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Post by ksm on Dec 1, 2022 11:54:43 GMT -5
Will we have a Lotus display there this year? washingtonautoshow.com/Normally, there's a floor plan available, which doesn't seem posted yet. -----//----- UPDATE: I added photos below. |
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Post by ksm on Jan 13, 2023 23:36:28 GMT -5
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Post by ksm on Jan 21, 2023 21:08:49 GMT -5
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Post by ksm on Jan 23, 2023 8:13:57 GMT -5
I went yesterday. Great show. LOTS of cool stuff there, including a familiar Exige. I'll put some photos up at some point soon.
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Post by ksm on Jan 24, 2023 21:52:03 GMT -5
Sunday was crowded, but good show. And they had fun music going at the Art of Motion/Exotics section, which was on the downstairs main area this time and not in a separate room. I liked the combined arrangement. The big German players, such as Merc, Porsche, BMW, Audi were not represented. Lots of showcased EVs, as to be expected. And lots of prototypes/pre-production models that you could actually sit in. The following are just some of what was there. For all shots, I simply used my cell phone (I didn't feel like dealing with carrying the dSLR this time, especially with getting in and out of cars). NASCAR that you could sit in:  Toyota GR86 (as no more Scion FR-S):  BRZ engine in it:  Speaking of joint projects:  This GR Corolla looked pretty good. Four doors, yet available only with a manual tranny. You'll pay much more for it, though, than for a regular Corolla:  |
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Post by ksm on Jan 24, 2023 21:57:46 GMT -5
More... Interesting build, I think it was a concept for SEMA. I like it:    These types of cars always crack me up.  Z06 (the rear of the car is a tad distorted from super wide mode on my phone):  |
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Post by ksm on Jan 24, 2023 22:05:46 GMT -5
More... Not Ken Block's car, but I think they had it there at least in part as a tribute to Ken Block:  The new Nissan Z. Long line to sit inside. I didn't do it. I'm not sure what to think of this new Z yet:  Alfra Romeo. I had trouble figuring out the difference between the Estrema and Stelvio, thinking the Estrema was a new model:  But it's the Stelvio Estrema:  An F150 with a frunk! It's the Lightning. Electric:  Speaking of frunks, the Mach E's is interesting:  I didn't know it until seeing it up close, but the Mach E's frunk is water proof and you can fill it with ice and there's a drain to dump out the water. There are also spots for a couple of drinks. I just didn't know that the Mach E's frunk was like this:  |
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Post by ksm on Jan 24, 2023 22:13:40 GMT -5
More... Polestar:  I sat in the Polestar 2. Nice cabin. And comfortable:  Hyundai Ioniq 6, pre-production example. I like Hyundai, but to me, this takes heavy design cues from a whole lot of other stuff already out there:  Hovercraft. I had never seen one in person before:  |
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Post by ksm on Jan 24, 2023 22:17:27 GMT -5
Still more. Moving on to some other categories of hardware: Aston DBX:  Aston DB11:  Aston DBS. Great color:  Aston Vantage (in a separate display, not in the main display):  |
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Post by ksm on Jan 24, 2023 22:24:38 GMT -5
More... Huracan STO (definitely not an Accord. haha!):  STO rear end:  Urus:  No shortage of Lamborghinis (with a Rolls visible at the end). I love the strip of empty carpet and then the crowd looking at the cars:  |
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Post by ksm on Jan 24, 2023 22:28:49 GMT -5
More... McLarens were there, too: 720S:  720S Profile:  McLaren GT, I think:  New. The Artura. A Hybrid:  Artura profile:  Artura front quarter:  |
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Post by ksm on Jan 24, 2023 22:34:36 GMT -5
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Post by ksm on Jan 24, 2023 22:40:59 GMT -5
Still more... A beautiful 330:  Daytona (I had never before seen one of these in person):  A Ferrari 250 GT. 1961 maybe. Beautiful. I had never seen one of these in person before either:   Not a Ferrari but a Maseratti. I want to say a 3500. And it had a Superleggera emblem on the hood:   |
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Post by ksm on Jan 24, 2023 22:43:45 GMT -5
Still more... A Chiron. New and for sale:    I uploaded a high-res version of the sticker so that you can zoom in/enlarge to read it:  |
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Post by ksm on Jan 24, 2023 22:48:49 GMT -5
More cool stuff...  I couldn't figure out what this is.  It looks like it's got Corvette calipers:  Great-looking build:  And the best for last! I've seen this car at Katie's and I believe at our most recent GYLO. Thanks for bringing it to the show! It was quite cool to see there.  |
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