The New York International Auto Show’s finest

The Jacob K Javits Center is home to the New York International Auto Show every year. It has 78,000 square meters of floor space, and every year that space is filled with thousands of people, hundreds of cars, and at least one pigeon living near the food court. Spend the day covering all of the reveals, releases, and regulars at the show and it’s easy to end up walking several kilometers while still staying in the building.

All that walking means that by the end of the show, I was – appropriately – exhausted. So because I was exhausted, here are some of the best exhausts of the show.

I’m starting with the 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport. Four massive chrome trumpets exiting from the center of the bumper. The only thing better than how they look is how they sound.

Next up is a little bit closer than you normally get. That’s a 2.7L twin-turbo Ecoboost V6 from a Ford Fusion Sport. Blink and you’ll miss the tiny turbo on this cutaway that helps with the quick boost response.

In contrast, here’s another cutaway. This time a supercharged V8 from the Z06 Corvette. Moving lots of air to help make 650 hp.

Slightly more mainstream is the all-new Honda Civic Type R. Two big pipes and one smaller one. That center one is probably for the wastegate for the turbo.

Check out these burnt titanium tips. These might be the best looking exhaust tips at the entire show. What are they attached to?

It’s a Toyota Prius. A slammed, caged, and fully built race car Prius.

This one isn’t much of an exhaust. That little tube is from the Toyota Mirai fuel cell vehicle. The only thing that comes out of it is water.

No exhaust is becoming more and more common, as more and more manufacturers introduce EVs like this Chevrolet Bolt EV. Maybe they need to start treating charging plugs with chrome?

Here’s the entire exhaust (and the rest of the underpinnings) for a 2018 Ford F-150. I’m not sure what’s more massive, the frame rails or that driveshaft. Makes the exhaust look tiny.

Here’s one of Audi’s R8 racers. The center exit is raised so that it doesn’t interfere with the diffuser. It’s also a straighter shot off of the mid-mounted 577 hp 5.2L V10.

If 10 cylinders isn’t enough, then how about the dark black quad tips on the 602 hp V12 in the BMW M760 Li

Acura is making the tips on their NSX GT much more discreet than the Audi’s. Probably because the 3.5L V6 doesn’t move quite as much air as the Audi’s 5.2L.

Jaguar’s F-type 400 Sport has one of the best (and loudest) engine notes around. And it all comes from two understated chrome tips.

This widebody Mazda RX-7 was in one of the aftermarket booths in the show basement. It gets three exhaust tips, one for each rotor of the rotary engine. There’s nothing subtle about this car (it has Porsche headlights too), certainly not that rear bumper.

This is probably the hottest vehicle at the show. At least if those hyperdrive engines worked. That’s the Droid in an auto Nissan Rogue One.

Kia has built their first real sports sedan, the Stinger GT. The V8 powered four-door gets a surprisingly nice rear.

One of the most anticipated vehicles at the show was the Hellcat V8-powered Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. So without further comment, here it is.

I’m finishing this off with a classic. A Cobra kit car. With great big side exits with no mufflers. It’ll leave your head ringing. Like mine after I finally get home from another NYIAS.