Green Machines in Detroit

PopSci heads to the 20th North American International Auto Show to bring you the mean, green machines about to flood our shores

By Seth Fletcher Posted 01.20.2008 at 11:41 pm 0 Comments

Cattle Call A herd of Texas Longhorn cattle lead the new Dodge Ram in a much-hyped press conference . . . Seth Fletcher

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Mazda Furai Front: Is this the Batmobile? No—it's the Mazda Furai racecar, a 450 hp monster powered by a three-rotor rotary engine. Seth Fletcher

Green's been in the air of late, and this year's North American International Auto Show was no exception. While the usual hyped sports cars and solid trucks weren't exactly in short supply, nearly every concept car toed the eco line. Fuel cells, biodiesel and batteries powered most. Ethanol was popular despite continual rumors of a looming corn shortage (probably less of a problem in the "conceptual" realm). Even Hummer promised a FlexFuel system for its HX concept. Of course, none of this means power will be sacrificed. Ferrari introduced green concepts too; and you'd better believe they're not going to be slow.

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