2015 Montreal Car Show

I think I found the winning formula for visiting the car show this year: I go alone for about an hour, than Alex and my mother meet me with the kids a bit later, and I go through a second time. The first round lets me go through alone and take as many pictures as I can, and then it doesn't matter if I am rushed through the second time through. As was the case last year, the highlight for Jules is to sit in as many cars as possible. The highlight for me was a little gem tucked away at the back of the Honda stand (see photos below). A cople of other nice surprises made this one of the better car shows in recent memory.

Note: these photos were taken with my phone, as I only got my DSLR lens back from the repair shop today (doh!).

The new AMG C63... still understated, but no more 6.2 liter V8

Jules behind the wheel of a Police interceptor Dodge Charger

The gang in and around a Jeep Wrangler

Jules driving Alex and Oscar in the new Honda Fit

For some reason, Jules did not want to leave this electric Ford Focus

Jules enjoys the Audi R8

And he has a go in the Jaguar F-Type

Lexus concept car... I don't like the wheels

Mazda really got the styling right on the current Mazda 3.

The car looks especially good with dark-coloured wheels

I never liked the Mini Coupe, but as a race car, it sort of works

The interior of the Mini... I had never seen these protective "walls" for the feet before

It doesn't look right in the photo, but this is one of my favourite BMW colours: Dakar yellow

You can still be stylish in a wagon, says BMW

I still prefer the new M3 to the M4, although Alex prefers coupes

The i8, still looking like a car from the future

Weird matte colour for this M6...

... but for some reason, it works

One of the surprises of the day... I did not know that the Alfa Romeo 4C would be sold in Canada

Viper, you're still cool in my book

Under the lights, this colour was striking

This car just looked right

Nissan: still building cars for the enthusiast

This Juke Nismo seems to have run in the Targa Newfoundland

Here is a mockup of the cars that will soon be racing in the Micra Cup

Highlight of the show for me: 1964 Honda formula 1 car

Not especially pretty, but the Civic Si is still an excellent car

Toyota concept car

Weird Ford Ecotec buggy

No nonsense: the Camaro Z28

... and its big brother, the Corvette Z06

... complete with plastic fender lips in front for the wider rubber.

Not that pretty, but still impressive-looking

Not all tuner cars are Japanese or German

RWB style 911... is it a real RWB?

What's special about this GTR?

Carbon fiber!

Lamborghini Gallardo race car

... and Lambo street cars. The Aventador and Huracan are hard to tell apart

The Huracan is the one with the massive air scoops behind the door.

This Magnum Mk5 looks neat. Will it see production?

Whoever drives one will have to be pretty friendly with her/his passenger, as they will be almost touching each other

911 Carrera 4 GTS... nice, but what's with the white taillights?

The Cayman is a better-looking car, in my opinion

Over-the top Jaguar XF-RS... disappointing rear legroom for such a large car