#NYIAS: Forbidden Fruit? Do The INSANE Exotics At The New York Auto Show Even TEMPT You?

It's funny. Every single year at the New York Auto Show (NYIAS) there's always a stand of vehicles brought by Manhattan Motorcars.

And every year, it never really seems to move me.

2019 New York Auto Show

Usually it includes one Bugatti, several Lamborghini vehicles and then over the past handful of years a Koenigsegg is thrown in for good measure. In past years sometimes a Lotus or two would make an appearance.

For 2019 there were not one, but two Koenigseggs, including the Jesko. Bugatti brought out the big guns with the Chiron Sport 110 Ans. And then, well, Lamborghini couldn't be topped so it made do with the lime green Aventador SVJ and bright red Urus. Oh, and the oddball of the year went to the BAC Mono of which maybe a handful will be sold in the U.S. market this year — I am being sarcastic but, honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if that's the actual sales figure.

So, I've got to ask: Do these INSANE exotics even tempt you? Or, is this the section of the NYIAS dedicated to mouthbreathers only? What say you, Spies?


2019 New York Auto Show

MDarringer - 4/18/2019 9:16:04 AM

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Exotics don't wow me because they should be brilliant for how much they cost. The styling usually is quite ugly. The Chiron is hideous. A Kkkonnneggissseggg looks like no one bothered to style it. Lambroghini is the Pontiac of the exotic world. The surface excitement was played out quite a while ago and now it's turning to caricature.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 4/18/2019 9:26:55 AM

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Fun to see them IRL, but they are an acquired taste for the most part. The regular Aventador S with its 4 wheel steering is finally a great handling "big" exotic car. But the SV and now the SVJ are a little much to my eye. I am surprised Lamborghini did not have a bigger stand. With many new products to show, I would think they would stake out more real-estate at the show.

atc98092 - 4/18/2019 10:25:15 AM

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The red Porsche, maybe. None of the rest. I want some practicality to my vehicles, and most of those have none.

mre30 - 4/18/2019 10:32:58 AM

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I think one either 'drinks the coolaid' or they don't. These exotics are so silly and will be so worthless if the owner/lessee doesn't dump $$$$ (try $30,000 per year) into maintenance and upkeep, that this time will be viewed as the "commodification" of 'exotic' cars.

How does anyone (professional or otherwise) restore or maintain one of these for 20, 30, 40, 50 years into the future?

Sidebar - I regularly ride my bike past Manhattan Motorcars showroom (used/exotic is located to the west of Penn Station in a dumpy neighborhood) and see these cars in the window and I wonder how Manhattan Motorcars can run a business with such a huge inventory investment (most are NOT consignments).

#DoesntMakeSense

Agent00R - 4/18/2019 8:11:11 PM

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Haha

I've wondered the same thing about MMC and it's "south" campus...