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    NY International Auto Show Car Debuts @ NY Javit Center-Twenty Sixteen

    NY International Auto Show Car Debuts @ NY Javit Center-Twenty Sixteen

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    More than a dozen major debuts already have been announced, with some surprises still to come. The slate is heavy on luxury vehicles, sports cars and luxury sports cars.

    Dominating the luxury and/or performance roster are the 2017 Acura MDX SUV; Genesis Sports Sedan Concept; 2017 Mercedes-AMG GLC43 SUV, AMG E43 sedan and CLA-Class sedan; 2017 Porsche 718 Boxster and 718 Boxster S convertibles, and Macan SUV. But the Nissan GT-R and Toyota 86 should bring plenty to the performance table as well.

    Not everything is for the speedy and spendthrifty. The environmentally conscious will want to clap an eye on the Ioniq, an all-new-for-2017 trio of hybrid-electric cars from Hyundai. The 2017 Chevrolet Sonic, Subaru Impreza and Toyota Highlander round out the more down-to-earth debuts.

    The 2016 New York International Auto Show kicks off to the public on Friday at Manhattan’s Jacob Javits Convention Center, on 11th Avenue between 34th and 40th streets. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $16 for anyone age 13 or older and $7 for children age 12 and younger (2 and younger are free); discounted tickets are available for $14 a person for groups of 20 or more adults, and $5 per person for groups of 10 or more children.

    Making of Shelby Cobra, the All American Car

    Making of Shelby Cobra, the All American Car

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    Shelbys are some of America’s most powerful, with some boasting more than 1,000 horsepower, and top speeds well higher than most.

    This year marks 50 years since Carroll Shelby produced the first Cobra. According to the Shelby museum, located at its headquarters in Las Vegas, Shelby “took the antiquated AC ‘Ace’ chassis, inserted a new small block Ford engine, and re-engineered the car to handle all the additional power. Weighing only 2,020 pounds, the Cobra easily vanquished sports cars from Jaguar, Chevrolet, Porsche, Aston Martin, and others. And in 1965, Shelby’s Cobra team wrested the sports car racing world championship from Ferrari.”