Dale Murphy. The Breakfast Club. Hall and Oates. The Trans Am. Spiked hair. Blade Runner. Dave Parker. Run DMC. The Merkur XR4Ti. What do they all have in common? All born of the 80's, a decade that doesn't get near the respect it deserves.
Green was center stage at this year's Detroit auto show press preview. Smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles and concepts starred along with more hybrids, including rechargeable plug-ins. Ethanol partnerships were announced and new clean diesel engine options for large pickups were featured.
Coming to Detroit in the middle of January is nobody's idea of a good time, unless you're a car junkie, that is. For decades, car junkies from around the globe have been trotting to Michigan in the dead of winter to attend press conferences on a grueling schedule at which some of the hottest cars on the planet are debuted. The 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit marks my 11th consecutive year covering this media extravaganza, and to be perfectly honest, it's not much fun anymore.
Female buyers tend to buy compact models—especially fuel efficient crossovers—equipped with the latest safety features and which retail for less than $25,000, such as the new Nissan Rogue, according to J.D. Power and Associates research.
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