2005 Detroit Auto Show Coverage: Page 7

With the release of the Chrysler 300C SRT8, it wasn't much of a long shot that the Dodge Magnum would get the same treatment. (This move was even more obvious to those who remember that the 2003 "concept" Magnum was an SRT8.)... more

"Gladiator" was the name of Jeep pickups in the 1960s, but this concept actually harkens back further to the more militaristic Jeep Truck of the 1950s. In essence, the Gladiator marries a Wrangler front end with a very small extended cab and a seven-foot cargo box.... more

This concept drapes a curvaceous new body over a Viper chassis. In place of the Viper's V-10, the Firepower slots in the new 6.1-liter Hemi (from the 300C SRT8) under its grooved hood and mates it to an automatic transmission.... more

To the surprise of no one, Dodge is adding a sedan variant to its popular Magnum wagon, the long-roofed counterpart to the red-hot Chrysler 300. What may surprise you is that Dodge's sedan gets into own distinct sheetmetal rather than borrowing the 300's cubist design.... more

Toyota says that the all-new Avalon is the most-American vehicle they've produced to date, a claim that's difficult to dispute, as the car was styled in California, engineered in Michigan, and will be built in Kentucky. Speeding from final approval to production in a mere eighteen months, the Avalon... more

Land Rover's 2006 Range Rover drops in at NAIAS with more power under its hood and minor cosmetic changes to its skin.... more

Mercury will build a new production crossover in 2007, and the Meta One concept is one of our first glimpses at what it could be. For an even earlier preview of the Mercury crossover, look no further than the current Ford Freestyle, on which the Meta One is based.... more

Debuting at NAIAS, the RD-X concept previews Acura's upcoming 2007 entry-level SUV, which is designed to combine "the performance of a sports sedan with the versatility and utility of a premium SUV."... more

Ford is going for the street-rod look with this peek at the next generation of its sport-utility truck. The concept is painted Moonlight and includes polished aluminum accents on the grille, fog lights, and exhaust tips.... more

Debuting in the spring of 2004, the awesome Maserati MC12 makes its first appearance in the U.S. at the 2005 North American International Auto Show. First developed as a GT racing car for international competition, the roadgoing version uses a similar lightweight aluminum and carbon-fiber chassis.... more