volume and fan speed was probably the coolest thing I've ever seen. No knobs or buttons, just swipe your finger across the strip to raise or lower volume/speed. Same goes for the buttons, nothing mechanical just the touch of your finger. Then again, 10 thousand voice commands, you may never touch anything ever.
 
But not all was rosy as SYNC was unable to connect to my iphone after multiple attempts, the nav screen had smudge marks all over it and the selection for phone/radio/ipod was distracting.
 
 The Toyota display was busy but being a little more spread out I didn't really get the sense of crowding over the entrants. The Venza, new Highlander and Prius got the most attention IMO. My favorite was the red dresses the girls wore, damn...
 
The Honda display was busy, but smaller. The CR-Z was completely blocked out from all the people and the CR-V and Accords were getting a good amount of attention. What was really surprising was the amount of attention the Crosstours were getting. I don't know if it was just curiousity to cement the dislike for the looks or genuine interest but there were people looking.
 
The Subie display was moderately busy (new STi WRX), as were the Nissan (Juke, Quest), Hyundai (Genesis, Equus, Elantra), VW.
 
On the luxury end, the displays were plenty packed as expected although for once it was nice to be able to check out the Benz's without having to feel like you've entered a mosh pit to do so... Sadly, each of the luxury brands only had a single model on the floor, give or take 1 or 2 such as what Volvo Acura and Lexus had out there. I'd say the Audi display was the most crowded with their absolutely stunning R8 V10 and S5/S4 models. Mini had the most models on the floor of the luruy makes, the new 4 wheel drive Cooper garnering the most attention.
 
In the end, decent show but a slight letdown for the 12 dollar entry fee, especially when I've been attending these things for 15 years. Oh well, there's always New York and Chi-town...

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