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 finished 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 means of the galleries beneath, you will observe that we’ve got objects from primarily two international conglomerates. In a single nook, there’s Hyundai, Genesis and Kia. Within the different, we’ve got 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 likelihood we actually needed to see the Nissan Kicks and Infiniti QX80 in individual (and that is not even completely true of the latter), they weren’t truly revealed on the present.
New York has by no means been America’s largest “worldwide” auto present, nevertheless it has been the venue for some huge unveilings. In 2012, the brand new SRT Viper debuted to nice fanfare at NYIAS; the Lincoln Aviator made an enormous splash in 2018; how in regards to 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’d have appreciated to have seen some Vipers. Sue us.
However we’ll cease dwelling on what we will not resurrect. There’s a lot to see on the present this 12 months in case you’re planning to go in individual, so do not let our negativity deter you. For many who cannot be there, this is what you are lacking: