riverracerx
01-13-2005, 11:02 AM
Went last night. Not a bad show..not a good show. Some cool stuff to see:
My favorites (by class and price)
Autos:
Mercedes CLS
A step forward from their current design. Has nice swooping lines and looks sleek. Fills the gap between the S and E class. Sweet ride!
Lexus GS
My personal favorite auto of the show. This car rocks and looks so much better in person than in photos. Tight looking car and luxurious interior.
Chrysler 300
This thing is bold and the new SRT8 has 425HP! Damn. Chrysler has come a long way and I think they have the BEST domestic car lineup available.
Dodge Magnum
Pleasantly suprised with this vehicle. Same interior as a Chrysler 300 but tons of room in the back. And the way the hatch is designed makes getting things in and out easier. If you have a full size something already but still want lots of room, this one is worth looking at. You can also get the SRT8 in it. Did I say DAMN...
Mitsubishi Eclipse
The last model choked on it's own vomit, the previous version was a street racers dream car. Now they are back in the drivers seat. You will surely see a ton of these screaming around. If I was 20 I would buy one tomorrow.
Saturn Sky
This 2 seat raodster was a Saturn? No way. And it is in production already. No way. Looked like a concept car. This could get Saturn out of the mundain/ordinary category. Cool little car.
Trucks/SUVs
Not much new to look at here...
Volvo XC90
My wifes favorite (and most likely our next vehicle)
The third row seats in this thing are pretty cool how they fold away. Comfortable, roomy and very upscale looking interior. And always..a very safe vehicle. I like the way the windows all flow together to make it look longer and sleeker
GMC Envoy Denali
My wife liked this one too. First time I had ever even really looked at one. Nice inside if you don't want to drive a full size but still need to space.
Ford F150
My favorite full size truck. There isn't a better interior in a full size. I like it better than my Escalade. Only flaw on the Lariat is the wood looks so cheesy. Blah! The FX4 has a killer dash and some nice front seats.
Disappointments:
Lincoln Mark something truck
What the hell. I can glue chrome on the side of an F150 cheaper. I can paint the dash a different color too. The seats have piping..oooh! And the floormats are softer. Same HP as the Ford..BOOOO I want more HP. There is nothing noteworthy on this truck that would make me buy it over the Ford.
VW Jetta
Can you say Toyota Corolla. The front grill was the only thing kinda cool on this car. The old Jetta had character apart from the Japanese contenders, now it just blends in with them.
Ford and GM autos
Their domestic car lineup all suck. Their designs are mundain, boring and the interiors are plastic crap. Take a design cue from Chrysler and go back to the drawing board.
So there you have it. Show is fun, but with little crowds you can get through it in about 2-3 hours and be sufficiently bored. What do I want to buy now??
:(
My favorites (by class and price)
Autos:
Mercedes CLS
A step forward from their current design. Has nice swooping lines and looks sleek. Fills the gap between the S and E class. Sweet ride!
Lexus GS
My personal favorite auto of the show. This car rocks and looks so much better in person than in photos. Tight looking car and luxurious interior.
Chrysler 300
This thing is bold and the new SRT8 has 425HP! Damn. Chrysler has come a long way and I think they have the BEST domestic car lineup available.
Dodge Magnum
Pleasantly suprised with this vehicle. Same interior as a Chrysler 300 but tons of room in the back. And the way the hatch is designed makes getting things in and out easier. If you have a full size something already but still want lots of room, this one is worth looking at. You can also get the SRT8 in it. Did I say DAMN...
Mitsubishi Eclipse
The last model choked on it's own vomit, the previous version was a street racers dream car. Now they are back in the drivers seat. You will surely see a ton of these screaming around. If I was 20 I would buy one tomorrow.
Saturn Sky
This 2 seat raodster was a Saturn? No way. And it is in production already. No way. Looked like a concept car. This could get Saturn out of the mundain/ordinary category. Cool little car.
Trucks/SUVs
Not much new to look at here...
Volvo XC90
My wifes favorite (and most likely our next vehicle)
The third row seats in this thing are pretty cool how they fold away. Comfortable, roomy and very upscale looking interior. And always..a very safe vehicle. I like the way the windows all flow together to make it look longer and sleeker
GMC Envoy Denali
My wife liked this one too. First time I had ever even really looked at one. Nice inside if you don't want to drive a full size but still need to space.
Ford F150
My favorite full size truck. There isn't a better interior in a full size. I like it better than my Escalade. Only flaw on the Lariat is the wood looks so cheesy. Blah! The FX4 has a killer dash and some nice front seats.
Disappointments:
Lincoln Mark something truck
What the hell. I can glue chrome on the side of an F150 cheaper. I can paint the dash a different color too. The seats have piping..oooh! And the floormats are softer. Same HP as the Ford..BOOOO I want more HP. There is nothing noteworthy on this truck that would make me buy it over the Ford.
VW Jetta
Can you say Toyota Corolla. The front grill was the only thing kinda cool on this car. The old Jetta had character apart from the Japanese contenders, now it just blends in with them.
Ford and GM autos
Their domestic car lineup all suck. Their designs are mundain, boring and the interiors are plastic crap. Take a design cue from Chrysler and go back to the drawing board.
So there you have it. Show is fun, but with little crowds you can get through it in about 2-3 hours and be sufficiently bored. What do I want to buy now??
:(