Detroit Auto Show

The 50 jurors of the 2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards have spoken: the 2012 Hyundai Elantra and 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque have been voted this year's best car and truck. Once again our own editorial director Marty Padgett helped preside among 50 fellow U.S. and Canadian...

Fresh from its win in last year’s Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge, Smart has unveiled a funky electric urban pickup concept at this week’s 2012 Detroit Auto Show. Yes, this tiny concept car is an open-top pickup complete with a sturdy tray, which Smart claims is ideal for holding...

Joining the Continental GT V8 in Bentley’s lineup this year, but not on the floor at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, is the new Continental GTC V8 luxury convertible, which like its hard-top sibling has also been fitted with a powerful and relatively frugal V-8 option for the 2013 model year...

Ford’s new global design strategy so far appears to be working, with the largely European designed and engineered Fiesta and Focus compacts doing particularly well around the globe, including in the U.S. where such cars have proven to be a hard sell in the past. More recently we saw the 2013...

After an early leak, the new 2013 Dodge Dart has finally been revealed to the public, with the stylish compact sedan debuting in front of audiences today at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. The vehicle, despite its lower-end positioning, is a crucial model in the Fiat-Chrysler empire as the car’s...

The 2013 Veloster Turbo will join the lineup, packing a new 201-horsepower version of the automaker's 1.6-liter direct-injection four-cylinder engine, paired with either a six-speed automatic transmission or a six-speed manual gearbox.

Having moved fully into competition with the best of the luxury and performance brands from Germany and Japan in terms of quality--though not yet volume--with the CTS and its many variants, Cadillac now seeks to build its portfolio of world-class cars. The upcoming XTS large sedan will sit above...

Audi will show its Q3 'Vail' SUV concept at next week's Detroit Auto Show, and is expected to announce a sedan version of its A3 hatchback.

Today we take a look at a relatively new sim racing game, Simraceway, the only sim to have a real-world training facility. We'll be brining you more details on the sim, the unique steering wheel, and the real-world training, but for now, get a good overview with our first drive review. Jeep has...

After skipping the 2012 model year Toyota has brought out an updated version of its Land Cruiser SUV for 2013, packing it with more standard features to justify it’s $70k-plus starting price, as well as revising the styling just a little. Thankfully, the big SUV still rides on a capable...

Another year is upon us and that means another 12 months of auto show fun, plus all the new model and concept unveilings that come with it. First off the ranks is the annual Detroit Auto Show, or North American International Auto Show as it’s officially known, and while the industrial...

Remember the ultra-efficient, albeit somewhat pricey, diesel-electric V60 Plug-In Hybrid wagon Volvo unveiled for the European market last month? Well here is a preview of the version we’ll get in the U.S., and as previously confirmed it will feature a gasoline-electric setup. The fact that...

Toyota will show a new plug-in hybrid concept called the NS4 at the Detroit Auto Show, and the concept is said to take Toyota in a sportier design direction.

The Detroit Auto Show is suiting up to be a rather interesting affair, with the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class, the 2013 Dodge Dart, a possible appearance by the 2013 SRT Viper, and the Acura NSX concept among others. Add to that list the 2013 Buick Encore, teased yet again ahead of its official...

Just when we thought Dodge had reached about as deeply as it could into its Mopar-muscle retro-performance catalog, it’s pulling out all the stops at the upcoming Detroit auto show with the introduction of a new 2012 Dodge Charger Redline that finds some retro inspiration from 1970—plus a...

Combining a 3.5-liter V-6 with front wheel mounted electric motors, the upcoming Acura NSX is said to produce a combined 400 horsepower.

Chrysler has expanded its 300 sedan lineup with a new model targeted at blue bloods with a green conscience. The new model is the 2012 Chrysler 300 Luxury Series, one the automaker touts as its most luxurious and fuel-efficient flagship ever. Starting with the luxury, the special 300 sedan gets...

Today at Motor Authority, Tesla finally released pricing for the 2012 Model S electric car and Chevrolet teases us with six new videos of the Camaro ZL1. Audi made our mouths water with the new A1 Quattro and announced a new design chief. All this and more in today's car news, right here on Motor...

Mercedes-Benz is bringing two new hybrid models to the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, one of which has been confirmed for sale in the U.S. next year. The two hybrids are the gasoline-electric 2013 Mercedes-Benz E400 Hybrid and the diesel-electric Mercedes-Benz E300 Bluetec Hybrid, and for now only the...

The production version of last year’s teasing Aveo RS Concept, the new 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS has been revealed today ahead of its debut next month at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. The aggressive looking hatchback is the latest addition in GM’s new small car onslaught and the good news...