The Denver Auto Show, March 2013

[Category: AUTOMOBILES, AUTOS.]

I can dream can’t I?  It’s a guy thing.  Unless you’re a car gal.

I didn’t photograph every car and I’m not displaying every car I photographed.  These are my favorites as I fantasize about my ‘next’ car.  (We in this country are fortunate to have such problems.)  If I could even afford my fantasies I couldn’t buy a new car because then I would have one major less thing to obsess about.

The train into town to the Denver Convention Center is as cheap as gas these days.

[On my Macbook I can click on a photo to enlarge, then SCROLL DOWN and click “VIEW FULL SIZE…” to enlarge again, then click it again to enlarge even further.  In the slideshow window I click the X upper left to return to this blog post.  CLICK THE PHOTOS FOR FULL-VIEW FUN.]

Teaser. Audi S8. Sedan, 520 HP, 0-60 3.9sec. When you have $120+k laying around.

Denver RTD Light Rail

There’s a big blue bear that wants in.

Let me in, wee oop!

The entrance area.

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The Buick Enclave and new Encore.  M’lady has a recent year Buick sedan which is sweeeeet.  They’ve come a long way baby.

Buick Enclave

Enclave dashboard

New Buick Encore, ‘sub’-SUV

Encore dashboard

Encore info

Encore

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The Mercedes Benz CLA 250 Concept to be released Sept. 2013.  If it looks anything like this they’ll sell a lot of them.

MB CLA 250

MB CLA 250MB CLA 250

MB CLA 250

MB CLA 250

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BMW SUVs.  X1, X3, X5.  (I’m an SUV kinda’ guy.  M’lady says that as long as we live in Colorado one of us should have an SUV, to which I reply ‘who would THAT be?’.  Since she has a recent year sedan, I guess that leaves me.)

New BMW X1, their entry into what I call the ‘compact SUV’ market like the Audi A3.

BMW X1.

BMW X1. Despite its small size I liked its looks. It IS a new model, something consumers are alway apprehensive about.

BMW X3.

BMW X3. Near the top of my fantasy short list. Powerful 300hp turbo engine, 8speed automatic. Better-looking redesigned body.

BMW X3.

BMW X5. For that lottery win. Seems like the body hasn’t changed forever though.

BMW X5. Hot wheels.

BMW X5.

BMW X5. Have to have a bike rack in Colorado.

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Audi, Audi, Audi.  The mid-size Q5 SUV is very high on the fantasy short-list.

Audi Q5 TDI (diesel)

Audi Q5.

Audi Q5.

Audi Q5.

Audi Q5.

Audi Q5.

Audi Q5.

Audi Allroad. Station wagon on an A4-size chassis.

Audi Allroad.

Audi Allroad.

Audi Allroad.

Audi Allroad.

Teaser. Audi S8. Sedan, 520 HP, 0-60 3.9sec. When you have $120+k laying around.

Audi S8.

Audi S8.

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Maserati, Aston Martin, Ferrari.  For when you have a spare couple-a’ hundred thou’ laying around.  Yawn.

Maserati.

Maserati.

Aston Martin. (Bond, James Bond.)

Aston Martin.

Ferrari.

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The Acura MDX is another short-lister.

Acura MDX

Acura MDX. Wild wheels.

Acura MDX

Acura MDX

Acura MDX

Acura MDX

Acura MDX

Acura MDX. Whether the weather.

Acura MDX

Acura MDX

Acura MDX

Acura MDX

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This is a touchscreen COFFEE TABLE in the Acura display area.  If I can surf the ‘Net on it I want one!

The Acura RLX was one of several cars I saw displaying the next big thing, TWO dashboard screens.

Acura RLX

Acura RLX

Acura RLX

Acura RLX

Acura RLX

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Finally, the Nissan Murano as I recall has a very high Consumer Reports rating.  Also it is sooo much cheaper than the others!

Nissan Murano.

Nissan Murano.

Nissan Murano.

Nissan Murano.

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It’s noteworthy that nearly all my dream cars are from Germany or Japan.  Hmm.