We had another full day on Tuesday at the 2015 North American International Auto Show at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. There were less press conferences and unveilings so this allowed us to wander around more and see a lot more vehicles and exhibits. We even got to drive some simulators but we'll save that for another article as we got some great first-person high-definition footage of them in use.
Infiniti unveiled their gorgeous Q60 concept. In 2016, a model based heavily upon this concept will go into production.
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| Infiniti Q60 Conecpt |
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| Infiniti Q60 Concept |
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| Infiniti Q60 Concept |
Lexus unveiled their 2016 GSF performance sedan in a gorgeous blue paint scheme. Also unveiled was their RCF GT3 racecar.
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| Lexus GSF |
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| Lexus GSF |
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| Lexus RCF GT3 |
Ram unveiled their 1500 Rebel. This truck will be available only in a quad-cab 6' box configuration with 4x2 or 4x4 available. Engines will include the 3.6L V6 and 5.7L Hemi.
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| Ram 1500 Rebel |
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| The seats in the Rebel have an exact tread pattern of the Toyo LT285/70R17E tires on the truck |
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| Ram 1500 Rebel |
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| Ram 1500 Rebel |
Jaguar now has a manual transmission option available on their 2016 F-Type coupe. This transmission is paired soley to the 3.0L supercharged V6 in RWD form.
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| 2016 Jaguar F-Type Convertible |
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| 2016 Jaguar F-Type with a 6-speed manual coupled to the 3.0L supercharged V6 |
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| Yes, that is a third pedal in a Jaguar! |
Mini had a stunning Superleggera concept on display.
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| Mini Superleggerea Concept |
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| Mini Superleggera Concept |
One of the more ridiculous things we found was a Kia K900 performance edition that had a 650hp 5.0L V8 with two rear mounted turbochargers.
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| Kia K900 with twin-turbocharged 5.0L V8 |
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| Kia K900 rear mounted turbos |
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| Kia K900 rear mounted twin turbos |
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| Kia K900 interior |
It's got a HEMMMEHHHHH!!!!!! The Dodge Challenger Hellcat was there and just as ridiculous as ever. Over 700hp with a starting MSRP of $59,995. We got to pop the hood on this beast and were very surprised to see that all the scoops on the vehicle were actually functional and not just there for looks.
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| Dodge Charger Hellcat |
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| Dodge Charger Hellcat |
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| The 6.2L supercharged V8 makes 707hp and 650lb-ft of torque |
Buick unveiled their first convertible in quite awhile the 2016 Cascada.
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| 2016 Buick Cascada convertible |
Buick also had a really nice looking large concept sedan called the Avenir
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| Buick Avenir Concept |
Some tweeting of the Buick Cascada on Twitter brought an awesome trolling response from Nissan too!
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| The Nissan response happened in *seconds* of our Twitter post |
We ventured over to Chevrolet where we found a really high-tech demonstrator for the 2015 Tahoe. Utilizing the Occulus Rift 3D system the user was immersed into fully rendered Tahoe interior as the video took you through all the safety features. The weirdest part was looking down where your legs would be in the seat and not seeing anything there.
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| Chevrolet's Tahoe demonstrator using the Occulus Rift 3D system |
While over in the Chevy area we peeked under the hood of the new Camaro Z/28 too.
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| Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 |
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| Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 |
And we got some more shots of the new Chevrolet Volt. We're really digging the interior.
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| 2016 Chevrolet Volt |
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| 2016 Chevrolet Volt interior |
We made it over to Toyota to get a few more shots of the new 2016 Tacoma that was introduced on Monday. While we were there we got some more shots of the FT-1 concept that was debuted at the auto show last year in Detroit.
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| 2016 Toyota Tacoma |
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| 2016 Toyota Tacoma |
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| Toyota FT-1 Concept |
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| Toyota FT-1 Concept |
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| Toyota FT-1 Concept |
We made it over to Acura after trying for the last day and a half to get better photos of the NSX. FINALLY there was a smaller group there and they were letting journalists get into the car and play around a bit. This is just a phenomenal car and we can't wait to see these out in the wild.
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| Acura NSX |
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| Acura NSX |
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| Acura NSX |
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| Acura NSX |
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| Acura NSX |
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| Acura NSX |
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| Acura NSX |
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| Acura NSX |
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| Acura NSX |
With the crowds dying now we also swung by Ford to get some more photos of the new Raptor, GT, and GT350R. All of these vehicles features Ford's gorgeous Liquid Blue paint scheme which, for the time being, is not scheduled to go on any production vehicles. For you mustang EcoBoost fans we snapped some photo's of the 2.3L EcoBoost motor under the hood of a Mustang while we were at it too.
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| Ford F-150 Raptor |
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| Ford F-150 Raptor and the Raptor's Product Specialist, Shannon |
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| Ford GT |
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| Ford GT |
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| Ford GT |
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| Ford GT |
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| Ford Mustang GT350R |
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| Ford Mustang GT350R |
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| Ford 2.3L EcoBoost Engine |
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| Ford 2.3L Eco Boost |
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| Ford 2.3L EcoBoost |
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Ford 2.3L EcoBoost
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Up next we'll reveal the recipients of the prestigious Vehiblog 2015 North American International Auto Show Awards. Be on the lookout for more detailed vehicle articles and reviews too!
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Great article and pics! Would love to test drive that Acura! =)
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