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">AUTOMOTIVE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/2013-detroit-auto-show-round-up/25916/">The best of the rest: 2013 Detroit Auto Show round-up</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/cc-weiss/">C.C. Weiss</a></div> <div class="date">January 23, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/2013-detroit-auto-show-round-up/25916/pictures">80 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/2013-detroit-auto-show-round-up/25916/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/2013detroitround-up-4.JPG" title="2013 SRT Viper in 'Mopar Garage' at NAIAS 2013" alt="2013 SRT Viper in 'Mopar Garage' at NAIAS 2013"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> This year's North American International Auto Show was full of compelling auto stories, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/2014-chevrolet-corvette-stingray/25849/" target="_blank">2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/mercedes-benz-cls-debut/25835/" target="_blank">Mercedes CLA</a> among the most intriguing. In addition to the big debuts, the show was stocked with plenty of other glistening fiberglass and aluminum conveyances that, while they didn't quite make our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/naias-2013/" target="_blank">best of Detroit</a> coverage, did smile brightly in front of the camera. <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/2013-detroit-auto-show-round-up/25916/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <!-- FM Content Well Zone Zone --> <!-- <script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.fmpub.net/zone/7980"></script> --> <div class="summary_item " data-article="25875"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive/" style="float: left; ">AUTOMOTIVE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/destino-fisker-karma-zr1/25875/">The VL Destino combines Fisker Karma styling with ZR1 power</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/cc-weiss/">C.C. Weiss</a></div> <div class="date">January 19, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/destino-fisker-karma-zr1/25875/#comments">7 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/destino-fisker-karma-zr1/25875/pictures">18 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/destino-fisker-karma-zr1/25875/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/vldestino.JPG" title="VL Destino on show at NAIAS 2013" alt="VL Destino on show at NAIAS 2013"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> "America's smallest, newest and most expensive car company" – that's how Bob Lutz describes his new venture VL Automotive. Lutz, a former General Motors Vice Chairman, earned a name for himself as the "father of the Chevy Volt." It's interesting, then, that his latest venture involves taking the electricity out of a plug-in hybrid. Together with industrialist Gilbert Villereal, Lutz has designed the Destino, a restyled <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/fisker-karma-phev-available/20236/" target="_blank">Fisker Karma</a> that trades the hybrid powertrain in for something more potent. <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/destino-fisker-karma-zr1/25875/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="25837"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive/" style="float: left; ">AUTOMOTIVE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/hyundai-hdc-14-concept/25837/">The Hyundai Genesis gets high-tech with HCD-14 concept</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">January 18, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/hyundai-hdc-14-concept/25837/pictures">51 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/hyundai-hdc-14-concept/25837/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/hcd-14-genesis.jpg" title="The Hyundai HDC-14 Genesis concept" alt="The Hyundai HDC-14 Genesis concept"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Unveiled the North American International Auto Show (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/naias-2013/" target="_blank">NAIAS</a>) in Detroit, the HCD-14 Genesis is intended to showcase Hyundai's future design direction for rear-wheel drive premium cars. For a premium-sport, four-door coupe, the HCD-14 concept presents a surprising mixture of style choices, along with the inclusion of some interesting interactive technologies such 3D gesture tracking navigation control. <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/hyundai-hdc-14-concept/25837/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="25867"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive/" style="float: left; ">AUTOMOTIVE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/gac-e-jet-hybrid-concept/25867/">China's GAC shows stunning E-JET plug-in hybrid concept</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/cc-weiss/">C.C. Weiss</a></div> <div class="date">January 18, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/gac-e-jet-hybrid-concept/25867/#comments">13 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/gac-e-jet-hybrid-concept/25867/pictures">8 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/gac-e-jet-hybrid-concept/25867/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/gace-jet.JPG" title="The E-JET combines a 95 kW motor and 1.0-liter four-cylinder engine" alt="The E-JET combines a 95 kW motor and 1.0-liter four-cylinder engine"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> While big names like <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/2014-chevrolet-corvette-stingray/25849/" target="_blank">Corvette</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/acura-inside-the-nsx-supercar/25823/" target="_blank">NSX</a> hogged the spotlight, one of the most visually attractive vehicles at this year's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/naias-2013/" target="_blank">Detroit Auto Show</a> came from a name that may be completely unfamiliar to the western autophile. China's Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) had the E-JET concept perched in the hallway of Cobo Hall, providing a warm welcome to those that entered through the doors feet beyond. The concept combines eye-capturing styling with green engineering. <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/gac-e-jet-hybrid-concept/25867/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="25849"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive/" style="float: left; ">AUTOMOTIVE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/2014-chevrolet-corvette-stingray/25849/">Fish out of water: The 2014 Corvette brings back the Stingray</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/cc-weiss/">C.C. Weiss</a></div> <div class="date">January 18, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/2014-chevrolet-corvette-stingray/25849/#comments">16 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/2014-chevrolet-corvette-stingray/25849/pictures">66 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/2014-chevrolet-corvette-stingray/25849/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/2014chevycorvette-80.jpg" title="2014 Corvette Stingray" alt="2014 Corvette Stingray"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> You'd have to go back in time a long way to find the very first rumor about the C7 Corvette; the next-generation Corvette has been one of the most anticipated and talked about new car debuts of the past several years. At the Detroit Auto Show, Chevy finally ended the speculation and opened the seventh chapter of the Corvette, a chapter that's driven by a story of past meeting future. Like it or leave it, the new 'Vette is officially here. <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/2014-chevrolet-corvette-stingray/25849/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="25814"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive/" style="float: left; ">AUTOMOTIVE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/bmw-series-4-world-premiere/25814/">BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe makes world premiere</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">January 17, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/bmw-series-4-world-premiere/25814/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/bmw-series-4-world-premiere/25814/pictures">24 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/bmw-series-4-world-premiere/25814/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bmw-concept-4-11.jpg" title="The BMW Concept Series 4" alt="The BMW Concept Series 4"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> BMW’s Concept 4 Series Coupe has made its world premiere at the North American International Auto Show (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/naias-2013/" target="_blank">NAIAS</a>) in Detroit. The fourth generation of the company's mid-range coupe line presents a slightly larger and more sporty version of the earlier Series 3 that manages to show a good deal of originality while retaining the BMW identity. <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/bmw-series-4-world-premiere/25814/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="25835"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive/" style="float: left; ">AUTOMOTIVE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/mercedes-benz-cls-debut/25835/">Mercedes-Benz reaches out to younger crowd with new entry level CLA-Class</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/cc-weiss/">C.C. Weiss</a></div> <div class="date">January 17, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/mercedes-benz-cls-debut/25835/#comments">5 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/mercedes-benz-cls-debut/25835/pictures">50 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/mercedes-benz-cls-debut/25835/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mercedesbenzcla.JPG" title="The CLA-Class is a new entry level Mercedes designed for a younger crowd" alt="The CLA-Class is a new entry level Mercedes designed for a younger crowd"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Mercedes is touting its new CLA-Class as "a real Mercedes. But not as you know it." The new mid-size four-door coupe is designed to bring the three points into a new demographic of garages, broadening Mercedes' appeal to a younger generation of buyer. The CLA is essentially a baby CLS, which Mercedes says is Germany's best-selling luxury car. The four-door, based on last year's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/mercedes-debuts-new-four-door-coupe-that-will-likely-see-production" target="_blank">Concept Style Coupe</a>, was revealed at a preview event on the night before this year's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/naias-2013/" target="_blank">North American International Auto Show</a>. <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/mercedes-benz-cls-debut/25835/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="25828"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive/" style="float: left; ">AUTOMOTIVE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/cadillac-elr/25828/">The Chevy Volt goes premium with the 2014 Cadillac ELR </a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/cc-weiss/">C.C. Weiss</a></div> <div class="date">January 16, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/cadillac-elr/25828/#comments">9 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/cadillac-elr/25828/pictures">29 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/cadillac-elr/25828/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/cadillacelrdetroit.JPG" title="Cadillac's Volt-based 2014 ELR plug-in hybrid at NAIAS in Detroit" alt="Cadillac's Volt-based 2014 ELR plug-in hybrid at NAIAS in Detroit"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Cadillac unveiled the ELR at this week's North American International Auto Show. Essentially a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/volt/" target="_blank">Chevy Volt</a> in upscale Cadillac dress, the ELR brings plug-in hybrid technology to the consumer that simply isn't willing to give up luxurious appointments for fuel economy gains. <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/cadillac-elr/25828/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="25815"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive/" style="float: left; ">AUTOMOTIVE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/maserati-quattroporte-specs/25815/">Maserati reveals specs of new Quattroporte at NAIAS</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">January 16, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/maserati-quattroporte-specs/25815/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/maserati-quattroporte-specs/25815/pictures">39 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/maserati-quattroporte-specs/25815/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/maserati-quattroporte.JPG" title="Maserati Quattroporte sedan" alt="Maserati Quattroporte sedan"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Last November, we looked at the preview of the new <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/maserati-quattroporte-sedan-preview/24898/" target="_blank">Maserati Quattroporte</a>, but Maserati was a bit coy about the technical specifications then, so we had to be content with looking at the outside. Now with the 2013 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) underway, the company has opened the bonnet and we've a better idea of what the new sedan has to offer when you put the pedal to the metal. <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/maserati-quattroporte-specs/25815/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="25823"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive/" style="float: left; ">AUTOMOTIVE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/acura-inside-the-nsx-supercar/25823/">Acura opens the doors on latest NSX Concept at NAIAS</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130125111216/http://www.gizmag.com/author/cc-weiss/">C.C. 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