All NAIAS articles – Page 4
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Doors open in Detroit
Good morning from a chilly Detroit COBO Center for the North American International Auto Show
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Ford’s new Fusion: good, but too big for Europe?
The Ford Fusion (née Mondeo) is the latest step in the company’s ‘One Ford’ strategy
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Chevrolet Code 130R Concept – the BMW 1 Series wannabe
Chevrolet is showing two very different coupe concepts at Detroit. This, the Code 130R, is the more traditional of the two, with its three-box proportions
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Mercedes SL – simple, sensual
No, not the new SL, but the glorious original that joined Dr. Zetsche on stage to announce its sixth-generation relative
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Smart for-us – yet another strong showing from the resurgent brand
It may be big for a Smart – at 3,547mm it’s a full meter longer than the ForTwo – but the ‘for-us’ (for the US, geddit?) is small enough to piggyback on most domestic pickups
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Acura NSX Concept: Living up to the name
It’s a cliche to say that the original Honda NSX (Acura NSX in North America) was the first truly modern, useable supercar
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Come on Kia, you can do better than this
One of the stars of last year’s Detroit show was the Kia KV7 minivan so it was disappointing that the only thing the company had to show this year was an Optima modified by West Coast Customs
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van Hooydonk admires “wild” Lexus LF-LC
It’s always interesting catching designers checking out other brands’ products and so bumping into the ever-affable Adrian van Hooydonk, BMW Group’s design chief on the Lexus stand I was keen to know what he thought of the LF-LC concept
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Video: Lexus LF-LC exterior design walk-around
The Lexus LF-LC has caused easily the biggest stir here at Detroit
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Chrysler 700C: Is there any life left in the minivan?
While Minivans/MPVs have continued to fall in popularity, and a question mark hangs over the future of the Renault’s breed-defining Espace, Chrysler’s 700C suggests that the company thinks there is plenty of life left in this segment
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Video: Lexus LF-LC interior
The exterior design of the LF-LC is impressive, but it’s the interior that – in many ways – stands out more
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Cadillac ATS: Finally breaking into the premium mainstream?
Unlike the larger XTS which we reviewed last month, Cadillac’s new 3-Series sized ATS appears to measure up to the premium D-segment class standard
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Trend: NAIAS and the tale of the missing interiors…
It’s great to see so many concepts being unveiled in the Cobo hall this year
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Stunning Lincoln show stand
Not to say there aren’t some good vehicles launching at the 2012 Detroit show but one of the best things revealed so far isn’t a car at all but the new Lincoln exhibition stand
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Maserati Kubang gets closer to its design freeze but…
On the first press day of Detroit there was a small buzz about what might be lurking under the satin sheet on the Maserati stand
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Video: Lincoln Stand Sculpture
Video of one of the pair of expanding and contracting hanging sphere sculptures either side of the stairs
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Lincoln MKZ concept prefaces production car “within four months”
Lincoln’s MKZ concept is not just another show car but a pre-production teaser that will be revealed in showroom-ready form within four months according to Ford Group design boss J Mays
