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Five of the best Detroit surprises this year

Five of the best Detroit surprises this year

The Detroit show opened its doors to the media this week and here are our favourite of the surprise exhibits. You can't have been looking at the Yahoo! Cars site and not noticed that the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) - or Detroit show in short - is going on at the moment. Time was we visited shows and were surprised by manufacturers on almost every stand. But it's now so competitive out there to release information first there are few genuine surprises at the shows any more. However, there were a few at Detroit, some more surprising than others.

  1. Audi R8 V12 TDI concept

    Diesel supercar

    Audi R8 V12 TDI concept Audi champions diesel power with its V12 TDI R8 concept and it's likely for production too. Read more

  2. Cadillac CTS Coupe concept

    CTS cut short

    Cadillac CTS Coupe concept Cadillac pulls off a genuine Detroit surprise with its two-door CTS. Read more

  3. Fisker Karma

    Feel-good sports car

    Fisker Karma Eco-conscious plug-in hybrid luxury sports saloon wows at Detroit, as does its proposed price. Read more

  4. Ferrari F430 Spider Bio Fuel

    Ferrari goes green

    Ferrari F430 Spider Bio Fuel Ferrari goes green with a bio-fuel E85 enabled F430 Spider. Read more

  5. Volkswagen Passat CC

    VW's four-door coupé

    Volkswagen Passat CC Volkswagen aims to take on the premium players with its sleeker Passat CC. Read more

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