Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Detriot Auto Show: Preview


Tomorrow, January 23rd, I will be flying to Detriot to attend the 2008 Detriot Auto Show. Also making the trip from Eich will be salespeople Jeff, Tony, Ryan, and master technician Andy. It will be a long day, as we will have to leave Saint Cloud at about 4:30 a.m. to make our flight, but it should be well worth it!

Volkswagen has five new products becoming available in the 2008 calendar year...FIVE! I hope to get an up-close look at the new Jetta Sportwagen, the Tiguan (VW's new crossover SUV), the Passat CC (VW's venture into the the realm of the four-door coupe), and Volkswagen's new diesel engine (available in the Jetta, Jetta Sportwagen, and Tiguan). Unfortunately we won't be able to see the Routan (VW's new minivan) because it is scheduled to be unveiled February 8th at the Chicago Auto Show.

On the Mazda side of things, there should be some amazing products to check out as well, including a race car concept called the Furai (see photo above) and the new and improved Mazda 6.

If you can't tell, I'm pretty excited to check all this out. We'll be taking many pictures, and I'll post a blog later this week with a recap. Until then...

Chris Stumvoll

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