Sunday, January 12, 2014

2014 Silicon Valley International Auto Show

Today, we saw the 2014 Silicon Valley International Auto Show at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center on 150 West San Carlos Street in downtown San Jose.



Alex had lately shown a marked interest in cars, and I wanted to show him all the various brands.

We arrived on Sunday at 10:30am and immediately went to look at the BMW cars nearby.
Some cars were locked (M5, M6), but some were open. We sat in a nice BMW 750iL.


We saw the new electric BMW i3 on display, but I did not like the dashboard or the car's look. Its interior was also spartan. I can't understand why BMW can't make it look like a 328i. Why make it so substandard?


Inna and I both liked the new Cadillac CTS. It was luxuriously built with fine materials and workmanship.


I looked at the Lexus IS-F 350C convertible and really liked it. I will consider replacing my Mini Cooper S convertible.


The 2006 Bugatti Veyron was the most incredible-looking car at the show.


I also really liked the look of the Lamborghini Diablo.


Inna and Alex both liked the interior of the Mercedes-Benz E350.


I also liked (surprisingly) the look of the new VW Beetle Convertible. I may consider it as a serious possibility to replace the Mini Cooper S.

Still, the best car not to be found was the Tesla Model S. It was the best car we test-drove last year and is still the best sedan.

I was surprised that neither Audi nor Porsche were at this show. I also did not see any Ferrari models.
I would like to check out the new Porsche Boxster.


1 comments:

Have to agree with, Adison. Looks like you really had a fun time looking around at the model cars, Boris. One look at that Bugatti and I already started day dreaming, hehe! They say that the car chooses its owner. So far I've been an owner of a Subaru and it's a great and wonderful car. Thanks for sharing!

Byron Walters @ Bobb Dunn Subaru