I had the opportunity of visiting the Chicago Auto Show's Media Day and got a first-hand, unobstructed look at some of the more popular new cars. Here are a few
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02-11-2010, 10:48 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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2010 Chicago Auto Show, Inside Photos
I had the opportunity of visiting the Chicago Auto Show's Media Day and got a first-hand, unobstructed look at some of the more popular new cars.
Here are a few highlights. The 40th Anniversary 370Z looks pretty sweet. The paint is a bit darker than Platinum Graphite and has a bit of a cherry hue to it. Brake calipers look great, and the red interior is h.o.t. HOT. The only downside is that Nissan keeps the instrument and ambient lighting orange, which clashes with the red interior. A screwup if you ask me. The LFA is probably the most photogenic car I've ever seen. The matte black paint is incredible but shows fingerprints and dirty like there's no tomorrow. The car is more impressive in person than in print. The Audi R8 Spyder was on display and looks nice. It loses the aggressive lines of the coupe, but damn would it be fun to hear the V10 roar with the top down. Audi has a new color this year (Ipanema Brown) which I call 'baby $hit brown'. Nasty...whoever chose that should lose their job. Overall, a good show this year. Very few concept cars were there given the economy and the overall theme was 'going green'.
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nice photos! i love the pic of the shifter knob. the dallas auto show usually occurs in march, but it pales in comparison to the rest of the shows in the US.
that 40th Z looks good, i love that darker grey color. i agree though, they should have made the dials red to match the seats. i think that would have looked amazing. |
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Nice pics Spear. Nice to have a bit of room to take pictures isn't it? Good to know what the cars will look like behind all the people, when I go to the show myself on one of the public days.
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Very nice!
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02-11-2010, 03:00 PM | #11 (permalink) |
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The Audi and Nissan pics show you just how empty the place was. Pretty incredible to have the whole show to yourself. The people working the exhibits for each manufacturer were actually into exploring the cars with us. We found the Chevy racing skull on the intake of the ZR1 which they had no idea was even there!
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Very nice pics spear. I really like those calipers on 40th anniversary. I'll add them to the "to do" list somewhere down the line.
Audi R8 spyder = More pics?
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We were able to do a lot more than they allow the public I felt. Fisker let us get inside their area and sit in both the sedan and convertible. The R8 was unlocked as were all the Mercedes and BMWs except the SLS and E63 AMG which were on carousels. The LFA was also untouchable on that stage. Everyone really bends over backwards to GRANT access to things as they want the media to like what they're offering. Oh, the 240 Datsun was locked up like Alcatraz.
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