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Top Vehicles BY AutoWeek Editors Honored AT 2007 NAIAS

Everybody has favorites. Bill may likesports sedan based on a stretched
Ford cars. Susan may be attracted muchMustang chassis is one hot concept. We
by the power of pickup trucks. Tom maycan only hope Ford takes the next step
have vehicles using AEM V2 intake as histo put this pony car for the family man
favorite.into production as soon as possible,"
Sure enough, the editorial staff atMandel expresses about the Ford
AutoWeek has chosen their set ofInterceptor which has been AutoWeek's
favorite vehicles for the currentlychoice for Best Concept.
ongoing 2007 North AmericanGritzinger now did state that AutoWeek
International Auto Show (or commonlychose the Chevrolet Volt as the most
known as the NAIAS). And the list ofsignificant vehicle through a statement:
vehicles has already been announced at"The idea behind the car - a pure
the annual Design Forum that AutoWeekelectric powertrain that gets its energy
sponsors and holds. The Design Forum wasfrom plugging in at home or work, or
held at the Cobo Conference andfrom an on-board generator powered by a
Exhibition Center held in Detroit. Itsmall gasoline engine - is surprisingly
was Dutch Mandel, as part of the forum'ssimple. GM says they'll be ready to
dinner and program, who shared vehiclesbuild this car by 2010 or 2012, and
included in the AutoWeek Editors' Choiceunless battery companies can't come
Awards.through, Volt and GM's E-flex System
From all of the vehicles showcased atcould spell the beginning of the end of
the 2007 NAIAS, the Dodge Viper wasAmerica's addiction to foreign oil."
chosen as the most fun vehicle. BobAutoWeek's editorial staff also did
Gritzinger, the senior editor for newschoose the Best in Show vehicle. And
of the magazine, shares, "600 hp, 8.4their unanimous choice was the Jaguar
liter V10, breathing so heavy the DodgeC-XF. Why did they choose the vehicle
boys had to add half a dozen new hoodfor the award? Mandel explains, "C-XF,
vents just to bleed off the excess heat.the concept version of the coming S-Type
The car goes 0-60 mph in less than fourreplacement, is the sexiest four-door
seconds, and goes 0-100-0 mph in 12we've seen from Jaguar in years. This
seconds flat. What could be more funcar draws a line from past Jaguar sedans
than that?to Jaguar sedans of the future.
"No matter what you call it, this Ford



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