Every January, the Saint Louis auto show allows manufacturers from the world over the chance to display their latest and greatest. Here’s what 2015 had to offer.
2015 saw the debut of the new Corvette Z06, Cadillac CTS-V, Mustang and all its variants, and fourth generation Miata, just to name a few.
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While Saint Louis isn’t as large as Chicago or New York, it certainly sees its share of important automotive products.
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GM brought several of their brand new models, Ford brought a fleet of Mustangs, and Vaughn Gittin Junior showed up to turn some tires into smoke.
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In fact, Ford had quite a host of products on hand.
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Including this table showing off their comically small three-cylinder ecoboost engine, which strangely enough isn’t available in the US.
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Here is a poorly taken size comparison photo. I’m fairly certain this is the smallest turbo on the market currently.
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Not to be outdone, Chevrolet brought out some of their biggest hits this year.
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Seeing and sitting in the new Stingray really brings to light the difference in quality up from the last generation Corvette.
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Although Chevrolet didn’t bring a new Z06 themselves, a mystery owner was gracious enough to bring theirs to the show.
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Complete with the full Z07 aero package, it certainly looked sinister.
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As if 650 horsepower and magnetic dampers weren’t enough, the owner chose to equip this particular Corvette with black OZ Racing wheels wrapped in full slicks.
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I can imagine riding shotgun in this for a couple laps of Laguna Seca would result in a few therapy appointments.
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A couple cars down from the Z06 was this equally maniacal wrangler.
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Yes, that is bed-liner.
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But let’s not get too crazy. Here’s a picture of a Camry to calm things down.
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Back in the realm of economy cars, there was a special little exhibit to help break up all the beige and gray.
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Although most cars prior to 1960 were giant murderous lead sleds, there’s something undeniably appealing about them.
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Although I among others spent good time wandering around these well maintained dinosaurs, a lot of the younger crowd spent more time around cars like these:
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There was no shortage boy-racer specials but, those with more family oriented needs also had plenty to shop around for.
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Acura brought out this stunning, modified version of their new TSX.
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Tuned by Galpin Auto Sport, this Acura was given some choice upgrades.
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Vibrant blue paint, custom bumpers, and a ducktail spoiler gave the car a real presence.
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ADV.1 wheels, Pirelli rubber, and a Wilwood brake kit rounded out the looks department while improving things on the handling front.
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The new set up definitely didn’t leave any extra room in the wheel wells.
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If Acura decided to build their Type-S model along these lines I highly doubt anyone would mind.
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Dream garage anyone?
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And because I know you’ve been wondering, here’s what a fully-electric car looks like under the hood.
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For those more interested in driving on surfaces other than asphalt, Toyota brought out their TRD Tundra and Jeep brought out a handful of chunky tire equipped models.
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One of the more interesting booths at the show was this live vinyl wrap a local company was performing on a late model Subaru.
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Although if you’re not interested in changing your car’s color, you could always pick up a new hobby.
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If you’ve ever seen a shifter kart in action, you know they look like unbelievable fun.
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And what show would be complete without an array of exotics?
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Or if you’d rather spend six-figures on something more American..
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If you’re in the market for a high-powered Camaro, GM certainly has you covered.
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Something so extreme shouldn’t be parked next to a Camry, so naturally Vaughn Gittin Jr’s tent was set up about 30 feet away.
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The team also brought out their newest toy but, we’ll have more on that later.
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Last but not least, no auto show would be complete without Dodge’s crowning achievement of 2015, the Hellcat. As you can see, clean photo opportunities were hard to come by.
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I sincerely hope headlight intakes catch on.
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From an interior perspective, you really wouldn’t know there was 700+ lurking under the hood.
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Another gem had to have been the Hurst-Oldsmobile pace car from NASCAR’s earlier years.
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Although the 2016 Mazda Miata didn’t make an appearance, fan boys still gathered around the late 3rd generation model to discuss their love for the affordable driver’s car.
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The 2015 Saint Louis auto show had no shortage of new models and interesting booths, so be sure to keep an eye out for our Kansas City show coverage in the coming weeks.
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