Bernie's Top 10 Cars from the 2015 New York International Auto Show

Now that New York had another successful auto show, I can finally give my top 10 vehicles from the 2015 New York International Auto Show.  Although McLaren had a successful debut with the 570s, Aston Martin brought the Vulcan, Porsche brought the new Boxster Spyder, and the Ford GT finally made its way to New York, don't expect to see these cars on my list. This isn't a list solely based on performance, economically and enviromentally vehicles (although nothing on this list falls in the economically and environmentally categories). It's just based on what caught my attention, what made my eyes twinkle and what I would purchase. So in no specific order....

The Cadillac ATS-V Coupe. I fell in love with the Cadillac CTS-V coupe quite some time ago, because of the design and the power. But the ATS is the sportier, slightly smaller, will give better gas mileage (although if you get the -V option, I don't think you'll be worried about gas mileage) sibling of the CTS. MSRP: $61,500.

My favorite body type of all time from the Mercedes Benz family, the CL/CLS class. Nothing more to be said, except if I were to purchase one, I might as well go all the way and get one with the AMG trim level. MSRP: $106,500 for the CLS63 AMG.

The Ford Shelby 350R.... Better than the Ford Shelby 350GT. MSRP: Who knows, but rumor has it, it can not beat a Koenigsegg.

The Mercedes Benz S-600 Maybach. The back seats are uber luxurious. After sitting in one, you too would add it to your top 10 list. MSRP: $190,000

Aston Martin Vanquish Carbon Edition. I absolutely love black vehicles and manufacturers have been coming out with their own special edition vehicles. This particular Vanquish has carbon fiber trim (including the roof), top speed of 201 mph, 0-60 in 3.6 seconds, gives off 558 horsepower and 465 lb ft @ 5,500 rpm. But another feature I love about it...

The gear shift are the four buttons under the air vents. It's all in the details. MSRP: $319,000

 

Not sure if General Motors has given the green light for production, but I was honestly surprised with the Buick Avenir. Buick isn't exactly the most sleek, stylish, modern division of General Motors, and I'm definitely not in their audience's demographic. But there's something about the Avenir. As surprised as I was that Buick would create something like this, I would be as equally as surprised if this received the green light.

Audi RS7. The RS7 happens to be the most powerful RS model ever offered in the U.S, and it's even as fast as the Ferrari 458. MSRP: $106,500

Move over Dodge Challenger, there's a new Hellcat in town. Dodge rolled out the new Charger Hellcat. 707 horsepower with a top speed of 204 mph. Need any further convincing? MSRP: $64,000.

My favorite BMW- X6M. Plenty of space for shopping bags and plenty of horsepower- topping out at 567 horsepower. MSRP:  $103,000

And rounding out the list is this Rolls Royce Wraith. Not only is the Wraith the most sleek in the Rolls Royce family, it provides the most horsepower, topping off at 624. MSRP: $294,000

"Why isn't Bentley on this list?" Glad you asked. Bentley opted out of The New York International Auto Show to put their complete focus on the Bentayga. And also, I must pay homage to my dream Prius...

 

I had a great time at the New York International Auto Show, and I will definitely return next year. For more coverage from this show, check out Bernie's 2015 New York International Auto Show gallery.

Bernie's Car Show Coverage: 2013 Dub Car Show: Anaheim... Part 2

Yesterday, I showed off part 1, so today I'm going to continue with what I started. I found my way to the Swift Car Club area, which was not a small area. First things first...

THEY BROUGHT MY FAVORITE CAR...

As you can see, Swift set up a big tent and parked several cars under it, as well as bring several models.

I think she was taking a break, but she still posed for the camera.

I hope you don't think I'm done showing off Swift's cars...

At first, I didn't see her move, and I was about to ask who brought this lifesize doll. Her skin looked so smooth, I thought she was a porcelain doll.

Oh my goodness, they were two of the nicest people I met at the show.

I have no idea what Swift Car Club's motto is, but it definitely should be Strength in Numbers. I definitely know that I see some of them again at SEMA.

Now, America's favorite wheel company, Forgiato, came with some eye candy and had their own set up. One of the vehicles that they brought....

You can tell I wasn't in the South because there was only three donks at the entire show. They also brought some exotic eye candy...

Now, this show is in Southern California, so you know that it wouldn't be complete without...

Yes, because Southern California is also the capital of the lowriders.

So the great people of Warner Brothers wanted to promote their upcoming movie called Getaway. The star of the movie (and I don't mean Ethan Hawke and Selena Gomez) was this Ford Shelby. This is the actual Shelby that they used in the movie- with scratches, peeling paint, bullet wounds, etc. This Shelby was literally built Ford tough.

French Montana smiled for my camera...

Mister Cartoon brought goodies too.

By this time there was only 30 minutes of the show, and I realized that I didn't finish in Xplicit Car Club's area... So I went back.

I thought this is a cute picture.

Yes, she was DJing from the trunk of a car.

This model did not miss a beat. She was dancing, saw me, stopped and posed, and went back to dancing.

Now by this time, the show was over and it was time to go, but I still kept taking pictures.

I always thought that these lowrider dolls were cute.

Lessons learned: to not wear sandles because I did get a blister on the bottom of my foot, to wear sunscreen since this California sun gave me a tan, and the number one lesson of all... BRING CASH because this was a cash only show.

This was a smart decision that I made. I traveled 2700 miles just to attend this show, and I didn't regret it. Not one bit. There's a lot more photos coming to Bernie's 2013 Dub Car Show: Anaheim gallery. I don't want you to think I only took 60 something photos.

P.S. I will be back next year... wearing sneakers, sunscreen, and bringing cash.