What to See at the 2017 New York Auto Show
CARS.COM — There’s no shortage of interesting and strange things to see in New York, and we’ve found a colorful assortment of them at the 2017 New York International Auto Show.
Related: 2017 New York Auto Show: What You Missed Today
The show opens to the public today and runs through April 23 at New York’s Jacob Javits Convention Center. For more info, click here. For what you should check out, keep reading.
1968 Subaru 360, The Automaker’s First Automobile
Check out this tiny 1968 Subaru 360, known in Japan as the “ladybug” for its shape. It’s a real car, not a toy, and was Subaru’s first production car, built from 1958 to 1971. The 1968 version became the first Subaru in the U.S., imported by entrepreneurs Harvey Lamm and Malcolm Bricklin, who founded Subaru of America to sell its cars in the USA. It’s got rear-hinged doors and is powered by a 25-horsepower, 356 cc, two-stroke engine. — Fred Meier, D.C. Bureau Chief
2017 BMW 4 Series Snapper Rocks Blue
This BMW 4 Series painted Snapper Rocks Blue will grab your eyeballs and pull them across the auto-show floor to the stunning color. I can’t wait to see this in the sunlight. — Joe Bruzek, Road Test Editor
The Subaru Stand
It’s a weird sort of irony that attending an auto show means doing a lot of walking. What I can’t miss at this show (and every show to be honest) is the carpet at the Subaru booth — it’s like a combination of memory foam and clouds made of your fondest hopes and dreams. After a long day on my feet, running from car to car, I head there to rest my barking pups and sink into the plushness for a few minutes of relief until … on to the next one. — Brian Wong, L.A. Bureau Chief
Nissan Rogue Dogue
Speaking of pups, Nissan’s got real ones. Nissan calls its dog-welcoming Rogue perfect for Fido-friendly family adventures with its built-in food and water dishes, custom removable dog bed, 360-degree dog wash shower and integrated dog-drying system. While you can’t buy this one-off concept, you can see it in action at the show thanks to a couple purrrfectly sweet puppy models. — Jennifer Geiger, Assistant Managing Editor
Fine Feathered Friends
Continuing the animal theme, you also can’t miss the birds. Pigeons, specifically. I spotted them at the Toyota booth and later in the food court. I knew I felt a draft around here. — Kelsey Mays, Consumer Affairs Editor
The Buick Stand
This may seem odd, but it’s actually easy to miss the Buick contingent — they’re not on the main show floor. They’re in the basement, down with all the trucks, SUVs and commercial vehicles. And you shouldn’t miss them because they’ve got three compelling products in the Regal Sportback, Regal TourX and Enclave Avenir that are definitely worth seeing. — Aaron Bragman, Detroit Bureau Chief
Rebel Pilot Paint Style
Nissan displays a “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” themed Nissan Rogue complete with a new paint job evoking the uniforms and helmets of the X-Wing pilots of the Rebel Alliance. The sharp orange is complete with the Rebel Alliance Insignia on the passenger doors, along with decals from the film helmets and kill stripes for downed Imperial TIE fighters. — Matt Kowynia, Multimedia Editor
Nissan Rogue Battle Test: VR Experience
Put on a virtual reality headset complete with headphones and experience a 360-degree ride through the desert in the Nissan Rogue as the Rebels fight against the Galactic Empire. Don’t forget to look up through the sun roof as an AT-ST “chicken walker” takes a blast and the Nissan Rogue must dodge the crumbling Imperial scout walker. — Matt Kowynia, Multimedia Editor
2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Simulator
There likely will be a line, but you should test your drag-strip reflexes piloting one of the full-size Challengers in the Demon video game at the Dodge stand. The cars simulate Demon features, including the TransBrake launch, and your run plays out on the big screen ahead as you roar (sound effects included) down the strip. The cars even pull a Demon wheelie off the line, with the front end not coming back down until you hit 3rd gear with your paddle shifters. — Fred Meier, D.C. Bureau Chief
Audi Creases
Audi appears to have discovered origami. The new TT RS, Q5 and RS 3 have sheet metal that’s so dramatically creased, it looks like they’ve been folded into figurines (swans, perhaps?) and then unfolded again. The hoods even overlap the fenders slightly, continuing the character lines. Different. Possibly weird. — Joe Wiesenfelder, Executive Editor
2018 Lincoln Navigator Interior
Yacht Club, one of Lincoln’s Black Label interior themes exclusive to the Navigator, might be ridiculously named, but it sure looks good. — Angela Conners, Photo Editor
