# 2009 North American International Auto Show

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2009-north-american-international-auto-show/61519>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [January 18, 2009, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2009-north-american-international-auto-show/61519 "2009-01-18T08:07:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Rsnake91](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rsnake91/32/4996_2.png) [@Rsnake91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rsnake91)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2009-north-american-international-auto-show/61519/21 "2009-01-18T21:46:16Z")

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a lot of nice looking cars. where was this at? sorry \>.\>

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**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2009-north-american-international-auto-show/61519/22 "2009-01-18T21:49:01Z")

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Did lotus have an evora?

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**Author:** ![Hortanica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Hortanica](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hortanica)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2009-north-american-international-auto-show/61519/23 "2009-01-18T21:51:32Z")

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> [@Doespike](#):
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> Nice! I’ll be there Saturday…can’t wait. 🙂 Sucks Porsche is absent…

Porsche, Nissan, Ferrari, and Mitsubishi might as well not have shown. All they had was a base lancer, and 2 eclipse’s, one vert and one base. Was most impressed with GM. Audi/vw ford and the others were all nice setups, but it seemed like in terms of cars gm had more ‘worth while’ cars than other’s.

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**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2009-north-american-international-auto-show/61519/24 "2009-01-19T07:50:45Z")

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Sorry for the crappy pics lotus had no lighting on the booth and my camera was set up for the bright florencents of the other displays.

 ![http://ronoversiii.com/Images/2009_NAIAS/lotus1.JPG](http://ronoversiii.com/Images/2009_NAIAS/lotus1.JPG)

 ![http://ronoversiii.com/Images/2009_NAIAS/lotus2.JPG](http://ronoversiii.com/Images/2009_NAIAS/lotus2.JPG)

 ![http://ronoversiii.com/Images/2009_NAIAS/lotus3.JPG](http://ronoversiii.com/Images/2009_NAIAS/lotus3.JPG)

 ![http://ronoversiii.com/Images/2009_NAIAS/lotus4.JPG](http://ronoversiii.com/Images/2009_NAIAS/lotus4.JPG)

 ![http://ronoversiii.com/Images/2009_NAIAS/lotus5.JPG](http://ronoversiii.com/Images/2009_NAIAS/lotus5.JPG)

Not exactly a Lotus but based on the Europa

 ![http://ronoversiii.com/Images/2009_NAIAS/circuit1.JPG](http://ronoversiii.com/Images/2009_NAIAS/circuit1.JPG)

 ![http://ronoversiii.com/Images/2009_NAIAS/circuit2.JPG](http://ronoversiii.com/Images/2009_NAIAS/circuit2.JPG)

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**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2009-north-american-international-auto-show/61519/25 "2009-01-19T08:09:24Z")

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ughh, a 2 eleven. Booiioioioioing

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**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2009-north-american-international-auto-show/61519/26 "2009-01-19T08:11:59Z")

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> [@boardjnky4](#):
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> ughh, a 2 eleven. Booiioioioioing

yeah, srsly.

they’re so cool.

the elise SC BLOWS tho.

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2009-north-american-international-auto-show/61519/27 "2009-01-19T08:17:59Z")

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SL65 = LIKE WOAH!

How did the Chinese cars look? Shitty I hope.🙂

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**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2009-north-american-international-auto-show/61519/28 "2009-01-19T08:22:12Z")

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Honestly they all looked ok. I didn’t take any pictures of them. But they had no prices so really nothing to compare to. Lots of copied styling cues. One of them looked a lot like the old Toyota Avalon.

I guess Buffett invested in BYD so I am sure there is an increased push to get that car to the US market.

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**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2009-north-american-international-auto-show/61519/29 "2009-01-19T08:29:30Z")

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I think the SL63 is the hottest benz i’ve ever seen.

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**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2009-north-american-international-auto-show/61519/30 "2009-01-19T08:37:13Z")

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> [@newman](#):
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> yeah, srsly.
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> they’re so cool.
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> the elise SC BLOWS tho.

seems like for the cost of an Elise SC, you can just get an exige?

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