NY Auto show Best of awards ...(by me fwiw! LOL)

NY Auto show Best of awards ...(by me fwiw! LOL)

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The new Buick Lacrosse really surprised me..

I've seen it in numerous photos and was slightly impressed but today....in silver they had the 33,800 dollar Buick Lacrosse sport model and it was truly a personal favorite..

I know it sounds weird that I would choose a buick or any buick model as a personal favorite but it was that sharp..

And it wasn't the 40 grand top of the line model with chrome wheels..blah..blah..but rather the 33,800 dollar sport model.. that I preferred..

Really a good looking ..top of the line winner for GM..

Best new 4 door sedan..was the Buick Lacrosse..

Surprisingly....I thought the new Ford Taurus SHO would be an even greater personal winner but it wasn't..

Not a bad line on the Ford SHO...but none that made me want to own it.

i like the twin turbo 365hp V6 and possibly a dual clutch sequential transmission...(not sure if its that or a torque convertor automatic though) but the ford didn't wow me...like the Buick lacrosse..

of course the AWD 365 hp TAurus SHO will be the better performance vehicle..so kudos to ford for its fine effort..

The mustang was new and just ok..

The camaro was a HUGE HIT at the show..

People couldn't get enough of it..

I sat in the camaro and its a huge WIN as well..

The Chevy Cruze? Looks awesome in person....even better than its larger sibling...the malibu...which I used to like as one of GM's best sedans..

OF course the top of the line CTS V was a performance icon...as was the entire GM G8 GT and GXP sedans..

All great but none better looking than the buick Lacrosse..(this is quite strange as I never would have thought I'd ever say this about any buick...but it was that sharp)

The Chevy volt was hidding in the very back of the chevy display and looked very cool.. None the less....Going to be a game changer for sure..

Interestingly enough the 25 grand....Cobalt SS sedan was looking good too.. and not as dated as i would have thought...That 260hp turbo four..must be having some influence on me...(plus the SS was black with a nice interior) Not worth 25 g's though...IMO

I don't remember seeing any HHR SS's ..and there was NO CORVETTE COUPE OR CONVERTIBLE!! FIRST TIME EVER! just the Z06 and ZR1 which had people climbing in and out of..

I had a long conversation with the "product specialist" that a 2010 corvette grand sport with a wide body fender and big wheel and tire combo would be a huge hit...No runflat tires should also be part of the package too..

I'm sure it was lip service but he seemed very interested.. and took notes..LOL(probably threw them in the garbage after but you never know)

Acuras new crossover was hideous as was the whole lineup..

Nissans cube and 370 Z were cool looking..

the Solstice GXP coupe was a bad color on display but it looked good..

Mercedes ...bmw..audi...big yawns for the most part...but the V10 R8 looked hot in red..
Don't care for the sawblade down the middle though..(black carbon fiber with the red R8)

Chrysler really had nothing and the whole lineup in my opinion was dated badly...Even what used to be cool..the 300C..

the yellow electric lotus remake was sharp though..

VW? nothing..and the new Golf was boring..

Lexus? Nothing..

Infiniti? nothing..special..

Honda ? Nothing..

Suby? nothing..

Mitsubishi? nothing..

toyota? I missed the entire display and I wanted to see the IQ..oh well..

Saab? I didn't even see it.

Saturn? Boring..

GMC Terrain? HORRIBLE! almost Astek like..going to be a big loser..

Chevy Equinox? saw it and didn't attract me so I kept on walking..

The new Cadillac SRX looked pretty dam sharp..

the linclon lineup was a snooze fest..

Ford fiesta didn't look too good in some kind of green paint thing going on...and I wanted to like it..

Kia Soul looked ok...in the basement...
Not as cool as I thought I would like it though...Probably the lighting?

Sorry if I missed anything and didn't mention it..

Feel free to give your opinions of the show if you saw it..

Just shooting the breeze..

Best 4 door sedan? Not the expected ford taurus sho..but rather the buick Lacrosse...

I still can't believe I'm saying the buick was such a winner...

Maybe it was lowered or something because it really did look sharp...and if lowered ..that would disqualify it...

maybe it was the lighting?

BTW..the jaguars looked good...