L.A. Auto Show, 2012 . . .

[LongRanger]

. . . 30-Nov thru 09-Dec

'Special' Sneak Preview . . .

. . . . NOVEMBER 29, 2012
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center
Festive Attire - Hors d'oeuvres 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Get a sneak peak at the latest debuts and concepts from the world’s automakers before the show opens to the public. Enjoy a festive evening of cars and hors d’oeuvres while treating yourself to all the excitement of the show without the crowds.

$250 VIP Tickets– deluxe hors d'oeuvres, hosted bar and access to the VIP lounge and seating area

$125 General Tickets – hors d'oeuvres and cash bar . . .


The only New Car Show I ever go to, anymore . . .

Heads up!

http://www.laautoshow.com/

[Mr9146]

Is this a T-shirt and jeans event?

[LongRanger]

. . . Is this a T-shirt and jeans event? . . .

Usually? . . . I don't wear socks to this



As for the 'Special Sneak Preview'? . . .

. . . 'festive attire' = ?

[LongRanger]

I prefer going opening day, see everything first --- w/o the crowds + news accounts + etc . . . but this year, saw the Show a week late. Ditched work a coupla hours early, Thursday, machete'd my way out to Staples, and? . . . got the best parking I've ever had there --- actually worth taking a picture of. And no crowds

First stop? --- the Big Porsche Room

Kinda anxious about what was gonna show up there, so, peeked in, saw this GTS. Not my favorite Porsche --- but this car was something revolutionary, when it was new. Lightweight fiberglass bonded to a steel frame w/ their fiendish little 4-cam stuck right there in the middle . . . small, sleek, smart . . . minimal. Risky as hell, too. And what? --- 1800 lbs-worth? Surrounded here by New 991s + Boxsters + Caymans . . . and Cayennes

Funny how whenever Porsche displays their Old Cars . . . it leaves me shaking my head at their New

[LongRanger]

New Boxster . . .

[LongRanger]

New Cayman . . .

[John Straub]

Here's two posts on it with some photos:

http://johnstraub.blogspot.com/2012/...e-la-auto.html

http://johnstraub.blogspot.com/2012/...hits-road.html

John

[Flieger]

I thought it was one of the best LA shows I've been to in terms of the cars there.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/max_911...7632207994863/

[LongRanger]

More New Cayman . . .

Anyone waiting for an 'entry-level' Porsche? . . . this is it, starting @/~ $66k. Most of the cars here were optioned-up to >$80k

Something about the proportions of these cars --- ginormous wheels, gun-slit windows, elephantine mirrors . . . almost cartoonish. And these are not small cars

[LongRanger]

Cayenne

Probably Porsche's biggest money-maker, over at least the last 5 years

Or --- to put it another way . . . these trucks pay for all those Carrera GTs and 918 Spyders --- not to mention all the req'd R&D that goes with them

But things are a-changin' --- even out there in Porscheland

Diesel

And Hybrid . . .

. . . Which was probably the one theme that ran through/under-scored this particular show . . .

Hybrids are here