The most significant vehicles at the two thousand seventeen Detroit auto showcase
The most significant vehicles at the two thousand seventeen Detroit auto demonstrate
The two thousand seventeen edition of the North American International Auto Demonstrate won`t go into the books for blockbuster introductions and eye-popping concepts. In fact, so many brands either didn`t display up or didn`t have formal press events (Porsche, Tesla, Fiat Chrysler, Land Rover, Jaguar, Mini and Mitsubishi among them) that you might wonder about the future of this annual event.
That said, a few vehicles in the showcase are significant and significant, and I`ll point them out here. As for the hits and misses, I`ll leave that to colleague David Undercoffler, who shoots from the lip and infrequently misses.
Here, then, is my list of the most significant vehicles of the two thousand seventeen Detroit auto showcase.
1. Toyota Camry: The nation`s best-selling car for the past fifteen years visited a plastic surgeon and got an injection of what Toyota believes is sportiness and style. Outside, the Camry gets a toned-down spindle grille, aerodynamic strakes on the bondage mask and an accent line on the C-pillar. Some versions have sporty chrome quad harass tips. The inwards is all sports sedan, with what Toyota calls a cockpitlike interior. Switching the form and mission of the car that America has loved almost every year this century is risky. Recall when Ford dramatically remade the Taurus into an oval blob in 1996? Sales fell off a cliff and never recovered. I don`t foresee anything like this happening to the Camry. But taking the car upmarket and providing it polarizing style could make it a tighter sell. And what about those bread-and-butter sedan buyers who just want a roomy, affordable, unbreakable car that does not scream for attention? Where do they go?
Two. Kia Stinger: To most eyes this is a excellent looking sporty sedan. It`s rear-wheel drive, looks muscular and has a roomy interior. Kia wants to stir upmarket and the Stinger — on paper — looks like it has the chops to get the job done. Kia will suggest two engines, a 255-hp turbo four and a 365-hp twin-turbo V-6, each combined with an eight-speed automatic transmission. The fastest Stinger is expected to reach sixty mph in just more than five seconds. In looking over the car, however, I wonder who will buy it. Does anyone look to Kia for BMW-like sports sedans? And isn`t this what Kia`s sibling, Hyundai, is supposed to be doing with the fresh Genesis brand? The Stinger could be the next Volkswagen Phaeton, a car that takes the brand to places it doesn`t belong.
Trio. Ford EcoSport: Ford infrequently misses the market in utility vehicles, but it missed big on subcompact utilities and now is playing catch-up. Some competitors — Chevrolet with the Trax and Honda with the HR-V, for example — are established and selling well. We won`t see the stubby, Fiesta-based EcoSport in showrooms for another twelve months. But when it gets here, it should sell well. It carries the Ford corporate look well.
Four. Honda Odyssey: It`s a fresh version, but you need acute eyes to notice the switches on the outside. The jarring lightning bolt side trim remains and the size is the same, which is to say on the big side for a minivan. But under the skin, Honda engineers have installed an available 10-speed automatic transmission, a segment very first. The V-6 engine is now up to two hundred eighty hp, and the inwards is packed with innovative features such as a communications system that permits the driver to see and speak with rear-seat passengers. So, the battle lines are drawn: the Chrysler Pacifica — which just won North American Utility Vehicle of the Year — vs. the revamped Odyssey.
Five. Chevrolet Traverse: Chevy toughened up the looks of its big front-wheel-drive family hauler. Traverse doesn`t make a lot of headlines, but it has sold well since the day it was introduced and that streak should proceed with the fresh version.
The most significant vehicles at the two thousand seventeen Detroit auto demonstrate
The most significant vehicles at the two thousand seventeen Detroit auto display
The two thousand seventeen edition of the North American International Auto Demonstrate won`t go into the books for blockbuster introductions and eye-popping concepts. In fact, so many brands either didn`t display up or didn`t have formal press events (Porsche, Tesla, Fiat Chrysler, Land Rover, Jaguar, Mini and Mitsubishi among them) that you might wonder about the future of this annual event.
That said, a few vehicles in the demonstrate are significant and significant, and I`ll point them out here. As for the hits and misses, I`ll leave that to colleague David Undercoffler, who shoots from the lip and uncommonly misses.
Here, then, is my list of the most significant vehicles of the two thousand seventeen Detroit auto showcase.
1. Toyota Camry: The nation`s best-selling car for the past fifteen years visited a plastic surgeon and got an injection of what Toyota believes is sportiness and style. Outside, the Camry gets a toned-down spindle grille, aerodynamic strakes on the rubber hood and an accent line on the C-pillar. Some versions have sporty chrome quad harass tips. The inwards is all sports sedan, with what Toyota calls a cockpitlike interior. Switching the form and mission of the car that America has loved almost every year this century is risky. Reminisce when Ford dramatically remade the Taurus into an oval blob in 1996? Sales fell off a cliff and never recovered. I don`t foresee anything like this happening to the Camry. But taking the car upmarket and providing it polarizing style could make it a stiffer sell. And what about those bread-and-butter sedan buyers who just want a roomy, affordable, unbreakable car that does not scream for attention? Where do they go?
Two. Kia Stinger: To most eyes this is a superb looking sporty sedan. It`s rear-wheel drive, looks muscular and has a roomy interior. Kia wants to stir upmarket and the Stinger — on paper — looks like it has the chops to get the job done. Kia will suggest two engines, a 255-hp turbo four and a 365-hp twin-turbo V-6, each combined with an eight-speed automatic transmission. The fastest Stinger is expected to reach sixty mph in just more than five seconds. In looking over the car, however, I wonder who will buy it. Does anyone look to Kia for BMW-like sports sedans? And isn`t this what Kia`s sibling, Hyundai, is supposed to be doing with the fresh Genesis brand? The Stinger could be the next Volkswagen Phaeton, a car that takes the brand to places it doesn`t belong.
Three. Ford EcoSport: Ford infrequently misses the market in utility vehicles, but it missed big on subcompact utilities and now is playing catch-up. Some competitors — Chevrolet with the Trax and Honda with the HR-V, for example — are established and selling well. We won`t see the stubby, Fiesta-based EcoSport in showrooms for another twelve months. But when it gets here, it should sell well. It carries the Ford corporate look well.
Four. Honda Odyssey: It`s a fresh version, but you need acute eyes to notice the switches on the outside. The jarring lightning bolt side trim remains and the size is the same, which is to say on the big side for a minivan. But under the skin, Honda engineers have installed an available 10-speed automatic transmission, a segment very first. The V-6 engine is now up to two hundred eighty hp, and the inwards is packed with innovative features such as a communications system that permits the driver to see and speak with rear-seat passengers. So, the battle lines are drawn: the Chrysler Pacifica — which just won North American Utility Vehicle of the Year — vs. the revamped Odyssey.
Five. Chevrolet Traverse: Chevy toughened up the looks of its big front-wheel-drive family hauler. Traverse doesn`t make a lot of headlines, but it has sold well since the day it was introduced and that streak should proceed with the fresh version.
