Anyone else here go Friday to the St Louis Auto Show 2008?

[Damn Dirty Ape]

St Louis Auto Show 2008, in the Americas Center/Edward Jones Dome downtown. Man the concept Camaro is pure sex, the GT500 Shelby Mustang isn't bad either.

Won an Ipod at the Hyundai booth based on knowledge of the current active and passive safety features

Just curious if any others from here went.

 

[pray4mojo]

What were the questions about the safety features?

 

[Damn Dirty Ape]

Originally posted by: pray4mojo
What were the questions about the safety features?

lessee.. what does ESC stand for and how does it benefit the driver, and provide 3 examples of passive safety features that the 2008 Hyundais have.

ESC -electronic stability control - system uses both engine management/throttle control and brake system adjustments to keep the vehicle on the intended path.

3 passive - crumple zones = areas of the vehicle designed to 'accordion' for lack of a better word to absorb collision energy and prevent it from being passed into the passenger cabin as much as possible, side impact intrusion beams that run horizontally along the doors to provide as much protection in a side impact collision - and I picked a good standby, air bag/curtain restraints.


All this info was scattered around their display area and after a short presentation a name were drawn and if you could answer the questions (without looking) you got it. Granted it is somewhat generic and can be applied to basically any modern vehicle. He did comment that more people seem to know how many cupholders/dvd screens and such that a car has moreso than the really important things first like safety features.

One of the coolest things I've ever won I do believe.

 

[EvilYoda]

Have fun...most of us at the Detroit show are pretty much burned out, but I think I might have a few friends working St. Louis. At least you'll have the Camaro there and Detroit doesn't!

 

[Damn Dirty Ape]

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
Have fun...most of us at the Detroit show are pretty much burned out, but I think I might have a few friends working St. Louis. At least you'll have the Camaro there and Detroit doesn't!

nice small crowd today and was ladies day so the wife got a nice cut on admission. She loves going to it as much as I do so no complaining here.. Saw the Camaro from across the room and was drawn like a moth to a flame.

Complete lack of boothbabeness for photo ops with hot cars though. Closest I saw was a Korean? girl in a tight skimpy dress at the Scion display I think it was.

Carl Edwards (Nascar driver I think) was there and about 5:30 everyone seemed to get in line to get his autograph.