North American International Auto Show, anyone going?

[Darren]

At the Cobo Center in Detroit from Jan 18-26th. I'm really excited to go to this event, especially with the 2015 Mustang going to probably have a huge section. Never been so I'm pretty excited. I'm going the 19th and 20th. Anyone else going? Anyone else been to this show previous years?

Ill be sure to take lots of pictures!

[PaxtonShelby]

My buddy gpfarrell has been to the show a few times. Shoot him a PM - maybe he could give you a few tips about the area & show.

[gmkillr]

I'll be there, wouldnt miss it for the world! Its a really good show, my brother and I have been going to it for the past 5 years or so.

[SonofaBish]

i'd like to go, but it wouldn't be for the 2015 mustang........................................... ....

[u1arunit]

i'd like to go, but it wouldn't be for the 2015 mustang........................................... ....

lol!!!!!

[Darren]

Well obviously thats not my only reason! haha I actually haven't seen the new vette in person yet

[Terminated]

I will be in Troy on the 20th-22nd I may try and go down there and check it out. Usually my buddy and I go every 2nd or 3rd yr.

[gpfarrell]

19th & 20th should be great. Plan on staying until it closes Sunday night. It will be crowded in the afternoon and you might have a line of 4-5 people to sit in anything popular. But it usually clears out around dinner time and the evening is pretty quiet, so you can sit in a bunch of stuff without wasting a bunch of time.

I'd look at the "boring" stuff Sunday afternoon and the juicy stuff in the evening.

In addition to the cars, the displays are awesome. I remeber seeing a waterfall that spelled out J-E-E-P with cascading water and Ford's display had it's own ceiling in years I went.

Monday seemed to get busier as the day went on, so try to get there when it opens.

It's awesome.

Maybe take some asprin too... the flashing ligths, neon, etc are nearly at Vegas levels.

[Darren]

Thanks for the advice!


and SonofaBish, i think you need more periods after that sentence! lol

[Cam99]

would be cool to go to this show. The pittsburgh version leaves alot to be desired

[SonofaBish]

http://jalopnik.com/2015-chevrolet-c...d-f-1496255058

[Darren]

damn, that'll be something to see there!

shelby.. cough cough… 662hp cough cough.
I'm only messing with you

[SonofaBish]

damn, that'll be something to see there!

shelby.. cough cough… 662hp cough cough.
I'm only messing with you

haha
guaranteed, it'll smoke the shelby in any performance category other than dyno numbers......

just my personal thoughts, but i felt like this would be the tell-tale sign as to whether there will be a ZR1 corvette in the C7 .... i don't imagine that GM wants Ford to stay the HP king, so if they didnt plan to bring out a ZR1 (like has been rumored), they would make the Z06 663hp.... but since they kept it under the 662 of the Shelby, i think the ZR1 is destined to come out in 2017 or something....

i think i shared this in the past.... and its just the base Stingray http://www.edmunds.com/chevrolet/cor...son-test4.html

[Darren]

oh yeah I realize the corvette is the better handling car, no doubt.

GM is probably waiting to reveal the next gen ZR1 until Ford pulls out its next "high performance" Mustang. Because it clearly seems that the v4, v6, and 5.0 v8 will be the only options of 2015. No special edition Mach 1 or Shelby

[SonofaBish]

oh yeah I realize the corvette is the better handling car, no doubt.

GM is probably waiting to reveal the next gen ZR1 until Ford pulls out its next "high performance" Mustang. Because it clearly seems that the v4, v6, and 5.0 v8 will be the only options of 2015. No special edition Mach 1 or Shelby

respectfully, i don't think it has anything to do with the next High Performance Mustang... the Camaro guys might care about that, but the Corvette isn't out there to battle with the mustang - they're not in the same "class" of car, and they never have been.... Personally, i think they'll wait a couple years as an effort to revive the brand name a little bit.... So the Z06 comes out in 2015 with massive horsepower and better-than-exotics level performance (speculation of course)..... in 2 years, there will still be tons of fans of the Corvette, but high wage-earners will be getting bored with the car and looking for the next level.... So the rumors and release of the ZR1 will keep the fans salivating and keep interest alive.... Small changes to the car, increases in hp or displacement, etc etc keep some people really thrilled, but in the grand scheme, most people don't care - and if you're not going to redsign the car every 4 years, you need BIG impacts to keep the interest in the car

[1320goat]

Since when was the mustang built to compete with the corvette? So sick of hearing these comparisons. I'm sure the new z will be very impressive though.

[Darren]

I wasn't saying they were equal or in the same class guys. They do get compared a lot, not only in forums but also in motor trend/edmunds etc. I do agree with everything you said sonofabish, however.

This wasn't meant to be a battle guys, jeez.

btw, 1320goat you sell that pretty 11'?

[1320goat]

I wasn't trying to be an ass. Sorry if it came out that way. And no I haven't sold it. Looks like I might hang on to it, which isn't a bad thing

[1320goat]

Sorry to take this off topic. I'd like to make it out to this auto show, just way too busy! Have a good time and get pictures.

[Darren]

nah don't worry about it!
I do plan to have a good time, looks to be an awesome show.