Detroit Auto Show - Day 1

[bill25]

Well,
http://blog.caranddriver.com/everything ... auto-show/

Ford seems to have taken the limelight. Gt, Mustang Shelby GT350R - now with Ford "Magnaride", F150 Raptor.

Where is GM?

The new Buick Avenue spelled wrong looks really nice and RWD!
The Bolt is being quoted at 38K, so more than the Volt, and looks... bad.


Also, I really wanted to like the NSX but that front is going to take some getting used to.

[bill25]

No Cadillac because it isn't the New York Auto Show - lol.

[kevm14]

Ford Magnaride? Please tell me it's Delphi.

The Bolt is a real car for real families to buy and use. Not something anyone drools over. That's the selling feature, actually.

[Bob]

I actually like the Bolt. I think it could really shake up the established sellers at the lower end of the EV market (Leaf, i3).

[kevm14]

established sellers ... lower end of the EV market

I see what you did there.

But on a more serious note, the Spark EV (a compliance car fer crissakes) was not just competitive but won that C&D comparison test a year or two back. So I have high expectations for the Bolt. I think they will deliver.

[kevm14]

Ford Magnaride? Please tell me it's Delphi.

Guess what: it is Delphi. That's the trade name.