New York International Auto Show 2015

My uncle and I paid the New York International Auto Show a visit.

This will be a LOT of picture (~350 to be precise).
And being rather unoriginal this time I'll be labeling all the cars and organizing automakers alphabetically with the car model shown also alphabetic. Generally speaking all the fun looking cars were locked or in paddocks and you could not sit in them. Perhaps this is more common in the higher volume auto shows, I'm not sure. But a lot more locked and inaccessible cars than Chicago, Detroit, or Philadelphia.


As always comments and suggestions welcome, especially if there is something you'd like me to take pictures of at the next auto show I go to.
Also the images are written with copyrights over them. I do have raws. If you are interested contact me and we can figure something out.

Lastly this one took a long time to get up here because my licensed copy of Adobe CS5 crapped out on me again. After complete loss of momentum, eventual research, and so on I ended up purchasing the aptly named Watermark Software and so far I have no complaints.

So here we go...


Acura

Some racing version of the Acura ILX complete with really random old school Honda seat belt buckle (see the third ILX image).

Acura NSX.
It is rather nice looking and has flying buttresses, though not the biggest at the show or amongst its supercar ilk.

And the  Acura TLX because LED headlights are pretty, though Audi probably does them better.

Alfa Romeo
Generally speaking I'm not sure what Alfa Romeo was up to with their display. I mean, the 4C is not a bad looking car. But they brought some gorgeous old metal to... I don't know what. The 4C doesn't even compare to the older cars they showed.
Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale (unfortunately my camera made it look a bit pinker than it was, but it was gorgeous).

Alfa Romeo 4C being shown so that it can pale comparison to its predecessors.

Alfa Romeo 4C chassis with carbon fiber tub, because light weight and mass-ish produced carbon fiber!

Alfa Romeo 008 4C Spider. I prefer the roof to boot lines of the regular 4C much better. This is true for me regarding most convertibles, but this is kind of an awkward targa top. It also, at least the part immediately behind the passenger compartment reminds me of a Honda Del Sol and not in a good way.

Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza, some people really like this style of car, me not so much. I mean, I understand that they may very well be the fore bearers of all the power and tech we have today but to me the center of mass is just so tremendously high.

Alfa Romeo TZ2 is much more my style and again serves to put the 4C to shame.

Aston Martin
Aston Martin 001 V12 Vantage Roadster (feel free and tell me if I got this one wrong).

Aston Martin Vantage GT (again feel free and tell me if I got this one wrong). I like this car with the top down. I like this car when it is not a convertible. I do not like it as a convertible with the top up.

Aston Martin Vulcan, thanks to Aston Martin's paddock and lack of access I could not get as good and close of images as I would have liked. But it is a very striking car in person, very low, and looks fantastic. It's supposed to have performance to match and then some. Also, wing.

Audi
Audi A8 L TDI because Audi does the LED headlight matrix stuff really well! This one also probably has lasers.

Audi R8 is getting up there in years but still draws a crowd and looks damn good.

Audi TTS Coupe, the new Audi TTs are growing on me now that they look less bubbly / Beetle-ish.

BMW
BMW like Alpha Romeo brought old cars and race cars to prove that they do make cool and desirable things in the past and as purpose built race cars. The current daily drivers are rather drab though and I don't really find them at all exciting.
BMW 3.0 CSL "Batmobile" proving that BMW built some awesome looking light weight racers back in the 1970s. Even the homolagation cars looked both fantastic and menacing. The new M3 / M4 do not and are not even pictured in this post (I probably have them from the Auto Show Philadelphia 2015 or North American International Auto Show 2014).

BMW Alpina 2002ti because more old good looking racing metal is always welcome.

BMW Alpina B6 an attempt to make the 6 series look better, I'm not sure it worked.

BMW M6 Gran Coupe because BMW's new even number for coupes but with four doors makes a lot of sense...

BMW Z4 GTLM again BMW race car. Looks great!

Bugatti
Bugatti Veryon 16.4 Grand Sport. First, if I've misidentified which Bugatti Veyron this is let me know and I'll relabel it. Second, I'm not actually sure how many times I've seen one of these in person. They are w i d e. Also the crowd around this paddock was NUTS.

Buick
Having Buick follow Bugatti in here probably isn't fair, but hey, at least I didn't take pictures of Buick's new Chrysler Sebring Convertible this time so Buick won't look as bad as an automaker as it could.
Buick 2.4L I-4 EcoTec with eAssist, lots of fake parts on this display, some manufacturers occasionally bring the real thing and sometimes even a cut version of the real thing, not Buick though.

Buick Avenir, a concept that looks decent from Buick. They best not build it, I might then have to actually respect one of their cars.

Buick Model 59 Super Estate Wagon, classic, and seemingly more wood than metal.

Cadillac
Cadillac CT6 was distinctly missing from my photos of Auto Show Philadelphia 2015 and now that I've seen it I can't say I missed it. Remember when the CTS was kind of cool? I think Cadillac has lost that cool.

Chevrolet
Chevrolet Camaro (modded), so this was interesting, there were no manufacturer Camaros at this show. None. No ZL1. No Z28. Nothing at all. The only ones at the show were tuned and modded ones.

Chevrolet Chevelle SS because classic muscle car!

Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 Convertible as opposed to Auto Show Philadelphia 2015 where you could sit in Corvettes, this show only had one, a Z06 convertible, and no one could sit in it.

Chevrolet Corvette L88, it had transparent panels and was a display of some sort.

Chevrolet Corvette C7 (modded), it was in the non-manufacturer area, modded, and looked pretty, and my friend Aaron loves Corvettes so I always snap a few extra for him.

Chevrolet Volt, new Volt! With parts showing! That was kind of cool.

Chrysler
Chrysler 300S, because I rarely show Chrysler any love and well, here's a photo of one.

Dodge
Dodge Challenger 392 Hemi Scat Pack Shaker, I'm pretty sure I identified it correctly and I'm showing some muscle car love even though I have no love for this car.

Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, this car amuses me because of owners crashing it because they don't know how to handle 700+ HP. Also I once saw a hilarious video on YouTube telling owners not to race cars they should know they're going to get beaten by including the Tesla Model S P85D, I was highly amused.

Dodge Supercharged 6.2L HEMI Hellcat, the monster engine from SRT Hellcat cars. It's pretty big.

Dodge Viper GT, this demonstrates the "hand built in the USA" and the 1 of 1 customizing. The paint job on this is rather extreme as it is trying to show off the entire available color pallet, maybe? It looked kind of weird.

Elio
This is a US automaker hoping to revolutionize US transport. Three wheels, one door, tandem seating, 84 MPG, 100+ MPH top speed, roll cage, three airbags, supposedly safe. It certainly looks interesting and I wish them the best. Also, a party line of $6800 cost. I think I probably want to see the crash data before I seriously consider this as a commuter car though.

Ferrari
I was genuinely surprised by how little representation there was of this brand at the New York show. I would have expected a lot more. Maybe I missed it? I don't think so as I went through every exhibit and hall unless they were outside.
Ferrari F430, with at least a radical paint job. The only Ferrari I saw at the New York show. Okay, that's not completely true, there was a Ferrari California of some sort in Cloud 9 Exotics display, but I think that's all.

Ford
Ford F-150 Raptor, now with a twin turbo V6 (I think). Because truck! And America!

Ford Focus RS, rear biased AWD and a nice power output makes this a contended against the likes of the Subaru WRX STi, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, and so on. This segment is becoming a lot more interesting. I'm looking forward to reading the comparisons and some videos. Also the Focus has been developing a decent aftermarket.

Ford GT is one of the best looking cars at the show and has those amazing flying buttresses (better than the Acura NSX in my opinion). This looks like it'll be a lot of fun!

Ford Mustang, or at least the rather labeled bottom of one. As one reviewer of the show put it, it was already crashed or had an accident.

Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R, because factory tuned Mustangs are cool. Still the hood seems to have those ridges that bothered me visibility wise.

Ford Mustang Shelby Super Snake, found in one of the non-manufacturer displays.

Ford Thunderbird Roadster, one more of the classic cars from that wing of the show.

Honda
Honda Civic Concept, I'm not sure how I feel about this one. It certainly is a departure from the more boring Civic designs and Honda should get credit for being bold here. I wonder if the production model will actually look like this and how well it will sell.

Honda FCV Concept, this fuel cell vehicle concept has been floating around shows for a while now. It looks interesting. I kind of wish they'd just make it already or bring something else along with them.

Honda McLaren-Honda MP4-30, because F1 race car!

Hyundai
Hyundai i20 WRC, hurray for World Rally Cross making otherwise rather boring cars into shouty interesting ones! Also, massive wing for a hatch!

Hyundai Santa Cruz, an El Camino concept? I don't know. Looks interesting, not sure if it would sell though.

Infiniti
Infiniti Q60, it's a 2 door witch decent looks. But still, isn't it really just a more expensive Nissan Z car? At least it no longer seems to have curves on its curves, though it is still rather curvy.

Infiniti QX30 Concept, a small Infiniti SUV concept. Shrug.

Infiniti Red Bull RB9, the best car in Infinit's display yet again... Infiniti's relationship with Red Bull's F1 team makes for its best car.

Jaguar
Jaguar F-Type R, I still love how this car looks, both inside and out. Also it apparently will now only be offered in AWD (a rather rear wheel drive biased one that acts as a over steer safety net according to TopGear's review on ice).

Jaguar XE S, Jag's new entry level sedan. It looks good and like fun. Probably the one I'd get if I were shopping in its segment.

Kia
Kia K900 High-Performance, I'm still a big fan of this rear mounted twin turbo design. It might be cool to see more of these types of turbo setups in production.

Kia Soul TrackSter, one of a long row of Kia Soul based concepts. This was the only one I found kind of interesting. Swollen wheel wells are probably what make it for me.

Koenigsegg
Koenigsegg Agera, a proper automotive rarity and a more than proper hypercar. This car, in its R version, is known to be faster than the Porsche 918, Ferrari LaFerrari, and McLaren P1. It is one of the best performing cars in the world. Also Christian von Koenigsegg is really good at pushing the technological envelope. I am very much waiting for the Free Valve technology that has been in development for so long to start making it into the market, and hopefully aftermarket.

Lamborghini
Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, one of the more aggressive and angular super/hypercars out there.

Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4, some people say it looks too tame for a Lambo, I think it looks great and would love to drive one.

Lamborghini Murciélago, not sure what iteration of this car it was but it has clearly had some modifications to its exterior. Also found by the only Ferrari at the show.

Lexus
Lexus GS F, the F sport version of one of the larger Lexus cars. It does not look bad at all for a full size sedan.

Lexus NXB, because Lexus apparently makes a fancy carbon bike (or at least labels one as theirs).

Lexus RC F, up on stilts so you can see the underside. There were a few labeled elements. This sure would make doing some work easier.

Lexus RC F GT3, because race car! Sparkly race car! I think this car won the biggest rear wing award. The wide body kit suits it well.

 

Lincoln
Lincoln Continental, this was a concept that struck up some controversy with how similar it looks to a certain Rolls Royce. Having seen it in person I fully agree. The headlights had little Lincoln insignias inside which was a nice touch.

Linconl Zephyr, I wish Lincoln still made them like this.

Maserati
Maserati GranTurismo MC Centennial Edition, all paddocks and no close access. They have some interesting cars but it's a bit too much of a pain in the ass to really photograph them.

Mazda
Mazda MX-5 Miata, I really like the looks of the Miata. It looks so much smaller and lighter than the long stream of bloated ones since the early tiny cars. I like these a lot.

Mazda RX-7 FD (modded), this RX-7 was part of the Rays Engineering display. The FDs have been growing on me but I still think I like the FC body type more.

Mazda SKYACTIV-D Technology Prototype, Mazda race car. If you see the gaps in the body work above the wheels it is so that air can escape and prevent the car from flipping.

McLaren
McLaren was absolutely fantastic at the show. They did not have as large a paddock as Maserati, BUT they had a queue and let people in in small groups. You were asked not to touch but you could take all the up close photos you wanted. I wish more of the high end car makers did this. These are some of the most exciting cars at the show and instead of keeping you far away they let you get nice and close. So huge props to McLaren. 
McLaren 570S, the cheapest McLaren. Cheap is a relative term. Looks great in person though and all the cars are fantastically short and low to the ground.

McLaren 650S, next up the current McLaren food chain here in a top off version.

McLaren 675LT, LT standing for "long tail". Unfortunately the tail is not all that long. I do like the exposed carbon fiber on some sections.

McLaren F1 GT, the car that (more or less) started it all. It's got three seats, the driver sits in the middle with the shifter to their right. The passengers sit to the sides and behind the driver. Also there is gold in the engine bay (as you can see through the vents) because gold reflects the most heat. Also those split windows, reminds me of the Subaru SVX. Also, unlike the 675LT above list looks like a proper long tail.

McLaren P1 GTR, track only version of the McLaren P1. Blisteringly fast and purpose built. Also a hybrid. This one also has quite the rear wing.

Mercedes
Mercedes AMG GTS, talk about cards that drew a crowd. I'd argue this car had the biggest crowd around it next to the paddock with the Koenigsegg and Bugatti in it. Crowd density was off the charts. Also it very much looks like it could be a Porsche from the back.

Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution GSR, I was rather surprised to learn that the manual version of this only has a five speed gear box. Also the only Mitsubishi I found worthy of photographing.

Nissan
Nissan GT-R Nismo, it's still and ugly duckling and still probably dollar for dollar the best supercar out there. I'm looking forward to when Nissan tries to beat the Porsche 918 with an updated version of this around the Nurburgring.

Nissan Maxima, as promised but not seen when I was at the show in Philadelphia. I was actually surprised by how closely it resembled the concept I saw in Detroit in 2014. Now if only Nissan would make those small rear wheel drive concepts we all fell in love with into a reality.

Porsche
I really don't have much to say about most of the Porsche line.
Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS, does a better job of the targa top than the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider did.

Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet, I think I identified it correctly from the rear with the engine exposed. This specimen was part of the Cloud 9 Exotics display.

Porsche 911 Turbo S, all alone in its little box. I like the race wheels with the single hub and no lug nuts though.

Porsche Boxster Spyder, new and I rather liked the look of it.

Porsche Cayman GTS, my favorite looking Porsche is definitely the Cayman. They're putting out a GT4 version which is the first I've considered desirable and might someday like to own.

Porsche Macan Turbo, the less offensive Porsche SUV.

Rays Engineering
Rays Engineering is a wheel making company from Japan known for making high quality wheels. They also make some very light strong single piece forged aluminum wheels which I hope to one day buy for my project cars. It was nice to see one of their displays at an auto show. Also one of the few displays I could honestly say was performance oriented (by a non car manufacturer). I'm a huge fan of the Volk Racing line of wheels.

Rolls Royce
Rolls Royce enjoys its super exclusive and difficult to photograph paddock. So many objects in the way.
Rolls Royce Ghost, big, has a pop out umbrella in the door.

Rolls Royce Wraith, smaller coupe Rolls.

Scion
Scion FR-S (modded), it's yellow, looks like it has independent throttle bodies, and really looks kind of weird without the intake manifold above the engine.

Scion tC (modded), Slayer and mad audio and oddly opening doors. Also Marshall branded speakers or amps.

Subaru
Subaru brought a lot of STI cars to the NY show. They are supposedly discontinuing the SPT line of parts and will be moving solely to STI. Needless to say there were a lot of rather respectable wings.
Subaru BRZ STI Performance Concept, I was rather excited to see this. Apparently this is supposed to help STI better break into the US market. For those of us who own BRZs this is hopefully a sampling of what is to come. It looked fantastic in person. Too bad the engine used was a race built EJ20 instead of a tuned and modified FA20 or FB20. There's hope though. Also the headlights on this look really awesome with the honeycomb. The swollen arches are also a plus and I like the quarter panel "vent" on this. Okay, there's not much I don't like about this, but I probably would not want that wind on the car except on racing days. The little red accents and the center mounted exhaust and flush door handles... I'm too much of a BRZ fan, seriously (but I own one... so...).

Subaru GT300 EJ20 Engine, STI built EJ20 race engine. Great power. Reliability for daily use might leave something to be desired though.

Subaru 1996 Impreza 555 Rally Car, one of the collection STI brought to the show.

Subaru 1999 Impreza 22B STI Rally Car, the two door. I love these so much and it is very hard to find a two door Impreza, I would really like to get one as an AWD project car one day. They were also on the very light side.

Subaru 2004 WRX STI, back to four doors. So much WRC blue here, oddly enough many different shades thereof.

Subaru 2015 WRX STI Isle of Man, holds a record for production cars around the Isle of Man I believe. Also pretty well stock while achieving that record.

Toyota
Toyota Avalon, because it has a crash dummy in it.

Toyota FT-1, now silver and with even more extreme aero than when it was first presented. Toyota needs to just up and build this.

Toyota Mirai, apparently a new fuel cell vehicle by Toyota.

Toyota Yaris DUB Edition, I'm not sure how to react. Wide body though.

Venturi
Apparently some kind of electric battery powered speed record attempt car. Looked interesting. It was quite long and sleek.

Volkswagen
VW is usually a snore fest for me, which is funny, because I tend to like Audi. But here are a few pictures of the more interesting offerings.
Volkswagen e-Golf, pictures of the engine bay and there is quite a bit of space in there.

Volkswagen Golf R, the fastest Golf. It's also a Gold with decent modern headlights.

Volvo
Volvo XC90, this is the only SUV I really like. I just took a picture of the rear seats. They seem surprisingly spacious for third row SUV seats.

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
And lastly some photos of the exterior of the venue for the auto show.