made the pilgrimage out to Detroit this year for the North American International Auto Show, after a hell of a day friday made it to Detroit that night and went to the show on sunday. here are a few of the pictures. hope you guys like.

 

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Oooo I want the following:


I love Lotus!

I love Mustangs too!

 

Looks good prob going Thur got free tickets

 

ya the tickets I get from ford every Year and this year I had air miles for the tickets so it was cheaper then years past

 

some super sick cars man

 

man those new cameros are sweet might have to get one of those

 

black stang, raptor, viper.. Ill take one of each please.

 

Its a blue stang a darn hot one at that, My dad is on the order list for a 2010 GT500 Red convertible with white stripes. I am on the waiting list for a Raptor 6.2L but that will hinge on whether I actually get a job with my degree.

 

those cars are sick

 

woah.....wait....ohhh......oh........ohhhhhhhhhh.. ...there.


i just spizzled. where's the towel?

 

That Raptor F-150 is so sick.

 

no kidding that thing is amazing in person, I can't wait to drive one. the nice thing is the 6.2 doesn't come out till next year so I have time to make some serious money.

 

I think the front end of the raptor is kind of fugly. I mean what is with that huge ford sign on the plastic grill? That needs to go in order for me to think about getting one.

 

I want the color code for the orange/red raptor!!!

 

I wonder if a stock grille would fit?

 

that is what I thought as well when I first saw the pictures, from strait on it has a very ... round fat front end but in person everything just works and it looks great.

the thing that really impressed me in the raptor were the details, they have a special compound BFG, the interior is amazing, its still DD capable and with a 400HP 6.2 should move like a bat out of hell. and it has METAL bumpers

 

I saw the first F-150 SVT Raptor sell at action for $143,000!!!!

At Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale, AZ (lot # 1333)

I would think this thing would be on Ford's website with some specs but its not.

 

the hood and grill are different so you couldn't just swap them and you would have to move the clearance lights in the stock grille.

 

I have a spec sheet from the show I will scan and get up asap

but basically

7in wider, available 6.2L 400HP V8, 11in front travel 13 rear, 35in bfg tires, fox internal bypass shocks, some crazy programs that are tailored to offroad use ( detuned abs that works on dirt, higher reves before shifts, desensitized airbags, and tuned throttle response ect. ) rear locker optional front, full underbody skids.

heres some more detail

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2008/11...aptor-has.html

 

Hell you think thats sick, check out this one they entered in the Baja 1000, saw this in person hauling *** on the track!! Lifted, ready to race....yes there was a stock one as well. Was hitting the whoops where i was prob at 65.

 

I'm not liking the Raptor grille.. kinda boring and ugly lol minus the FORD!

 

man look at all those sweet cars no one can afford

 

Nissan didn't show up, and I wanted to see the GTR (even know the R35 is a wannabe R34)

The corvette rep tried saying the Z06's advertised horsepower ratings were measured at the tires, and then he didn't know what to say when I explained how my boss'es measured 445whp on a MD.

This is really dead compared to some of the other shows I've done. Maybe the rest of the week will be better (probably not)

 

I thought it was great, the cars I wanted to see were there, and the crowds were manageable, the previous times I have went you couldn't get near any of the cars, this year was great, the test track in the basement was cool too. I asked if I could drive a Tesla but they shot that idea down.