{"id":34359,"date":"2025-04-16T09:46:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T13:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=34359"},"modified":"2025-04-16T09:46:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T13:46:36","slug":"new-york-auto-show-marks-125-years-with-asian-debuts-detroit-nostalgia-ev-test-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/new-york-auto-show-marks-125-years-with-asian-debuts-detroit-nostalgia-ev-test-tracks","title":{"rendered":"New York Auto Show marks 125 years with Asian debuts, Detroit nostalgia, EV test tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 America\u2019s oldest auto exhibition, the New York International Auto Show, celebrates its 125th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary through April 27 at Javits Convention Center with a look back at significant concepts of the past along with the debuts of modern machinery for the 21st<\/sup>\u00a0century.<\/p>\n

While auto dealers who organize the show gauge consumer interest in the latest wares, they will also be watching the effects of government-imposed electric vehicle mandates and import tariffs on the market’s future.<\/p>\n

Like the Detroit Auto Show at Huntington Place, the Big Apple\u2019s auto-palooza has morphed over the decades into more than just an opportunity to shop for your next ride. Once isolated on the Hudson River on Manhattan\u2019s\u2019 west side next to a train depot, Javits\u2019 neighborhood has been transformed by the Hudson Yards development that has sprouted skyscrapers over top of the rail yard. With 9 million square feet of office space as well as residential quarters, Hudson Yards is among the most expensive real estate in Manhattan.<\/p>\n

Residents and other attendees who walk across 11th<\/sup>\u00a0Avenue to Javits will find four test tracks \u2014 two of them outdoor \u2014 where they can jump into cars from numerous brands for a ride. Inside, there will be an array of attractions from anniversary exhibits to new car debuts to brand displays and special collections of Detroit classics and racing Subarus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s been a huge change over the years. We characterize these events as auto shows, but it’s also a place for (attendees) to enjoy themselves, as they are spending three four hours at the show,\u201d said Mark Schienberg, president of the New York Auto Show and of the Greater New York Auto Dealers Association, in an interview. He said exit surveys show consumers \u201cwant to see the new product and help them understand it. But right under that was they really loved the entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n

That entertainment will include special exhibits during public days April 18-27, like tuner whiz Nakai San, who will construct a Porsche over two days, April 23-24 \u2014 and Overland Weekend, an exhibit of extreme campers and off-road vehicles. Detroit\u2019s show in January also amped up the entertainment when it invited ticket-holders to take a ride with IndyCar stars like Josef Newgarden and Nolan Allaer on the show\u2019s indoor track.<\/p>\n

New York combines car-gazing and entertainment on the show\u2019s 110,000-square-foot indoor test track. Like Detroit, the experience track is a New York centerpiece.<\/p>\n

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The New York International Auto Show celebrates its 125th anniversary this year with a display of classics including these Corvettes.<\/em><\/div>\n
New York International Auto Show<\/em><\/div>\n

ZOT! Riding shotgun, attendees can accelerate up to 40 mph around the \u201cEVTest Track.\u201d Some 18 models will be available to ticket-holders. Cadillac leads the way with four EVs to ride in with Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Jeep, Kia, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen also represented.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou really need to speak to the consumers that are in your area and tracks are a great way to do that,\u201d said Stephanie Brinley, associate director of Research and Analysis for S&P Global. \u201cThere are still a lot of people who still haven\u2019t been in an electric vehicle, so to have that experience is helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n