Detroit 2008: Autoblog picks the five most significant introductions
Media days of the Detroit Auto Show have come and gone, and we've done our best to provide you with plenty of pics and updates of all the significant debuts during North America's biggest auto show. We scoured through all the new concepts and world debuts to give you our five most significant new products at NAIAS. Click on the video above to view the Autoblog Five, and be sure to give us your top five all-new concepts and world debuts after the jump.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Red Star 9:19PM (1/15/2008)
Best selling truck in the past 33 years is not on the list?????????????????????????????????
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TwinTurbo3000GT 9:25PM (1/15/2008)
they said SIGNIFICANT...lol
Just ball busting. Seriously though...did it have any radical changes???
Paul P. 9:36PM (1/15/2008)
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like they did anything to the F150 to make it stand out over the previous generation.
J.Crew 12:08AM (1/16/2008)
I agree that it was not enough to justify being on the list. They added some cool add on features, but it is not really "all new", more like a mid cycle enhancement to both the exterior and interior. The real question is any mention of a Hybrid F150? Any other new powertrains on this new model that are going to beat the competition? It is a nice truck, but just saying it is not really that "all new".
AlexP 8:27AM (1/16/2008)
Ford only licensed Toyota's SD, they're not into the 2-mode deal. Having an Hybrid F-150 that relies on Toyota's system would be a complete waste and would be an illogical choice for truck buyers.
DIRETTORE 9:23PM (1/15/2008)
*****
?? CAN ANYONE PLEASE FIND OUT IF THE ZR1 + CTS-V WILL BE AT GENEVA???
THANK YOU!!!
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J.Crew 12:45AM (1/16/2008)
I would say it is a safe bet that they ship them across the ocean for other shows. It only makes sense as these two brands are global now. I look forward to seeing them next week as I live about 20min from where the Auto Show is in Detroit.
TwinTurbo3000GT 9:23PM (1/15/2008)
hmmm...i think i would have reversed those lol.
i may be bias though. :D
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Dan Roth 9:42PM (1/15/2008)
could you possibly even be biasED?
Godzilla 9:30PM (1/15/2008)
Where is the Nissan GT-R video.
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caddy dave 9:52PM (1/15/2008)
It broke down on the way to get in the photo shoot.
John R 6:18AM (1/16/2008)
hardy-har-har. very droll...
DJ 9:47PM (1/15/2008)
What - No Ford Verve? The car that could totally change how US made small cars are perceived and you don't consider that significant?
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Clinton 10:04PM (1/15/2008)
I agree. Definitely more significant then the Dodge Ram and arguably the Lancer.
RMc 9:54PM (1/15/2008)
How did the Fisker Karma not make the list?
All of the above mentioned examples all have the same type of propulsion as the Model-T. The Fisker breaks the trend for a reasonable (value?) price and doesn't get a word mentioned.
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Tom 10:44PM (1/15/2008)
I would assume it's not on the list because there are already dog ugly hybrids on the market.
LTron 10:04PM (1/15/2008)
How about the Hyundai Genesis. The features of a $60,000+ car for about $25,000 less.
What's significant about another cruddy and unreliable Dodge pickup?
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joe97 11:07PM (1/15/2008)
Exactly. The Genesis should be one of the top five, there is a real potential this vehicle could re-write what is known as the luxury market.
Of the five, the one deserving the least amount of significance is the Audi R8 V12 TDi. I would slot the Genesis in its place, and I have about 30,000 good reasons for it (expected starting price for the Genesis, just under 30K).
Hiro11 10:14PM (1/15/2008)
Pick-ups are so 1994.
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Hike15 10:26PM (1/15/2008)
I like how nobody is arguing the 100,00 supercar that most people aren't able to by
not very significant to me
the only significance is it shows what GM is capable og.
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