With styling cues from classic train cars and a "Tri-Flex" V-10 that can run on E85, gasoline, or hydrogen, Ford's Super Chief concept mixes art deco style with a forward-thinking powerplant. It definitely drew a crowd. Photo courtesy of Ford.
Cobo Hall was the site for Detroit's annual North American International Auto Show, where every automaker that's in the market today (and some that aren't yet) showed off new models and concepts that give journalists and consumers a peek of future trends in the industry. Obviously, fuel economy has been a big priority for automakers lately, and that theme continued with the introduction of several crossover vehicles that hope to replace SUVs as the next great thing in the U.S. vehicle market. Other answers to fuel economy concerns were displayed by several diesel, hybrid, or flexible-fuel vehicles, some of which are production-ready.
While there were several notable car debuts in Detroit that managed to steal a good portion of the media's attention, Truckin' had editors on hand in Detroit to stay focused on the truck and crossover debuts. OK, so there were some car concepts that had us turning our heads, but for the most part we did a decent job of staying on task. Here is a sample of the best the show had to offer.