{"id":23319,"date":"2019-01-19T13:49:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-19T17:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=23319"},"modified":"2019-01-19T13:49:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-19T17:49:00","slug":"10-must-sees-at-the-detroit-auto-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/10-must-sees-at-the-detroit-auto-show","title":{"rendered":"10 must-sees at the Detroit auto show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/97cef2a5-9629-4246-8ab6-9faa191e619f-2019-0114-dm-naias-ford1308.JPG?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The Shelby Mustang GT500\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable-p-2 p-text\">Cobo&#8217;s main show floor is a different\u00a0place this year. I&#8217;m tempted to tout the delicious, scissor-door McLaren 570 as my favorite car in show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">But it&#8217;s\u00a0part of Envy Auto Group&#8217;s display of exotic, pre-owned cars \u2014 an exhibit from a car dealer that helps fill space left\u00a0by the mass exodus of European luxury brands. Thanks to Envy, you still get to ogle Porsches and Ferraris \u2014\u00a0but they aren&#8217;t the newest stuff on the market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">For that, there are still plenty of U.S. and foreign automakers who have brought their A-games. There are the usual mighty muscle cars and trucks\u00a0we expect at a Motown show. But there is also an extraordinary breadth of vehicles from electric to autonomous to V-8s appealing to the richest auto consumer market on the planet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Here are the most important vehicles in show.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3\"><strong>Toyota Supra<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"module-position-Rfqz7kfwmk0\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/2d868581-4ac2-4560-9e5b-984f3ae1b263-2019-0114-dm-naias-toyota1026.jpg?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The 2020 Toyota Supra.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/2d868581-4ac2-4560-9e5b-984f3ae1b263-2019-0114-dm-naias-toyota1026.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/2d868581-4ac2-4560-9e5b-984f3ae1b263-2019-0114-dm-naias-toyota1026.jpg?width=500&amp;height=320\" \/>The 2020 Toyota Supra.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Daniel Mears, The Detroit News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">I have never seen a Toyota news conference packed with so many people. Motorheads have thirsted for the next Supra since Toyota teased the stunning FT-1 Concept in 2014. The production car holds nicely to the concept&#8217;s design with its low, racer-like hood and roller-coaster hips. A lightweight, 50-50 balanced two-seater, the Supra got an assist from BMW, which makes the 335-horse\u00a0turbo in-line six-cylinder. It&#8217;s the\u00a0same mill that\u00a0motivates the BMW Z4.\u00a0Look for this $50,000 hottie come summer.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3\"><strong>Ford Mustang GT500<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"module-position-Rfqz7kfvCNk\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/e1b08213-6fd4-4feb-9b45-d747979a17f1-2019-0114-dm-naias-features0225b.jpg?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The Ford Shelby Mustang  GT500 is lowered onto the NAIAS stage for its reveal.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/e1b08213-6fd4-4feb-9b45-d747979a17f1-2019-0114-dm-naias-features0225b.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/e1b08213-6fd4-4feb-9b45-d747979a17f1-2019-0114-dm-naias-features0225b.jpg?width=500&amp;height=349\" \/>The Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 is lowered onto the NAIAS stage for its reveal.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Daniel Mears, The Detroit News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">Lightweight straight-six\u00a0Supra, meet fire-breathing, supercharged V-8 pony. With more than twice the horsepower of the Toyota, the legendary GT500 track monster is aimed squarely at the Chevy Camaro ZL1 across the Cobo aisle. Where past GT500s were straight-line dragsters, this athlete takes the agile GT350 platform and adds steroids. The huge\u00a0carbon-fiber rear wing will help keep this 700-plus horse Snake on the ground while it inhales supercars costing twice as much.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3\"><strong>Ram Heavy Duty 2500\/3500<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"module-position-Rfqz7ke27mo\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/cc16ac08-fae9-4d97-9256-ba5df11d0061-2019-0114-rb-naiais-ram100.jpg?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The 2019 Ram 2500 Power Wagon\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/cc16ac08-fae9-4d97-9256-ba5df11d0061-2019-0114-rb-naiais-ram100.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/cc16ac08-fae9-4d97-9256-ba5df11d0061-2019-0114-rb-naiais-ram100.jpg?width=500&amp;height=315\" \/>The 2019 Ram 2500 Power Wagon\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Robin Buckson, The Detroit News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">For a different kind of muscle, check out the Heavy Duty version of the Ram 1500, voted North American Truck of the Year. The 2500\/3500 ups the light-duty&#8217;s capabilities by stuffing a 6.7-liter Cummins turbo-diesel under the hood that makes 1,000-pound feet of stump-pulling torque. Make that house-pulling. The 3500 can tow over 35,000 pounds while nurturing passengers with leather thrones\u00a0and a 12-inch\u00a0Tesla-like screen.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3\"><strong>Ford Explorer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"module-position-Rfqz7keQTAU\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/04e77392-387e-444b-8037-78551db11cee-2019-0114-dm-naias-features0523.jpg?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The Ford Explorer. This one is a hybrid version.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/04e77392-387e-444b-8037-78551db11cee-2019-0114-dm-naias-features0523.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/04e77392-387e-444b-8037-78551db11cee-2019-0114-dm-naias-features0523.jpg?width=500&amp;height=346\" \/>The Ford Explorer. This one is a hybrid version.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Daniel Mears, The Detroit News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">Ford also makes SUVs. The best-selling ute of all time, the Explorer is totally remade. It sits on a rear-wheel drive based chassis for better towing and design dynamics. But the high-tech interior is where it really shines: one-button access to the third-row, one-button operated self-park feature. This being Ford, the Explorer gets multiple engine options, \u00a0including a hybrid and 400-horse ST performance variant.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3\"><strong>Kia Telluride<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"module-position-Rfqz7kfYBgw\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/6435ca3f-4ab8-4e77-8aac-05ca71eb005b-2019-0114-dg-autoshow0396.jpg?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The 2020 Kia Telluride is driven on an off-road road course during its reveal.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/6435ca3f-4ab8-4e77-8aac-05ca71eb005b-2019-0114-dg-autoshow0396.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/6435ca3f-4ab8-4e77-8aac-05ca71eb005b-2019-0114-dg-autoshow0396.jpg?width=500&amp;height=333\" \/>The 2020 Kia Telluride is driven on an off-road road course during its reveal.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: David Guralnick, The Detroit News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">Kia went after the Audi A7 with its sexy Stinger sedan coupe last year. This year Kia\u00a0beats the three-row Jeep Wagoneer to market with a more rugged\u00a0version of the Sorento SUV. The exterior is bold and upright like a\u00a0Range Rover. The interior is luxurious. Take it on a test spin on Kia&#8217;s indoor Cobo track.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3\"><strong>Nissan IMs Concept<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"module-position-Rfqz7kfbjjY\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/12beabba-aa61-457d-91e5-33e9d7748f7e-011419_FLJJ_naias_15.jpg?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The Nissan IMs concept electric car.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/12beabba-aa61-457d-91e5-33e9d7748f7e-011419_FLJJ_naias_15.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/12beabba-aa61-457d-91e5-33e9d7748f7e-011419_FLJJ_naias_15.jpg?width=500&amp;height=333\" \/>The Nissan IMs concept electric car.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Jose Juarez, Special to The Detroit News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">With the explosion in electric and self-driving technology, show-stopping concepts are back. There are a few of these envelope-pushing concepts on the floor, but my favorite is the Nissan with its spare, Caddy-like styling and suicide doors. What&#8217;s the autonomous world look like? Nissan imagines a single, rear-seat armchair where\u00a0the boss sits, while the front seats swivel for assistants\u00a0to\u00a0take notes.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3\"><strong>Lincoln Continental<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"module-position-Rfqz7kfFcR8\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/16\/PDTN\/78bf4f99-f09a-43bc-b6f3-a5134eace8d3-2019-0115-dm-naias1096.jpg?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Lincoln Continental\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/16\/PDTN\/78bf4f99-f09a-43bc-b6f3-a5134eace8d3-2019-0115-dm-naias1096.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/16\/PDTN\/78bf4f99-f09a-43bc-b6f3-a5134eace8d3-2019-0115-dm-naias1096.jpg?width=500&amp;height=336\" \/>Lincoln Continental\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Daniel Mears, The Detroit News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">Suicide\u00a0doors aren&#8217;t just for concepts. A special edition of 80 Lincoln Continentals \u2014 celebrating Conti&#8217;s 80th birthday \u2014\u00a0is being made with stunning, rear-hinged rear doors. The palatial rear seats can comfortably\u00a0fit Andre Drummond, while front-row passengers luxuriate in\u00a030-way seats.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3\"><strong>Cadillac XT6<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"module-position-Rfqz7kfJPc8\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/7cb424b0-979a-4475-834b-c37fa5560c29-011319_FLJJ_naias_xt6_8.jpg?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The 2020 Cadillac XT6\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/7cb424b0-979a-4475-834b-c37fa5560c29-011319_FLJJ_naias_xt6_8.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/7cb424b0-979a-4475-834b-c37fa5560c29-011319_FLJJ_naias_xt6_8.jpg?width=500&amp;height=333\" \/>The 2020 Cadillac XT6\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Jose Juarez, Special to Detroit News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">The bling-tastic, three-row Escalade has long been the choice of rappers and Wall Street limo\u00a0services. &#8220;XT6 takes the Escalade down to an everyday package,&#8221; says Caddy designer Andrew Smith. The handsome ute sits on the same wheelbase as the two-row XT5 for better handling,\u00a0yet carves out 30 inches of third-row legroom. The CUE infotainment system can be operated by touch\u00a0or remote rotary dial.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3\"><strong>Hyundai Elantra GT N Line<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"module-position-Rfqz7keoEjI\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/53e3b4ec-af1a-46af-a76b-04c7e12f4c84-2019-0114-dm-naias-hyundai1295.jpg?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Journalists check out the Hyundai Elantra GT N Line after its reveal at the North American International Auto Show media preview day at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan on January 14, 2019.  (Image by Daniel Mears \/ The Detroit News) \n<\/div>\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/53e3b4ec-af1a-46af-a76b-04c7e12f4c84-2019-0114-dm-naias-hyundai1295.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/53e3b4ec-af1a-46af-a76b-04c7e12f4c84-2019-0114-dm-naias-hyundai1295.jpg?width=500&amp;height=349\" \/><span class=\"mycapture-btn-wrap\"><span class=\"mycapture-non-priority-horizontal-image mycapture-btn-with-text js-mycapture-btn js-mycapture-photo-asset\">Buy Photo<\/span><\/span>Journalists check out the Hyundai Elantra GT N Line after its reveal at the North American International Auto Show media preview day at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan on January 14, 2019. (Image by Daniel Mears \/ The Detroit News)\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Daniel Mears, The Detroit News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">This is muscle for those on a budget. The Elantra gains a hot hatch version to rival the VW Golf\u00a0GTI. Loaded with standard features\u00a0for just $25,000, economy buyers get 201-horsepower fun with hatchback utility.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3\"><strong>VW Passat<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"module-position-Rfqz7kfpM5U\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/20ab44fa-1769-4739-aeb5-0648b427b20b-2019-0114-mo-autoshow2843.JPG?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The 2020 Volkswagen Passat\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/20ab44fa-1769-4739-aeb5-0648b427b20b-2019-0114-mo-autoshow2843.JPG\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/01\/17\/PDTN\/20ab44fa-1769-4739-aeb5-0648b427b20b-2019-0114-mo-autoshow2843.JPG?width=500&amp;height=333\" \/>The 2020 Volkswagen Passat\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Max Ortiz, The Detroit News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">While Detroit brands are emptying Midwest sedan factories, VW is sticking around with the Tennessee-built Passat. Updated inside and out, the upscale V-dub nevertheless hedges its bets by sticking with an old platform rather than the more modern MQB chassis that Europe gets.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cobo&#8217;s main show floor is a different\u00a0place this year. I&#8217;m tempted to tout the delicious, scissor-door McLaren 570 as my favorite car in show. But it&#8217;s\u00a0part of Envy Auto Group&#8217;s display of exotic, pre-owned cars \u2014 an exhibit from a car dealer that helps fill space left\u00a0by the mass exodus of European luxury brands. Thanks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,87],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23319"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23319\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}