Columbus Auto Show

"Carbon Fiber Sasquatch" (turbopumpkin) 03/17/2018 at 15:38 • Filed to: None

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Just got back from the Columbus Auto Show. No pictures this year as I had a very excited toddler who I had to keep track of. Got to see the new Hyundai Kona. Really nice little car, a lot bigger on the inside than it looks. Hyundai in general has a really nice line up.

The new Ranger was there and it looks great. The best feature was even though it was a full Fx4 Lariat, it wasn’t nearly as tall as Colorado or even the Tacoma. Ford has a winner with this for sure, the anti bro dozer.

The Regal TourX was lovely. Huge wagon end, enough to fit a week’s worth of luggage for 4 people easily and the interior was really good for the price point.

The best car there though was a new Ram 1500 Limited. It looks great! Less bulky and blocky looking than Ford or GM, doesn’t look like a transformer. It actually had a subtlety about it that really stood out, especially among the current Rams. The interior though is what does it for the Ram though. Probably the best interior until you get to full luxury cars like an E class or Lexus LS. Extremely soft but substantial leather, the stitch work on the doors was really well done, lots of soft touch surfaces and leather, the car even smelled like fresh leather, not plastic.

Ram might have really set a precedent with a full blown luxury truck. If they can step up the reliability, it will really be the truck to beat.

aquila121 > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 03/17/2018 at 16:39

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Small world, I was just there from about 11-2. Tomorrow, I’ll sort through my mediocre cell phone pics (I snapped a lot ) and upload a few posts. Somehow I missed that the new Ranger was there—likely because it’s not terribly smaller than the other mid-size trucks we have available.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 03/17/2018 at 17:00

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I don’t care for the new ram at first, but the new hybrid system seems pretty brilliant.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > aquila121 03/17/2018 at 17:23

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Yeah, it’s not smaller, just lower. I get that lifting it up adds payload capacity but mid size truck buyers don’t need it. If they did, they’d go full size

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/17/2018 at 17:26

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Yeah, the Ram seems the most progressive of the 3 which is something that I’d never thought I’d say lol

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 03/17/2018 at 18:24

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That Kona with some C4 Cactus-style bumpers on the doors would be pretty sweet looking.

bhtooefr > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/17/2018 at 19:32

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Meh, it’s not what I’d call brilliant - systems like it have been around for 15+ years.

Still, I’m surprised that they’re the first to make it standard (because the V6 gets it standard).

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > bhtooefr 03/17/2018 at 20:00

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That could win them a lot if fleet sales. If the cost of purchase isn’t too high it offset the mpg gain