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Old 12-08-2009 | 03:28 PM
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Sarlacc's Annual LA Auto Show Pics 2009 (242 pics inside...load times apply)

I went yesterday and spent a HUGE amount of time getting to weeded out and processed.

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Old 12-08-2009 | 03:58 PM
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thanks for all the pics
i see a lot of new fugly vehicles, especially that zdx
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thanks for all the pics
i see a lot of new fugly vehicles, especially that zdx
Yeah...Crosstour is better looking person like Honda says...but still ugly.

The ZDX is UGLY!!! but the interior is HOT. I love how the buttons look like blanks til you turn on the car and they light up. Thats pretty dope.

Anyway trying to get in to the rear of the ZDX is going to smack their skull at some point.
Old 12-08-2009 | 04:30 PM
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very nice pix, no new ferrari F458?
Old 12-08-2009 | 04:31 PM
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Want. So. MUCH.

Nice shots! Thanks
Old 12-08-2009 | 04:51 PM
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Nice pics!!

I thought the Mini Concept and the AMG Gullwing were pretty cool. However, some of those cars are downright atrocious. What's up with that Honda P-Nut? Weird.
Old 12-08-2009 | 05:00 PM
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Geez cars keep getting uglier and uglier, for the most part at least. Thanks for the pics.
Old 12-08-2009 | 05:12 PM
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nice set of pics. But alot of the new cars are
Old 12-08-2009 | 05:32 PM
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well i was gonna go this weekend, but now i don't have to
Old 12-08-2009 | 06:00 PM
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Nice pics. Im really impressed with the GM products. They are looking great. and WTF is wrong with honda
Old 12-08-2009 | 06:51 PM
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hmmm, bandwith exceeded.... FU photobucket.
Old 12-08-2009 | 06:52 PM
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http://s944.photobucket.com/albums/a...20Show%202009/
Old 12-08-2009 | 09:34 PM
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How does the LF-A look in the flesh?

Same question for the Accord Crosstour.
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Uhhh edit, I clicked the link above that I didn't see until after I posted the above comment...

And Dave, that's Fisker, not Fisher
Old 12-08-2009 | 10:18 PM
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Exceeded Bandwidth, can't see crap...
click on the link I posted under
Old 12-08-2009 | 10:19 PM
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Uhhh edit, I clicked the link above that I didn't see until after I posted the above comment...

And Dave, that's Fisker, not Fisher
shit typo
Old 12-08-2009 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by knight rider
How does the LF-A look in the flesh?

Same question for the Accord Crosstour.


The LFA looks really good. Its low and mean. The white is a great color.

The LF Ch also looks really good.

The Crosstour does look much better in person, much like Honda said it did. But its still not quite right. I dont like it.

The ZDX is butt ugly. All the Acuras now have the beak and none of them look right. Any grown adult getting into the back of the ZDX will crack their skull on the roofline at some point. Really bad design. The interior is tits though. I love how when the car is off the buttons look completely blank, then turn the car on and they glow with the appropriate markings.

Everything Cadillac had to offer looked great. I love the CTS wagon and coupe. And the Converj concept (caddys volt) was very nice.

The Chroma Camaro concept was drop dead hot. Just a really well executed design.

Jay Leno's TT V6 Camaro was a neat presenation

The ZR1 is hotness, but I've seen them before

The Taurus SHO looks great. Sitting in the driver seat the dash is HUGE...much like many new design. Its like a table that extends far in to the windshield.

The new 4 Runner is very nice. Very 4 door FJ-ish. Much better than pictures posted in Auto News make it out to be.

The porsche Panamera...looks better in person, Ive seen two on the road already...I hate to say it...its growing on me, quickly.

The porsche boxster spyder is a home run. So sexy.

The Mercedes SLS AMG was the show stopper for me. Fucking LOVE that car. LOVE it.

Nissan/Infiniti and Ferrari seemed to be absent from the show this year. As was Bugatti.

That jeep concept was pretty awesome

The detonator yellow challenger is first time anyone has seen that color in the flesh. And orders ceased for them back in October. They should be hitting dealers this month. Its one of the limited high impact colors. Plum Crazy Purple is the other one, sadly that one wasnt there.

Most of the other concepts were :meh:

When you didnt think audi could make the R8 any sexier...the make the vert and fuck its hot.

The BMW 5 GT is also very nice. I love the dual action trunk/hatch

Ford fiesta is...cute, it'll sell very well.

Ford Raptor is a beast.

the mini concepts were pretty cool, I liked them a lot.

And the new GTI MKVI is pretty damn nice.

Think that covers most of it.
Old 12-09-2009 | 09:46 PM
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At least you can see the thumbnails still. Good enough to get the gist of each design. Crosstour... that thing probably almost broke the glass on your lens. Not even a mother could love that car. SLS is hot. Boxster Spyder looks great in white.

Anyhow, thanks for sharing. The post processing adds a nice touch, made the photos much more interesting.
Old 12-10-2009 | 10:11 AM
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Incredible pictures. Thanks!
Old 12-10-2009 | 10:38 AM
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Great pictures!

Thanks for sharing, I was sad I won't be able to go this year (first time in decades)
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best convertible: R8
best family sedan: S60. by a long shot.
best luxo sedan: Spyker? Forgot the manufacturer. its way hotter than Porsche and Aston
best pre-production concept: Cadillac Coupe concept. GOOD LORD that is my favorite out of all cars posted.
best coupe: MINI. to die for.

most surprised:
ZDX wow. my opinion did a complete 180
BMW GT: not awkward looking at all. this car is going to sell like crazy.

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Old 12-10-2009 | 11:45 AM
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Good stuff! R8 convertible is nice. ZDX... not so much. The grille scared the shit out of me when I was scrolling through the pics.
Old 12-10-2009 | 12:56 PM
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Thank you for not saying "56k no no" in the title

Those door latches on the Lexus don't look half bad.

You take really nice pictures.
Old 12-10-2009 | 12:58 PM
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And Acura is still making shit ugly cars
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for some reason i am attracted to this car more than any other at the show. there isnt one thing i would change about the design. perfection, period

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Been meaning to have a look at this thread since yesterday.

Gotta love that Autobot symbol stitching. Sarlacc, whats the interior of the Camaro like? Still haven't sat in one but not liking what I'm hearing.
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Originally Posted by dom
Been meaning to have a look at this thread since yesterday.

Gotta love that Autobot symbol stitching. Sarlacc, whats the interior of the Camaro like? Still haven't sat in one but not liking what I'm hearing.
its american, a step up from canadian, but still dog shit
Old 12-10-2009 | 10:29 PM
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That's the profile the CTS coupe should have.

what is up with the Mini coupe concept? That thing is an abomination. IMO the 5-series GT is silly too, basically it's a lower, uglier X6? That Lincoln xD looks weird as hell too. It might work as a Ford, but that's definitely going to make some people scratch their heads. wtf is Honda/Acura thinking? None of their lineup in the show looks impressive, especially the Honda P-NUT which looks like

I like the Jeep Concept, and I like the red 4Runner Really like that Boxster Spyder too.

I like a lot of the cars in there.... great pics btw
Old 12-10-2009 | 10:45 PM
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^ How do you open the door on that Caddy?

The Mini Concept is not an abomination!
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seriously? That looks like a half assed car, and that fast of a roof simply doesn't fit the Mini's lines. I love the Mini and understand why they'd want to expand the lineup but that roof is fugly
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i want that ford raptor.
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^ I'd rather have the SHO

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[IMG]http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad281/The_Sarlacc/LA%20Auto%20Show%202009/LAAutoShowBatchThree-70.jpg[IMG]

seriously? That looks like a half assed car, and that fast of a roof simply doesn't fit the Mini's lines. I love the Mini and understand why they'd want to expand the lineup but that roof is fugly
Profile Shot <----Looks good to me
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huh? its fantastic. the cutoff at the door outline accentuates the form of the top. the roof break incorporates the spoiler. you cant expand the roofline any further, or else MINI wouldnt be able to mass produce the trunk mechanisms to match that of the vert'. come back with logical observations, and then well talk. got any better ideas to manufacture two semi segments of a car with limited sales production?

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um.... what camera did you use?

wow, great pics
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Originally Posted by dom
Been meaning to have a look at this thread since yesterday.

Gotta love that Autobot symbol stitching. Sarlacc, whats the interior of the Camaro like? Still haven't sat in one but not liking what I'm hearing.
I finally got to sit in one at the auto show.

Its not terrible. but it does feel small. And you sit low, while everything including the windows are high. I dont think its my cup of tea.
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Originally Posted by ThermonMermon
its american, a step up from canadian, but still dog shit
youre an idiot
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um.... what camera did you use?

wow, great pics
Thanks

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