Tag Archives: Detroit Auto Show

Two Nissan concepts have been crushed at a scrapyard

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Ben Hsu

Once proudly displayed on auto show turntables with the eyes and cameras of global media trained on them, two Nissan concept cars have met their unceremonious ends in a Tennessee junkyard. Both were stars at Nissan’s booth at the North … Continue reading →

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NEWS: This is the production 2020 Toyota Supra

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Ben Hsu

After a 17 year hiatus, the Supra nameplate has returned to the automotive kingdom, unveiled today at the Detroit Auto Show. A poorly kept secret and incessantly teased, the reveal is perhaps no longer really a surprise, but here are … Continue reading →

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NEWS: This new Nissan concept has an easter egg from the Bluebird SSS

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Ben Hsu

Yesterday at the Detroit Auto Show, Nissan unveiled a boldly styled concept sedan. The Vmotion 2.0’s styling is decidedly brand-spanking-new school, as it heralds the design language of all future Nissan sedans, but designers stuck one easter egg from the 910 Bluebird … Continue reading →

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NEWS: The last of the V8 Lexus sedans

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Ben Hsu

That was unexpected. At the Detroit Auto Show today, Lexus unveiled its newest flagship sedan, the 2018 LS 500. However, general manager Jeff Bracken dropped a bombshell soon after — namely, that the tip-top-of-the-line Lexus would no longer have a V8 under the … Continue reading →

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DETROIT: Akio Toyoda’s rousing speech about Toyota’s future

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Ben Hsu

Lexus has unveiled its new halo sports coupe, the LC 500, at the Detroit Auto Show. If you’re thinking you’ve seen it before, that’s probably because it looks identical to the LF-LC concept that spawned it. This is, amazingly, an … Continue reading →

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Detroit Auto Show: Acura NSX scale model

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Ben Hsu

The new Acura NSX will retail for approximately $150,000. If that’s too rich for your blood, we spotted this scale model tucked away in a corner of the Acura booth at the Detroit Motor Show. It will, according to the company, … Continue reading →

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Detroit Auto Show: The coolest car there could have been a fake

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Ben Hsu

The Honda RA272 is a legend. It brought Old Man Soichiro his first Formula One trophy in 1965, only three years after his company began building cars. It is such a revered car that the company rarely even shows it in Japan. … Continue reading →

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Detroit Auto Show: Production Acura supercar revealed, but is it an NSX?

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Ben Hsu

This is the year the Acura NSX turns 25, and we can think of no better way for Honda to celebrate than unveiling the legendary supercar’s successor. Announced in 2007 but killed after the Global Financial Crisis but then revived again … Continue reading →

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NEWS: Nissan IDx gets a nose job for North American debut

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Ben Hsu

Remember how Nissan said the Sports Sedan Concept was going to redefine the marque’s future design language? They wasted no time and have already given the Nissan IDx, unveiled in Tokyo less than two months ago, a facelift for its … Continue reading →

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NEWS: Nissan’s Sport Sedan Concept may preview Bluebird successor, but not the 510

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Ben Hsu

Earlier today, Nissan released a teaser shot of a car called the Sports Sedan Concept to close out the year. The show car will be fully revealed at the Detroit Motor Show in January, where it will be joined by the IDx … Continue reading →

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