Good thing you started this topic.
I was at the autoshow on Saturday and spent about 4 hours.
Mostly trying more 3rd rows
(might update that later)
I was mostly playing around with the cars that had their electronics powered.
Unfortunately pressing the push-start the car kept saying key not found.
But I flashed people with the high-beams all the same.
Some highlights
Corvette Stingray
You can change the speedometer/tachometer from track to sport mode
Goes from a half tach (old Corvette style) to a full circle tachometer... neato
So many people had to get out far too soon.
Audi TT coupe
The nav screen comes forward to show hidden SD card slots and CD drive behind it.
Orange Mini
I was playing with this for a long time.
The Nav screen is shaped as large circle in the dash (where the speedometer supposed to be?) and had a nice ambience with purple lights on the outside of the circle
The cylindrical controller was located behind the stickshift in area between the seats. It was easy rotate the map in 3D mode and zoom in and out. I played with that for some time.
Sat in the Nissan Micra and Mitsu Mirage,
Hands-down the Micra is a much better looking car. Not to mention a 109hp vs 75hp advantage)
A Versa Note was beside the Micra and the trims must have been similar because the dash was almost exactly the same.
Could say the Micra was chopped Versa Note.
I think they could sell alot of these at the low intro price of $10k.
Mazda 3D printer looked neat, but boo to having to enter to win a 3D car and not winning
Dislike the ipad-like display general layout of the HVAC on the new Mazda3.
Boo to Lexus for turning off their electronics; i didn't get to play with that mouse/scroller thing.
I also dislike Lexus large central tunnel that is at elbow height (in lieu of an armrest), I find it makes the cockpit more claustrophobic.
I think the Honda Accord and Civic look awkward.
The lane changing camera hangs underneath the passenger side mirror like an big ugly wart.
Looking at it head-on you might even think the car is unbalanced because the irregular/non-symmetric side-mirrors.
Sat in a $140k Porshe Cayman... Probably the most priciest car that I have sat in
I don't know but I'm not too enthuse by the Hyundai fluid sculpture design.
Looks like less loot than last year,
Last year Scion gave out gum and earphones in addition to bags.
Didn't sit in as many vehicles as I had last year. Probably because I have already have a nearly new car.