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!).
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The new AMG C63... still understated, but no more 6.2 liter V8 |
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Jules behind the wheel of a Police interceptor Dodge Charger |
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The gang in and around a Jeep Wrangler |
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Jules driving Alex and Oscar in the new Honda Fit |
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For some reason, Jules did not want to leave this electric Ford Focus |
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Jules enjoys the Audi R8 |
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And he has a go in the Jaguar F-Type |
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Lexus concept car... I don't like the wheels |
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Mazda really got the styling right on the current Mazda 3. |
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The car looks especially good with dark-coloured wheels |
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I never liked the Mini Coupe, but as a race car, it sort of works |
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The interior of the Mini... I had never seen these protective "walls" for the feet before |
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It doesn't look right in the photo, but this is one of my favourite BMW colours: Dakar yellow |
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You can still be stylish in a wagon, says BMW |
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I still prefer the new M3 to the M4, although Alex prefers coupes |
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The i8, still looking like a car from the future |
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Weird matte colour for this M6... |
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... but for some reason, it works |
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One of the surprises of the day... I did not know that the Alfa Romeo 4C would be sold in Canada |
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Viper, you're still cool in my book |
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Under the lights, this colour was striking |
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This car just looked right |
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Nissan: still building cars for the enthusiast |
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This Juke Nismo seems to have run in the Targa Newfoundland |
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Here is a mockup of the cars that will soon be racing in the Micra Cup |
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Highlight of the show for me: 1964 Honda formula 1 car |
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Not especially pretty, but the Civic Si is still an excellent car |
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Toyota concept car |
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Weird Ford Ecotec buggy |
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No nonsense: the Camaro Z28 |
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... and its big brother, the Corvette Z06 |
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... complete with plastic fender lips in front for the wider rubber. |
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Not that pretty, but still impressive-looking |
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Not all tuner cars are Japanese or German |
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RWB style 911... is it a real RWB? |
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What's special about this GTR? |
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Carbon fiber! |
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Lamborghini Gallardo race car |
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... and Lambo street cars. The Aventador and Huracan are hard to tell apart |
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The Huracan is the one with the massive air scoops behind the door. |
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This Magnum Mk5 looks neat. Will it see production? |
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Whoever drives one will have to be pretty friendly with her/his passenger, as they will be almost touching each other |
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911 Carrera 4 GTS... nice, but what's with the white taillights? |
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The Cayman is a better-looking car, in my opinion |
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Over-the top Jaguar XF-RS... disappointing rear legroom for such a large car |
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