Detroit 2016: these are the firsts

Posted on 07-01-2016 at 18:24 by Wouter – 30 Comments”

Detroit may be a city in decline (documentary hiero), the motor show is still going strong and will open Monday the doors.

Of course, days there are a lot of strange pickup trucks and expensive Asians (hello Infiniti) which in the Netherlands is totally hopeless, but there are also various firsts that the aangluren worth it.

Audi A4 Allroad: is there not likely to be as a 3.0 TDI.
Audi Q6 h-tron Concept: an X4, but then Audi and hydrogen
– BMW M2: the spiritual successor of all the icons of BMW, but with parking sensors.
– BMW X4 M40i: a SQ5 Coupe from BMW, but than on petrol
– Buick Envision: an SUV with big chrome grille like all the other Buicks.
– Chevrolet Bolt: all-electric with 300 km range.
– Chevrolet Cruze: Opel Astra, but then developed on a different platform, with different engines and built in Korea.
– Fiat 124 Spider: the MX-5, but with “Italian” styling.
– Genesis G90: this Hyundai is so great, that the Koreans a separate brand for have created.
– Henrik Fisker Force 1: Henrik has had with green and sustainable, now comes with a supercar.
– Hyundai Ioniq: with the powertrain of your choice.
– Infiniti Q50 and QX60: two expensive Nissans.
– KIA SUV concept
– Lexus LC 500: the production version of the LF-LC, which times ago had been promised.
– Lincoln Continental: it is not only the name, also the styling is now of Bentley nicked.
– Mercedes E-Class: it is actually still a surprise what it looks like!
– Mercedes SLC: the SLK is bijgepunt (hihi) and coloured.
– Mercedes-AMG S65 Convertible: a convertible with four seats and 250 Nm per occupant.
– Porsche 911 Turbo (S): now with 540 and 580 hp.
Volkswagen SUV concept: it will not be a TDI this time.
Volvo S90: I will personally have the taillights go check, because there was yet not everyone is a fan of.

Next week Monday (11 January) we will give you video updates from the show floor!