2011 Minneapolis Auto Show (HUGE PIXORS!)

awd-drifter · 03-15-2011

Went yesterday and yeah...it's what I was expecting. Went with a few old co-workers from the tire shop and overall; Hyundai and Kia stepped up there game BIG time. A majority of the major automotive manufacturers are going green. No Nissan GTR...I was disappointed. I envy you guys who own an X...such a nice and 'comfy' ride. :P Anyways, Scion still is trying to reel in the FAF generation I believe and they seem to be marketing it pretty darn well. Honda's CRZ, is...CRZ. There is one parked right across from my work place and it's okay. The red Tuned CRZ looked fairly nice. In my opinion, the sexiest car there was probably the Corvette ZR1...335-20-20 rears (IIRC) just insane because I can't imagine installing those tires...wowsers. Anyways, enjoy!

311evo · 03-15-2011

I'm really dissapointed in 2 things.

1. The Honda CR-V looks kinda sweet, minus the wing.
2. That blue subaru looks like dump.

DoughtCom · 03-16-2011

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Originally Posted by 311evo

I'm really dissapointed in 2 things.

1. The Honda CR-V looks kinda sweet, minus the wing.
2. That blue subaru looks like dump.

I think the new STi is the best looking car to come out from Subaru in the past 10 years, I'm actually thinking about selling the Evo still and getting one

But I'm sure that'll change when I get my Evo back.

311evo · 03-16-2011

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Originally Posted by DoughtCom

I think the new STi is the best looking car to come out from Subaru in the past 10 years, I'm actually thinking about selling the Evo still and getting one

But I'm sure that'll change when I get my Evo back.

Whaaaaaaat? It looks ricey from factory.

With that giant ass rear bumper, huge bubley flares, gross wing.

Different strokes for different folks.

rose0529 · 03-16-2011

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Originally Posted by 311evo

Whaaaaaaat? It looks ricey from factory.

With that giant ass rear bumper, huge bubley flares, gross wing.

Different strokes for different folks.

Gonna have to go with 311 on this one.... not a fan of the current STi

**scheides** · 03-15-2011

Great pics! Anna is actually begging me to go....I think she wants a new car.

rose0529 · 03-15-2011

We also went this weekend. It was better this year than it has been in a couple years.

Mitsu finally came this year, and had an Evo (last year no mitsu, previous two years no Evo.) But from talking with the guy from brookdale at the show, Mitsu was not going to go but the three local dealers got together and put up the cash to be at the show and supplied the cars. So big props to the local dealers if they see this, I think it was definilty worth your cash, thats a big audience!

Scheides, you should take Anna. Its fun to walk and look at some of the cars you normally wouldn't go look at, as well as sit in some cars and see how they are.

1G_DSM · 03-15-2011

What did you use to take those pictures and did you photshop them at all?

A//// Guy · 03-16-2011

Cool pics. I really dont like what audi is doing for styling. Im glad bmw is picking their cars back out of the garbage in the looks department.

tpunx99GSX · 03-16-2011

I think its great that Scheides and Suzuki teamed up together to do a reenactment of the barrel roll maneuver from the cruise.

**scheides** · 03-16-2011

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Originally Posted by tpunx99GSX

I think its great that Scheides and Suzuki teamed up together to do a reenactment of the barrel roll maneuver from the cruise.

Fah-queue!

awd-drifter · 03-16-2011

I ps'd most of them. It sucks because I accidentally was deleting some pictures from dated pictures and deleted some of the Vette and Lexus pictures. I'll post those up from my brother's camera. All around the show was pretty good, I did sit in alot more cars this year than all the other years I've gone but this is probably the first time I've gone since...03.

**goodhart** · 03-16-2011

wow, great pics man. Didn't realize they were so nice, I was just looking at them on my phone last night.

Some of the full body shot pictures make the cars look like little toy cars haha

**dzuest** · 03-16-2011

Wifey bought tickets for this friday. Should be fun.

DoughtCom · 03-16-2011

I went Saturday, good stuff. One thing to note is there was a huge line for the new STi and no one was giving the Evo X attention. I actually had to argue with a guy that it was an evo, I guess that's what they get for making them look exactly the same as the baseline.

**goodhart** · 03-16-2011

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Originally Posted by DoughtCom

I went Saturday, good stuff. One thing to note is there was a huge line for the new STi and no one was giving the Evo X attention. I actually had to argue with a guy that it was an evo, I guess that's what they get for making them look exactly the same as the baseline.

wow, people are idiots

Did you show him the "Evolution" badge on the back? haha

DoughtCom · 03-16-2011

He hadn't gotten to the back yet, but I told him to look at the Turbo Mivec print on the cover and he shutup.

**Halon** · 03-16-2011

Great pics. I agree Kia and Hyundai seem to be stepping their game up. I'm definately going to consider them when I eventually look into buying a cheap small econo-box gas friendly DD.

**goodhart** · 03-16-2011

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Originally Posted by Halon

Great pics. I agree Kia and Hyundai seem to be stepping their game up. I'm definately going to consider them when I eventually look into buying a cheap small econo-box gas friendly DD.

The forte koup looks like a cool little car, I heard they are thinking about putting a turbo on it for 2012 (I think that's the year?) and possibly AWD.

A//// Guy · 03-16-2011

Yea that blue STI is naaaasty. I used to like the sedan better than the hatch, and now they have ruined the sedan for me. ick

Hyundai and kia are def getting nice.