Thousands of area residents flooded the Washington Auto Show Saturday to catch a glimpse of the latest models and some of the hottest designs coming from major automotive companies.

Attendees saw everything from the colorful fleet of Ford Mustangs, to the luxurious and flashy Lotus, to the environmentally-friendly Chevy Sonic. Along with 700 of the industry’s most desired and newest models, automakers were providing test drives, sweepstakes and demonstrations of state-of-the-art automotive technology.