Friday, January 18, 2013

The cars of 2013 NAIAS

The 2013 North American International Auto Show at COBO Center, Detroit, Michigan, runs until January 27, 2013 so if you still got the time, why not take a look at some of the main attractions of this year's show? There's plenty of world premieres expected on this car show you know. Here are the cars you'll see on this year's show...

2014 Audi RS5 Cabriolet

2014 Audi RS7 Sportback

2014 Bentley Continental GTC Speed

2014 BMW M6 Gran Coupe

2014 BMW Z4 LCI

2014 Cadillac ELR

2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

2014 Chevrolet Silverado

Chrysler 300 MOTOWN Edition

2014 GMC Sierra

2014 Infiniti Q50

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee minor change

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT

2014 Lexus IS

2013 Maserati Quattroporte

2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class

2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class minor change

2014 Mini JCW Paceman

2013 Acura NSX Concept II

2013 Acura MDX Concept

2013 BMW 4-Series Concept

Chrysler 300S Turbine Edition

2013 Ford Atlas Concept

2013 Honda Urban SUV Concept

2013 Hyundai HCD-14 Genesis Concept

2013 Lincoln MKC Concept

2013 Nissan Resonance Concept

2013 Toyota Corolla Furia Concept

2013 Volkswagen CrossBlue Concept


So, what I learned on the 2013 NAIAS is...

1) The Corvette C7 Stingray is probably the best car in the show...

2) Chevrolet showcased global cars in the booth

3) 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee minor change offers an 8-speed automatic as applied on the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger. For the first time, a diesel engine was offered for this minor change.

4) SRT Grand Cherokee is no longer referred to as SRT8. Remember, SRT is now Chrysler's brand now so it seems that other models wearing the SRT8 badge would follow suit as well, especially that the new SRT Grand Cherokee now comes with an 8-speed gearbox.

5) Infiniti Q50 is the next Nissan Skyline, except the fact that it has a 3.7L V6 and a hybrid engine. Wonder if the next Skyline V37 would follow suit as well...

6) 2014 Lexus IS is a little present for someone named Houki. She said that it will still offer the same 2.5L and 3.5L V6 engine while a hybrid model is planned, with the new 2.5L hybrid engine as applied on the 14th generation Toyota Crown.

7) E63 AMG minor change now comes with the S-model, which gives them four-wheel drive! CLS63 AMG models follow suit as well.

8) Cadillac ATS is 2013 North American Car of the Year while RAM 1500 is 2013 North American Truck of the Year

9) Acura NSX Concept II now showcasing its interior for the first time

10) Acura MDX Prototype hints next generation model

11) Ford Atlas pickup previews next-generation of Ford F-Series trucks to rival against the Silverado. This one's for you, Dave.

12) Honda Urban SUV Concept previews a new rival to the Nissan Juke and it will be based on the the next generation Honda Fit.

13) Hyundai HCD-14 Concept hints of a second-generation Genesis saloon.

14) MKC Concept hints a possible new crossover from The Lincoln Motor Company

15) Nissan Resonance Concept hints a next generation Murano

16) Toyota Furia concept previews global-market eleventh Corolla

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