The Consumer Reports Cars team will be on site for the 2009 New York International Auto Show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center when the doors open to the media on Wednesday morning. Through the two media days, the editors and engineers together will provide coverage live from the car-filled halls, featuring the latest concept vehicles and production models. Further, we will cover news, trends, and observations here in the blog, as well. We are joined by our colleagues from CRTV, who will be producing videos on notable models throughout the week.

As with every show, there are many vehicles that have been formally announced and many that are either rumored or remain surprises. Ultimately, that is part of the excitement.

Vehicles we are expecting include the Acura ZDX, BMW X6M, Ford Transit Connect family concept, GMC Terrain, GMC Yukon Denali Hybrid, Kia Sorento, Land Rover LR4, Mazda CX-9, Mazdaspeed3, Mitsubishi Outlander GT, Nissan 370Z convertible, Scion iQ, Subaru Legacy, and Volkswagen GTI. That should be enough to get us started…

We hope you follow along with our main New York auto show coverage, as we will update reports and photography through the days, and even nights, as material becomes available. Likewise, we will be blogging the event continuously here.

This, the last North American event of the new-car show season, is a final sneak-peek at the upcoming 2010 releases and hints of what is coming further down the road. As you follow our coverage, be sure to post comments sharing your impressions of the models.

If you are in the area, the show opens to the public on Friday. (Read information on attending NYIAS.)

—Jeff Bartlett