Some Inspiration for Mazda6 Owners: Last but not least from NYIAS, the SpeedSource Mazda6 from 24 Hours of Daytona, which was mentioned briefly on Motoriginal prior to the show. Mazda usually slacks off for the New York Auto Show, and this year was no different, but at least they brought this. It weighs only 2450-lbs thanks to SpeedSource’s steel tube chassis and carbon fiber body, and having a 380hp/450 lb-ft torque diesel engine makes for an impressive power to weight ratio to pull the car to a top speed of 170mph. Finishing off the package are some lightweight, amazingly designed BBS wheels. It’s no wonder it’s placing high in the races it has taken part in. The car, along with drivers Jonathan Bomarito and Sylvain Tremblay,  placed 4th in its class at 24 Hours of Daytona, and 2nd in its class at Circuit of the Americas. It’s scheduled to race in the Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama next week. Hoping to see a first place finish soon.
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Some Inspiration for Mazda6 Owners:

Last but not least from NYIAS, the SpeedSource Mazda6 from 24 Hours of Daytona, which was mentioned briefly on Motoriginal prior to the show. Mazda usually slacks off for the New York Auto Show, and this year was no different, but at least they brought this.

It weighs only 2450-lbs thanks to SpeedSource’s steel tube chassis and carbon fiber body, and having a 380hp/450 lb-ft torque diesel engine makes for an impressive power to weight ratio to pull the car to a top speed of 170mph. Finishing off the package are some lightweight, amazingly designed BBS wheels.

It’s no wonder it’s placing high in the races it has taken part in. The car, along with drivers Jonathan Bomarito and Sylvain Tremblay,  placed 4th in its class at 24 Hours of Daytona, and 2nd in its class at Circuit of the Americas. It’s scheduled to race in the Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama next week. Hoping to see a first place finish soon.

Source: motoriginal.com

The Retro-Futuristic HCD-14: The HCD-14 Genesis Concept sat mellowly on the side of the Hyundai booth at NYIAS. We pray the next Genesis gets inspiration from this! It’s the epitome of retro-futurism and gives Audi/BMW a run for their money.
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The Retro-Futuristic HCD-14: The HCD-14 Genesis Concept sat mellowly on the side of the Hyundai booth at NYIAS. We pray the next Genesis gets inspiration from this! It’s the epitome of retro-futurism and gives Audi/BMW a run for their money.
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The Retro-Futuristic HCD-14: The HCD-14 Genesis Concept sat mellowly on the side of the Hyundai booth at NYIAS. We pray the next Genesis gets inspiration from this! It’s the epitome of retro-futurism and gives Audi/BMW a run for their money.
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The Retro-Futuristic HCD-14: The HCD-14 Genesis Concept sat mellowly on the side of the Hyundai booth at NYIAS. We pray the next Genesis gets inspiration from this! It’s the epitome of retro-futurism and gives Audi/BMW a run for their money.
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The Retro-Futuristic HCD-14: The HCD-14 Genesis Concept sat mellowly on the side of the Hyundai booth at NYIAS. We pray the next Genesis gets inspiration from this! It’s the epitome of retro-futurism and gives Audi/BMW a run for their money.
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The Retro-Futuristic HCD-14:

The HCD-14 Genesis Concept sat mellowly on the side of the Hyundai booth at NYIAS. We pray the next Genesis gets inspiration from this! It’s the epitome of retro-futurism and gives Audi/BMW a run for their money.

Source: motoriginal.com

Cadillac’s New Brand Strategy: Prior to the show, the first leaked images of the 2014 Cadillac CTS were exciting. A sharp, refined makeover that was sure to turn heads, and that stays true when the car is sitting in front of you. But, while it’s a decent design (especially that massive front grille), the new CTS is a bit of a let down (to me anyway). Up close, the car is pretty large and aside from the front facia, the rest of the car uncomfortably resembles the previous Mercedes-Benz E-Class, and although Mercedes is a good target to aim for, why not aim where you think Mercedes will be in the future, not where they’ve already been? The new CTS is also far less sporty looking than the previous model. It retains too little of the original CTS in my mind, the low, sharp, sleek, aggressive yet simple design, or it could be bias because I enjoy the design of the original CTS a lot. And while a powerful brand image is good, all new Cadillac sedans get lost in themselves…meaning, they all look very similar. Park the CTS next to the ATS and you could have trouble telling them apart. Not to take away the refinement that GM made on it, because it is a pretty good looking car. It just lacks that sharp originality the previous version had. It’s easy to see what they’re doing here, making cars for the people who can afford them, the old and gray-haired, again. What do you think of the new CTS and Cadillac’s direction as a whole?
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Cadillac’s New Brand Strategy: Prior to the show, the first leaked images of the 2014 Cadillac CTS were exciting. A sharp, refined makeover that was sure to turn heads, and that stays true when the car is sitting in front of you. But, while it’s a decent design (especially that massive front grille), the new CTS is a bit of a let down (to me anyway). Up close, the car is pretty large and aside from the front facia, the rest of the car uncomfortably resembles the previous Mercedes-Benz E-Class, and although Mercedes is a good target to aim for, why not aim where you think Mercedes will be in the future, not where they’ve already been? The new CTS is also far less sporty looking than the previous model. It retains too little of the original CTS in my mind, the low, sharp, sleek, aggressive yet simple design, or it could be bias because I enjoy the design of the original CTS a lot. And while a powerful brand image is good, all new Cadillac sedans get lost in themselves…meaning, they all look very similar. Park the CTS next to the ATS and you could have trouble telling them apart. Not to take away the refinement that GM made on it, because it is a pretty good looking car. It just lacks that sharp originality the previous version had. It’s easy to see what they’re doing here, making cars for the people who can afford them, the old and gray-haired, again. What do you think of the new CTS and Cadillac’s direction as a whole?
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Cadillac’s New Brand Strategy: Prior to the show, the first leaked images of the 2014 Cadillac CTS were exciting. A sharp, refined makeover that was sure to turn heads, and that stays true when the car is sitting in front of you. But, while it’s a decent design (especially that massive front grille), the new CTS is a bit of a let down (to me anyway). Up close, the car is pretty large and aside from the front facia, the rest of the car uncomfortably resembles the previous Mercedes-Benz E-Class, and although Mercedes is a good target to aim for, why not aim where you think Mercedes will be in the future, not where they’ve already been? The new CTS is also far less sporty looking than the previous model. It retains too little of the original CTS in my mind, the low, sharp, sleek, aggressive yet simple design, or it could be bias because I enjoy the design of the original CTS a lot. And while a powerful brand image is good, all new Cadillac sedans get lost in themselves…meaning, they all look very similar. Park the CTS next to the ATS and you could have trouble telling them apart. Not to take away the refinement that GM made on it, because it is a pretty good looking car. It just lacks that sharp originality the previous version had. It’s easy to see what they’re doing here, making cars for the people who can afford them, the old and gray-haired, again. What do you think of the new CTS and Cadillac’s direction as a whole?
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Cadillac’s New Brand Strategy: Prior to the show, the first leaked images of the 2014 Cadillac CTS were exciting. A sharp, refined makeover that was sure to turn heads, and that stays true when the car is sitting in front of you. But, while it’s a decent design (especially that massive front grille), the new CTS is a bit of a let down (to me anyway). Up close, the car is pretty large and aside from the front facia, the rest of the car uncomfortably resembles the previous Mercedes-Benz E-Class, and although Mercedes is a good target to aim for, why not aim where you think Mercedes will be in the future, not where they’ve already been? The new CTS is also far less sporty looking than the previous model. It retains too little of the original CTS in my mind, the low, sharp, sleek, aggressive yet simple design, or it could be bias because I enjoy the design of the original CTS a lot. And while a powerful brand image is good, all new Cadillac sedans get lost in themselves…meaning, they all look very similar. Park the CTS next to the ATS and you could have trouble telling them apart. Not to take away the refinement that GM made on it, because it is a pretty good looking car. It just lacks that sharp originality the previous version had. It’s easy to see what they’re doing here, making cars for the people who can afford them, the old and gray-haired, again. What do you think of the new CTS and Cadillac’s direction as a whole?
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Cadillac’s New Brand Strategy: Prior to the show, the first leaked images of the 2014 Cadillac CTS were exciting. A sharp, refined makeover that was sure to turn heads, and that stays true when the car is sitting in front of you. But, while it’s a decent design (especially that massive front grille), the new CTS is a bit of a let down (to me anyway). Up close, the car is pretty large and aside from the front facia, the rest of the car uncomfortably resembles the previous Mercedes-Benz E-Class, and although Mercedes is a good target to aim for, why not aim where you think Mercedes will be in the future, not where they’ve already been? The new CTS is also far less sporty looking than the previous model. It retains too little of the original CTS in my mind, the low, sharp, sleek, aggressive yet simple design, or it could be bias because I enjoy the design of the original CTS a lot. And while a powerful brand image is good, all new Cadillac sedans get lost in themselves…meaning, they all look very similar. Park the CTS next to the ATS and you could have trouble telling them apart. Not to take away the refinement that GM made on it, because it is a pretty good looking car. It just lacks that sharp originality the previous version had. It’s easy to see what they’re doing here, making cars for the people who can afford them, the old and gray-haired, again. What do you think of the new CTS and Cadillac’s direction as a whole?
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Cadillac’s New Brand Strategy: Prior to the show, the first leaked images of the 2014 Cadillac CTS were exciting. A sharp, refined makeover that was sure to turn heads, and that stays true when the car is sitting in front of you. But, while it’s a decent design (especially that massive front grille), the new CTS is a bit of a let down (to me anyway). Up close, the car is pretty large and aside from the front facia, the rest of the car uncomfortably resembles the previous Mercedes-Benz E-Class, and although Mercedes is a good target to aim for, why not aim where you think Mercedes will be in the future, not where they’ve already been? The new CTS is also far less sporty looking than the previous model. It retains too little of the original CTS in my mind, the low, sharp, sleek, aggressive yet simple design, or it could be bias because I enjoy the design of the original CTS a lot. And while a powerful brand image is good, all new Cadillac sedans get lost in themselves…meaning, they all look very similar. Park the CTS next to the ATS and you could have trouble telling them apart. Not to take away the refinement that GM made on it, because it is a pretty good looking car. It just lacks that sharp originality the previous version had. It’s easy to see what they’re doing here, making cars for the people who can afford them, the old and gray-haired, again. What do you think of the new CTS and Cadillac’s direction as a whole?
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Cadillac’s New Brand Strategy:

Prior to the show, the first leaked images of the 2014 Cadillac CTS were exciting. A sharp, refined makeover that was sure to turn heads, and that stays true when the car is sitting in front of you. But, while it’s a decent design (especially that massive front grille), the new CTS is a bit of a let down (to me anyway).

Up close, the car is pretty large and aside from the front facia, the rest of the car uncomfortably resembles the previous Mercedes-Benz E-Class, and although Mercedes is a good target to aim for, why not aim where you think Mercedes will be in the future, not where they’ve already been?

The new CTS is also far less sporty looking than the previous model. It retains too little of the original CTS in my mind, the low, sharp, sleek, aggressive yet simple design, or it could be bias because I enjoy the design of the original CTS a lot.

And while a powerful brand image is good, all new Cadillac sedans get lost in themselves…meaning, they all look very similar. Park the CTS next to the ATS and you could have trouble telling them apart.

Not to take away the refinement that GM made on it, because it is a pretty good looking car. It just lacks that sharp originality the previous version had. It’s easy to see what they’re doing here, making cars for the people who can afford them, the old and gray-haired, again.

What do you think of the new CTS and Cadillac’s direction as a whole?

Source: motoriginal.com

The Special Camaros: You never know what you’re going to see in the basement at NYIAS. Sometimes there’s nothing but sometimes, you’re pleasantly surprised by a slew of special edition Camaros that you might never see in person. Hidden downstairs was the Camaro ZL1, Zl1 Convertible, Hot Wheels Edition Convertible, and the ridiculous Camaro for the DreamWorks film ‘Turbo’ set to come out this summer. Unfortunately the car is all show and no go, the blower is just a prop.
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The Special Camaros: You never know what you’re going to see in the basement at NYIAS. Sometimes there’s nothing but sometimes, you’re pleasantly surprised by a slew of special edition Camaros that you might never see in person. Hidden downstairs was the Camaro ZL1, Zl1 Convertible, Hot Wheels Edition Convertible, and the ridiculous Camaro for the DreamWorks film ‘Turbo’ set to come out this summer. Unfortunately the car is all show and no go, the blower is just a prop.
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The Special Camaros: You never know what you’re going to see in the basement at NYIAS. Sometimes there’s nothing but sometimes, you’re pleasantly surprised by a slew of special edition Camaros that you might never see in person. Hidden downstairs was the Camaro ZL1, Zl1 Convertible, Hot Wheels Edition Convertible, and the ridiculous Camaro for the DreamWorks film ‘Turbo’ set to come out this summer. Unfortunately the car is all show and no go, the blower is just a prop.
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The Special Camaros: You never know what you’re going to see in the basement at NYIAS. Sometimes there’s nothing but sometimes, you’re pleasantly surprised by a slew of special edition Camaros that you might never see in person. Hidden downstairs was the Camaro ZL1, Zl1 Convertible, Hot Wheels Edition Convertible, and the ridiculous Camaro for the DreamWorks film ‘Turbo’ set to come out this summer. Unfortunately the car is all show and no go, the blower is just a prop.
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The Special Camaros:

You never know what you’re going to see in the basement at NYIAS. Sometimes there’s nothing but sometimes, you’re pleasantly surprised by a slew of special edition Camaros that you might never see in person.

Hidden downstairs was the Camaro ZL1, Zl1 Convertible, Hot Wheels Edition Convertible, and the ridiculous Camaro for the DreamWorks film ‘Turbo’ set to come out this summer. Unfortunately the car is all show and no go, the blower is just a prop.

Source: motoriginal.com

Stuck in No Man’s Land: The Ford Atlas Concept was hidden in the frozen abyss of what’s better known as the basement at the Javits Center. This truck is absolutely monstrous and one can only assume that the F-150 will be getting its inspiration from this in the near future.
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Stuck in No Man’s Land:

The Ford Atlas Concept was hidden in the frozen abyss of what’s better known as the basement at the Javits Center. This truck is absolutely monstrous and one can only assume that the F-150 will be getting its inspiration from this in the near future.

Source: motoriginal.com

Shelby Focus ST @ NYIAS. Wishing they’d choose a better color for NYC, this car would get lost in the sea of yellow cabs. For more details on the Shelby Focus ST, you can read the full story here.
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Shelby Focus ST @ NYIAS. Wishing they’d choose a better color for NYC, this car would get lost in the sea of yellow cabs. For more details on the Shelby Focus ST, you can read the full story here.
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Shelby Focus ST @ NYIAS. Wishing they’d choose a better color for NYC, this car would get lost in the sea of yellow cabs.

For more details on the Shelby Focus ST, you can read the full story here.

Source: motoriginal.com

2014 Corvette Stingray/Convertible: They look the same in person as in pictures, not bad, just doesn’t fit the Corvette mold, it looks too much like other cars, and the surfaces are a bit awkward. Interior is pretty boring as well. But one of the more interesting details is how the hatch is cut to shape around the rear window (image 4).
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2014 Corvette Stingray/Convertible: They look the same in person as in pictures, not bad, just doesn’t fit the Corvette mold, it looks too much like other cars, and the surfaces are a bit awkward. Interior is pretty boring as well. But one of the more interesting details is how the hatch is cut to shape around the rear window (image 4).
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2014 Corvette Stingray/Convertible: They look the same in person as in pictures, not bad, just doesn’t fit the Corvette mold, it looks too much like other cars, and the surfaces are a bit awkward. Interior is pretty boring as well. But one of the more interesting details is how the hatch is cut to shape around the rear window (image 4).
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2014 Corvette Stingray/Convertible: They look the same in person as in pictures, not bad, just doesn’t fit the Corvette mold, it looks too much like other cars, and the surfaces are a bit awkward. Interior is pretty boring as well. But one of the more interesting details is how the hatch is cut to shape around the rear window (image 4).
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2014 Corvette Stingray/Convertible: They look the same in person as in pictures, not bad, just doesn’t fit the Corvette mold, it looks too much like other cars, and the surfaces are a bit awkward. Interior is pretty boring as well. But one of the more interesting details is how the hatch is cut to shape around the rear window (image 4).
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2014 Corvette Stingray/Convertible: They look the same in person as in pictures, not bad, just doesn’t fit the Corvette mold, it looks too much like other cars, and the surfaces are a bit awkward. Interior is pretty boring as well. But one of the more interesting details is how the hatch is cut to shape around the rear window (image 4).
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2014 Corvette Stingray/Convertible: They look the same in person as in pictures, not bad, just doesn’t fit the Corvette mold, it looks too much like other cars, and the surfaces are a bit awkward. Interior is pretty boring as well. But one of the more interesting details is how the hatch is cut to shape around the rear window (image 4).
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2014 Corvette Stingray/Convertible: They look the same in person as in pictures, not bad, just doesn’t fit the Corvette mold, it looks too much like other cars, and the surfaces are a bit awkward. Interior is pretty boring as well. But one of the more interesting details is how the hatch is cut to shape around the rear window (image 4).
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2014 Corvette Stingray/Convertible: They look the same in person as in pictures, not bad, just doesn’t fit the Corvette mold, it looks too much like other cars, and the surfaces are a bit awkward. Interior is pretty boring as well. But one of the more interesting details is how the hatch is cut to shape around the rear window (image 4).
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2014 Corvette Stingray/Convertible:

They look the same in person as in pictures, not bad, just doesn’t fit the Corvette mold, it looks too much like other cars, and the surfaces are a bit awkward. Interior is pretty boring as well.

But one of the more interesting details is how the hatch is cut to shape around the rear window (image 4).

Source: motoriginal.com