One-Tank Trip for Feb.15/20
(c) By Jim Fox
Postmedia Network/Sun Media
It’s
show time as that new car smell permeates auto shows in Toronto and Detroit.
For big kids and auto aficionados, there’s
the “world’s most-exclusive and expensive Bugatti –
La
Voiture Noire.
It makes its debut
at the Canadian International AutoShow on now through Feb. 23 at the Metro
Toronto Convention Centre.
For little ones, the
show has Disney and Pixar vehicles, along with one of the largest indoor remote-controlled
car test tracks.
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| There’s lots of glitter and glitz in Detroit at the Charity Preview. (Jim Fox) |
Over in Detroit,
the wheels are in motion as the North American International Auto Show said
goodbye to the dead of winter and launches as an early summer show from June 13
to 20.
In these times of evolutionary change in the
auto industry, Toronto’s show features1,000 cars, trucks, SUVs, concepts,
exotics, classics, muscle cars, fully electric and autonomous vehicles.
The Bugatti
showpiece is a “modern re-interpretation of the classic Type 57 SC,” powered by
an iconic 16-cylinder engine pumping out 1,500 horsepower.
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| The most-expensive Bugatti is at the Toronto auto show. |
This one-of-a-kind
model was sold to a Bugatti enthusiast for $16.1 million.
As Toronto is a
“supercar mecca,” the show is bringing some of the most unique and iconic
hypercars from around the world, said general manager Jason Campbell.
The show’s theme is
Transformative Times “because the automotive industry is, indeed, in the
midst of great change,” he added.
The Future
Tech Hub showcases new and innovative technologies transforming the world of
transportation.
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| There are 1,000 autos on display at the Toronto show. |
The show
will give visitors their first glimpse at 38 new cars, trucks, SUVs and
concepts.
Honda Canada will
show an interactive display of the robotic elements of the manufacturing
process, examples of mobility initiatives and a dramatic crashed Civic.
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| Icons such as a 1937 Cadillac are from Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance. |
Auto
Exotica includes a three-car Tesla display, a Pagani, Singer and Pininfarina
Battista and various collector cars
including Ferraris and Lamborghinis and the Canadian-made Felino.
Zoom, zoom for kids
The show also features
family vehicles along with special exhibits and presentations.
There’s Onward: The
Pixar Vehicle Experience with a life-size replica of Barley and Ian’s “groovy
purple van Guinevere.”
A wizard will
perform illusions inspired by the spells and magic performed in the film that opens
on March 5.
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| Kids can see Barley and Ian’s Onward purple van from Disney Pixar. |
Walt Disney Studios
Canada will also show replicas of Lightning McQueen from Disney and Pixar’s
Cars films and stuntman Duke Caboom’s motorcycle replica from Toy Story.
Big Boys with Cool
Toys is a remote-control hobby store performing stunts and test drives of vehicles
from Toys “R” Us. https://autoshow.ca; (905)
940-2804
Motor City revs it up
The internationally
acclaimed North American International Auto Show in Detroit will be a “bigger,
more immersive experience than ever before, with a host of new attractions like
outdoor entertainment and exclusive ride-and-drive opportunities.”
Organizers have
redesigned the show now that it has moved to June 13 to 20 from January at the
downtown TCF Centre (previously known as Cobo Center), Hart Plaza and Crowne
Plaza.
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| More Detroit glitz and glamour |
There will be about
750 vehicles taking over downtown with “the newest vehicles, ride-and-drives,
food trucks, and so much more,” organizers say.
This global stage allows
automakers to showcase their latest product and technology innovations “beyond
most of our wildest imaginations.”
The party of the
year, the Charity Preview on June 12 with tickets costing $400 U.S., will offer
indoor and outdoor entertainment with “experiential displays, some of the
city’s best eats and a reimagined summertime dress code.”
It’s being called “an
updated creative black-tie as well as late-night, summer-chic attire,” said chairman
Doug North.
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Jim Fox can be reached at onetanktrips@hotmail.com
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