2013 LA Auto Show

[G.Irish]

Auto show season is starting a little bit early this year

The two new cars that are the most interesting to me are the Fiesta ST and all-new Cayman. Two cars that couldn't be more different but what the hell.



While Porsche's styling changes slower than glaciers melt I do like the upgrade with the Boxster and now the Cayman. Looks a bit meatier and curvy in the right way. I doubt most people could tell the difference though.

The new Cayman is a bit lighter but only gets 5 more hp. Seems kind of silly of Porsche not to give the S more power, I imagine that they don't want to let the Cayman get too fast and step on the 911's toes. For my money, the 911 owner who would care about a Cayman being faster is the guy who's buying a Turbo, not a Carrera. With 375 hp or so the Cayman S would probably be able to run with the Carrera but it wouldn't come close to the Turbo or GT3.

Either way, don't think I'll be able to do a used Cayman for the time being. No room to have 3 cars and motorcycles in my new garage, not to mention the $$$ to do so.

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Not bad, 197 hp and 214 ft-lbs of torque in a car that weighs about 2500 lbs. For a subcompact econohatch this could be the tits. And who knows what it could do with some extra boost.

Chances are the wifey will be getting a hatch or sedan as our next car so we'll probably shop this along with the Focus ST. Truth be told though, I'm gonna try for a STi hatch. I'm just glad Ford is giving us the good stuff and that small performance cars are getting some love.

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[CaptainHenreh]

....didn't you just sell the WRX hatch?

[G.Irish]

....didn't you just sell the WRX hatch?

Yep, a necessary evil. So my plan is when child #1 is on the way to potentially trade in the wife-elect's Accord coupe for something with 4 doors. If that happens to be a STi...so be it I'd like to take a look at the Fiesta and Focus ST too though.

Thing is that the AWD, power, and Subaru reliability are probably going to win out.

[SlimKlim]

I'm completely smitten with the Cayman redesign, those side vents should be blurred in photos. Lawdy.

I dig the Fiesta ST, I wonder how nice the interior will be. I like the styling from certain angles and I'm not sure about it from others, pretty much the same way I feel about the Focus. The Fiesta at the auto show almost seemed like it was sitting too high or something, it is a very narrow and tall (relatively) car anyway.

[Evan]

Not particularly exciting, but Im happy to see the CX-5 is ditching the 2.0 and getting a 2.5. Addresses really the only deficiency of the car.
Of course, a mazda6 wagon would have been better, but americans are stupid so I have to settle for a crossoverized mazda6 on stilts.

Should be my next family/dog hauler, hope to have it before the first big snow.

[G.Irish]

Not particularly exciting, but Im happy to see the CX-5 is ditching the 2.0 and getting a 2.5. Addresses really the only deficiency of the car.
Of course, a mazda6 wagon would have been better, but americans are stupid so I have to settle for a crossoverized mazda6 on stilts.

Should be my next family/dog hauler, hope to have it before the first big snow.

My thought with Mazda is that they should've put the diesel in the CX-5 as well as the 6. I also wonder why Audi is puttting their diesel 6 in the Q6, A6, A7, and A8, but no the Q3 or A4. I wonder if it would bump the price of the smaller cars too much or something.

[Evan]

well you know my feelings on diesel so I wouldnt have bought that anyway

I imagine the diesel will come to the cx-5 later in 2013, but they may not have wanted to have supply shortages right off the bat in case the 6D sells as well as im sure they hope it will.

[.RJ]

Not particularly exciting, but Im happy to see the CX-5 is ditching the 2.0 and getting a 2.5. Addresses really the only deficiency of the car.
Of course, a mazda6 wagon would have been better, but americans are stupid so I have to settle for a crossoverized mazda6 on stilts.

Should be my next family/dog hauler, hope to have it before the first big snow.

Revolve that door, dog :lol:

[Evan]

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