100th Indy Auto Show

100^th Indianapolis Auto Show

My family and I just got home from the Indy Auto Show. Detroit, Chicago and LA may have more elaborate shows featuring more concept vehicles, but Indy has a nice show with over 400 new vehicles on display.

Here’s a few things that caught my eye:

Hyundai had a fun display with two cars equipped for surviving the Zombie apocalypse.  (We all know how the Zombies are attracted to us humans, be sure you check the back seat before taking off!)

Jeep did a good job with their display. It included an indoor track to test drive the new Jeeps on a simulated off road track.  (Don’t floor it, the tab will be yours)

The Toyota display had a simulated drag strip to test your response time to a race starting light tree. (It’s always fun to see who has better reaction time between mom and dad.)

State Farm has an interactive display to test your driving skills. (See if you can drive as well as you do on the real road!)

By far, Ford put the best display together. (I know, I am biased, but they really do.)  This year Ford has a vehicle for everyone. My wife, Susie was impressed with the 2014-redesigned Fusion. I liked the Shelby GT 500.  And my daughter Allison wanted the Super Duty F250. The Hybrid Fusion and Electric C-Max were getting a lot of attention.

A big crowd was gathered around an Indianapolis Colt hat robot named Hank. Hank the Robot is interactive and entertained the Humans by talking and joking.  

Ford also had a multi-screen race simulator that car show goers were welcomed to drive.   It is quite amazing, as the simulator moves up and down as well as rotating to simulate actual road driving.

The Indianapolis Auto Show runs through Jan. 1, 2014. Doors are open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day except New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, when the hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., a ticket is only seven dollars, but here’s a money making tip. See one of the product specialists at the Ford display. The will sign you up for to test drive a new Ford at your local Ford Dealer (I recommend Inskeep Ford in Greenfield) You will receive a $ 40 debit card. No purchase necessary.

If you have any questions or comments feel free to post them here or email me at pat.dunn@inskeepford.com Thanks for reading (as long as you were not reading while driving)