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Working at Meguiar's has it's advantages, that's for sure. And that goes much, much farther than just access to cool products and an all around fun work environment. We sometimes get to see other things a bit early, or go to events, meet people, etc. Last night was one of those times, with special VIP access to the pre-opening of the Los Angeles Auto Show. Check it out.....
This was the view from the parking garage as we arrived just after 6:30PM. Yep, that's the moon rising between the buildings of downtown LA.
Once inside we started off with dinner - roast beef, turkey, sushi, build your own taco, and even a couple of dedicated Martini bars carved from solid blocks of ice. VIP treatment all the way!!
But you guys are more interested in the cars, so let's start with a couple of companies who have made huge strides in design and quality in recent years:
The Hyundai Genesis Coupe:
The Suzuki Kizashi - this is actually a very sharp looking little car with an extremely well done interior.
VW was showing off their electric concept vehicle, the uplite:
Vehicle interiors seem to be getting nicer and nicer all the time. This is the VW CC Sedan:
Cadillac brought out the full line of CTS variants, this the new Coupe.
Caddy also showed off the Converj concept plug in hybrid. This car rides on the same platform as the Chevy Volt. If this is what future "green" cars might look like, well bring it on!
Same platform, just under Chevy guise - the Volt.
What auto show is complete without a little red Corvette - in this case, the GranSport.
How about a trio of modified Camaros?
Nice wheel treatment on this one.
Audi had a huge booth and all the cars were white, except for 3. This, the new R8 Roadster:
What a great face!
This the R8 V10 - yowza!
And the V10 engine under glass. Double yowza!!
And the third non-white car in Audi's booth, the e-tron electric. Sure looks like the R8, but it's actually smaller.
Who wants to clean these wheels????
BMW brought out their wild Efficient Dynamics Concept.
Mercedes AMG had the stunning new SLS Gullwing on display. Since this was a night with a limited audience, AMG opened the car up for all to enjoy.
Lexus showed off their wild LFA supercar....
.... and their LFCh concept vehicle.
Jaguar had the new XJL sedan, here on the right with the XFR on the left.
Tail end of the new XJL.
The gauge cluster is all electronic but displays analog looking instruments.
Lotus had their stunning new Evora, which was surprisingly easy to get in and out of!
Another Evora, this time in dark gray.
Spyker had the new Aileron on display.
Don't forget the custom fitted Louis Vitton luggage for the trunk!
Fisker Automotive showed off both the Sunset and Karma luxury hybrids. In case you don't know, Henrik Fisker was the designer behind the Aston Martin DB9, BMW Z8 and others.
And here I am with company founder, Henrik Fisker. He told me that he couldn't guarantee the cars he had on display had been prepped with Meguiar's products, but he said he uses Meguiar's on his own cars. What a guy!
This was the view from the parking garage as we arrived just after 6:30PM. Yep, that's the moon rising between the buildings of downtown LA.
Once inside we started off with dinner - roast beef, turkey, sushi, build your own taco, and even a couple of dedicated Martini bars carved from solid blocks of ice. VIP treatment all the way!!
But you guys are more interested in the cars, so let's start with a couple of companies who have made huge strides in design and quality in recent years:
The Hyundai Genesis Coupe:
The Suzuki Kizashi - this is actually a very sharp looking little car with an extremely well done interior.
VW was showing off their electric concept vehicle, the uplite:
Vehicle interiors seem to be getting nicer and nicer all the time. This is the VW CC Sedan:
Cadillac brought out the full line of CTS variants, this the new Coupe.
Caddy also showed off the Converj concept plug in hybrid. This car rides on the same platform as the Chevy Volt. If this is what future "green" cars might look like, well bring it on!
Same platform, just under Chevy guise - the Volt.
What auto show is complete without a little red Corvette - in this case, the GranSport.
How about a trio of modified Camaros?
Nice wheel treatment on this one.
Audi had a huge booth and all the cars were white, except for 3. This, the new R8 Roadster:
What a great face!
This the R8 V10 - yowza!
And the V10 engine under glass. Double yowza!!
And the third non-white car in Audi's booth, the e-tron electric. Sure looks like the R8, but it's actually smaller.
Who wants to clean these wheels????
BMW brought out their wild Efficient Dynamics Concept.
Mercedes AMG had the stunning new SLS Gullwing on display. Since this was a night with a limited audience, AMG opened the car up for all to enjoy.
Lexus showed off their wild LFA supercar....
.... and their LFCh concept vehicle.
Jaguar had the new XJL sedan, here on the right with the XFR on the left.
Tail end of the new XJL.
The gauge cluster is all electronic but displays analog looking instruments.
Lotus had their stunning new Evora, which was surprisingly easy to get in and out of!
Another Evora, this time in dark gray.
Spyker had the new Aileron on display.
Don't forget the custom fitted Louis Vitton luggage for the trunk!
Fisker Automotive showed off both the Sunset and Karma luxury hybrids. In case you don't know, Henrik Fisker was the designer behind the Aston Martin DB9, BMW Z8 and others.
And here I am with company founder, Henrik Fisker. He told me that he couldn't guarantee the cars he had on display had been prepped with Meguiar's products, but he said he uses Meguiar's on his own cars. What a guy!
. I'm 6'2". When I competed in martial arts, I was pretty flexible (could do full splits in both directions) but I hung my gloves up years ago and I lost it. Evora, here I come 
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