Saturday, December 14, 2019

LA Auto Show - Mach E

 There has been a LOT of buzz about this new vehicle the last few months!  A lot of excitement!  A lot of desire!  And a lot of controversy about calling this a Mustang.

I can see both sides of the issue.

This car won't be available for a few months.  If it were available now, my wife says she'd have it on her possible purchase list this year.

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 Another angle.  Love the wheels!

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 They did a pretty elaborate presentation on the Mach E.  The background changed rapidly.  I tried to capture a few on them.

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 City Scape.
 Green driving city scape.
 The mustang lineup.
 Over the city.
 Transition.
 The end!
 Not as many people as around the new Corvette, but there was still quite a bit of excitement.
 They had bleachers for the presentation...this is what it looked like if you sat in the bleachers.

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 In white.

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I like it better in blue.

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LA Auto Show - North America

 Another one of our top contenders to replace my wife's car this year...the Cadillac XT5.

My wife trying it out.

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 Say cheese!

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 Looks very nice.

We did test drive it, but it felt too big for her.  So we test drove the XT4 and it felt the right size.  So on the list it went.

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 The only photo at the auto show where I captured everyone in one pic.  My wife behind the wheel, troy at the door handle, Teo with the poster, and Dave looking to the right.

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 Karma had a display at the show, with the Revero.  Still a nice design.

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 Another Karma, not sure what it is.

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 Mustang!

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 Mustang Cobra.

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 Ford GT

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Ford GT

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By the time we got to the booths for the American brands, we were worn out and not taking many photos.  Sorry, GMC, Chevy, Buick, and Lincoln.  We were beat.

LA Auto Show - Asian Cars


 Here's a little wagon/SUV from Kia that I haven't seen on the road yet - the Kia Seltos.  I think this looks very sharp.

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 A photo of a Kia wheel.

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 Who's this driving this Kia around the auto show?

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 It's Mateo!

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 The Subaru Outback display was very impressive, as was the 2020 Outback.

In fact, it made the top 3 of the cars my wife is considering this year.

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 Very extensive display!

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 The even had a lookout tower.

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 And a lit floor with moving lizards underfoot!

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 On to the Honda display!

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 Honda was very nostalgic this year.  This is the Chevy truck they used to haul their motorcycles around at their first motorcycle shop in the United States, in Los Angeles.  Before they sold cars here.

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 And a 1960s roadster they produced.  I don't recall ever seeing one on the road.

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 I thought this Honda looked very sharp.

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 On to the Nissan sports cars for Troy!

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 Genesis is making some very sharp cars now.

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 Nice sized rear seat also.

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 In this size class, this is probably mind favorite car: the Kona.  Here is my son trying out the front seats.

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 I'm usually not a fan of this color, but it looked very nice on this.

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 Some odd little contraptions from Toyota.

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 I thought this dashboard was extremely nice.

What car do you think this is?

Answer in the comments section.

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 Dave really wanted to see the NSX.  And here it is.

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 A Lexus show car.

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 This is my favorite Lexus right now.

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 Back to the show car.

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The Infinity display looked very nice and very white.

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