Auto Shows (Page 41)

The 2013 Ram 1500 has been busy over the past few months scoring awards from all sorts of automotive authority but today, the Chrysler Group announced a new towing capacity for the 2013 Ram Heavy Duty that makes the Ram 2500 and Ram 3500 the most capable trucks on the market today – with a maximum towing capacity of 30,000 pounds.

The Cadillac ELR will make its grand debut next Monday at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit but as we all prepare for the big Motor City show – General Motors has shown off the new electric Caddy coupe in broad daylight while covered in the familiar black and white camouflage skin.

While many expected that the first performance package for the new Dodge Dart would be the same R/T trimline featured on the rest of the Dodge lineup – this morning the Chrysler Group introduced the first performance oriented trimline in the form of the 2013 Dodge Dart GT.

Conceived primarily for sale in the US, Canada and China, Audi will reveal its first-ever gasoline powered SQ5 next week at NAIAS – supercharged, all-wheel drive and developing 354 horsepower while still getting 21-mpg combined.

Next week’s 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit is sure to be chock full of exciting new production models and concepts alike and today, we get our first teaser of the Hyundai HCD-14 Concept – although there is little information accompanying the lone shadowy image shown on the right.

On the heels of their best year in the US market to date, Audi shows no sign of resting on their laurels as the refreshed R8 lineup and the all-new American debut of the RS 5 Cabriolet arrive at NAIAS January 14 – and this is only the beginning.

Now in its 17th year, the North American International Auto Show’s Urban Wheels Lifetime Achievement Award is intended to insure the valuable contributions of women and people of color within the diverse industry are not overlooked or unsung.

Honda has announced that their company display at the upcoming 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon will including the new S2000 Modulo Climax, a modern concept vehicle based very closely on the same Honda S2000 that left production over three years ago – possibly hinting to the revival of the sporty rear drive Honda 2-door roadster.

General Motors has done a great job of making sure that no one sees any pictures of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette ahead of the big debut next month at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit but thanks to what appears to be artwork leaked from a service manual that were posted on an enthusiast forum – today we get our best look yet at the upcoming C7 Corvette.

The 2013 Consumer Electronics Show will have Toyota and Lexus showcasing the latest in automated driving technologies.

Yesterday we had a look at the third official GM teaser video of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette that focuses on the interior of the new American supercar and today, we get a look at some basic line drawings of the new Corvette front end from the Facebook page of well known automotive paparazzi Chris Doane.

The 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit next January will bring about the debut of the Cadillac ELR – a luxury electric vehicle based on the drivetrain and chassis architecture of the Chevrolet Volt – and with about a month until the big debut, General Motors has offered up the first teaser shot of the new electric Caddy.

It’s just a week to Christmas, but the automotive world never sleeps and it is less than a month before the all-new BMW 4 Series Concept Coupe will debut at the 2013 North American International Auto Show.

General Motors has released what is the third official teaser video of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette and this time, we get a look at the interior of the upcoming C7 – although this video shows us less of the actual car than the previous videos.

Some early specifications on the 2014 Maserati Quattroporte have surfaced via the folks at Autocar including a pair of Ferrari engineered engines packing twin turbochargers, an 8-speed automatic transmission and an optional all wheel drive system – offering us a glimpse into what to expect when this four door Italian supercar debuts at the Detroit Auto Show early next year.

The 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit’s Cobo Hall is expected to be a biggie in terms of new model debuts and among those new model introductions will be the new Lexus IS – with an entirely redesigned look drawing much of its styling inspiration from the sporty Lexus LF-CC Concept.

In a recent discussion with Ward’s Auto, Jeep brand CEO Mike Manley explained that the new diesel powered variant of the popular Jeep Grand Cherokee will make its formal debut in January at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit with those models hitting dealer lots during the first quarter of 2013.

When the electric Fiat 500e debuted last week at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show, Fiat/Chrysler executive Olivier Francois made an off-the-cuff comment that seemed to be directed at the exterior styling of the Nissan Leaf – a joke that has seemingly hurt the feelings of front office folks from the Japanese automaker.

We reported back in April that company founder Steve Saleen won the legal rights to use his own name and after a lengthy hiatus, Steve and the company that bears his name have introduced their first “customized” Ford Mustang at the Los Angeles Auto Show with the debut of the new 700 horsepower Saleen 351 Mustang.

The 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show was a big deal for Fiat in 2010 with the formal reintroduction to the brand in North America and the 2012 has been almost as big with the debuts of the electric 500e, the high performance 500 Abarth Convertible and now the roomy Fiat 500L – a five passenger crossover with cargo room to spare.

Among the more interesting concept debuts at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show is the Hyundai Veloster C3 Roll Top – a heavily modified version of the popular Veloster Turbo that combines the open air freedom of a convertible with the functionality of a utility vehicle.

General Motors has just released what is technically the third teaser of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette with this newest video offering us a look at just a bit of the high tech gadgetry that will be found in the new C7 when it debuts on January 13th 2013 including a 200 mile per hour speedometer and a massive tachometer – both of which are located on a new digital readout cluster.

It has been widely rumored that Toyota Motor Co is planning a convertible version of the Toyota GT86 and according to insider comments, the drop top rear wheel drive sports car could make its public debut next March at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show – giving American buyers an idea of what to expect when the Scion FR-S convertible arrives in the future.

The biggest news from the reborn Fiat brand at the 2012 LA Auto Show was the formal introduction of the new electric 500e but the Italian automaker countered its super-green model with a new high performance Abarth version of their popular 500c convertible – packing all of the greatness of the traditional hard-top Abarth combined with a refreshing open air driving experience.

In his speeches at the J.D. Power NADA Western Automotive Conference yesterday, as well as before the Motor Press Guild today, Jim Lentz, Toyota Motor Sales President and CEO, highlighted the progress the industry has made and portrayed a future wherein auto manufacturers will continue to create a better tomorrow for us all.

The 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show opened this morning with the key debut in the Dodge booth being the introduction of the 2013 Dodge Charger Daytona – a ‘sights and sounds’ package that adds a unique look to the Hemi-powered Charger R/T.

When the Mazda exhibit opens in the Los Angeles Convention Center this Friday, attendees will get the first North American close-up look at the 2014 Mazda6, 2014 CX-5 and a new Mazda racecar, plus the new SKYACTIV-D 2.2-liter clean diesel engine.