Posts Tagged ‘Detroit 2010’
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
By Nauman Farooq
Call them company representatives, call them product specialists, but what most people call them by is “Auto Show Babes.”
Booth Babes of N.A.I.A.S.
No auto show is complete without them. They are about as significant to the auto show industry as gasoline is to the transportation industry.
While exotic sportscars can draw a crowd on their own, it is typically the more mundane means of transportation that usually gets adorned with beautiful women. So typically a Kia or Dodge would get the prettiest models to cause attention to their boring vehicles.
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
By Nauman Farooq
Ask any auto enthusiast as to what is in their mind the first ever production supercar, and they will likely tell you about the Mercedes-Benz 300SL (a.k.a. Gullwing) from 1953.
Mercedes-Benz SLS
While the original Gullwing’s performance might not be anything special compared to modern supercars, but in its day, it was the fastest road car in the world, capable of speeds upto 245 km/h.
Now for 2010, there is a new Gullwing. It is called the SLS, and it is properly fast, with a top speed of 315 km/h (it can go faster still if you remove the electronic speed limiter).
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Tags: Detroit 2010, Mercedes-Benz SLS, NAIAS 2010
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Sunday, January 17th, 2010
By Nauman Farooq
No self-respecting auto show would be complete without exotic cars. Afterall, what is fun about going to a big auto show and all you see are boring cars like Toyota Camry’s and Kia Rondo’s.
Ferrari
However, since the economy crashed, it has been the supercar industry that has felt most pain. Many exotic car brands have reported about orders getting cancelled and new customers aren’t just rolling in.
This means these companies don’t have any money to put up lavish display’s at major auto shows anymore.
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Tags: Detroit 2010, Exotic Gallery at the N.A.I.A.S, NAIAS 2010
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010
By Nauman Farooq
If you are planning on going to a warm climate (to escape the local wintery weather), somewhere preferably with a gorgeous beach, then you should ask Mini to lend you one of these.
Mini Beachcomber concept
This is the Mini Beachcomber concept, the most perfect vehicle for travelling through a tropical paradise.
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010
By Nauman Farooq
Last year, Honda launched the second-generation Insight, which made headlines for being the cheapest hybrid on the market.
Honda CR-Z
However, most Canadian automotive journalists did not give the Insight high marks, many even marking it as the “worst car of 2009.”
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Tags: Detroit 2010, Honda CR-Z, NAIAS 2010
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
By Nauman Farooq
Mercedes-Benz is a very confident company, so confident that Dr. Dieter Zetsche, CEO of this prestige brand said: “The E-class Cabriolet will be the most beautiful car you’ll see here in Detroit .”
Mercedes-Benz E-class Cabriolet
A strong statement considering all the beautiful cars present at the 2010 North American International Auto Show.
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Tags: Detroit 2010, Mercedes-Benz E-class Cabriolet, NAIAS 2010
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
By Nauman Farooq
If you are given performance specs such as a top speed of 227 km/h and accelerating from 0-100 km/h in just 8.6 seconds, you’d imagine the car to be very sporty, and you’d be right.
Volkswagen NCC
However, you wouldn’t expect such a car to be very economical. That is what the VW NCC (New Concept Coupe) concept is aiming to change, a sleek and sporty coupe that can also average 4.2-liters/100 km.
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
By Nauman Farooq
Think of GMC and you envision big, gas guzzling trucks. Afterall, this is the company whose smallest vehicle up until recently was a pick-up truck called the Canyon.
GMC Granite
That is something GMC hopes to change with the introduction of the Granite concept, as unveiled at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
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Tags: Detroit 2010, GMC Granite, NAIAS 2010
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