Entries in NAIAS 2017 (2)

Tuesday
Jan102017

NAIAS 2017: VW's I.D. Buzz concept draws the biggest crowds at Auto Show

The I.D. Buzz packs some nostalgia as well as many new ideas in a bubbly yet familiar packageBy Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Detroit- Credit it to the power of nostalgia or the thirst for something completely new, or a mix of both. In its solitary corner at the Cobo Center here in Detroit, the Texas yellow, neon and white I.D. BUZZ, a futuristic re-imagining of the iconic VW Microbus seemed to radiate a strangely seductive glow which seemed to draw the most crowds here at day two of the North American International Auto Show.

There are a handful of Volkswagen models that capture the imagination even with an entire generation of consumers who may not have been alive to actually ride in them. Some, like the Beetle, have been reinvented ad nauseam and others, like the Microbus transporter (or Kombi, if you prefer) and the Karmann-Ghia, have been begging a re-introduction.

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Monday
Jan092017

SlideShow: Best of NAIAS 2017

Detroit - This year's North American Interantional Auto Show (NAIAS) did not dissapoint in the wide range of new modesl, concept cars, emerging technologies as well as EV and hybrid options. We also saw a lot of trucks, crossovers, SUV's and a surprising number of performance cars and exotics at the show.