Unimpressive...
Last weekend we went to the Portland auto show. As an overall statement all I can say is that I wasn't overly impressed. Maybe it's a part of being in Portland, not a major stop on the car show circuit. And the Portland show is put on by the Portland area new car dealers, not the car companies themselves. This might be a limiting factor.
The show is held at the Portland Convention Center. It's a big space but seemed very empty. The space between vehicles was gapping at times. And the variety of vehicles was diminished. In fact, BMW, Land Rover, Mercedes and Nissan, Mitsubishi, Suzuki did not even come to the show.



Above is the new Ford Fiesta, the Kia Forte Koupe and the Mini Cooper S. From my previous posts you may remember I've been pondering the Mini, the VW Golf and the Subaru Impreza. The Fiesta shows some promise. And damn!, Kia packs a lot into the Forte and for only around $20k.
One of the more interesting experiences at the show didn't have anything to do with cars. The Dyson Airblade hand dryer in the restroom was pretty impressive.
The old style air dryer takes what seems forever to do it's job. The Airblade actually only took, maybe, 10 seconds at most! And your hands are dry!


















