Busy place.
Why did Fiat feel the need to bring 800 colours of the same model car to the show? Pretty pathetic for a company producing one model. The company reeeks of desperation, and the slow selling figures are the only reason why, I conclude.
GM clearly still has its head in the 60s and the horsepower war. In this day of environmental concerns and spiralling gas prices, thepromo sticker on the Camaro trumpets...... "16 more horsepower than the Mustang! a whopping 50 more horsepower than the Challenger!" Who the hell cares? Pony cars are an emotional choice. And $100,000+ for a Corvette..... a friggin Chevy product?? Puh-leeeeeeze
Ford.... Very unimpressed with the Ford Focus, it looks good on paper, but in person, its seems like another sub par effort. And $25,000+taxes for the Focus on display??? Whoa.
Chrysler... more Mopar crapola. Next....
Volkswagen.... common theme among all the models there..... how do you like your vanilla?
Hyundai... I can see why the Elantra is highly regarded in many eyes. Its seems to offer a decent package at a good price. Much more attractive than the Focus. Still leery of Hyundai quality though.
BMW... Their cars all look the same. I had trouble telling the difference between the 3 and 5 series. Crazy price tags too. this is a company that is standing still.
Mercedes Benz.... A- a- amazing. Nuff said.
Why did Mitsubishi bother attending? People still buy these?
Lincoln, Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover.... see line above this one.
Honda, the NSX concept is striking.
Toyota... good value for good overall cars. The price tags werent shocking, considering what you get.
Nissan/Infiniti... saw a few ppl crashed out in the sitting areas. Was it from the nap inducing design of the cars, or the displays?
Porsche.... how come you guys skipped the show?
Exotic car display....Plenty of eye candy here. the Ferrari FF, what the hell is that?? Bentley GT is a sweet ride. Aston Martin One-77 is a waste and won't turn any more heads than their lesser models at a fraction of the price. Oh, and exotic car of the whole place which made me drool? The new Lamborghini. Stunningly beautiful in real life.
2 big take aways from this years show.....
1) Major car re designs seem to be on the decline. Now we are seeing evolutions for "all new" models. The new 3 series, the Honda Accord prototype model, the Honda Civic, and the Chrysler 300, for example. There are few differences between the new models as opposed to the past.
Remember when car makers used to design next gen car models with a clean sheet of paper?
2) media outlets have been trumpeting that the american automakers are closing the gap on the japanese. Not sure about this. I remain unimpressed with the American efforts, particularly in small cars. Design and build quality are severely lacking. Their price tags are stratospheric.
See you in 2013.
Why did Fiat feel the need to bring 800 colours of the same model car to the show? Pretty pathetic for a company producing one model. The company reeeks of desperation, and the slow selling figures are the only reason why, I conclude.
GM clearly still has its head in the 60s and the horsepower war. In this day of environmental concerns and spiralling gas prices, thepromo sticker on the Camaro trumpets...... "16 more horsepower than the Mustang! a whopping 50 more horsepower than the Challenger!" Who the hell cares? Pony cars are an emotional choice. And $100,000+ for a Corvette..... a friggin Chevy product?? Puh-leeeeeeze
Ford.... Very unimpressed with the Ford Focus, it looks good on paper, but in person, its seems like another sub par effort. And $25,000+taxes for the Focus on display??? Whoa.
Chrysler... more Mopar crapola. Next....
Volkswagen.... common theme among all the models there..... how do you like your vanilla?
Hyundai... I can see why the Elantra is highly regarded in many eyes. Its seems to offer a decent package at a good price. Much more attractive than the Focus. Still leery of Hyundai quality though.
BMW... Their cars all look the same. I had trouble telling the difference between the 3 and 5 series. Crazy price tags too. this is a company that is standing still.
Mercedes Benz.... A- a- amazing. Nuff said.
Why did Mitsubishi bother attending? People still buy these?
Lincoln, Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover.... see line above this one.
Honda, the NSX concept is striking.
Toyota... good value for good overall cars. The price tags werent shocking, considering what you get.
Nissan/Infiniti... saw a few ppl crashed out in the sitting areas. Was it from the nap inducing design of the cars, or the displays?
Porsche.... how come you guys skipped the show?
Exotic car display....Plenty of eye candy here. the Ferrari FF, what the hell is that?? Bentley GT is a sweet ride. Aston Martin One-77 is a waste and won't turn any more heads than their lesser models at a fraction of the price. Oh, and exotic car of the whole place which made me drool? The new Lamborghini. Stunningly beautiful in real life.
2 big take aways from this years show.....
1) Major car re designs seem to be on the decline. Now we are seeing evolutions for "all new" models. The new 3 series, the Honda Accord prototype model, the Honda Civic, and the Chrysler 300, for example. There are few differences between the new models as opposed to the past.
Remember when car makers used to design next gen car models with a clean sheet of paper?
2) media outlets have been trumpeting that the american automakers are closing the gap on the japanese. Not sure about this. I remain unimpressed with the American efforts, particularly in small cars. Design and build quality are severely lacking. Their price tags are stratospheric.
See you in 2013.
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