The 2015 New Hampshire auto show is hosted in Bedford, NH (very close to Manchester, NH) on Technology Drive in the NH Sportsplex. The show runs from October 23, 2015 to October 25, 2015, and has a large inventory of over 100 vehicles, most were new 2016 models. A few highlights of the show were the 2016 Porsche Boxster, the 2016 BMW i8 and i3, the new, recently redesigned 2016 Volvo XC90 and the new, recently redesigned 2016 Honda Pilot. The 2016 Honda HR-V is also a new, remarkable car although the other cars I mentioned really stood out. The NH Auto Show is a good chance to sit in any car. Another thing about the show was that the NH State Police unveiled a new police car at the show, behind the Buick/GMC section. In the luxury hall, they had a collection of about 10 old, vintage British cars.
That was definitely very cool. The NH auto show is a small show, but has a large inventory. This was the first time I actually saw a 2016 Accord, and the first time I saw a 2016 Volvo XC90, and the first time I saw a BMW i8. What I found unique about the show was that the luxury cars and regular cars were separated: not by hallways, not close together, but separated by buildings. Although this was remarkable, it made it easy to find the luxury cars, and that was nice. Thank you to the people of letting me attend the show as a member of the press, and thank you to the NH car show people and staff for letting me have a free ticket. I got to sit in many cars, there so there will be lots of posts coming your way. In conclusion, the NH car show is a cool, nice, but small show; but I still definitely think it’s worth a drive.
Volkswagen’s new MEB architecture not only will result in a broad lineup of new battery-electric vehicles, it will usher in unique production methods and pave the way for broader application of advanced technology at the automaker’s core brand, officials say. The aggressive product plan includes a healthy slate of MEB-based vehicles for the Volkswagen marque, which is banking on BEVs as part of its post-Dieselgate image-rebuilding campaign. The first VW-badged MEB model, the A-segment-sized I.D. Europe next year, followed by the ID Crozz, a small CUV that also will be sold in the U.S. Coming after that is a battery-electric sedan (likely around 2021), followed by a CUV one size bigger than the Crozz. The I.D. Buzz, a modern interpretation of the VW Bus, is due in 2022, followed by additional derivatives and yet another MPV/CUV prior to 2025. Commercial vehicles based on the MEB platform also are in the cards. VW predicts industry BEV sales to account for about 10% of the global market in 2025, with VW outpacing that share slightly.
BEVs will control a much larger 35% of the global premium segment by then, the automaker says. “It’s easier to sell it in the premium segment,” Matthias Erb, executive vice president and chief engineering officer for the North American region, notes in a briefing revealing some of the first technical details around the MEB platform. Pricing will be among the keys to market growth, and VW is promising to position its MEB vehicles competitively based on each model’s interior volume. Because the MEB’s purpose-built design doesn’t have to accommodate an engine and transmission, it allows for a flat floor and a roomier-than-normal cabin. The upcoming I.D. Crozz CUV, for example, has a Tiguan footprint but the interior package of the bigger Atlas model. 7,500 U.S. EV tax credit are factored in. The MEB architecture is designed to cover the full market spectrum for the VW brand. “All our traditional Volkswagen cars will fit on (the) platform,” Erb says, acknowledging that Audi and Porsche will need an additional BEV architecture for larger models.
