The Nashville International Auto Show opens today and runs through Sunday at the Nashville Convention Center on Broadway, featuring hundreds of new cars, trucks, vans, crossovers and sport utility vehicles for 2009 and beyond.
All of the vehicles are under one roof, and there is no pressure from salespeople, because selling is prohibited at the show.
Among the highlights of the show will be many new or significantly redesigned models, some of which are not yet available in dealer showrooms.
These include the all-new Chevrolet Traverse, built at General Motors' Spring Hill plant; and the redesigned Ford F-150 and Dodge Ram full-size pickups.
Also on display will be the new $100,000-plus Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and $70,000-plus Nissan GT-R supercars; the redesigned Nissan Maxima sedan and Infiniti FX crossover; the reworked Acura TL sedan; the all-new Ford Flex crossover; the new Hummer H3T pickup; the new Lincoln MKS sedan; the new Smyrna-built Suzuki Equator pickup; and the redesigned Mazda 6 sedan.
Toyota will show off the all-new Venza crossover utility vehicle, as well as the redesigned Highlander, among others.
Environmentally friendly cars, including some of the latest gasoline-electric hybrids, will be featured along the show's "green trail," which also includes displays with the latest information about alternative fuel vehicles.
Show officials say that green directional arrows will help visitors find all of the alternative-fuel models on the show floor.
Featured will be models from General Motors, Ford, Toyota and more, including the 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid introduced last week at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
GM hybrids at the show will include the Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon, Cadillac Escalade, Saturn Vue, Chevrolet Malibu and Saturn Aura.
Among other 2010 models on display will be the redesigned Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ midsize sedans.
The Suzuki Wave concept vehicle will be at the show, a convertible SUV based on the Grand Vitara.
Exotic cars exhibitedThere also will an exhibit of exotic cars from such automakers as Ferrari, Maserati and Aston Martin.
At least 25 manufacturers' vehicles will be at the show.
Dodge will have the new Challenger in its exhibit, and other vehicles on the floor will include the redesigned Acura RL and TSX, Buick Enclave, Cadillac CTS, Chevrolet HHR SS, Chevrolet Malibu, Chrysler Sebring convertible, Dodge Grand Caravan, Ford Focus, GMC Acadia, Jeep Liberty, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Land Rover LR2.
Also on display will be the Lexus LX570, Lincoln MKX, Mazda CX-9, Mercury Mariner, Nissan Altima coupe, Nissan Rogue, Pontiac G8, Saturn Astra, Scion xD, Suzuki SX4 and Volvo C30.
Sunday will be Kids' Day, and Barbie will be there to greet children from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The show will feature 17 video games and game consoles that visitors can play for free, promoters said. They include the Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii.
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