1994's LA Auto Show | Retro Review

[@barsaf9989]

It would be so amazing if we can have a real life retro auto show. A bunch of low mile stock 90s cars in one place.

[@ThePurePlayaz]

All that "car culture" like that lives in Japan.. They appreciate the 90z cars.. America did the cash for clunkers to show its love.

[@lkporter1989]

They do.. its called radwood car show

[@lkporter1989]

@@ThePurePlayaz imagine all the muscle cars that got crushed all for a friggen rebate.. good thing freiburger saved the crusher camaro

[@WSNO]

yeah, and even some very '90s cars that we haven't even seen yet! how about an oldsmobile version of the firebird/camaro! excited to have low-miles classics on the road when we're building more!

[@MetikalMan]

Radwood is this weekend in So Cal. It’s going to be lit.

[@mikederucki]

As a 90’s kid… love all of these cars

[@beretka1389]

Great cars from 90s

[@jonathankleinow2073]

In the summer of 1994, when I was ten, I flew out to Oregon to spend a few weeks with my cousins. My uncle told me he was going to pick me up at the airport in his new Kia. Being from the midwest, I hadn't heard of Kia yet, and I was imagining some sort of futuristic, super-technologically advanced car. Imagine my surprise when he picked me up in an absolute base model Sephia without even a radio...

[@averyparticularsetofskills]

Hey buddy better count your blessings...your lucky he & his sephia made it to the airport to pick to u up at ALL!!

[@ambergriebel9969]

Does he still have it today and I used to have one in the gs trim in the red color with the 5 speed manual with the power windows I had it from December 1993 to September 2019 and it lasted up to 250,000 miles till I sold for $800 dollars I could sold it for more since I kept in mint shape but I had gotten a brand new Kia Forte

[@priedthirdeye]

That trooper convertible would SELL today!

[@jonesygirl79]

I still daily drive my 1994 Chevrolet S-10, so I love seeing this. Thank you motor week.

[@austinfrazier7325]

I would love to go back go 1994.

[@scott8919]

27 years later the only 3000GT I see anymore is driven by a McDonalds employee and modded with aftermarket BS.

[@mrdave777]

VR4. Say it loud!

[@langer24106]

LMAO

[@WSNO]

ah, glad to hear they love their car! there was one of those at my local mcd's a few years back, the kid had a scale model of his modified car on the dash! sometimes i wonder where that nifty sportscar is these days.

[@rahsaanthomas7030]

Out here in certain areas of LA, you'll see a lot of them stripped down and scratched up. Seriously.

[@FLINTmitten810]

Dude I literally can’t believe the accuracy of this comment. I watched a McDonald’s employee pull off in a busted 3000GT last week near Flint, MI!! Haha 😂

[@ktkof04]

Who would've thunk that Isuzu, who was providing Honda with SUV's to sell, would be long dead in this market while KIA, the upstart nobody heard of, would be a legitimate competitor all these years later.

[@smithraymond09029]

What a wonderful upload. I was at this very auto show and can remember collecting as many brochures as possible. It was my yearly tradition throughout the early to mid 90s.

[@TrevorParker.]

yeah man its true! I like to do that too

[@MarkMeadows90]

Those guys at Callaway were ahead of their time with that V8 powered Miata at the 2:44 marker.

[@bghoody5665]

Not really sure I agree. The whole idea of the Miata is to be a light and nimble sportster that's good in the corners - adding a powerful V8 makes it more like a Viper. The guys at the Drive Tribe channel have a project going where they're dropping a V10 into it, but it's only 2 litres and the amount of power is not too crazy. So, it should be interesting.

[@MarkMeadows90]

@@bghoody5665 I’m following that series right now

[@rahsaanthomas7030]

From elementary to high school, even as an adult, it was an annual ritual for my dad and me to attend the LA Auto Show. I still have all the photos of us posing in the cool rides on display. My dad would sit and pose in the Dodge van conversion and I would sit and pose in a Mustang GT convertible, wishing we owned one (we both got what wanted eventually). The next Auto Show starts this Friday but the excitement is no more. Now I just watch Mecum Auto Auctions..

[@smithraymond09029]

Wonderful memory you've shared similar to mine. Somewhere around 2010 I realized all the cars started looking the same. Today, I honestly can't tell them apart. Now add Covid.......not worth going.

[@zoidzoid87]

ahh 94 what a great year to be alive. I should know because i was born in 94.

[@theKevronHarris]

I was born on July 16, 1994! The 1990s had daytime talk shows including Ricki Lake, Jerry Springer, Oprah, Rolonda Watts, Sally Jessy Raphael and others. Plus, the 1990s had some iconic tv shows such as Family Matters, Doogie Howser M.D., Boy Meets World, Seinfeld, Martin, and much more.

[@zoidzoid87]

@@theKevronHarris I loved jerry springer!! I remember me and my brothers used to rehearse what we was gonna do when we got on his show lol

[@FabienTeulieres93]

What a fantastic throwback video. Having just attended the 2021 LA Auto Show, this puts a lot of things in perspective and highlights the progress we've made in 27 years.

[@albear972]

2:58 I went to the a1994 LA Auto show and I honestly don’t recall seeing the 1990 cop Chevrolet Caprice.

[@austinfrazier7325]

Yeah seems out of place even for 94.

[@reallyrandomrides1296]

Hard to believe that was almost three decades ago! I still some of these vehicles on the road today. It took a while for the EV movement to get going, but it's getting there. Nice to see they were already working on it in 1994.

[@ohioalphornmusicalsawman2474]

So true 😎

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Like the mammals that eventually replaced the dinosaurs this was the Dawn of the Crossovers replacing cars. The Sportage was then called an SUV.

[@DiRF]

The 1st gen Sportage being referred to as an SUV is appropriate, as it was still a body-on-frame truck (based on a Mazda microvan platform). It wouldn't become a unibody crossover (based on a Hyundai car platform) until later generations.

[@MetikalMan]

3:00 the transformed version of the Viper from the epic TV Show Viper!

[@rightlanehog3151]

Accord wagon? Just say yes!!

[@NightRunner_K5]

The fact that V8 Supercharged Miata even existed in 1994 is unfathomable, that platform was only 5 years old at that time, whoever did that probably pioneered the V8 Miata swap, and even if he didn't, props to him still, especially with this being pre LS.

[@FlamerSmasherMBXCar]

I remembered the Isuzu XU-1 concept coming to St. Louis Auto Show back in the day.

[@smh3293]

Keep the retro coming

[@colbywalsh4610]

That Mercedes-Benz diesel that they had introduced on January 4 of that year was actually introduced 10 days before I was born. It is definitely interesting to see the type of concept cars and such that they thought of back then. And on the other video of the Detroit auto show, they were debuting the Ford Windstar at the 1994 auto show and I actually owned one of those. Not the first year mine is a 98 model. But I do on an Isuzu Rodeo.

[@jasonmaddox8913]

That passport was soooo clean

[@BrandanZmaster]

What a wild time to have been in the Auto scene.

[@austinfrazier7325]

I was a 13 year old kid at the time buying all the car magazines and putting together all the plastic car model kits I could. It was a great time.

[@BrandanZmaster]

@@austinfrazier7325 I was 7 at the time. One of my favorite trucks came out that year, the 2nd gen Dodge Ram. Id definitely say the early 90s was a automotive renaissance.

[@emilianocruz11]

Wooow the 94 los angeles autoshow thanks motorweek but we need the 1998 retro review of the 98 North American auto show please

[@orchids3332]

Insane how much the 94 anniversary Trans Am has kept it's value. Pure nostalgia.

[@mebeingU2]

I was wondering what that car would be worth now if it was in good condition with low miles…

[@jaredhuang2225]

Just in time for 2021 LA Auto show, nice

[@rahsaanthomas7030]

You going?

[@DisneyMusicVideos]

@@rahsaanthomas7030 I am!

[@wranglercody8422]

That trooper convertible would be the shit.

[@oliverdelgado6952]

Reminds me of that Mercedes G wagon convertible

[@mrdave777]

Id love a 94 Sentra SER. Thank you!

[@bradw.3306]

I had one it was an awesome car.

[@DavidAndre657]

Show 1321 | Originally Recorded 01-26-1994

[@sergiococos]

That yellow ford at the end looked like the predecessor to the ford flex😮😮😮

[@man_on_wheelz]

I was going into Kindergarten in this year. I don't even think I'd been to an auto show yet. In fact, first auto show I remember going to was the one where they unveiled the "New VW Beetle" which had to have been around 1997.

[@parkpy]

That guldstrand corvette brings back memories!!!

[@nbcviper]

Did Motorweek ever have a special about the Viper Defender quickly featured at the end of this video? It starred in the 94' tv series Viper.

[@midas617]

That black Caprice was clean af.

[@hondamanvtec2894]

Holy crap That was amazing 😍

[@rustbeltrobclassic2512]

Before Covid, i used to really like going to these events.. Well maybe in my next life..

[@p-townshankzilla2654]

I absolutely HAVE to learn more about that yellow wide body v8 supercharged miata. Yoo I cant find anything on google. That thing is badass!

[@ohioalphornmusicalsawman2474]

Gotta love John Davis' Bawlmer accent 😎 Mitsu-Bish-ee, LOL!!!

[@tkskagen]

Love my "Retro Auto Show" Video's!

[@TBird100636]

1:55 - wow, Ford's Synthesis concept being shown as a Mercury, all the videos and press I've seen of it markets it as a Ford.

[@DavidAndre657]

MORE MOTORWEEK RETRO REVIEWS.... .........................JUST AROUND THE BEND

[@toronado455]

Toyota EV-50? Seems like a 1st gen RAV4 with a body kit.

[@trustyoungpierre9959]

Who else wish they lived in the 90s? 😭

[@thewiseguy3529]

Kia Sephia was a good little ride for '94 They we're peppy for the time.

[@entropy8000]

Wow the convention center still looks the same inside and out- besides the exhibits looking dated the place still looks like that

[@DavidAndre657]

'94 Auto Show: LOS ANGELES

[@jespernorthbike]

2:37 , What car is that?

[@andyleo8418]

Don't see too many old Kias around.

[@619_mitch8]

0:55 And look at how Kia is now in the US…

[@DavidAndre657]

1994's L.A. Auto Show | Retro Review

[@SladerRoberts]

I want the Dodge at 3:03.

[@S8ER]

This is crazy... the zero emissions mandates, EVs? This was 1994!

[@cherkas009]

California has always been nuts

[@FeartheCyr611]

1:44 grille/headlights look like an accord/camry front end

[@vinh291]

Look at all the Hybrids and EVs lol

[@MrTaxiRob]

I remember when Sportages were EVERYWHERE overnight

[@ManiaMusicChannel]

Kia's debut in US and zero emissions? California still is working on it 😬

[@robdisner]

I’m sure I was there!

[@PhillyDee215]

That was cool😎

[@Kurtiskurtical]

Anyone know what the car at 2:38 is?

[@DareDevil-js1xy]

Wow!

[@MrHerberttarlek]

KIA you’ve come long way kid.

[@realazduffman]

X-U1? Well, same to you!

[@dimaslopez-dejesus2371]

Kia is the first US production in 1994

[@davidlittle5485]

When car show we're Great

[@kaiokendo]

No giant enemy crab????

[@theKevronHarris]

I want that Kia Sephia at 0:49

[@accept_everything_]

Better days...

[@DavidAndre657]

PONTIAC 25th ANNIVERSARY Trans Am.

[@averyparticularsetofskills]

OKAY IF YOU COULD PICK ONE ??? (not EB1) Miata 4 me 100%

[@DavidAndre657]

MITSUBISHI 3000GT Spyder.

[@mattwolf7698]

I think Honda should bring the EVX back.

[@DavidAndre657]

ISUZU Trooper Convertible.

[@DavidAndre657]

SUBARU Impreza Coupe.

[@cherkas009]

I want that Mercedes diesel

[@TWOxTONE_773]

Supercharged v8 Miata from Factory 🥵🥵🥵

[@DavidAndre657]

MITSUBISHI ESR.

[@haydenbush]

HONDA NGV CIVIC? I’ve never seen those. And I live on the West Coast

[@DavidAndre657]

ISUZU XU-1.

[@DavidAndre657]

HONDA Civic Natural Gas Vehicle.

[@DavidAndre657]

BUGATTI EB110.

[@DavidAndre657]

HONDA Accord Wagon.

[@DavidAndre657]

CALLAWAY Camaro C-8.

[@gregg9672]

Geo?

[@DavidAndre657]

MERCEDES-BENZ Vision A.

[@DavidAndre657]

KIA Sportage.

[@dontelindsey5846]

Mitsubishi use to be so awesome

[@buoyant69]

Ah... the days back when Suzuki and Isuzu were still laughing at the Kia/Hyundai complex.

[@DavidAndre657]

MERCEDES-BENZ E300 Diesel.

[@DavidAndre657]

MIATA V-8.

[@dontelindsey5846]

Isuzu may do better now since most people want SUVs now.

[@DavidAndre657]

HONDA EVX.

[@DavidAndre657]

HONDA Passport.

[@simplygregsterev]

KIA? I hope they make it

[@mikeyveloster7615]

1994 The start of Kia in the US

[@ned8249]

Kia has come a long way

[@dimaslopez-dejesus2371]

Honda Passport is the mid-size rugged SUV was introduced over the last 2 years ago

[@987plo]

Lol a V8 Miata

[@B86432]

2021 is just like 94 shoving alternative fuel vehicles down society's throat

[@mesropmadzharyan6727]

How far Kia has come .