Posts Tagged ‘detroit’

New plan to improve Cobo Hall moves forward

Friday, November 9th, 2007
Detroit may be the host of one of North America's largest auto shows, but Cobo Hall is far from the continent's best conference facility. It's dated and small, and larger venues like Chicago's McCormick place and the LA Convention Center are more modern and accommodating to automaker displays. Offic......

AutoWeek picks Best of Show and honors others from Detroit

Friday, November 9th, 2007
Here's a way to create content long after an auto show has ended, dream up a list of editorial favorite picks. Well, what the hell, we might as well be meta and report on the anti-news. Here we go blithely. AutoWeek handed out its Editors' Choice awards for the North American International Auto Show......

Hyundai Genesis gets new grille just for Detroit, what gives?

Thursday, November 8th, 2007
click above to view more high-res images of different Genesis grilleWhen the production version of the Hyundai Genesis was revealed, debate over its styling was a hot topic. Of particular interest to commenters was the grille, dubbed the "Klingon forehead" by some of you, which has a vertical center......

Detroit 2008: EyesOn Design Awards favor Cadillac

Thursday, November 8th, 2007
click above to view more high-res live shots of the Cadillac CTS Coupe ConceptOne bit of news we passed over on the way out the door of COBO Hall on Tuesday was the winners of this year's EyesOn Design Awards at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. There are four awards given away each year, including Best C......

Detroit 2008: EyesOn Design Awards favor Cadillac

Thursday, November 8th, 2007
click above to view more high-res live shots of the Cadillac CTS Coupe ConceptOne bit of news we passed over on the way out the door of COBO Hall on Tuesday was the winners of this year's EyesOn Design Awards at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. There are four awards given away each year, including Best C......

Detroit 2008: Steve Saleen presents… a bargain Chinese pickup!

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Laugh if you must, the wares that CHAMCO were showing off at the Detroit Auto Show were certainly a lot more humble than what you'd find at Lexus. China America Cooperative Automotive is seriously considering bringing pickup truck to the United States that they've retained the services of Steve Sale......

Lexus to unveil first hybrid-only model at Detroit ‘09

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
Think of the words "luxury" and "hybrid" and the name Lexus should come to mind. Toyota's luxury division offers gas-electric hybrid versions of the RX, GS and LS models, but while parent company Toyota has the hybrid-only Prius model, Lexus has yet to offer a dedicated hybrid of its own. According ......

Detroit 2008: Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 - supercharged LS9 cutaway display

Monday, November 5th, 2007
Yea, we know - the automotive press has featured a whole bunch of Corvette ZR1 content lately (including us!), and readers are probably getting a bit tired. However, we figure that a cutaway of the mighty supercharged LS9 should be interesting enough to justify yet another post on the revived King o......

Detroit 2008: Michelin Challenge Design winners

Monday, November 5th, 2007
Click image for high res gallery of the competitors.Michelin hosts its annual Michelin Challenge Design (design challenge?) to help young designers and their hot designs get some recognition. The emphasis is on innovative thinking, both on the technical and style side. While the challenge doesn't h......

Detroit 2008: Michelin Challenge Design winners

Monday, November 5th, 2007
Click image for high res gallery of the competitors.Michelin hosts its annual Michelin Challenge Design (design challenge?) to help young designers and their hot designs get some recognition. The emphasis is on innovative thinking, both on the technical and style side. While the challenge doesn't h......