An auto show , also known as a motor show or car show , is a public exhibition of current automobile models, debuts, concept cars , or out-of-production classics. It is attended by automotive industry representatives, dealers, auto journalists and car enthusiasts. Most auto shows occur once or twice a year. They are important to car manufacturers and local dealers as a public relations exercise, as they advertise new products and promote auto brands. The five most prestigious auto shows, sometimes called the " Big Five ", are generally considered to be held in Detroit , Frankfurt , Geneva , Paris and Tokyo . Car enthusiast communities along the historic U.S. Route 66 are credited with general popularization of car meets, including ethnic groups such as the Hispanos of New Mexico , Chicanos , and Mexican-Americans of the Southwestern United States ; lowrider , high technology , electric vehicle , and other enthusiast show, are popular in Los Angeles , Las Vegas , Albuquerque , San Francisco , and Chicago for this reason.
14-606: The Ford GT90 is a high performance concept car that was developed and manufactured by American car maker Ford . It was unveiled in January 1995 at the Detroit Auto Show . The car is currently on display at Hajek Motorsports Museum, Ames, Oklahoma. The mid-engined GT90 is a spiritual successor to the Ford GT40 , taking from it some styling cues, such as doors that cut into the roofline, but little else. In regard to angles and glass,
28-528: A 77.3 mm (3.04 in) stroke with the cylinders arranged in two banks in a single casting. The power produced by the engine is delivered to the rear-wheels through a 5-speed manual transmission developed jointly by FF Developments and Ricardo . The exhaust of the GT90 gets so hot that it would be enough to damage the body panels, and thus ceramic tiles, similar to those on the Space Shuttle , are used to keep
42-429: A redline of 6,300 rpm. It is equipped with a forced induction system that uses four Garrett T2 turbochargers . The engine architecture was based on the 90-degree Ford Modular engine family, based on the same architecture and bore as the 4.6-litre V8 engine , but with four more cylinders added, two more in each cylinder bank, and a shorter stroke. This yielded a 90-degree V12, with a 90.2 mm (3.55 in) bore and
56-505: A variety of vehicles ranging from private to commercial. The International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers organizes many auto shows, including the Big Five. These shows all have an advertising purpose. They are held as part of the sales strategy of the manufacturers. There are other car shows that are organized by car enthusiast associations, automobile dealers, retail businesses, charitable organizations, or municipalities. There
70-422: A working drivetrain and accessories. The state of most concept cars lies somewhere in between and does not represent the final product. A very small proportion of concept cars are functional to any useful extent, and some cannot move safely at speeds above 10 miles per hour (16 km/h). Inoperative " mock-ups " are usually made of wax, clay, metal, fiberglass, plastic, or a combination thereof. If drivable,
84-488: Is a car made to showcase new styling or new technology. Concept cars are often exhibited at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not be produced . General Motors designer Harley Earl is generally credited with inventing the concept car, and did much to popularize it through its traveling Motorama shows of the 1950s. Concept cars never go into production directly. In modern times, all would have to undergo many changes before
98-486: The Ford GT90 was the first Ford to display the company's " New Edge " design philosophy. The GT90 was built around a honeycomb-section aluminum monocoque and its body panels were molded from carbon fiber . The GT90's 48-valve V12 is constructed on an aluminium block and head, displaces 5.9-litres (5,927 cc), and produces an estimated 720 hp (537 kW; 730 PS) and 660 lb⋅ft (895 N⋅m) of torque. It has
112-455: The GT90 would change, as shown in Series 3, Episode 1 (aired on 26 October 2003, the month and day is coincidentally the same as when the GT90 was tested 8 years back), "And then, in 1995, there was the GT90. I actually drove this, and it was horrid! Had a top speed of 40, it handled like it was in a cartoon." Concept car A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle or show vehicle )
126-406: The car from melting. The suspension is a double wishbone variant. The steering is a power-assisted rack-and-pinion. The brakes are ventilated discs. The GT90, according to Ford, was capable of accelerating from 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) in 3.1 seconds, 0–100 mph (0–161 km/h) in 6.2 seconds, and had a quarter mile (400 m) time of 10.9 seconds at 140 mph (225 km/h). Top speed
140-743: The design is finalized for the sake of practicality, safety , regulatory compliance , and cost. A "production-intent" prototype , as opposed to a concept vehicle, serves this purpose. Concept cars are often radical in engine or design . Some use non-traditional, exotic, or expensive materials, ranging from paper to carbon fiber to refined alloys . Others have unique layouts , such as gullwing doors , three or five (or more) wheels , or special abilities not usually found on cars. Because of these often impractical or unprofitable leanings, many concept cars never get past scale models or even drawings in computer design . Other more traditional concepts can be developed into fully drivable (operational) vehicles with
154-501: The drivetrain is often borrowed from a production vehicle from the same company or may have defects and imperfections in design. They can also be quite refined, such as General Motors ' Cadillac Sixteen concept. Auto show Some auto shows have more than just cars including: all sorts of other vehicles. The types of vehicles can include buses , trucks and almost any other types of vehicles such as Auto Expo in Delhi brings
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#1732859404724168-465: Was featured on Top Gear in Series 34, Episode 6 (aired originally on 26 October 1995), tested by Jeremy Clarkson , while the car was still planned to enter production . In that episode, Jeremy was really delighted to test the GT90, as he couldn't fit in the Ford GT40 (which had to be given to drive to a former Old Top Gear presenter Noel Edmonds two episodes earlier). However, Jeremy's opinion about
182-498: Was listed as 253 mph (407 km/h). The GT90 was built as a secret project by a small engineering team in just over six months. It shared many components including the transmission and chassis from the Jaguar XJ220 , as Jaguar was also owned by Ford at the time. The V12 engine, unique to the GT90, was developed by using a Lincoln Town Car as a test mule, in which they put the prototype engine in order to refine it. The GT90
196-645: Was originally going to be the successor to the Ford GT40 and Ford GT70 , and the predecessor to the Ford GT , but after the plan for production was cancelled, the chronology was changed, making the Ford GT the new successor to the GT40 and GT70. The Ford GT90 appeared in the video games Need for Speed II , Sega GT 2002 , Sega GT Online , Ford Racing 2 , Ford Racing 3 , Gran Turismo 2 , Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA , TOCA Race Driver 2 , Top Drives , Project Gotham Racing 3 and Ford Street Racing . The car
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