LA Auto Show 2007
Finally! The Skyline in America
When we made it to the LA Auto Show, we went straight for the Skyline. In the main show room there it was, in a boxed off Nissan corner surrounded by walls of video screens on a rotating hardwood platform. Covered in a glow of spotlights, the Skyline looked just as cool in real life as it did in the pictures. Nissan really hit a home run with this one! Hopefully this helps them revive their slumping home market...
Fighter Jet or Automobile?
The most expensive and powerful car Lamborghini has ever made. That's saying a lot... The Reventon is a limited production (100 made) super car designed after a jet fighter (the F-22 Raptor) and named after a bull.
The car's design was simply perfect. It was angry... serious... passionate. Not much bigger than a standard Lamborghini Diablo of the 90s, its sharp contours literally pulled your attention back to it the second you looked away. The paint which looked lackluster in photos gleamed of a shiny pearl finish in real life. Unlike the constant chatter surrounding the GT-R display, there was a hushed awe around the Reventon. It was inspiring.
We've seen some split between the Evo/STi designs over the past few years but nothings as drastic as what's in store for 2008. The designers are Subaru ultimately decided to stick strictly to the hatch model while their rivals at Mitsubishi continued to make the Evo design more aggressive. As many of you know, the Evo has finally departed from the hailed 4G63 power plant opting with the straight-4
4B11T. Be prepared to see some exciting things for this new motor from FFTec in 2008!
We were sad to go...
The LA Auto Show represents the best of what automotive America has to offer. It has served as the North American debut stage for countless "milestone" cars over the decades and after having the opportunity to attend, we can see why. The amount of preparation put into this show is nothing short of breathtaking... and we thought SEMA was up there! The best part is that the show is open to the general public and it only costs $10. The show is a great service to the many Manufacturers around the world and their lifeline -- the customers.
To see the full gallery from the auto show, click here! (link)
