Yeah... the Philadelphia auto show. The exotics were cool to look at, and sometimes they let a sports celebrity past the velvet ropes so they can sit in and fondle the cars... otherwise, don't go. Did not see anything else worth my time. I did not even notice if they showed ANY EVs at all (I'm interested in a cheap EV for local use). No Lucid, no Tesla ... no Polestar...not even a Hundai ...
Clearly what Amerika wants are SUVs and Jeeps ... because they need it for one person to commute to work on paved roads.
Worse, literally half the space in the Convention Center was full of absurd "Off-the-road" trucks...the kind you need a step ladder to enter/exit, and are more likely to be driving the Schuylkill Expressway than traversing the cranberry bogs in the Jersey pine barrens.
There was a whole customize section to make your truck run so rich, chunks of coal came out the stacks. Pennsylvania. We have enough coal.
What is wrong with people ?
I used to love the Philly auto show. They used to have impeccable classics ... I remember a 60's Chrysler Newport convertable. It was like someone put wheels on a boardroom conference table. It was so beautiful. I wanted it. I desired it. Why ? The only thing higher than 29 inches was the windscreen.
... the trunk was so large it could house a family of 6. It was automotive art.
Oh, and the woodie wagons ... just can not imagine how they kept all that wood pristine new.
Oh ... the models (girls)...none. { They get so bored, and car guys are Neanderthals. If you talk to them like humans; ask them how they got the job and what car training they do and other jobs they do = they smile and open up like flowers to the sun.
things have changed. we left early and went to the Hard Rock cafe to shoot pool. at least the craft bier was fun.
Oh... I took SEPTA in from the suburbs. Electric trains are cool. Drunk as a skunk.
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