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Five Trucks And SUVs To Look For At The Detroit Auto Show
Five Trucks And SUVs To Look For At The Detroit Auto Show-July 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:13:21

The is going to be a mega for trucks. At least two hugely important new pickups will be revealed, but there are a few other interesting rumors interesting rumors we might see fulfilled at this month's event

As of this writing, there have been no official claims that a new Ford Raptor will be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show. But we do know off-road variant of the F-150 even though there isn't one available for 2015.

It's just been announced that the Ford Focus RS will join a new line of "vehicles for enthusiasts"…

It seems like Ford would take the opportunity to build a little more hype if they were going for a full reveal at next month's auto show, but I wouldn't be surprised if we at least got some details on the new sport truck. Obviously it'll be based on the new aluminum-bodied F-150. Since Ford's and they've told us "the 3.5 EcoBoost is the new premium engine" it seems inevitable that .

"The F-150 is dropping the 6.2 V8 for 2015. The 3.5 EcoBoost will become the premium engine, it…

2. All-New Nissan Frontier

Almost a year ago, Nissan trotted out a dressed in a tuner-car costume. It wouldn't make any sense for Nissan to steal spotlight from their new Titan at the last minute, so don't expect a completely redone production-ready Frontier at this show.

If you had three wishes, they'd be "small, diesel, pickup truck" right? I had a chance to get those

However, with GM's Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon asserting dominance and the brand-new Tacoma making an appearance, I might wager Nissan will set up some kind of teaser for whatever the next incarnation of the Frontier is.

3. Cadillac Escalade V-Sport And/Or Diesel

I don't think GM is going to bring anything Earth-shattering by the way of trucks, the they brought to the LA auto show was probably the most fun thing we'll see from them for a minute.

This 2015 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 is GM's idea of what a dedicated off-road variant of their…

But over the summer, Cadillac Escalade brand manager David Schiavone said they were considering a "V6 turbodiesel and twin-turbo gas V6" for the luxury SUV. Maybe they'll make some progress on that threat.

4. Jeep Grand Wagoneer Or Wrangler Preview

Jeep's plans to attack the and start punching for Range Rover were announced at the last New York Auto Show, somewhat ironically alongside the reveal of the Jeep Renegade which is at the opposite end of the scale.

Jeep is planning world domination of the SUV market over the next five years with the 2014…

No solid plans have been made for big announcements at Detroit yet, but with things like a new full-size SUV and revisions to the Wrangler inevitably on the horizon, I wouldn't put it passed Jeep to bring up something interesting at the show.

5. Bentley SUV

The plug-in electric hybrid "#NewBentley" aka "" is long overdue to show its bulgey-eyed face to the public. Bentley's hosting a press conference on the 12th, and with the Detroit Auto Show being as big as it is, it seems like a possible stage to finally let us meet this high-riding luxury car.

We already knew the Bentley SUV would get a plug-in hybrid version, but now it sounds like the…

Image via Bentley

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