Welp. That’s all folks, and now it’s time for the real automotive news for all the newest reveals at the NAIAS. As always, be sure to check Our Page because we do reviews and more news! Without further ado, lets get into the reveals!
Fuji Motorworks played Eurobeat at their reveal… god… I knew Japan was trapped in the 90s but this is pathetic. They revealed a mid engined car called the spectre, with a 2.5L engine and starts from 35,000$. Either it’s made from cardboard or they haven’t left much room there for profit themselves. Only time will tell.
Here’s Corsica’s cheetah and credit where it’s due, it doesn’t look that offensive. It looks painfully bland, but not offensive. You can get an I4, a V6 or a V8 if you want. Credit where it’s due, doesn’t look bad, I just wonder how it drives.
thanks for the grammar lesson, Okul, but show me why I’d go all the way to Estonia for a luxury sports car. Last I checked Estonia was still trapped in 2009 and the government was paying to make video games. You can see further evidence of this from the fact they’ve released a sports sedan. Nobody’s buying those anymore, a mid engined prototype. Which I can’t comment much on if you aren’t going to tell me much about it, And their ARX prototype. Nice, maybe that will be good if we ever see ARX get launched… cough cough.
Tanaka has made great strides to improve their styling. The new Aventus doesn’t look offensive at all! But you went through all that length to talk about the design and engine but didn’t even mention the interior? Oh well, nobody’s buying luxury sedans anymore either.
Here’s Gabatron’s 4000$ Mobility scooter. I don’t see a range listed, and even if I did, no American in their right mind is going to buy something like that. It’s too small, too pretentious, not fast enough and WAY too french. Maybe you should sell that in a country that might work better, like, oh, I don’t know, France?
Axuma made a bland looking luxury sedan which nobody will buy and a bland looking crossover which people probably will.
Shromet’s new Strasser looks like an old Scagilati, and not in a good way. It looks dated already, It’s John Pinette wearing a corset and telling everybody he’s thin. Honestly if you buy that or any modern Shromet you’re a fool.
Murasaki Automotive … did I read that right? A mid engined v10 car that’s… Transversely mounted? uh… you do you I guess. I don’t think I’ll comment on that one.
Here’s the Kyoki Pandora which is apparently “an enthusiasts car” well, last I checked, 99% of enthusiasts can’t afford a 175,000$ mid engined supercar because they’re too busy buying parts for their broken cars. Like me. My Erin Tauga won’t stay working for 5 seconds. As always with super cars, the proof is in the pudding so show us what it can do around a track and maybe people will line up.
GEC unveiled a new sedan/wagon in a desperate attempt to keep the traditional American sedan alive. A noble effort but I’m afraid it will go sour. Nobody is buying wagons either. Just give the consumers what they want.
Here’s something rather strange from Deer and Hunt, a supercar modeled after a truck? That’s pretty wack. But I’m guessing truck buyers won’t like it because it can’t tow their boat, and supercar buyers won’t like it because it, well, looks like a truck. No word on pricing yet or performance but considering it’s got a twin turbo pushrod V16 I don’t think it will be slow.
LMC’s new Tempest is here. Looks awesome but for a GT car it’s so small! Aren’t GT cars supposed to be, y’know, big?
Murasaki asks, “What is better than one of our cars on the international market?” I don’t know, Zero of your cars on the international market? Either way they’ve made a crossover and a mid engined supercar which strangely resemble one another… Not the connection I would have made but sure.
I almost missed Zenshi’s display and woah, woah, WOAH! Stop the presses everybody! They actually made a car that looks different from all their other models! Unfortunately it’s a $125,000 luxury sedan which I bet will be nice to drive and sell like a car wash in a rainstorm.
Also The Shinden X2 which looks complicated, and expensive. Almost 1000Hp? Not bad.
Martin-Wagner Auto GmbH (god what a mouthful) has a new little hatchback called the Stratus. There’s a lot of petrol and diesel engines and even an electric option! But no word on price makes me raise my eyebrow.
Simge made the Pista with the goal of being affordable. But whoever made that desicion must have taken a nap and forgotten because they’ve made a Pista X which costs 50,000$! They also have 2 dated looking and expensive performance sedans. Which I will once again say that nobody will buy. This is 2019 America, people are buying crossovers.
Auxuras has a new ITL Spec-V which is lighter and has more power, good stuff. All the power in the world won’t change that it looks like a whale though. Actually, scratch that. Perhaps enough power and will rip itself apart at high speed and then I suppose it won’t look like a whale.
The new STL is also here, which we all know isn’t selling well, and Aurxuras hopes to turn that around. But adding gimmicks like being able to play with it with a smartphone isn’t going to lure buyers away from SUVs. I’m not sure how autonomous this driving system is but I know I wouldn’t trust a car with a screen on the steering wheel. One airbag explosion and that thing is a mortar flinging shards of glass into my face. No thanks.