The 2024 New York Auto Present press preview is within the bag and the general public present has begun, and which means just one factor: Our work right here is finished. However actually, we have been executed since about mid-morning on Wednesday. As you will see from the paltry collection of galleries beneath, the 2024 New York Auto Present wasn’t a lot of 1. And what there was? Nicely, in a phrase, it was Hyundai.
As you scroll by way of the galleries beneath, you will notice that now we have objects from primarily two world conglomerates. In a single nook, there’s Hyundai, Genesis and Kia. Within the different, now we have Nissan and Infiniti. However that is being a bit beneficiant to Nissan and its luxurious subsidiary, as a result of whereas that is the primary probability we actually needed to see the Nissan Kicks and Infiniti QX80 in particular person (and that is not even totally true of the latter), they weren’t really revealed on the present.
New York has by no means been America’s greatest “international” auto present, but it surely has been the venue for some massive unveilings. In 2012, the brand new SRT Viper debuted to nice fanfare at NYIAS; the Lincoln Aviator made a giant splash in 2018; how concerning the Alfa Romeo 4C in 2014? And people are simply cherry-picking from the previous decade. By comparability, the 2024 present feels a bit uninspired. Sure, we might have favored to have seen some Vipers. Sue us.
However we’ll cease dwelling on what we won’t resurrect. There’s lots to see on the present this 12 months when you’re planning to go in particular person, so do not let our negativity deter you. For individuals who cannot be there, this is what you are lacking: