AutoWeek picks Best of Show and honors others from Detroit
Here's a way to create content long after an auto show has ended, dream up a list of editorial favorite picks. Well, what the hell, we might as well be meta and report on the anti-news. Here we go blithely. AutoWeek handed out its Editors' Choice awards for the North American International Auto Show at its Design Forum on Wednesday. We can debate the relevance, but we'd rather just talk about the cars. The four vehicles that AutoWeek thought were the bee's knees are as follows: - Most Fun: Audi R8 V12 TDI
- Best Concept: Cadillac CTS Coupe
- Most Significant: 2009 Ford F150
- Best of Show: 2009 Corvette ZR1
[Source: AutoWeek]
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AL 12:29PM (1/31/2008)
The Furai, are youe people for real, is this the car for a new batman movie. that thing screams ugly.
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Brent 5:06PM (1/18/2008)
Ford F-150?? AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH LOL
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Solo Racer 5:11PM (1/18/2008)
Most Significant?! How about the BMW 335d, a diesel sedan for all 50 states?
Mauricio 5:26PM (1/18/2008)
What is your problem with the F-150? ... don't you have money to buy it?
Snutz 6:07PM (1/18/2008)
The F-150 is the most significant because the future of Ford depends on it. If it doesn't sell well, they're screwed, considering at the moment it is the best selling vehicle in the US. Whereas the 335d, though it is an awesome car, probably won't sell in large numbers considering Americans hate diesels.
As for the concept vehicle, not sure what their criteria was there. If the concept had to have a chance at making production the CTS Coupe would be it. Otherwise the Furai is definitely more stunning.
Elmer 4:13PM (1/21/2008)
stop hating on it.
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The One 5:21PM (1/18/2008)
Best concept the Caddy?!?!
You know it's an American award when....
Best "concept" of the show hands down is the Mazda Furai!!
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Todd 5:33PM (1/18/2008)
Wow the Mazda Furai got snubbed. I thought it was much better than the Cadillac.
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fbxcore 5:39PM (1/18/2008)
The caddy for best concept? Is autoweek snorting crack when they make these decisions? *cough* FURAI *cough*
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Tom 6:00PM (1/18/2008)
Ford 150? All the appeal of a housebrick!
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2004m3driver 6:17PM (1/18/2008)
Please stop mentioning the Furai. That thing is so goddamn breathtaking I have trouble no thinking about it. Check out the this gallery of it here http://www.supercars.net/Gallery?cmd=viewCarGallery&carID=3993&pgID=1
It is so damn stunning, just like at that carbon fiber weave
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2004m3driver 6:19PM (1/18/2008)
err please excuse my lack of coherency, too busy drooling over those rims
joekawasaki2000 2:50PM (3/03/2008)
Autoweek is a mag for the unimaginative. The R8 Is the only possible award winner in the bunch!
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Brent 6:32PM (1/18/2008)
Snutz,
Did you see the Dodge Ram? Chrysler is in far worse condition than Ford. The new Ram is leapfrogging the current generation, not upgrading. No leaf springs either!
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MemphisNET 6:33PM (1/18/2008)
I would have thought the new RAM would have beat out the F150 - both are equally important or Ford/Dodge.
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Nellydesign 9:24AM (1/22/2008)
Too bad Chryslerberus only deigned to show us ONE Ram on the show floor, and that one not even decked with all the features they were touting. That just baffled me. You couldn't even get close to it! Big mistake. Ford's interactive presentation probably went a long way to giving them the award over the Dodge.
HotRodzNKustoms 9:16PM (1/18/2008)
I have to agree. Though I like the Furai more all it is basically is a fancy body on a 1991 Le Mans car that has no hopes of seeing production in any way shape or form. Ford is just not in a position to let Mazda develop and build a low volume supercar.
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SRTargets 12:48AM (1/19/2008)
Why not. If ford did the GT40 then why not Mazda? Honda, Lexes and nissan are all making super cars.
A rotary super car anyone.
GM786 2:47AM (1/19/2008)
I know why the Ford F-150 won the award for being the most significant! Because it has a cluttered, clunky, and plastic cinder block interior. LOL! The exterior looks just as bad in my opinon. The new F-150's exterior looks flat out boring and ugly.
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Tina 8:26AM (1/19/2008)
Thank you Dan for writing bees knees, I haven't heard that one for a long time.
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