Detroit Auto Show

  • 2012 Toyota Aqua hybrid (2012 Toyota Prius C)

    Toyota's upcoming Prius C will give the automaker a subcompact hybrid offering to compete with the Honda Insight.

  • 2013 Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid
    Ford C-Max Energi Plug-In Hybrid Minivan: Video

    Ford's C-Max is a vehicle currently unfamiliar to U.S. drivers, but popular in Europe as a more practical alternative to the Ford Focus, which donates its platform. However, just like the Ford Focus and 2013 Ford Fusion, the C-Max is soon to become another global vehicle for Ford. The 2012 Detroit...

  • 2013 Buick Encore
    2013 Buick Encore: Video Walkaround At Detroit Auto Show

    Until now, you'd have been hard-pressed to find the words "Buick" and "compact five-door crossover" in the same sentence. But as of this month's Detroit Auto Show, the 2013 Buick Encore--available at dealers roughly a year from now--takes GM's entry luxury brand into new territory. It's a five-door...

  • 2012 Chevrolet Tru 140S Concept
    Chevrolet Tru 140S Concept, Detroit Show Walkaround: Video

    Away from some of the bigger green reveals at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, Chevrolet launched two sporty concept cars aimed at younger buyers. The rear-drive Code 130R and Tru 140S concepts caught our attention not just because of their striking looks, but also their fuel-efficient drivetrains. Both...

  • Nissan e-NV 200 Concept electric minivan, 2012 Detroit Auto Show
    Nissan e-NV 200 Concept Electric Van: Detroit Auto Show Video

    It's a little confusing when a carmaker shows a concept vehicle derived from a product that it's going to sell but hasn't yet announced. Nonetheless, the Nissan e-NV 200 Concept at the Detroit Auto Show attracted its share of attention. With a Leaf-like charging port door on its nose, and Leaf...

  • 2011 Audi A8 L
    Audi Confirms Clean Diesel Option For 2013 A8 Luxury Sedan

    For some time, German luxury automaker Audi has been one of the few automakers to offer clean diesel cars to the U.S. market. But until Audi announced plans back in March last year to offer diesel-engined options for every new Audi sold in the U.S. by 2015, the only diesel Audis you could buy were...

  • Nissan e-NV 200 Concept electric minivan, 2012 Detroit Auto Show

    The vehicle in the photos is blue, but imagine it in New York City taxicab yellow, complete with a black checkboard stripe and mismatched fonts in the logo. The Nissan e-NV 200 Concept electric minivan shown here could well be NYC's next taxi sometime toward the end of the decade. The vehicle it's derived from, the Nissan NV 200 commercial van, isn't actually an official U.S. product just yet--although we expect it to be formally launched at next month's Chicago Auto Show. But that didn't stop the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission from naming the gasoline NV 200 its "Taxi of Tomorrow," with...

  • Toyota FCV-R hydrogen fuel-cell concept car, 2012 Detroit Auto Show
    Toyota FCV-R Concept, Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicle In Detroit: Photo Gallery

    While most of Toyota's focus for fuel efficiency remains on its growing lineup of Prius dedicated hybrids, the company said almost two years ago that it would launch a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle in 2015. Its latest concept vehicle designed around fuel-cell technology is the FCV-R, which it unveiled...

  • 2012 Lexus LF-LC Concept
    Lexus LF-LC Concept: Is This The Future Of Hybrid Sports Cars?

    There are two types of concept cars unveiled at auto shows: the never-intended-for-production exercises in automotive design excellence, and the fully-working, almost-ready-for-production cars that you can expect to see at a dealer in some form or other within a few years. Unfortunately, the Lexus...

  • Smart For-Us pickup concept live photos, 2012 Detroit Auto Show
    Smart For-Us Electric Pickup Concept: 2012 Detroit Auto Show

    We'd be tempted to say that Smart is playing to stereotypes by unveiling a pickup concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). However, there's nothing stereotypical about a small, all-electric, city-car based, convertible pickup. In fact, the Smart For-Us Concept we previewed a...

  • Acura NSX Concept, 2012 Detroit Auto Show
    Acura NSX Concept Hybrid Supercar To Be Built In U.S.

    Yesterday, we told you about Acura’s NSX Hybrid Concept Car, unveiled at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. Then a few hours later, we treated you to our own photo gallery of the NSX unveiling live from the show floor, along with the news that it would reach production in 2015. Yesterday, we...

  • 2012 Toyota NS4 plug-in hybrid concept
    Toyota NS4 Plug-In Hybrid Concept: Is This The Next Camry?

    After a surprisingly perfunctory Detroit Auto Show launch of the 2012 Toyota Prius C small hybrid hatchback, Toyota unveiled an all-new plug-in hybrid concept car, known as the NS4. The company challenged multiple engineering teams to design an all-new mid-size sedan model for the global market in...

  • 2012 Toyota Prius C launch, Detroit Auto Show

    Toyota officially launched the 2012 Prius C compact hybrid hatchback at the Detroit Auto Show. The new car adds a fourth member to the expanding family of Prius hybrid vehicles and takes the base price for a Toyota hybrid below $20,000 for the first time. While the car is considerably smaller than the traditional Prius mid-size hatchback, Toyota expects its combined EPA gas-mileage rating to be the same: 50 miles per gallon. The company is highlighting the Prius C's EPA city rating, which is 53 mpg, the highest achieved by any non-plug-in car sold in the U.S. The highway rating is 46 mpg...

  • 2013 Acura ILX Concept, Detroit Auto Show, Jan 2012
    2013 Acura ILX Compact Luxury Sedan: Live Shots, More Details

    Acura's hybrid replacement for the NSX might be getting all the headlines, but the ILX compact sports sedan arguably has a tougher job to do. The ILX concept, as we previewed yesterday, is an all-new Acura compact sedan due for launch in Spring 2012. For many buyers it will be the first point of...

  • 2012 Acura ILX Concept
    2013 Acura ILX Compact Hybrid: Detroit Auto Show Preview

    Since the demise of the well-loved Integra compact many years ago, Acura has had no compact four-door sedan. That's about to change, with the arrival of a production car based on the 2013 Acura ILX Concept shown today at the Detroit Auto Show.. It's a compact four-door near-luxury sedan with one...

  • 2012 Acura NSX Concept
    Acura NSX Hybrid Concept: 2012 Detroit Auto Show

    Ever since Acura ditched the much-loved NSX back in 2005, Honda hasn’t had an “everyday supercar” to call its own. Now the Japanese automaker has decided to let the venerable NSX be reborn: as a leaner, faster, greener version of its former self: the Acura NSX Hybrid Concept. On...

  • Mercedes-Benz E400 Hybrid and E300 Bluetec Hybrid live photos
    Mercedes-Benz Unveils E300 BlueTec Hybrid, E400 Hybrid At Detroit Auto Show

    Big luxury cars can be green too. That’s the message from Mercedes-Benz as it launches two new hybrid E-Class cars at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. The Mercedes-Benz E300 BlueTec Hybrid and Mercedes-Benz E400 Hybrid were first announced back in December, and essentially cater to different...

  • 2013 Ford Fusion
    2013 Ford Fusion: 2012 Detroit Auto Show Live Photos

    The current Ford Fusion has been a big success for Ford, so there are high expectations for the new model. As with the Ford Focus, the new Fusion, unveiled at Detroit, will also be sold in Europe. Over there, it'll be known as the Ford Mondeo. We revealed all the details of the new Fusion...

  • 2013 Dodge Dart launch at Detroit Auto Show, Jan 2012

    We'll admit it - we're excited about the 2013 Dodge Dart. Why shouldn't we be? It's a great-looking compact with a good range of efficient engines, with high equipment levels. It's also a spiritual successor to the respected Neon, and should banish memories of the resented Caliber. The model will now be rotating for all to see on the auto show turntables at Detroit, but in the meantime we have a full photo gallery for you to study at your leisure. If you're as excited as we are, you can find plenty more Dodge Dart content here on Green Car Reports. You can find a video of the live reveal...

  • 2013 Cadillac ATS
    2013 Cadillac ATS: Clean Diesel Sedan Confirmed By GM

    Cadillac's ATS could prove to be one of 2012's most important cars, particularly for General Motors. Going head-to-head with the BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class, the ATS will need to perform at stratospheric levels in all disciplines to match the talents of the German duo. It will also need...

  • Volkswagen E-Bugster Concept electric two-seat coupe, 2012 Detroit Auto Show
    Volkswagen E-Bugster Electric Concept: Detroit Auto Show Details

    It wouldn't be an auto show without concept cars, and the Detroit Auto Show this year has its share. From Volkswagen comes a new take on a familiar shape: the Volkswagen E-Bugster, an all-electric two-seat coupe version of its iconic Beetle. Volkswagen isn't unveiling the car until the show opens...

  • 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5
    2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5: Pricing Announced At Detroit

    BMW's ActiveHybrid 5 is the long-awaited hybrid version of the 5-Series mid-size sport sedan, and pricing details have finally been announced at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. Due to go on sale in late Spring 2012, the ActiveHybrid 5 will have an MSRP of $61,845, including the $895 Destination and...

  • 2013 Dodge Dart
    2013 Dodge Dart Launch: Live Video From Detroit Auto Show

    We're just back from the live launch of the 2013 Dodge Dart, one of the most crucial--and well-attended--launch events of the Detroit Auto Show. And while it may fit right into Chrysler's marketing plans, we thought you'd like to see the actual unveiling--complete with flashy videos, loud music...

  • 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
    2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid Debuts At Detroit Auto Show

    While Volkswagen has been selling its large Touareg Hybrid sport-utility vehicle for a couple of years now, most VW buyers still have no idea the company offers hybrid vehicles. That's about to change, with the introduction of the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid at the Detroit Auto Show. The Jetta...

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