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AT’s Photo Spotlight

March 23rd, 2010 No comments

      The 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara X-Sport was a charming little trucklet. It was a strong contender of the small SUV segment and had a genuine rear-wheel drive based 4-wheel drive system to boot!

AT’s Photo Spotlight

March 22nd, 2010 No comments

      The Mercury Messenger Concept descends from the ceiling of COBO Arena at the 2003 NAIAS. Does it bring news of a revitalized Mercury? Not yet…

AT’s Photo Spotlight

March 21st, 2010 No comments

      Santa Claus left us a nice present under the tree! But he also failed to realize that a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette on summer tires delivered in late December makes for a slippery, and sometimes scary, test of GM’s amazing StabiliTrak.

AT’s Photo Spotlight

March 20th, 2010 No comments

      These Lotus Elise triplets showed up at the 2005 Kettering University Firebird’s Car Show and caused quite a stir!

AT’s Photo Spotlight

March 19th, 2010 No comments

      Ford sets the stage for what would become the next great phase of the pony car and horsepower war with the introduction of a retro Mustang concept at the 2003 NAIAS.

AT’s Photo Spotlight

March 18th, 2010 No comments

      The Dodge Slingshot Concept on display at the 2005 NAIAS was a sporty little coupe targeted towards a younger crowd on the lower end of the income spectrum. The styling is sharp but its 3-cylinder engine was only good for 100-hp and 10-second dash to 60 mph.

AT’s Photo Spotlight

March 17th, 2010 No comments

      As far as stunning cars go the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren pretty much takes the cake, shown here on display at the 2005 NAIAS.

2011 Ford Mustang wows EPA!

March 16th, 2010 No comments

      Well its offical. You can have your cake and eat it too. The 2011 Mustang GT equipped with the 412-horsepower 5.0L V8 will return (when driven sans lead foot) 26 mpg. The announcement came this morning, the EPA rating for the 2011 Mustang coupes are as follows: Read more…

AT’s Photo Spotlight

March 16th, 2010 No comments

      The Honda S2000 is sitting in the spotlight at the 2004 NAIAS.

AT’s Photo Spotlight

March 15th, 2010 No comments

      Could the GM Hy-wire really be the transportation of the future? Who knows, but shown here is the “skateboard” chassis of the GM Hy-wire at the 2005 NAIAS.