Detroit Auto Show

In this video post, we take a ride in the Spira4u foam car, which was designed to be "soft, safe, sexy," according to its maker. It's at least one of those three. Take a look at our test drive, outside the Detroit Auto Show.

Chevrolet flew a drone through its no-holds-barred stand at the Detroit Auto Show to provide a glimpse of the six 20-foot-tall show screens and other interactive installations.

We curate the week's events with a focus on trends in the luxury-car market. Plus, other news and notes from around the industry.

The 2015 Detroit Auto Show was a feast for the eyes and imaginations of car guys the world over. Crunching the (sketchy) numbers associated with brand-new models and outlandish concepts, we figure how Detroit's "average" car stacked up.

The 2015 Detroit Auto Show was one of the most exciting installments of the annual event in years with everything from supercar debuts to the future of electric mobility. If you go check out some of these new cars to admire their aluminum and carbon fiber, keep in mind the beautiful people surrounding the booths are listening. In fact, it's a big part of their job.

Episode #413 of the Autoblog Podcast is here, and this week, Dan Roth, Chris Paukert, and Brandon Turkus recap the hot new metal coming out of the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Tesla founder Elon Musk's tough talk at the Detroit Auto Show about the company's prospects damaged its stock price, which suffered a nine-percent drop.

The next Smart Fortwo model is coming to the US later this year, but the pure electric version won't arrive until at least a year later, according to the general manager of Smart USA, Mark Webster.

The Ford GT was absolutely the start of the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, and it has proved that once again by taking the honor for Best Designed Production Vehicle in the annual EyesOn Design Awards. The Buick Avenir and Audi Q7 also received accolades.

Our favorite debuts from the 2015 Detroit Auto Show and a full recap of this year's debuts; highlights from the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show. That's a look at what's hot for Wednesday, January 14, 2015.

The Porsche 918 Spyder receives high honors from Robb Report. Samsung shows off new battery tech in Detroit. Relationship between ethanol producer and retailers means cheap E85 in Minnesota.

We're set to record Autoblog Podcast #413 this evening. Have a look at our rundown of topics, and sound off with your questions and comments via the Q&A module. We'll record the show live at 10:00 PM Eastern.

The newly unveiled Ram 1500 EcoDiesel HFE model brings the fullsize pickup closer than ever to 30 miles per gallon fuel economy. Thanks to the right mix of aerodynamics-improving measures, the model boosts the mileage of the standard diesel version to 29 mpg highway, 21 mpg city and 24 mpg combined. Its 3.0-liter diesel V6 still makes 240 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque and routes through the brand's eight-speed automatic gearbox.

Having been cut loose from OnStar, Verizon just announced its Verizon Vehicle service, which provides some OnStar-like features for the 200 million cars on US roads that don't have any sort of built-in connectivity.

The 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit has come and gone, and we must say, it was a great one. Now, our editors look back and pick their favorite debuts from this year's Detroit Auto Show.

Official output and performance numbers for the new Acura NSX may not have even been released yet, but already sources are projecting a more extreme Type R variant to follow.

Have a look through our roundup below to see everything that wowed us during the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Here at Autoblog, we love surprise reveals at auto shows – and judging by our Detroit Auto Show comments and traffic, you do, too. Surprise reveals have been fewer and farther between in recent years with so many ways for stories to leak, but this year's show has been a revelation.

Crazy doors, a wooden floor and a fish tank for an arm rest; thanks for the memories, GAC.

Volvo brings its long-wheelbase S60L to the 2015 Detroit Auto Show and gives it the luxed-up Inscription treatment while it's at it.