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Filed under: Concept Cars , Detroit Auto Show , Etc. , Marketing/Advertising Click above for a high-res gallery of odds & ends from the 2009 Detroit Auto Show Auto shows throw massive amounts of promotions, marketing, branding, communications and event planning brainpower into one little bowl. Everyone is trying to be distinctive, and sometimes they do it with the cars, sometimes with the merchandise, sometimes with lures that are meant to get you to their stand at all. Yet there are only so many positions in which to mount a car and so many ways to put a logo on a jacket, right? Inevitably, that means you come across a few nifty novelties, and you also discover a few more things that fell through the cracks and make you wonder "What is this... doing here?" These are few of those odds and ends we found at last week's 2009 Detroit Auto Show . Gallery: Detroit 2009: The odds, the ends Detroit 2009: The odds, the ends originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14...
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Filed under: Detroit Auto Show Sure, there were a few brands missing from the 2009 Detroit Auto Show , but we never got the feeling that things were bleak... until we went looking for ten cool wheels. After walking the floor twice, we were able to come up with nine. America's premiere auto show had left us walking in circles, one wheel short, debating whether an ugly wheel with internally-mounted calipers was cool enough to make the list. And it was then that the real tragedy of this show hit us: not the subtracted brand count, but the lack of concept cars. With money reduced to growing on tumbleweeds and not on trees, those big-dollar flights of fancy had been (mostly) grounded. Instead, there were some magnificent production vehicles (the humongous 2010 Ford Taurus FTW!), and hereby we present the best wheels we found among them. Detroit 2009: Hot Wheels originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this...
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Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Sedans/Saloons , Saab , Special/Limited Editions Click above for a high-res gallery of the Saab 9-5 Griffin Edition We really feel for the folks at Saab, and not just because we love the 9-5 SportCombi and that we pined for a Turbo 900 with the Aero package for what seemed like all of the '80s. Yet look ahead 20 years - specifically to the 2009 Detroit Auto Show - and all we have to get excited about is the Saab 9-5 Griffin Edition. Frankly, the press release is more exciting. The grille is spruced up with matte chrome. Besides the fact that it looks like plastic, doesn't a matte finish defeat the purpose of chrome? Inside, as always with Saab, the two-tone seats are terrific places to plop one's rear, and the things covered in leather have the look and feel you want in your quirky luxury sedan. Elsewhere... well, it's the same thing Saab owners have been looking at for years, but with some of the plastic in different places. It isn't...
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Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Sports/GTs , Chevrolet Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Chevy Camaro SS It seems like eons since Chevy initially unveiled the Camaro concept in Detroit. Since then, we've seen so many camouflaged test mules and pre-production cars that we were starting to worry the design would feel too familiar before the Camaro hit dealerships. In reality, three years is a relatively short time for car to go from concept to reality, and from the reactions we saw on the show floor, the Camaro has nothing to worry about. Despite the focus on green cars, the Camaro was still one of the most popular vehicles at the Chevrolet display and we had to wait our turn to get a look inside. We are big fans of the overall design and love the retro look, but were somewhat disappointed with the overall feel and quality of materials used inside -- the 2010 Mustang easily trumps the Camaro in terms of interior quality. Still, the true test will come when we can fire up...
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Filed under: Aftermarket , Detroit Auto Show , Sports/GTs , Dodge Click above for a high-res gallery of the Mopar-accessorized Dodge Challenger R/T The Dodge Challenger remains by far one of the most exciting offerings in Chrysler's lineup, and in addition to the R/T Classic edition , Dodge had on display an R/T on display complete with the latest products from its Mopar catalog. The car you see here comes with Nostalgia wheels ($561 each), Go-Wing spoiler ($307), carbon fiber engine cover ($313), cold air intake ($359), cat-back exhaust system ($1,155), performance shifter ($680), coilover suspension kit ($1,704), Katzkin leather seats ($1,240), T/A hood, and more. Some of the parts seem a little expensive, but the Moparized Challenger looks absolutely retrotastic in a more subtle way than the aforementioned Classic R/T. Decide for yourself by browsing the high-res gallery below. Gallery: Detroit 2009: Dodge Challenger R/T with Mopar accessories Live Photos copyright (C)2009 Drew Phillips...
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Filed under: Detroit Auto Show We were at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show in person. We covered every reveal, every new model and every new concept car. We even told you already what our Most Significant Vehicles of the Show were and why. Now it's your turn. After the jump is poll of mega proportions containing every car, truck and concept that graced these hallowed pages over the last three days. You can read about each by clicking on our Detroit Auto Show category. After you've got the winner in your head, follow the jump to make your voice heard so we can crown the Peoples' Choice for the 2009 North American International Auto Show. There are no directions here, just picked the vehicle, production or concept, that you liked best. Continue reading Detroit 2009 MEGA POLL: Readers' Best of Show Detroit 2009 MEGA POLL: Readers' Best of Show originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Etc. , Chrysler, LLC. , Dodge , Jeep Click above to begin the Chrysler booth tour Yesterday, we gave you a guided tour of GM's first post-bailout NAIAS display. Today, we head across the hall to Chrysler, where the floundering automaker's dire financial straits are reflected on the show floor. Chrysler, once renowned for its lavish press conferences and known for its fancy display stands, has throttled back... big time. All three brands now share an open floorplan. No waterfall at Jeep, no giant Ram horns. Just cars and carpet. Taxpayer dollars now in the bank, the Pentastar is obviously trying to stretch them as far as it can while looking responsible in the process. The financial Grim Reaper has been shooed away for the moment, but don't worry about him; he'll definitely be back. The larger question after this year is, will Chrysler? Jump into the gallery below to begin the tour. Note : The vehicles shown in the gallery were still in the...
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Filed under: Detroit Auto Show Click above for a high-res gallery of the top ten anti-fuel efficient cars With the dramatic fluctuation of fuel prices in recent years, auto shows and the automakers that frequent them have focused more on green cars and increased efficiency. Gone are the days of supercar concepts like the Cadillac Cien and Chrysler ME412, as they're replaced by fuel sipping hybrids and range-extended electric vehicles. Still, a few manufacturers dare to bring gas-guzzlers to the joy of those who still enjoy tire-shredding horsepower. Click on the link below to see the top ten vehicles of the 2009 Detroit Auto Show that relentlessly celebrate smokey burnouts and completely unnecessary top speeds. Gallery: Detroit 2009: Top Ten Anti-Fuel Efficient Cars Photos copyright (C)2009 Drew Phillips / Weblogs, Inc. Detroit 2009: The top ten cars that still could care less about fuel efficiency originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:32:00 EST. Please see our terms...
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