Broken roads, construction sites, narrowness, noise and expensive tolls on every corner - Manhattan is not one of the most car-friendly areas on this planet. Is that the reason why people bunk themselves down here in their vehicles? The sheet metal column consists mainly of SUV, including often five and a half-meter full-size companion Cadillac Escalade varieties, Chevrolet Suburban or GMC Yukon.

From this point of view, the New York auto show NYIAS is in the right place. As if there were only one suitable vehicle segment in the US, mainly SUVs and pick-ups fill the stands of the manufacturers.

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New York International Auto Show: A grill to enslave them

"We build what the market demands," says a product manager from Lincoln. But some of the models have already been forgotten once you have passed them. Visually they look completely interchangeable. Boredom from the outside, boredom from the inside.

Always the same cockpits, always the same touchscreens. Nothing really new, no new ideas, no new design, no new drives. And if once the word "hybrid" is on the fender, which has more alibi character. The country is big, the energy dirt cheap. Fuel consumption 16 liters per 100 kilometers? No problem. Others can save or save the climate.

A surprising exception

After all, a car maker shows that he is thinking about mobility in megacities - one of which would be less expected: Genesis. So far, the luxury brand of Hyundai has only been noticed by luxury sedans in the higher segments. Now the small concept study Mint is to point the way into the future, a cute two-seater, electrically powered and finally no SUV.

But the car is the stark exception. With which novelties the automakers have come to New York, we show you in our picture gallery.