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The 2025 event runs from Feb. 14 to 23 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

The auto show is spread out on more than 650,000 square feet of space in the convention centre’s north and south buildings and features exhibits from numerous automakers and automotive dealerships, showcasing the latest vehicles you can buy today.

Each year there are examples of ultrarare, superexpensive vehicles, vintage cars, and your everyday A to B vehicles.

Cars you won’t want to miss

We checked out what’s new at this year’s event and compiled this list of five sights to really get your inner kid excited. Check it out.

Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

We’re going to highlight two American supercars in this list, the first of which is the newly launched Chevrolet Corvette ZR1.

If you have knowledge of automotive history, you’ll know the Corvette is referred to as “America’s sports car,” so why are we calling it a supercar? The ZR1, powered by 5.5-litre twin-turbo flat-plane crank v-8 engine producing 1,064 hp, is different than your garden-variety Corvette. General Motors calls it the fastest car in the world with a price tag of less than $1 million. GM president Mark Reuss even took one out for a spin at a high-speed oval track in Germany where he drove the car at a blistering 233 m.p.h. (375 km/h).

If you’re wondering how much this supercar costs, Canadian pricing begins at approximately $240,000 and order books will open in mid-February. We’d still suggest asking the spouse before you sign on the dotted line though.

Ford Mustang GTD

The second American supercar we’re mentioning is the Ford Mustang GTD. If you’re thinking “OK, come on, a Mustang is a supercar?” we say yes, the GTD absolutely fits the bill, and the best part about it is that it’s partly built in Ontario. We’ll explain the local connection in a moment but first let’s look at the car’s performance chops.

The GTD is essentially a thinly disguised Mustang-based race car that’s legal for road use. It has 815 hp, which is impressive enough, but its track capability is its most impressive feature. It’s the first production car by an American automaker to be driven around Germany’s famed Nürburgring Nordschleife racetrack with a lap time of less than seven minutes, coming in with a time of 6:57:685.

Like every Mustang, it’s built at Ford’s Flat Rock assembly plant in Michigan and is then completed at Markham-based Multimatic to become the GTD.

Mercedes-Benz SL old and new

The Mercedes-Benz SL roadster has always been regarded as one of the best looking grand touring cars you can buy, whether that’s the current one on sale today, or any of the versions made through the decades.

At this year’s auto show, the folks from the prestigious Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance automotive showcase near Owen Sound will be presenting the Cobble Beach Classics showcase of classic vehicles with a special celebration of Mercedes-Benz cars. It will even include a replica of the 1886 Benz Patent MotorWagen, which is widely regarded as the first-ever automobile.

But we’ve got our sights set on the 1960 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster, which you can see in the photo above.

But if you’d rather check out a modern-day SL, don’t worry, Mercedes-Benz is expected to show a brand-new SL roadster, along with a host of other current vehicles, in its own exhibit.

Lego McLaren P1

The folks at the Lego Group have had lots of fun over the years building life-size supercars and bringing them to the auto show and making smaller ones for Lego and car aficionados to build at home. In 2024, the company launched a Lego Technic set of a one-eight scale McLaren P1, which retails for $589.99.

However, if one-eight is not big enough, the company created a life-size McLaren P1, made up of 342,817 Lego Technic pieces, which will be displayed at the auto show.

While it’s not nearly as fast as the real McLaren P1, this Lego supercar does drive. McLaren Formula One Team driver Lando Norris took it around the Silverstone Circuit, home of the British Grand Prix, and completed a full lap of the nearly six-kilometre-long track. We’re not sure if any pieces were lost along the way.

A real-life McLaren P1 will also be displayed at the auto show, as will the McLaren GTS, 750S and Artura.

Auto Exotica

Since we’re already thinking about high-end sports cars, let’s stay on this topic. The popular Auto Exotica showcase is returning to the auto show. While organizers haven’t announced the cars that will be on display yet, we know the curated showcase features rare exotic cars, supercars and multi-million-dollar hypercars, and we’re looking forward to seeing what will be on display this year.

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