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November 29, 2013
LA Auto Show
I don't know what everybody else did yesterday, but I went to the LA Auto Show.
That's a Corvette, but that's not a standard color.
When I first saw this I thought it was pronounced like "Elmira Jay" which I thought was pretty damned weird. Then I realized they were going for "El Mirage." But is that final "j" pronounced like French "zh" or English "dj"?
 This is what the LA Convention Center provides for a charging station . |  While this is what Ford provided. |
Which would you prefer? The one where you have to bend over and put your hand into some poorly lighted hole to plug in your device and then wait by sitting on the floor? Or the one out in the bright light where it all looks clean with a bench right there to sit on while it charges? Ford has this one figured out. BTW, the free Wi-fi was provided by Porsche...or at least they got naming rights, which is how I imagine it goes at the convention center.
Here's the real problem with customizing classic cars: the only place you can put your flatscreen TV is in the trunk.
The Honda CNG. Comes in gray, but they probably call it silver.
Under the hood of the Honda all-electric.
Hyundai offers a Tucson with a fuel cell and this was a demo model of the fuel cell engine.
Thank goodness, somebody is finally bringing back fins. This is the Jeremy Scott edition of a Smart Car.
Bob Vila again, right?
iPad in the trunk to entertain whoever you've got stuffed in there.
If you're going to put it on a sign, spell it right. It's "Nürburgring."
Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet, then.
Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet, now.
Note the "Pedestrian Helpers" on the front bumper.
Sound system in the back of a pickup. I'd be afraid that spare tire would ruin the acoustics.
Is this a promotion for Volvo or IKEA? Since neither are truly Swedish, does it matter?
Would you sit on what looks like a bunch of broken lattice suspended over an electric light? No, and apparently no one else would do it either.
Complete set of photos from the LA Auto Show here.
A word of advice for future attendees. Do not buy any tickets or parking reservations online. I looked at the choices and didn't buy either. Once I got into downtown LA I saw that the real prices for both admission and parking were lower than what was quoted online...and this was before the online purchases started stacking on those extra service fees.
Filed under Automotive,Photography | permalink | November 29, 2013 at 02:04 PM
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