metronews.ca AS4 SPECIAL SECTION: CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL AUTOSHOW Thursday, February 12, 2015

This year’s Auto Exotica exhibit at the Canadian International AutoShow will include Lamborghinis, Bentleys, Rolls-Royces and McLarens. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE FILE Living in the lap of luxury Exhibits. More than just vehicles on display, the Racer; Maserati Alfieri Con- Cross Coupe GTE Concept. cept; Ghibli S Q4; Quattro- auto show gives you a chance to get educated porte SQ4; McLaren 650S Career Start Coupe; 2015 650S Spider; The Trillium Automobile Deal- Exhibits at this year’s Can- Auto Exotica 2012 12C Pagani Huayra;and ers Association (TADA) puts a adian International Auto- For 2015, this hugely popular a Rolls-Royce Wraith. strong emphasis on communi- Show include: peek at the most elite vehicles cating the unique and diverse available brings together Concept Cars Introduce career-training programs Art & The Automobile world-class marques includ- Future Trends available in Ontario. Bringing together a collec- ing Lamborghini, Bentley, Future trends are always a tion of incredible classics Rolls-Royce and McLaren, in hot topic. Concept vehicles AutoConnect curated by the profession- a new “luxury lifestyle” en- provide a glimpse into the Putting the spotlight on edu- als at the esteemed Cobble vironment that highlights future of automotive design, cation, the new AutoConnect Beach Concours d’Elegance, not just the cars, but all the fuel-efficient technologies, exhibit features Centen- including an 1867 Steam accoutrements of such a life- new architectural platforms nial College, Georgian Col- Buggy, vehicles featured on style as well. Visitors will get and mobility challenges. lege, Humber College, and the hit Canadian television to experience a new Tesla The 42nd edition of the the Universities of Toronto, series Murdoch Mysteries, first-hand — even sitting in Canadian International Waterloo and the Univer- and the work of two award- it for an Instagram capture AutoShow will feature the sity of Ontario Institute of winning visual artists, Jay or a little daydreaming. following new concept cars: Technology. Together, they Koka and Ken Dallison. This Other cars on display Chevrolet Bolt EV Concept; highlight hands-on exposure exhibit traces the evolution include: Aston Martin Van- Jaguar Project 7 Concept; Kia to the technical training, in- of the artistic form in auto- tage GT; Bentley GTC; Fer- GT4 Stinger Concept; Maser- novative vehicle design and mobiles from their earliest rari California T; Ferrari ati Alfieri Concept; Toyota world-class learning that days in a gallery-like setting F12berlinetta; Lamborghini i-Road Concept; Lexus RCF helps prepare Canadian stu- against a backdrop of his- Huracan; Lotus Evora Sports GT3 Concept; Scion iM Con- dents to take their place in toric Toronto. cept; and the Volkswagen the industry internationally. AutoConnect will put the spotlight on education. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE FILE

Debuts. New at this year’s auto show Win a Mustang

Canadian firsts at this years Visitors are invited to try and classic cars, the most un- Ʉ A one-of-a-kind Mustang Corvette, raised $180,000 Canadian International Auto- their hand at sketching an usual of all the vehicles on Coupe will be raffled off for charity. Show include: automotive design or work- display at the Canadian Inter- to benefit Prostate Cancer ing with clay to create a vis- national AutoShow might be Canada, courtesy of the Ʉ This is the first of a three- Design Studio ual inspiration. the one belonging to Ripley’s Trillium Automobile Deal- year partnership with Students enrolled in the Look for the AutoConnect Believe It or Not! ers Association (TADA). Prostate Cancer Canada. industrial design program Design Studio on the 700 Ripley’s will be putting One hundred per cent of And this is the first time present an interactive Auto- level of the south Metro To- one of its Peel P50 cars on dis- proceeds go to Prostate the raffle will be held at Connect Design Studio, a ronto Convention Centre. play. The Peel P50 is a three- Cancer Canada. the show (Feb. 21). Only Ripley’s will be putting one of its space offering live demon- wheeled microcar so small 13,000 tickets are available Peel P50 cars on display at the strations of 3D and clay mod- World’s Smallest Car that it makes a Smart car Ʉ Last year’s TADA car, a for the draw. auto show. CONTRIBUTED elling during peak hours. In a sea of exotic, prototype seem more like a Surburban.