Pictures of Hummer's futuristic all-terrain vehicle made the rounds a few weeks ago, but the real deal was chilling out on the floor of the Auto Show. It's a little smaller than I thought it would be, but it looks incredibly burly. It was also my first chance to check out the interior, the coolest part of which is the floor, which can be cleaned with a hose. Take that, floormats. All it really needs is a large-calibur gun attached to the back and it would be totally ready for inter-planetary warfare. I would love to test drive it, but I would be a little worried someone would snipe me as soon as I get behind the wheel. 

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SUVs have really been playing catch-up when it comes to gas mileage and, you know, not damning the earth to a fiery grave, but this year's auto show has more eco-friendly trucks than a hippie has hemp necklaces. The Explorer America has a super-efficient engine that can get 20-30% more milage than the current Explorer. The improvement comes from Ford's EcoBoost system, which directly injects fuel into the combustion chamber of each cylinder. From that you get smoother acceleration and a power increase on par with adding two extra cylinders. So, in short, America, Fu—well, you get it.

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Today was the first press day for the New York International Auto Show and I got up early to check it out. There wasn't a ton of new, earth-shattering stuff announced, but that doesn't mean there wasn't plenty of eye candy on the floor. This pointy-but-sexy machine is Mazda's Furai (that means "sound of the wind" in Japanese) and its 450-hp engine runs on ethanol making it very green and extremely fast. It first debuted at the Detroit show, but seeing it in person is definitely impressive. Sadly, you'll never be able to buy, or even drive one so don't go trading in your '88 Accord just yet. And before everyone goes saying it in the comments: Yes, it looks like the Batmobile.

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The trio of young females pictured above are Joann Jung, Amy Kim and Jennifer Hewlett and they're responsible for designing Lincoln's new luxury concept, the MKT. The car itself is pretty awesome, sporting all sorts of comfort features in the cabin like non-directional vents that won't dry out your eyeballs on long drives, super-soft, environmentally-friendly leather and just the right amount of chrome to make you look classy, not cheesy. The navigation system was what really caught my eye though, with all of its curvy, touchscreen sexiness. I got a chance to talk to the ladies yesterday morning while checking out the car and it's amazing how much thought they put into this thing. Every piece of upcycled glass and wood paneling is done purposely with the intention of making our lazy butts comfortable on the road. They've also made the thing much lighter than other cars in its class so it gets better gas mileage and more speed. I would definitely drive it. Of course it's just a concept and on an Internet guy's salary I would probably need to win the lottery before I could buy one, but it's nice to dream.

Some of the future-tech from the MKT will actually be available on the 2009 MKS, which totally beats the pants off of the '83 POS you're currently puttering around in. Click here for more pictures of the MKT.

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The Chicago Auto Show is in full swing at the moment, and one of the big trends seems to be taking Ford's gigantic F-650 truck and turning it into something you would expect to see Shaq showing off on <em>MTV Cribs</em>. Alton's $200,000 <em>Cloverfield</em> monster of a vehicle has a 7.2-liter Caterpillar engine, a 42-inch plasma and a sound system with 42 speakers. I would still prefer one of those sweet old '70s vans with a wizard painted on the side with a couch that smells like piss crammed in the back, but I guess this thing is pretty cool, too. I do have to give them credit for beefing up the normal car horn to a friggin' train horn. I would blow that sucker right before I ran right over Mother Nature's stupid face. FOLLOW THE LINK FOR A HANDY COMPARISON CHART OF THE CANYONERO AND THE ALTON F-650.

Source: Autoblog

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