Monday 10th January 2005

New and concept cars from US auto shows

Pictures galore from LA and Detroit

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Dozens of pictures have reached PH from the LA and Detroit Motor Shows this week, and we'll be publishing as many as possible over the next few days, once we've had time to sort them all out.

In the meantime, here's a just a small selection to whet your appetite. Many thanks to Michael Banovsky and Nauman Farooq for the photos and reportage.

Aston Martin DBR9

Dodge Viper Coupe

Shelby GR-1

Ferrari SuperAmerica

Spyker C12

Jeep (with two 5.7 litre HEMI engines!)

[v8thunder]

I'll take the Shelby and the Viper, please.

And I know the DBR9's a racing car, but does everything have to be aesthetically wrecked when it's taken to the track these days?

[errek72]

I'll have that grey Superamerica, without the nameplate, and with a villa at lake como to park it.
Swish.

[nightmare]

and I'll have that Jeep!! very cool!

nice pics - would like to see one of the Viper from the front too

[Bodo]

The DBR9 has been Sagaris'd
Amazing what you can do with a jigsaw these days

[ribbo]

im not fussy, i'll take the lot..

especially that DB9 .. droool.. love the yellow bits

[wedgepilot]

Is it just me or does that Shelby look like it's had a massive botox injection up it's ar$e? Neat front, but the rear end is all bloated looking.

[FourWheelDrift]

No photo above but this is at the show the Ford Synus, Focus sized car concept.

www.cardesignnews.com/autoshows/2005/detroit/preview/ford-synus/

[RichB]

DB9R looks fantastic, won't it be great to have yet another Brit team to cheer on at Le Mans! As for the others, they are all a bit "so what"? Dodge, Ferrari and Spiker haven’t we been seeing those at shows for years now? And what is that ridiculous Jeep all about? Rich...

[vetteheadracer]

Wait for the C6 Z06 tonight!!!!

500BHP...........

[Ev_]

Caught the tail-end of a piece about the Jaguar Advanced Lightweight Coupe on the Six O'Clock News.

The impression given was that it's going into production.

[dinkel]

FourWheelDrift said:

No photo above but this is at the show the Ford Synus, Focus sized car concept. www.cardesignnews.com/autoshows/2005/detroit/preview/ford-synus/

Crack that safe!!! seriously yuk . . . looks like a that ugly Jap roadbox Farago reviewed a year or so back. I think Ted pulled it out / can't find it / all for the best . . .

[ErnestM]

nightmare said:

and I'll have that Jeep!! very cool! nice pics - would like to see one of the Viper from the front too

ErnestM

[solsticefan]

No photo of the Saturn Sky above. From www.skyroadster.com






>> Edited by solsticefan on Friday 11th February 15:53

[LuS1fer]

The Saturn Sky seems to borrow rather too many cues from the Corvette C6 - which means I'm not keen on either.