2005 North American Auto Show

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It's almost all about CARS this year!



Here's a rundown of MOST of the ones they went over on PBS' show "Motor Week". I was trying to keep up with the flood of models, if you can spot any spelling errors I wouldn't be surprised!









DOMESTIC MARKET

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New Ford Mustang



New Shelby Cobra



6th rev of the Corvette



Chrysler ME-412



2005 Ford 500 - midsize Euro V6 sedan



Freestyle sport utility



Lincoln Mark X roadster on T-bird chassis looks neat!



Dodge Magnum and Chrysler 300C sedan (think Daimler)



PT Cruiser convertible



Chrysler Crossfire roadster



Dodge Sling Shot (concept) sporty!



GM Pontiac G6 replaces the Grand-Am



Solstice Roadster (under $20k RWD chassis)



Chevy Nomad (concept?)



Saturn Curve (concept?)



GM Turbo (not sure I got this right, looked like a Tonka)



Jeep Rescue



Wrangler Unlimited (longer)



Lincoln Mark LT (pickup)







INTERNATIONAL MARKET

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Toyota FTX - oversize pickup concept big & blue



Lexus RX 400h - luxury hybrid



Toyota Highlander hybrid



Lexus GX sedan



Toyota Scion



Honda SUT crewcab production truck! AWD



Honda Accord V6 hybrid



Nissan Frontier pickup (looks like a mini-Titan)



Nissan Pathfinder SUV



Nissan Actic "lifestyle" concept



Mitsubishi sports truck concept (future Dakota?)



Mistubishi Concept-Edge (new Eclipse?)



Mazda B9C



Mazda MX micro sport (youth oriented)



Hyunda HCD-8 (concept of new tiburon?)



Kia Spectra



Suzuki Reno - 5 door compact crossover (Daewoo)



Audi A8L 6.0 Quattro (450HP W12 engine!)



VW Concept T (planning a concept crossover)



BMW 645Ci Convertible



Aston Martin DB9 Volarte



Jaguar S-Type



MB Vision Grand Sports Tourer (6 passenger, like Pacifica) R-Class



Land Rover Range Stormer



Ferrari 612 Scaglietti





LOTS of cool stuff, but nothing jaw-dropping....well, I do like the new Mustang and the new Cobra, and I'm not even a fan of the old Mustangs. Looks like the "crossover" is a big deal now. Okay. Enough from me.

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  • Reply 1 of 3
    drewpropsdrewprops Posts: 2,321member
    Yahoo!



    Cool video on the interweb!!!



    Check it OUT Homeboys!



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    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    "Its final nod to the young and hip is a key fob that doubles as an iPod that assures no matter how big a hurry you're in, you'll always have your favorite tunes standing by to calm you down."



    http://autoshow.edmunds.com/news/aut.....leftnav.69.*



    Hmm. I think they mean "portable digital music player" .. nice to see the term iPod starting to be used like "walkman."
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    drewpropsdrewprops Posts: 2,321member
    What's a "Walkman" Daddy?





    I have to say that these cars are finally starting to look like the future we were promised. I mean, the cupholders in these things are state-of-the-art. The instrumentation clusters are getting better and better, the safety features keep increasing, the bumpers are getting plastickier and plastickier......



    How about that Jeep concept? Woof, what a tennis shoe.



    The multi-paned glass roofs are getting more popular it seems.



    I think that Hyundai has some manga artists in their design division.



    Hybrids are increasing too I see.





    I don't spot a break-out champ...anybody else?
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