There will be more than 185 vehicle-tech exhibitors occupying the West Hall this year, including BMW, Daimler, Damon Motorcycles and Hyundai, and CEO Mary Barra will deliver a keynote highlighting General Motors’ technology roadmap.
One might wonder about the bold interior and exterior color choices for a number of BMW's newest high-performance machines. Sure, you can still get a black interior. But aren't these color combinations fun?
Touchscreen supplants kludgy computer-mouse-like center-console controller for Toyota's luxury brand and adds cloud-based navigation, audio and voice assistance.
Jeep's three-row Grand Cherokee L already has arrived, and now the focus turns to the more familiar two-row model, which comes with a gas-only powertrain and comfortably blends upscale on-road behavior with upgraded off-road chops.
Toyota says the 250-mile range estimate is for the XLE version with front-wheel drive, which implies less will be available if customers opt for the light off-roading capability for the BZ4x BEV.
Toyota believes ICE-augmented hybrid and PHEV powertrains can plot a much quicker path to reducing overall industry CO2 output for many users than a blind plunge into BEVs for all, says Gill Pratt, the automaker’s chief scientist.
