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Green Machines in Detroit
Cattle Call A herd of Texas Longhorn cattle lead the new Dodge Ram in a much-hyped press conference . . . Seth Fletcher View Photo Gallery Mazda Furai Front Is this the Batmobile? No—it's the Mazda...
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Detroit Becomes Electric
Chrysler Circuit If it gets built, the lithium-ion battery-powered Circuit will run from 0-6 in less than five seconds, top out at more than 120 mph and run from 150-200 miles on a charge. Seth...
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Detroit Becomes Electric
Dek At this year’s spare but surprisingly upbeat North American International Auto Show, talk of an electrified future filled Detroit’s Cobo Hall ArrayAt the same press conference the General also...
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The Best of the 2010 Detroit Auto Show
The GMC Granite Concept Seth Fletcher The 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit was quieter, smaller and shorter than in years' past. But it was not, however, depressing, and...
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The Price of Karma
Future Man Henrik Fisker with a clay model of his closely guarded electric luxury sedan John B. Carnett Long, wide and low-slung, the car looks exotic, unplaceable. "It's the length of a Mercedes CLS,...
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767-Horsepower Hybrid Porsche 918 RSR Unveiled in Detroit
The Porsche 918 RSR Porsche AG The Detroit Auto Show is kicking off this morning, and the first big news from the showroom is the Porsche 918 RSR, a hybrid supercar that not only takes design cues...
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Detroit Auto Show: Ford Unveils The C-MAX Energi, Its First Plug-In Hybrid
Ford C-Max Energi Seth Fletcher Ford has been talking for months about its plan to bring five electrified vehicles to market by 2013. The last remaining mystery about that lineup -- a plug-in hybrid...
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The Best Cars From Detroit 2011: An Energetic, Right-Sized Auto Show
Porsche 918 RSR Glamor Shot Seth Fletcher View Photo GalleryFor the first time since the auto industry raced off a cliff two years ago, the Detroit auto show was mobbed. Back were the sold-out hotels,...
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The Best of the 2012 Detroit Auto Show
BMW i8 The larger of BMW's two plug-in concepts, the i8 pairs a front-mounted electric motor, enough lithium-ion batteries for 20 miles of all-electric driving range, and a rear-mounted three-cylinder...
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Detroit Auto Show 2013: New Infiniti Augurs A Future Without Steering Wheels
The Infiniti Q50 at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show Seth Fletcher Meet the Infiniti Q50, formerly the G37. In case you haven't heard, Infiniti is renaming all the cars in its lineup with the letter Q. (We...
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Detroit Auto Show 2013: VW Shows Off A Plug-In SUV Concept
VW's Crossblue plug-in SUV concept Seth Fletcher "If it goes into production…" So begins the second sentence of the press release for the Volkswagen Crossblue, a midsize SUV with a diesel plug-in...
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Detroit Auto Show 2013: The Sexiest Corvette We've Seen In Way Too Long
The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Chelsea Sexton If you didn't know better, you might think there were only one car at the Detroit Auto Show this year, because the spanking-new Chevrolet Corvette is the...
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Detroit Auto Show 2013: The Followup To the Chevy Volt Is A Cadillac
Cadillac ELR Chelsea Sexton At long, long last, General Motors has revealed the follow-up vehicle to the plug-in Chevrolet Volt. Based on the original Converj concept, the Cadillac ELR had been an...
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Detroit Auto Show 2013: Nissan Leaf Is Now Cheaper, Made In The U.S.
Ghosn Announces LEAF Chelsea Sexton Not that he's known for anything else, but Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn once again aggressively underscored his company's commitment to electric vehicles by dropping the...
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The 9 Best Cars From The 2013 Detroit Auto Show
2015 Acura NSX Concept A refined version of the NSX concept Acura showed last year in Detroit looks sharper, meaner, and somehow realer. We're concerned that Acura will find all sorts of ways to...
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The Best Of The 2014 Detroit Auto Show
Nissan Sport Sedan Concept At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week, the level of exuberance seemed more amped up than in previous years—automakers are throwing it all...
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2015 Detroit Auto Show: The All-New 2016 Chevrolet Volt Is Lighter, Faster...
2016 Chevrolet VoltChevroletChevrolet has completely rebuilt its plug-in hybrid Volt for 2016 and, in the process, made some big improvements over its predecessor.For starters, the new Volt is 243...
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2015 Detroit Auto Show: Ford Unleashes Hell's Fury, Times Three
Ford made a huge splash this morning at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit with a trio of new and noteworthy models:1. F-150 RaptorFord F-150 RaptorEric Adams/Popular ScienceThe...
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2015 Detroit Auto Show: Acura's New NSX Is An American-Made Hybrid Supercar
Acura NSXEric Adams/Popular ScienceHonda's Acura division finally unveiled the long-awaited production version of its new NSX supercar this afternoon in Detroit. The sleek hybrid machine—designed and...
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2015 Detroit Auto Show: Ford Sync 3 System Wants Your Trust
Ford Sync 3Ford Motor CompanyFord considers your in-car data—including navigation info—to be yours and not for sale.Ford’s latest communications and entertainment system, Sync 3, is on display at the...
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