2005 Auto Show Coverage: Page 21

Adhering to a theme of explosive concept vehicle names initiated with Firepower, Dodge pulled the trigger on its latest show machine, the "Nitro."... more

The Gladiator concept takes yet another stab at a Jeep pickup, and this appears a logical and easy-to-produce machine.... more

Making good on the tired clichd of "turning on a dime," Jeep wowed the media audience with its amazing Hurricane.... more

Mercury offers an early look at its upcoming 2007 crossover vehicle based on the Ford Freestyle with the Meta One concept, while also demonstrating leading edge technologies.... more

Honda has reinvented the modern pickup truck with a modern design that focuses on how consumers use trucks most of the time.... more

Toyota's Daihatsu brand of minicars is aiming to move its way out of Japan with models such as this Italdesign Giugiaro-penned Sirion, which goes on sale in Europe in March.... more

Believe it or not, GM sold 630,000 first-generation Matizes. This happy-looking second-generation model was designed in-house at GM facilities in Korea with some input from Italdesign Giugiaro.... more

Take a pile of bargain Renault and Nissan parts, a workforce of cheap Romanian labor, put them together, and you will get the Dacia Logan, built by French automaker Renault. The $6000 sedan could be viewed as the modern Model T; it provides affordable transportation to those who have never had cars ... more

A joint venture between Toyota and PSA (Peugeot-Citron) has produced three tiny, A-class minicars that are being built at a new factory in the Czech Republic, which is fast becoming a hotbed of automotive manufacturing, thanks to cheap land, cheap labor, and a cooperative government.... more

The Peugeot 407 Prologue is a coupe version of the 407, which is already on sale in both sedan and wagon form. Shown here as a concept, the Prologue is extremely similar to the forthcoming production 407 coupe.... more