I’m going to be immersed in the New York International Auto Show for the next couple of weeks. I’ll be posting gossip and teaser pics as they appear. It’s incredible how the buzz has changed since last year. The electric and hybrid thing is still humming along, but the reveals this year are SUVs, crossovers and beasts with big engines including the mighty Viper SRT.
New Yorkers feel hard done by because they pay an average $4.04 per gallon (including 69c in taxes), but fuel still doesn’t bite into US weekly budgets the way it does over here. I pay more like $10 (£1.40 per litre).
There’s a real feeling of optimism about the US auto industry: bails-outs have been received, extra weight has been shed (Mercury, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Saturn, Hummer). It’s time for a new start. Or rather it’s back where it was when I arrived in Detroit back in 2004 – SUVs and muscle cars.
If you haven’t seen Clint Eastwood’s Halftime for America Superbowl ad, sponsored by Chrysler, (“Detroit’s showing us what can be done”) have a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRtvpMPLQ8o
New Yorkers feel hard done by because they pay an average $4.04 per gallon (including 69c in taxes), but fuel still doesn’t bite into US weekly budgets the way it does over here. I pay more like $10 (£1.40 per litre).
There’s a real feeling of optimism about the US auto industry: bails-outs have been received, extra weight has been shed (Mercury, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Saturn, Hummer). It’s time for a new start. Or rather it’s back where it was when I arrived in Detroit back in 2004 – SUVs and muscle cars.
If you haven’t seen Clint Eastwood’s Halftime for America Superbowl ad, sponsored by Chrysler, (“Detroit’s showing us what can be done”) have a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRtvpMPLQ8o
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