NY Auto Show 2024: First Impressions from an Italian Guy #NYIAS #autoshow

Hello everyone, today I'm at the New York International Auto Show. I'm gonna have a look and see what it's all about. New cars, electric cars, old cars, exhibitions. Let's have a look. Today is Saturday, first day of the event. It's gonna be here for a week and as you can see there are a lot of people. Nonetheless, it doesn't give you the impression to be overly packed, overly busy. It seems fairly well designed. There's a lot of space around, different stands. Really impressive so far. So it seems these are super expensive cars like the Ferrari, Lamborghini. They are actually electric. So this is for potential buyers. Yes, if you want to buy it, you can have a look. They are exchanging numbers. I guess the guy might buy this Lotus for real. Karma is a fairly interesting name for a car company. I mean why would you call it that? I do suggest you to do some homework before coming. What do I mean with this? Check their website, have a look at where the stands are, what they're doing, what they're presenting, what's the schedule. Why? Because while it's very nice to just go around and have a look and see how it is, it can be a big waste of time. So nowadays they don't give you a physical map anymore, but of course you can find it online. They have it here as well. You can have a look. There are several levels. All right, let's see what the Subaru stand has. Disclaimer, we actually have a Subaru and we bought it exactly for this reason because we live in a mountainous area and it seems it's one of the best cars that I can afford when it comes to this kind of terrain. So you can go uphill, downhill, frozen, snow, whatever. It's great. This is very smart. Marketing guys, congrats, good job. Because this is basically showing the effect of a crash on a Subaru's car and you can see that actually people driving there, they're gonna be okay. And as far as I know, Subaru is one of the safest cars out there. How much time do you need to visit this place? Well, I would say at least three to four hours. If you're not really into a specific brand, if you're not really into a specific event, you will still need at least four hours because this place is massive. Fancy stuff. I'm not sure that having on your brand the Scarface, which is basically a criminal who ended up getting killed, is a good idea. Anyway, so when you talk about cars in 2024, you have to mention electric cars. That goes without saying. There are a bunch of brands that I had no idea they existed. Like this brand over here, Lucid. Never heard of it. Very cool, very sleek. You can try them out actually. They have a Tesla driver here. This is a brilliant idea. This is what I consider a great experience. Here you can try an electric vehicle. And of course they are inside because they don't have emissions, so they don't have to worry about that. This is the best part of the whole event. Where they actually let you drive the cars and you're having fun. Polestar actually is one of the brands that I'm really interested in because it's one of the electric cars that it seems it wants to compete with Tesla. Let's have a look. This is a very tight car. Wow. That seemed a bit too tight for me. Maybe because I'm kind of a big guy in a sense. But yeah, let's talk a bit about electric vehicles. Because yes, they're cool. I really like their style. It's modern and sharp. I'm not sure that the electric vehicles are gonna make it market-wise. And that's because it gives me the impression that the government is pushing the electric vehicles on the consumers rather than being something that the market really wants. Let me know what you think about electric vehicles. This is a big, big topic nowadays. I had one of these like 20 years ago. Not electric, of course. These fancy cars you see here, very orange, are the so-called concept cars. Concept cars are a way for a brand to show off what they can do, what they can achieve. And usually they're not necessary for sale. They're just a way for them to assess how the public will react. To a concept or another. And they cost a lot of money to develop. And I have to say, they're pretty cool. Absolutely. But that said, I think it's also a way to push the company to do more. Not just to get caught up in their day-to-day operations. But just to have a bit of internal competition and to showcase one's creativity. When an Italian guy thinks about America, he thinks about cars. And he thinks about big, big cars. I had a great experience. This auto show is fantastic. My takeaway is, again, try your best to be clear what you want to see. It's fine to go around, but it's always good to have a plan. And guys, come here, because it's going to be here for just one more week. Okay, I hope it was helpful. See you next time. Ciao!