Official Detroit 2006 Discussions

[wing]

Well the Detroit show is immanently looming and it is the start to another year of automotive passion.  This is to be the Official Detroit 2006 discussion thread.

I have started a page to cover the Detroit Show which can be seen here Detroit 2006

Current news includes the current list of cars expected to be released.

Please voice your opinions, let me know which cars you want to see the most.  I'll make an attempt to get detailed photos of the vehicles YOU are most interested in seeing.

[Just Bob]

Some good pics of the new Jag would be nice, especially the interior?

 

[msian]

This "beauty" could be the potential MX-5 based sports coupe to be introduced at the Detroit show.

[wing]

I know mazda is to reveal the Hydrogen RX8 RWD Sports Coupe

Interesting.... 

P.S.  I'm merging this into the Detroit Thread, good info.

[Snowman]

A new RX-7?....You have to love Mazda’s approach for designing cars.

[wing]

Looks like lots of walking is in store for me.
http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/06detroit/051213-1.htm

[msian]

A new RX-7?....You have to love Mazda’s approach for designing cars.

We wish!! Apparently this won't be rotary-powered....

[Snowman]

A new RX-7?....You have to love Mazda’s approach for designing cars.

We wish!! Apparently this won't be rotary-powered....

I have no problem if it was the 274 HP 2.3 Direct Injection Turbo…..with a better intercooler design.

[msian]

A new RX-7?....You have to love Mazda’s approach for designing cars.

We wish!! Apparently this won't be rotary-powered....

I have no problem if it was the 274 HP 2.3 Direct Injection Turbo…..with a better intercooler design.

Yup...that would be a killer "MX-7"...   

Although I would be really happy if it is only "a 200 hp 2.0 DI Turbo with a great torque band" AND keeping the weight in check at around 2400lbs

[msian]

This is "good news"...compact RWD cars, hopefully light and fun to drive could be back!

First the Mazda Kabura...and now Nissan's Urge. The next few years are going to be good for enthusiasts if all these concepts make it to the production line.... 

[wing]

Yes this looks like a nice vehicle, I have posted information about this in the blog as well as on the detroit page.

[msian]

And the Nissan Urge is reportedly designed by motorcyle enthusiasts and is said to elicit the sensation of raod going by...hmm a Nissan "Elise"... 

Given the motorcycle connection, I hope this won't turn into another 350Z-esque "boat".

[Snowman]

I hope soon….the summer of 2007 is closing fast . Don’t worry…I wont start a “What Roadster should Snowman buy”  Thread until the fall of 2006.

[msian]

I hope soon….the summer of 2007 is closing fast . Don’t worry…I wont start a “What Roadster should Snowman buy”  Thread until the fall of 2006.

I don't know if there will be a lot of "new" roadsters available by Spring/Summer 2007.
The Saturn Sky perhaps would the latest addition.

But you should still have a lot of good choices by 2007...

- a close-out sale of the last S2000s
- supercharged Solstice or Sky
- Mazdaspeed MX-5
- M-roadster

[Arthur Dent]

The Nissan Urge looks promising although the inclusion of an X-box is a bit odd in a bare bones car but likely driven by marketing

[Snowman]

"- a close-out sale of the last S2000s"

Honda does not have “close out sales”....they call them special editions and charge more.

[msian]

"- a close-out sale of the last S2000s"

Honda does not have “close out sales”....they call them special editions and charge more.

Damn it...and I was hoping to "upgrade" my current roadster with a "special priced end of the line roadster"...   Wishful thinking I know!

[sirAQUAMAN64]

I'm looking forward to what the new Nissan Sentra looks like. It's scheduled to be unveiled at the show.

It's been delayed for a dog's age. I'd love to see what the original design that bombed and induced drowsiness at the consumer clinics a few years ago looked like.

With the Versa and the Cube coming, what will the Sentra look like and how will it be positioned? I assume slotting between Versa and Altima, in a strictly traditional sedan bodystyle. Still, that's tight, as Versa has a decent motor and lots of interior space on it's own... along with a lower price.

Could Sentra be seriously sporty with an engine to match?

And of course, I have to try on the GTI and EOS for size.

Looking FW to seeing what the biggest Lexus will become as well.

[mdxtasy]

How about some shots of this?

Geely marks a first at Detroit show

 
by DEE-ANN DURBIN -- Associated Press posted December 19, 2005
 
DETROIT -- The Motor City will see some proof of the Chinese auto industry's growing ambitions next month when Geely Automobile Co. becomes the first Chinese automaker to have a display at the Detroit auto show.

Geely (pronounced JEE-lee) plans a limited appearance, said John Harmer, vice president of Geely-USA Inc. It will show only one car -- a five-passenger sedan called the 7151 CK -- in the lobby of Cobo Center, where the North American International Auto Show is held. Geely's display will be up Jan. 8-11, during the show's media preview, but will be gone when the show opens to the public Jan. 14.


"Our presence in Detroit at this show is not to market the automobile. We are coming only to introduce ourselves to the American media," Harmer said.


Still, Geely will get plenty of attention. There will be more than 6,800 journalists from 63 countries at the Detroit show, according to organizers. Of all the auto shows in North America, shows in Detroit and Los Angeles typically get the most media attention, said Michael Robinet, an auto analyst with the consulting firm CSM Worldwide.


"Auto shows are one of the quickest and best ways to increase your exposure because of the volume and the breadth of the media that will be there," Robinet said. "In many respects, the real auto show is during the press days."


Last year, participating automakers spent more than $200 million on their displays at the show.


The fact that Geely will be on the home turf of General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. also will cause a stir, since GM and Ford are already losing U.S. market share to rivals from Japan and South Korea.


Harmer said Geely wants to begin limited distribution of a five-passenger sedan in Puerto Rico in the fall of 2007 and in the United States in the fall of 2008. The company brought 12 Geely automobiles to the United States in July to begin testing to make sure they meet U.S. environmental and safety standards.


Harmer said Geely wants to proceed slowly so it doesn't repeat the mistakes of foreign brands such as Peugeot and Yugo, which pulled out of the U.S. market in the early 1990s.


"We are absolutely determined to produce a high-quality vehicle that can be marketed to the American consumer for under $10,000," said Harmer, an attorney and former Washington lobbyist who said he was hired for his expertise in regulatory issues. "We're not trying to barnstorm the American market. We're going to protect the product and the credibility of our name."


Geely expects to sell a little more than 100,000 vehicles in China this year, Harmer said. That's about the same number of vehicles Mitsubishi Motors sold in the United States in the first 11 months of this year. GM sold 4 million in that time. Geely also plans to export 7,000 vehicles this year, mostly to Eastern Europe and the Middle East, Harmer said.


Harmer said Geely won't start talking to U.S. dealers for another year.


Detroit auto show co-chairman Richard Genthe said several other Chinese automakers inquired about space at this year's show, but Geely was the only one that committed to a booth. Geely decided to bring the 7151 CK last week, Genthe said.


"We're excited to be the first show in the Western hemisphere to showcase a Chinese vehicle," Genthe said.


Among the Chinese automakers that won't be at the Detroit show is Chery Automobile Co., which is developing five vehicles for the North American market that it hopes will go on sale in 2007. Visionary Vehicles founder Malcolm Bricklin, who plans to sell Chery cars in the United States, said the vehicles aren't ready to show, in part because the interiors are still being finished.


"We're not taking products designed for China and bringing them to America," Bricklin said. "We're creating a completely unique line just for North America."


Chery plans to sell its vehicles for between $19,000 and $25,000.
 

[safristi]

I Lurv Jee_Lee shooters......are they related  to Kung Foo FIGHTERS... ..Mmmm...DEER'ICIOUS