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NAIA – The Best

DetNews.com breaks down the best in show at the NAIA this year. This industry is getting exciting with all the new entries!

The North American International Auto Show opens to the public today and while you’ve seen all of the new vehicles splashed on television and in the newspaper, you’re probably wondering what really is new this year. What will make the biggest impression and what should you just skip?

What’s the best of the 2010 show?

If we’ve learned anything during the past week, it is that “the best” is in the eye of the beholder. Some people will flock to the Lexus stand and coo over the gold LF-ch concept and others will spend their time breathing heavily over the row of Chevrolet pickups. Both may serve best roles, but in two different worlds.

Truth be told, parked throughout Cobo Center are some of the best cars money can buy — and a few that no one can afford — but the best of the newest vehicles vary greatly. There are a lot of ways to define “best.”

Read the full article here.


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Nissan showcases Leaf electric car

Word on the street is that the Nissan Leaf is the real deal and coming to showrooms near you in 2012. One-hundred miles per charge is what we hear and that is music to our ears and wallet.

From AutoGuide.com:

With no official presence at the Detroit Auto Show, Nissan couldn’t resist showcasing its new Leaf electric car. On display alongside several other electric models in an area of the show dubbed Electric Avenue, Nissan claims that the Leaf is no concept, but an actual production model. It certainly looks the part, with a production quality exterior and interior, high-tech features and plenty of functionality.

The Leaf is powered by lithium-ion battery packs and is rated at 80kW/280Nm, (107-hp and 207 ft-lbs of torque), which should make this sub-compact a sporty little car.

Read the full article here.

The Maserati GranTurismo is a head-turner

This Maserati GranTurismo convertible is what gets the cameras flashing at these shows. We can see why as this is one hot car my friends!

From AutoGuide.com:

Originally unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show as the GranCabrio, Maserati has decided to give its convertible GranTurismo model a more self-explanatory name for North America: the GranTurismo Convertible.

This new drop-top expands the Maserati lineup to three models, including the Quattroporte sedan and the GranTurismo coupe.

The GranTurismo Convertible is powered by the company’s top-level 4.7-liter V8, making 433-hp. This seems to indicate that unlike Maserati’s other models, the 405-hp 4.2-liter V8 will not be offered. What this also may indicate is that a possible GranCabrio S model could make even more power. After all, with the added weight of the necessary chassis stiffening required in a drop-top, the 433-hp will deliver performance on par with the base-engine coupe.

Read the full article here.

Chinese auto market passes US market

The Chinese auto market passed the US market for the #1 spot in 2009 and now GM might be selling more cars in China than the US real soon. It’s called a global economy and GM appears to understand that!

From CNNMoney.com:

DETROIT (CNNMoney.com) — Chinese consumers bought more automobiles last year than Americans did for the first time. A top executive at General Motors thinks that it won’t be long before it too will sell more cars in China than in its home market.

In fact, Tim Lee, GM’s Shanghai-based president of international operations, said at the auto industry’s key trade show Tuesday that this day could come sooner rather than later.

“We did very very well,” Lee said about the company’s sales in China in 2009. “We don’t intend to stop with what we’ve done. We intend to grow.”

Read the full article here.


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XTS concept previews Cadillac’s next flagship

Cadillac will launch the all new XTS in 2012 as a single replacement for both the STS and DTS. From what we can see this is going to be a sweet ride!

From the Detroit News:

nullCadillac has been tamed — in a green sort of way.

The days of a plush Cadillac powered by a massive gasoline-fired engine with 16 cylinders appear to be over.

Instead, General Motors Co.’s luxury division today displayed its idea of what a hybrid should be with the introduction of the XTS Platinum plug-in hybrid concept.

Packed full of conveniences, the sedan is expected to hit the market in 2012 as a single replacement for both the STS and DTS.

Read the full article here.

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