{"id":21532,"date":"2017-12-05T10:08:59","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T14:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=21532"},"modified":"2017-12-12T10:09:51","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T14:09:51","slug":"exotic-cars-return-to-the-detroit-auto-show-in-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/exotic-cars-return-to-the-detroit-auto-show-in-18","title":{"rendered":"Exotic cars return to the Detroit auto show in &#8217;18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"speakable-p-1 p-text\">When the Detroit auto show circus comes to town Jan.13-28, the exotic cars will be back under the big top.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable-p-2 p-text\">Announcing their preliminary schedule for the biggest auto show in North America, show organizers confirmed that after an 11-year hiatus, the \u201cGallery\u201d exhibit of showstoppers like Ferrari, Rolls-Royce and Bugatti will kick off festivities at Cobo Center with a display of 28 exotics. The Gallery exhibit will join exhibit displays from 31 mainstream and premium automakers from the U.S., Europe, Japan, Korea and China.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Coupled with the second annual AutoMobili-D tech display \u2014 open to the public for the first time, on Jan. 20-21 \u2014 the 2018 extravaganza promises more vehicles and technology than any exhibition in recent memory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">\u201cI call ourselves the boutique international show,\u201d says Rod Alberts, executive director of the North American International Auto Show. \u201cWe have everything you want to see under roof, from AutoMobili-D to technology to the cars. You can walk from one end of the building to the other in 10 minutes and see just about anybody, any car, any technology you want to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"ad-position-237\" class=\"partner-placement partner-spike\" data-monetization-id=\"native-article_link\" data-monetization-sizes=\"fluid,3,3\">\n<div id=\"ad-slot-7103-mi-detroit-C1561-native-article_link-money-autos-features_auto_show-239\" class=\"ad-slot\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_7103\/mi-detroit-C1561\/native-article_link\/money\/autos\/features_auto_show_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_7103\/mi-detroit-C1561\/native-article_link\/money\/autos\/features_auto_show_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_7103\/mi-detroit-C1561\/native-article_link\/money\/autos\/features_auto_show_0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The Gallery has traditionally kicked off the show on Saturday night before Press Preview week to an exclusive, invitation-only audience. This year its multi-million dollar stable will move from the MGM Grand Detroit to Cobo Center, where it will overlook the atrium at the south end of the complex. It\u2019s part of the convention center\u2019s recent $300-million upgrade that is transforming the show\u2019s layout to a more interactive space than its traditional main-floor exhibit halls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The transformation is appropriate as Cobo showcases a fast-transforming industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">\u201cEvery auto show has its own style,\u201d says Alberts, and the Detroit show has traditionally been a showcase for big horsepower and big trucks in the back yard of Detroit automakers known for their muscle. The 2018 show promises more of the same with the expected debut of the mid-engine Chevy Corvette, a new truck from Ram, and new SUVs from everybody.<\/p>\n<div class=\"partner-outstream\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">But Detroit automakers like GM and suppliers like Continental are also leading an industry stampede toward greater ride-sharing and self-driving cars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Enter AutoMobili-D as an international showcase for startups, venture capitalists and academics that are investing millions in technology that\u2019s changing autos as surely as it has changed phones and retail. While manufacturers unveil their new steeds on the main exhibit floor during press preview days, AutoMobili-D exhibitors will crowd the first level with some 140 exhibits, 57 of them startups from 11 different countries boasting $157 million in investment capital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">This year the exhibits will not pack up and go home before the doors open to the public. Automobili-D will stay open Jan. 20-21 so that showgoers and job candidates can mingle with the exhibitors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The Gallery will also move to main show floor for public week \u2014 though with a reduced space for about a dozen exotics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The Detroit auto show packs plenty of punch to satisfy the estimated 5,000 journalists in attendance \u2014 not to mention the 800,000 members of the public who will walk through its turnstiles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Like anchor stores at the mall, Ford, Fiat Chrysler, General Motors and Toyota will bring their mega-exhibits to the floor. There will be seven new exhibit constructions including Buick, Nissan, Subaru \u2014 and Chinese manufacturer Guangzhou, which showed three new vehicles at last year\u2019s show and is testing the waters to be the first Chinese maker to sell in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">There will be plenty of eye-catching sideshows, too. The Four Tops will headline the Jan. 19 Charity Preview ball, the largest single-night fundraiser in the world. Since 1976 the swank evening has raised more than $112 million for southeast Michigan charities (including $5.2 million in 2017).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Another growing annual tradition is the Drive Home, which will feature a half-dozen vintage vehicles (including a \u201969 Camaro and \u201959 Plymouth Fury) from America\u2019s Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington. They will \u201ccome home\u201d to Cobo on Jan. 13 after a 10-day cross-country rally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Henry Payne is auto critic for The Detroit News. Find him at hpayne@detroitnews.com or Twitter @HenryEPayne. Catch \u201cCar Radio with Henry Payne\u201d from noon-1 p.m. Saturdays on 910 AM Superstation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><strong>Detroit auto show<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The North American Auto Show returns to Detroit\u2019s Cobo Center in January. Here are some key dates:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><strong>Jan. 13:\u00a0<\/strong>Gallery of exotic cars special event<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><strong>Jan. 14-16:<\/strong>\u00a0Press preview days<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><strong>Jan. 17-18:<\/strong>\u00a0Industry preview days<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><strong>Jan. 19:\u00a0<\/strong>Charity Preview ball, with the Four Tops<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><strong>Jan. 20-28:\u00a0<\/strong>Public show; the AutoMobili-D exhibit of technology is open to the public Jan. 20-21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the Detroit auto show circus comes to town Jan.13-28, the exotic cars will be back under the big top. 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