All Detroit 2008 articles
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Hyundai Genesis
The Genesis is based on a new rear-wheel-drive platform previewed at the New York Auto Show last year. As the first Hyundai entrant into the US luxury car market the firm has high hopes for this car.
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Subaru Forester
This new Subaru Forester crossover SUV differs most from its predecessor in being larger and, specifically, taller.
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Honda Pilot prototype
This is a show car preview of a production eight-seat SUV that will sit above the more svelte CRV in the Honda line-up.
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Dodge Zeo concept
As one of Chrysler Group's alternative-fueled concepts unveiled in Detroit, the Zeo concept is an all-electric enthusiast vehicle for four-passengers.
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Audi R8 V12 TDI concept
The R8 V12 TDI concept is based very closely on the Audi R8 production design. The differences start with larger front side air intakes that run all the way from the base of the headlamps to the prominent splitter, a theme we first saw on the Audi Cross Cabriolet Quattro ...
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Mercedes Benz GLK concept
The GLK concept is a new type of Mercedes-Benz, a small SUV to compete directly with cars such as the BMW X3.
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Cadillac Provoq concept
The Provoq concept is based on GM's hydrogen fuel-cell E-flex propulsion system, but judging by its proportions it also looks like a show car preview of a forthcoming compact Cadillac crossover SUV.
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Fisker Karma
Quite a departure from restyling existing models from BMW and Mercedes-Benz, the Karma concept is a hybrid plug-in vehicle designed in-house by Henrik Fisker, CEO of Fisker Automotive.
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Chrysler ecoVoyager concept
With the ecoVoyager, a Chrysler concept for 2020, elegance and simplicity were the key words of the design brief.
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Toyota Venza
This is one of the most significant all-new production designs at Detroit. Designed in Toyota's Calty design studio in California, the Venza is an exclusive North American-market vehicle that targets young minded middle-class Americans for whom the Avalon is too staid and a Lexus too expensive.
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Lincoln MKT concept
The Lincoln MKT is the second concept designed by Xitis Mistry (working under exterior design manager Aram Kasparian) in as many years.
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Toyota A-BAT concept
With this crossover pickup truck concept, Toyota is suggesting a solution to the declining small pickup market. It might well be re-energized with a different type of design and a more environmentally-friendly powertrain.
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Jeep Renegade concept
The Renegade is one of those concepts every designer wants to create: a back to basics, futuristic recreational car for young people. And we've seen Jeep concepts before, several times, that tick some of these boxes. But this is not to suggest that this concept should be lightly dismissed.
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Nissan Forum concept
Nissan's Forum concept is a new take on the family hauler. Laden with innovative details, the show car pushes forward with a new design aesthetic and luxurious appointments not typically found on MPVs.
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Mitsubishi Concept-RA
The RA is a compact two-seat sports coupe concept similar to the Porsche Boxster - in its curvaceous and relatively long rear deck - and the Audi R8, with its low set front graphics.
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Land Rover LRX concept
The LRX has been designed for one main reason: to show the scope for a new smaller type of Land Rover product.
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Cadillac CTS Coupe concept
The CTS is clearly a car set for production in a near identical form. Though John Manoogian, director of exterior design for Cadillac, remained tight-lipped when speaking to CDN about the car's production feasibility, he did tell us that the car is the same as the CTS sedan from the ...
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Volkswagen Passat CC
The Mercedes-Benz CLS has been a very successful niche design, and one that has clearly been noticed by Volkswagen with the launch of its own version: the Passat CC.
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Ford F-150
Ford's new F-150 is arguably the most important new design in Detroit - even if it is just a very heavy revision of the 2004 F-150 design. It is Ford's best-selling product, the world's best-selling vehicle, and a very clever mid-life revision.