International Auto Show, Detroit - 01/16/2005

Yesterday the first auto show of year 2005, the North American International Auto Show was inaugurated in Detroit. All automakers release their new cars and also showcase the cars which will be released afterwards ( a prototype of sort). Also there are "concept" cars on display also. "Concept" cars are basically cars of the "future" :-)

So today we (10 people from Kmart team) went to see that. believe me, I am here since 2 months but this was the first time had gone to Detroit (have been to other corner of US, but not to this corner of city :P).

Temperature was 15 F (u can convert it in Celsius with that formula :P) and it was windy.
Exhibition is at the COBO (yes just short of COBOL ;) ) Convention Hall. While traveling through highway we saw the message that parking in the Convention Centre is full. As we reached near the venue we got parking in the Renaissance Center (which is GM's Global headquaters). From there we took a tram (overhead tram) which connected all the offices and reached the exhibition venue.
It was full of cars and people :-). There we saw lots of cars, new cars which are being released, which will be released and on which companies are working. Saw some costliest cars, one was Merc costing around half a million USD, 465,000 USD to be precise.

Also there was "hummer", this one is also a vey costly military type vehicle. I probably will be buying this one, if I stay here for some 4-5 years or more.... (hmm yeh i know a nice dream :))
it is a big exhibition and you need lots of time and offcouse energy to see aorund all the places. We might have missed many cars (hope that none of good cars or to be seen cars were missed).
One more this which was quite impressive which was in GM area was the water work. Water was faaling from top and it was making design which said Jeep, and GM logos and other thing. That one was too good. But the processing gone to make that thing happen will be too much, the amount of water and all that.. mind boggling.......

yeh one more thing.... here in Detroit they have a International Speedway where they have races and all. So I am plaaning to go in for races when they start. Will report on that sports event as and when it happens.