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Detroit Auto Show

2008 Autorama: Detroit's second biggest car show is annual display of automotive artistry 2008 Autorama: Detroit's second biggest car show is annual display of automotive artistry
Autorama is the second biggest car show held each year in Detroit's Cobo Hall is one of the premier events at which to display customized... more
2008 North American International Auto Show 2008 North American International Auto Show
The Detroit auto show is always an exciting and wonderous place to be. All the major automotive players are there trying to make the... more
Lincoln's Flex: MKT Touring Vehicle Concept hints at upcoming crossover Lincoln's Flex: MKT Touring Vehicle Concept hints at upcoming crossover
With Lincoln expected to get a version of the 2009 Ford Flex crossover, we can't help but think the Lincoln MKT concept is a preview of the... more
First Look: 2009 BMW X6 First Look: 2009 BMW X6
The BMW X6 is a launch pad of sorts for a number of advanced technologies that'll undoubtedly be diffused throughout the rest of the... more
Hummer HX Concept: GM's macho brand loses its top Hummer HX Concept: GM's macho brand loses its top
Small. Nimble. Modular. These are adjectives that would never be used to describe Hummers, until now. more
Future Concept: Saab 9-4x BioPower concept Future Concept: Saab 9-4x BioPower concept
In roughly a year and a half GM will launch a new SUV, the 9-4x, whose Saab-ness goes beyond front-end styling and ignition key location. more
Ford Explorer America concept foreshadows Explorer's future Ford Explorer America concept foreshadows Explorer's future
Ford's Explorer America concept -- a possible future vision of what Ford's fallen SUV king could become -- will be revealed to the world at... more
General Motors has officially announced the 2009 Saturn Vue Green Line 2 Mode Hybrid General Motors has officially announced the 2009 Saturn Vue Green Line 2 Mode Hybrid
General Motors has officially announced its long-rumored 2009 Saturn Vue Green Line 2 Mode hybrid set to hit the automaker's stand at the... more
BMW to unveil first U.S.-bound diesels at 2008 Detroit Auto Show BMW to unveil first U.S.-bound diesels at 2008 Detroit Auto Show
Diesel-powered BMW 3 Series and X5 variants -- the 335d and X5 xDrive35d -- are coming packed with plenty of technology. more
Mercedes-Benz Vision GLK Freeside: A production-ready concept Mercedes-Benz Vision GLK Freeside: A production-ready concept
Mercedes will unveil its next model, the GLK compact crossover, at the Detroit auto show. Sort of. more
Detroit Diesels: Audi Q7 V-12 TDI-Powered Concept Trumps Mercedes-Benz And BMW Detroit Diesels: Audi Q7 V-12 TDI-Powered Concept Trumps Mercedes-Benz And BMW
Fuel cells and hybrids may have a future powering lighter sedans and trucks, but the future of the full size truck or SUV--and probably of... more
Event Coverage: 2007 Detroit Auto Show Event Coverage: 2007 Detroit Auto Show
If there's a single event that offers a clear idea of what's happening in the auto industry, it's the Detroit Auto Show, now called the... more
Puzzling Awards, Pounding Music and Infiniti QX56 Fixes Puzzling Awards, Pounding Music and Infiniti QX56 Fixes
Puzzling awards, pounding music and Infiniti QX56 fixes. more
Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan
In an industry seemingly shifting away from minivans (Ford and General Motors have essentially ba... more
The Coolest Highlights from This Year's Auto Shows The Coolest Highlights from This Year's Auto Shows
Every year, the country's auto shows give us a sneak peek at the trucks and SUVs that'll be on the market in the near future. Here are some... more
2005 Detroit Auto Show: 2006 Honda Ridgeline 2005 Detroit Auto Show: 2006 Honda Ridgeline
Honda has reinvented the modern pickup truck with a modern design that focuses on how consumers use trucks most of the time. more
2005 Detroit Auto Show: Mercury Meta One Photo Gallery 2005 Detroit Auto Show: Mercury Meta One Photo Gallery
Mercury offers an early look at its upcoming 2007 crossover vehicle based on the Ford Freestyle with the Meta One concept, while also... more
2005 Detroit Auto Show: Toyota FT-SX 2005 Detroit Auto Show: Toyota FT-SX
Not to be confused with the mighty FTX full-size truck concept from 2004, the midsize FT-SX was developed by Calty, Toyota's... more
2005 Detroit Auto Show: Ford Fairlane Photo Gallery 2005 Detroit Auto Show: Ford Fairlane Photo Gallery
Besides the fact that it looks nothing like its namesake, what can be bad about a vehicle that has a refrigerator built right into the rear... more
2005 Detroit Auto Show: Ford SynUS Photo Gallery 2005 Detroit Auto Show: Ford SynUS Photo Gallery
Claiming it built the SynUS to provide security and sanctuary from urban life, Ford's small but mighty B-sized concept takes its... more
2005 Detroit Auto Show: Infiniti Kuraza Photo Gallery 2005 Detroit Auto Show: Infiniti Kuraza Photo Gallery
Anxious to identify the next trend in luxury cars, Infiniti presented the Kuraza sport/utility concept. more
2005 Detroit Auto Show: Jeep Gladiator Photo Gallery 2005 Detroit Auto Show: Jeep Gladiator Photo Gallery
The Gladiator concept takes yet another stab at a Jeep pickup, and this appears a logical and easy-to-produce machine. more
2005 Detroit Auto Show: Jeep Hurricane Photo Gallery 2005 Detroit Auto Show: Jeep Hurricane Photo Gallery
Making good on the tired clichd of "turning on a dime," Jeep wowed the media audience with its amazing Hurricane. more
2005 Detroit Auto Show Coverage 2005 Detroit Auto Show Coverage
Hot production and concept vehicles are melting ice in Motor City. Coverage features ever significant truck unveiled, including Lexus RX... more
2004 Auto Show Truck Gallery 2004 Auto Show Truck Gallery
Auto show season has brought forth an abundance of trucks -- both production models and concepts -- worth more than just a passing glance. ... more
2005 Detroit Auto Show Coverage 2005 Detroit Auto Show Coverage
Hot production and concept vehicles are melting ice in Motor City. Coverage now includes almost 60 new production and concept vehicles,... more
2004 Detroit Auto Show 2004 Detroit Auto Show
Coverage now features more than 60 cars, including the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette, 850-hp Chrysler supercar, 2005 Ford Mustang and Shelby... more
2003 Detroit Auto Show 2003 Detroit Auto Show
New Year kicks off with hot new production models and concepts unveiled in Motor City, including the Chevrolet SS, Dodge Durango, Ford... more
2001 Detroit Auto Show 2001 Detroit Auto Show
Exciting vehicles unveiled in Motor City more

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Moab Madness: Jeep and Hummer doing it right

Posted May 5 2008 08:24 AM by Mark Williams
Much of our time is spent traveling places to drive a given manufacturer's latest and greatest. Usually that means flying to some familiar place, staying is some familiar hotel, and more times than not driving on some...  more

Driving an SUV? Trade it in now, while you still can

  Has the ever-growing pain at the pump finally gotten you thinking about giving up your V-8, seven-passenger SUV for something a little more frugal? Well you might want to get to a dealership soon, because the trade-in...more  

GM Full-Size Hybrid SUVs: Too Many Stinking Badges

  I congratulate General Motors for being first in the pool with hybrid-powered, full-size sport/utilities. These SUVs employ a true hybrid powertrain (not like the Malibu, Aura, and previous-gen GM trucks, which use what...more  

Kill the gas tax moratorium proposals

  DETROIT - This is an idea whose time has come, and quickly gone. Presidential candidates John McCain (I believe he proposed it first, so he's mentioned first) and Hillary Clinton have proposed a moratorium on the federal...more  

2009 BMW X6: Perfectly pointless

  I grabbed the keys to the BMW X6 last night. By the time I got home I was wondering whether, in a quiet corner of the FIZ, BMW's giant engineering center in Munich, a bunch of engineers were crying into their weissbier...more