Automotive Trends

      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.

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

      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.

      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.

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

      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…

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

      Once upon a time, automakers offered three basic body styles in the United States: sedan, coupe, and wagon. The sedans were the practical vehicles, and thus, the volume sellers. The wagons were offered for those who just couldn’t fit the whole family in something as limiting as a sedan. Coupes were clearly better looking than their sedan and wagon counterparts and appealed to those who wanted style and could live with the limitations imposed by two doors. Read more…

      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.

      Journalists look on as the Saturn Curve is moved from its stage debut to its show display stand at the 2004 NAIAS.