The five Best Cars Of The two thousand seventeen Detroit Auto Showcase
- The Mercedes E-Class Coupe may come to India in 2018
- The Stinger debuted as the Kia GT at the two thousand eleven Frankfurt Motor Display
- VW’s ID Hum concept is based on a fully electrical platform
The automotive year now kicks off with two shows in North America: The CES in Las Vegas informs us about advances in telematics and infotainment, while the Detroit or North American International Auto Display (NAIAS) translates them into actual metal. GM, Ford and Chrysler used to predominate, but the Asian and European carmakers are ubiquitous today. Now even however they may not be relevant for India, they’re still undoubtedly key from a global automotive market perspective, and so here are my two thousand seventeen favourites:
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe
In the past, some Mercedes cars have been garish and adorned by far too many lines. The E-Class Coupe, by contrast, is a triumph of purism. From its calmly self-confident front end to the muscular shoulder and the slender horizontal taillights, it is as clean as it is contemporary. What’s more, it drives well. It’s hands-down the most beautiful car at the demonstrate. It may come to India in time for the two thousand eighteen Auto Expo only.
Two. Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid
Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid
We might choose it with a conventional powertrain, but the fresh plug-in hybrid powertrain proves that Cadillac is right up there with the European competition when it comes to advanced technology. With an utterly lightweight chassis and a beautifully executed interior, the largest Cadillac is a world-class player – and perhaps the sportiest car in its segment. Too bad GM is still nt moving on long delayed plans of bringing Cadillac to India.
How can you not like a low-slung, powerful rear-wheel drive sedan? The Stinger is a very first for Kia, and it comes with up to three hundred sixty five horsepower. Sadly, the busy styling has lost fairly a bit of its appeal in the translation from the original concept, which debuted as the Kia GT at the two thousand eleven Frankfurt Motor Display. Nevertheless, we like the fact Kia is pushing the pedal to the floor.
This enormously clever concept fits in somewhere inbetween a bike and a car, and it is designed to reach up to twenty five or forty five kmph with the help of an electrified motor (fed by a battery that provides enough juice for one hundred kilometres). Conceived by German supplier Schaeffler, it could be part of the solution for the traffic problems of tomorrow. We like the joyful and lightweight device, which is about three years away from commercialisation.
Five. Volkswagen ID Hum Concept
Volkswagen ID Whirr Concept
It’s a sob for love: VW’s ID Whirr concept, based on a fully electrical platform, evokes the much-admired original VW Bus – once again, just like the two thousand one Microbus concept, the two thousand eleven Bulli concept, and the two thousand sixteen Budd-E concept. This one, beautifully executed and total of clever details, could make it to series production – in about six years or so. If VW doesn’t go ahead with it, we don’t ever want to see a Bus concept again!
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