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It was here that Cirque du Soleil performed, where Mercedes CEO Dieter Zetsche served drinks from behind the bar, where Chrysler’s Bob Lutz and Detroit Mayor Coleman Young (on purpose) crashed a Jeep Grand Cherokee through a large glass window, where tethers and hydraulics allowed the Dodge Grand Caravan to literally jump over competitors trapped in a fake pond in 1995, where Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller blurted out, “We are not a criminal brand”, under sharp questions from the media that followed. the Dieselgate scandal of 2015.
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It’s a different show these days
What used to be the North American International Auto Show, where the world’s automakers came to unveil product news and their executives spoke on behalf of the cameras and forged alliances, has evolved into a much smaller, regional event, reflected in its new name: the Detroit Auto Show.
And that could be just fine for the target audience of car buyers lining up for rides in battery-electric vehicles and in Jeeps and Ford Broncos on undulating off-road courses that now take up much of the space in Detroit’s Huntington Place, which was already pre-COVID by Bugatti, Ferrari, Bentley, Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini, not to mention Volvo, Tesla, Jaguar, Land Rover, Audi, BMW, Porsche…
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The supercharged successor to the Shelby GT500 can be seen at this month’s Detroit Auto Show – and in your driveway this summer.
Yes, you’ll see some of those cars on carpet in Detroit today (the show ends Sunday, January 25), but only because the show’s organizers called in the favor of local dealers and car collectors (some from Chicago) to add some flair.
Top speed walked the floor and collected four photo galleries looking at the major vehicle segments represented. Nowadays we focus on exotics and sports cars, including the Ferrari Enzo below.
2025 Porsche GT3 RS
Right next to the gallery of exotics was the large indoor test track where all-electric Hummers, Cadillacs, Fords, Dodges and Polestars could take shoppers around, like the Jeep Wagoneer below, seen behind this 2025 Porsche GT3 RS.
And there was also a celebrity car: the 1933 Ford “Tool Time” Roadster, owned by Tim Allen of Detroit, who starred in the sitcom Home Improvement.
Take a look at the gallery below to see more exotics and sports cars from the Detroit Auto Show.
2025 McLaren Artura
FerrariThe Ferrari
2019 McLaren Senna
2024 Lamborghini Huracan Dirt
Dallara EXP
Several Aston Martins
2021 Ford GT
Avoid the charger
Three Chevy Corvette concepts
Chevy Corvette ZR1X Stars & Steel Limited Edition
2026 Honda Prelude
2025 Ford Mustang GTD
Lamborghini Diablo from 1991
2025 Lotus Emira
Payani Huayra
Porsche 911 from 1995
2023 Maserati MC20
Vintage muscle cars
Morgan Plus Four from 2025
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