It was my first time to attend PIMS and to enter the World Trade Center. It was a new experience for me. The hall was huge and there was another hall exclusive for suppliers, retailers, and shops. The main hall displayed cars from different car makers like Audi, Porsche, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Kia, just to name a few.
Most of the car makers had a display of hybrid or a car that runs on alternative fuel. One of which that caught my attention is one of Kia´s small suv, the Kia Sportage. It runs not on fossil fuel but as I understand on HHO or 2 parts Hydrogen and 1 part Oxygen. I think the concept is it produces its own Hydrogen rather than filing it with Hydrogen like Honda´s FCX. It seems that Kia has already a prototype running. I would like to have a chance to drive one or any hybrid car for that matter just to experience the difference.
On the other not so eco-friendly side. The first thing that I saw at the PIMS is the oh-so-sexy Audi R8. A sexy piece of machine. I couldn´t even touch it for the bodyguard of the car was very protective not to get any scratches or smudges on the car. Must´ve been a tough few days because when I was there kids were touching it as if it were just another run of the mill mass produced car. What I would give just to take it out for a spin on a track. Of course I wouldn´t dream of owning one, the maintenance of that car would buy a small car (plus I couldn´t afford getting the R8 either let alone even a pedal).
Anyways, click the link for some of the pics I took at the show. No models though. Sorry.
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