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