For the third year in a row, I attended the Canadian International Auto Show media day. Now for those of you who think getting a behind the scenes look at the coolest cars and attending exclusives press conferences is fun…. Well it is.
It is also grueling. Very grueling
My day started at 5:15 AM to be at the Metro Toronto Convention Center at 7:10 AM. Fortunately, they feed us breakfast. The actual events start at 8AM and there were two highlights that I’d like to point out. One was a hyper car from Aston Martin:
Meet the AMRB001 revealed by @astonmartin at #CIAS2017 pic.twitter.com/huaX6otLr1
— The IT Nerd (@The_IT_Nerd) February 16, 2017
The Automotoive Journalists Association Of Canada also chose their category winners along with their best car and SUV:
Meet the @AJACanada category winners on display from @HyundaiCanada @VWcanada @bmwcanada @MercedesBenzCDN @SubaruCanada @FiatChrysler_CA pic.twitter.com/WWgUe9UWST
— The IT Nerd (@The_IT_Nerd) February 16, 2017
From there, it was on the press conferences. Now most of the time, they reveal a car that you have seen elsewhere. But this year, we had something unique. Hyundai had a world premiere of their 2018 Accent. This is a rare for Canada. But sub compact cars are big business here and Hyundai dominates this market in Canada, so it made sense. I did a video of this unique event using the ZTE Grand X4 which made the trip with me:
I won’t go into everything else that I saw. But if you want to, check out my Twitter feed as I live tweeted the event. However, here’s what caught my eye:
Next stop at #CIAS2017 is @mazdacanada where they have the NEW CX-5 and MX-5 RF. pic.twitter.com/9kqLIvc5AK
— The IT Nerd (@The_IT_Nerd) February 16, 2017
Meet the new @volvocarcanada V90 R Design (!) #CIAS2017 pic.twitter.com/1ksDvJ0Lhc
— The IT Nerd (@The_IT_Nerd) February 16, 2017
The new @JaguarCanada F-Type has a camera co-developed by @GoPro to record your driving fun. pic.twitter.com/TzRhyWcmCa
— The IT Nerd (@The_IT_Nerd) February 16, 2017
Oh yeah. The insanely fast @bmwcanada M760 is here too. pic.twitter.com/NWhO978NTm
— The IT Nerd (@The_IT_Nerd) February 16, 2017
I didn't have to wait long. Meet the @infiniticanada QX-50 concept. pic.twitter.com/kzwwaJ3EXN
— The IT Nerd (@The_IT_Nerd) February 16, 2017
And the new R8 V10 Spyder from @AudiCanada which does 0-60 in 3.6 seconds(!) pic.twitter.com/fHSUqiGmIM
— The IT Nerd (@The_IT_Nerd) February 16, 2017
Here's the @lexuscanada LF-FC concept pic.twitter.com/IN1WRvNCOP
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Over at @MercedesBenzCDN they are serving up Google Cardboard for the press. pic.twitter.com/B4J6jv31Yz
— The IT Nerd (@The_IT_Nerd) February 16, 2017
If you come to @autoshowcanada you should leverage the free WiFi at the @ToyotaCanada booth. #CIAS2017 pic.twitter.com/kKcbgAhjP1
— The IT Nerd (@The_IT_Nerd) February 16, 2017
My next stop at #cias2017 is @ChevroletCanada who have a recharge station that the members of the press leveraged. pic.twitter.com/rR4OXe2nDI
— The IT Nerd (@The_IT_Nerd) February 16, 2017
The @KiaCanada Stinger is just mind blowing. pic.twitter.com/a2hihrellP
— The IT Nerd (@The_IT_Nerd) February 16, 2017
More shots of the @GenesisMotorsCA New York concept. pic.twitter.com/HjC5iy35SH
— The IT Nerd (@The_IT_Nerd) February 16, 2017
This is just a fraction of what I saw today. If you’re into cars, and you’re in or around the Greater Toronto area, check out the Canadian International Autoshow. It runs from Feburary 17th until the 26th at the Metro Toronto Convention Center. Come early as there’s a lot to see and do here, and I’ve only scratched the surface in terms of what’s on offer for visitors to see.
