Officials confirmed yesterday that the electrical fire that broke out above the Audi stand resulted in no injuries and no damages to any vehicles at the stand. The fire forced the evacuation of thousands of visitors to the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. “There’s minor damage to the stand,” Audi spokesman Christian Bokich said. He said [...]
Attendees are expected to be let back in to the Detroit auto show this evening after an electrical fire in the ceiling of the Audi exhibit caused organizers to evacuate a smokey Cobo Center main floor earlier today. Organizers hop eto let people back in around 5:00 p.m., and those who were at the show [...]
According to show organizers, the Detroit auto show experienced more than 21,000 more attendees on Monday than last year on the same day. 61,112 people attended this past Monday, as opposed to 39,715 for last year’s Monday exhibition. Numbers for the weekend attendance, though up from last year, were not as staggering, with Saturday attendance [...]
We are all finally back from Michigan after attending the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. All of us have caught up on many lost hours of sleep and have finally had some chance to look back at the show to pick our favorite debuts in Detroit. Here is a list of what the egmCarTech team liked [...]
Hip-hop star Nelly dropped by the 2010 Detroit Auto Show to let us know that his upcoming album’s artwork will feature the 2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0L V8. The album, set to launch this later this year, will feature a tricked-out 2011 Mustang GT customized by DUB Magazine. “I don”t care where you grew up, [...]
While FoMoCo attracted a lot of attention at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show with the 2011 Ford Mustang GT and the 2012 Ford Focus, the Dearborn automaker stole the show by winning the 2010 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. Ford’s Fusion Hybrid won the Car of the Year award while the [...]
While we were certainly in our automotive glory these past two days at the 2010 North American International Auto Show, we can’t say that we weren’t a bit distracted by the beautiful ladies adorning some of the exhibits. Many of the higher-end luxury models such as BMW, Audi, and Maserati had gorgeous models accompanying their [...]
For its presence at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, Tesla showed off a red Tesla Model S Sedan and announced that it has produced the 1,000th Tesla Roadster. “A year ago right here in Detroit we had delivered about 150 Roadsters, so VIN 1,000 is a humble but important milestone for us,” said Tesla CEO [...]
Key Competitors: Rolls-Royce Phantom and Maybach if you remember who they are. Power: 6.75L twin-turbocharged V8 ““ 505-hp / 752 lb-ft of torque. Transmission: ZF 8-speed automatic. Availability: On sale now. Pricing: $285,000. Since Bentley was not present at the 2009 LA Auto Show last month, it decided to come to Detroit with its new flagship sedan [...]
Bentley’s press conference at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show consisted of two things – the Bentley Mulsanne (which we’ll post about in just a few) and this special-edition Series 51 Continental GTC. The Series 51 package will be available on the Continental range’s GT, GT Speed, GTC and GTC Speed models What’s so special about [...]
