Just spent a month over in the USA, whilst in New York City I was lucky enough to get to catch the NY International Auto Show. And what a show it was, I'll give something to the yanks, they know how to put on a show! It was absolutely massive, I was there for 5 hours walking around, didn't visit the same stall twice. There was 5 massive convention halls filled with every manufacturer imaginable, and each one had at least 5-10 vehicles on display, and most had at least a few concept cars on display also.
There was a particular focus on fuel efficiency, and electric/alternative fuel vehicles which is good to see, considering every second car on the road over there is a V8 truck or SUV. Interestingly, just about every truck/SUV manufacturer offers their wares in a at least one petrol/electric hybrid model (generally a petrol V8 coupled with an electric motor). Even all the airport shuttle buses are V8 or V10 petrol based on E-series ford or GMC vans/trucks. It's pretty cool to be in a 11 seater bus that can roast a typical sedan off the traffic lights, and do 85 miles an hour on the freeway to JFK Airport (I was shitting myself!!!)
Below is a selection of photos I took at the show, because of the nature of this forum I have only put up the ones relating to trucks/SUV's however I have a couple of hundred photos all up.
Vehicles:
Range Rover Evoque - mid-sized SUV/cross over, fits in between probably the Freelander and LR defender in size, but much more sporty and stylish, probably more a competitor for Audi Q5 and BMW X3 markets
Infinity Q56, which is basically a flash version of what the new Patrol will look like.
Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
There was a particular focus on fuel efficiency, and electric/alternative fuel vehicles which is good to see, considering every second car on the road over there is a V8 truck or SUV. Interestingly, just about every truck/SUV manufacturer offers their wares in a at least one petrol/electric hybrid model (generally a petrol V8 coupled with an electric motor). Even all the airport shuttle buses are V8 or V10 petrol based on E-series ford or GMC vans/trucks. It's pretty cool to be in a 11 seater bus that can roast a typical sedan off the traffic lights, and do 85 miles an hour on the freeway to JFK Airport (I was shitting myself!!!)
Below is a selection of photos I took at the show, because of the nature of this forum I have only put up the ones relating to trucks/SUV's however I have a couple of hundred photos all up.
Vehicles:
Range Rover Evoque - mid-sized SUV/cross over, fits in between probably the Freelander and LR defender in size, but much more sporty and stylish, probably more a competitor for Audi Q5 and BMW X3 markets
Infinity Q56, which is basically a flash version of what the new Patrol will look like.
Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
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