Posted by Talbot Payne on January 18, 2026

The 2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X is available in multiple colors including Sebring Orange. Henry Payne, The Detroit News
Detroit — Detroit News readers have spoken, and it’s Motown brands in a landslide.
One hundred readers of The News descended on the Detroit Auto Show Floor on Wednesday to render their verdict in nine categories: Hottest Tech, Most Electrifying, Bargain Buggy, If Money Were No Object, Off Road Warrior, Family Hauler, Muscle Machine, Top Concept and Best in Show.
Detroit’s best swept them all.
Though the show is diminished from its heady days as the North American International Auto Show, there is no dearth of toys on the floor, from exotic European chariots to off-road weapons to mega-utes. Here are the Readers’ Choice Awards for 2026:


