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.
World Traffic Safety Symposium, The Symposium is dedicated to bringing auto manufacturers, public and private organizations, and the media together to share information and discuss innovative ways to make vehicles and highways safer.
The Following People Participated in The World Traffic Safety Symposium at Jacob Javits Center-2015:
Mark Schienberg: President ,Greater NY Automobile Dealers Association
Thomas Louizou : Regional Administrator ,National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Charles R.DeWeese : Deputy Commissioner, NYS Department of Motor Vehicles Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee
Ryan Russo : Deputy Commissioner of Traffic Planning and Management NYC Department of Transportation
Keynote Address: Mark R.Rosekind, Phd., Administrator ,National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Panel Presentation “Optimizing Driver Performance”
Moderator :
Richard Simon ,Deputy Regional Administrator ,NHTSA Region 2
Panelists:
Ed Bradley ,Manager ,Technical & Regulatory Affairs
Toyota Motor North America,Inc.
Chris Reed, Vice President Engineering
Nissan Technical Center North America
Essie Wagner, Special Assistant office of Research and Program Development ,National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Presentation : Teen Driver Safety
Alyssa Royce ,Edison High School
Award Presentations for Designs for Safety Scholarships and Traffic Safety Achievement Awards.
The new third-generation Highlander will come with the buyer’s choice of three different powertrain options. The base model will be powered by a 2.7-liter four-cylinder engine coupled to a six-speed automatic transmission with front-wheel-drive. Next up the ladder is a 3.5-liter V6, also mated to the 6AT, which can be had with either front-or all-wheel-drive. Finally, the Highlander Hybrid will be equipped with all-wheel drive, its 3.5-liter V6 mated to an electric motor, all hooked up to a continuously variable transmission (CVT). The automaker has not released any specs for fuel economy or output yet, though we’re promised increases in both power and efficiency.
Inside, the most important feature of this model is that it seats eight humans. Beyond that, the automaker is crowing about contrast stitching on the seating surfaces, soft-touch materials on the instrument panel and accents in wood grain, silver satin and chrome. The third row is now easier to access via a sliding second-row point of entry, and is more capacious thanks to 4.3-inches of added width. There’s also a raft of newly safety tech including lane-departure warning, pre-collision warning and blind spot monitoring systems.
