If You Missed the 2025 New York Auto Show, You Missed Everything.

The 2025 New York International Auto Show just wrapped, and if you weren’t there? You missed the wildest, boldest, most legend-packed auto experience to hit NYC in decades.

Let’s start with the headline moment: AKIRA NAKAI . . .yes, THE RWB founder, built a wide-body Porsche live on the show floor. That’s right. Flying in from Japan, he took a stock 2006 Porsche Carrera S and over the course of two full days transformed it into a hand-built RAUH-Welt Begriff (RWB) street weapon. All in front of a jaw-dropped crowd inside the R2XPO Customization Zone. Fans, collectors, TikTokers, and purists packed around the car as Nakai, wearing his signature cap, cut, riveted, and sculpted automotive art with his own tools, by hand. It wasn’t just a build—it was a masterclass. And the crowd? Absolutely electrified. This was the first time ever he’s done a build live at an auto show. Let that sink in.

Meanwhile Genesis redefined what an Overlander could be. The debut of the Genesis X Gran Equator Concept stunned with its marriage of elegance and off-road might. It wasn’t just a concept SUV, it was a rolling sculpture, blending luxury curves with adventure-ready stance. People stopped in their tracks to gawk. A futuristic overlander with hyper-clean lines, chrome detailing, and a wilderness-slaying silhouette? Only Genesis.

Gulf Blue brought back the glory days. Tedson Motors did it again . . . this time with their Gulf Blue Dream Edition 911, channeling vintage endurance racing with modern muscle. The custom paint, carbon fiber body, and 4.0L flat-six hand-built engine made this air-cooled beast a total show-stealer. It wasn’t just a car, it was a tribute to Steve McQueen’s Le Mans legacy, remixed with today’s engineering muscle.

Suburu fans rejoiced at the Buzetta collection. In honor of the show’s 125th anniversary, James Buzzetta Jr. curated an epic rally-inspired collection featuring every generation of the WRX. It was like a love letter to Subaru’s street-racing soul. And it all traced back to his legendary grandfather Joe Buzzetta, Porsche’s first U.S. factory driver. You could feel the heritage in the air.

And then came the Hypercar barrage. Rimac Nevera blew minds with 1,914 hp and a 0–60 time of 1.85 seconds. Lamborghini Revuelto showed what happens when a V12 goes electric-hybrid. Lotus Eletre and Emira Turbo took turns rewriting Lotus’s future and saluting its past. GTO Engineering’s Moderna A V12, carbon-bodied, analog Ferrari tribute that had purists weak in the knees. Plus, everything from the Koenigsegg Regera, Bentley’s new Flying Spur Ultra Hybrid, Sacrilege Motors’ electric 911, and even a showstopping Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II made this year’s lineup look like a dream garage for the 1%.

And and the Chrysler Six came home. Exactly 100 years after it debuted at this very show, the last surviving Chrysler Six prototype returned to the Javits Center in a full-circle moment that had historians and collectors buzzing. It was innovation, preserved.

And that’s on top of what Informed NY already teased. Yes, you already knew about the Jeep 4×4 obstacle course, the tech pavilions, and the hands-on EV experiences we teased in our last issue.

But this? This was next level.

If you missed it, you really missed out.

But don’t worry, we were there, and we’ve got photos, stories, and behind-the-scenes scoops coming in our full recap. Follow us. Stay tuned. And don’t make the same mistake next year.