The biggest disappointments at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show
Both domestic and foreign automakers had their fair share of letdowns in Detroit this year. Let's go through a few of them.
Ford's empty stage
Ford made a big deal about its press conference this year. What we received was a letdown.
Ford's empty stage
There was a 10-second teaser for the 2019 Ranger, a similar teaser for the 2020 Bronco, no actual vehicles and what amounted to a scripted panel talk at the end.
Ford's empty stage
Overpromised and (way) underdelivered.
2018 GMC Terrain's shifter
GMC thought it would be neat to move the gear selector to a series of buttons at the bottom of the center stack. No.
2018 GMC Terrain's shifter
It looks dumb, those white letters are probably going to come off after years of use and -- perhaps worst of all -- there's a manumatic function in there.
2018 GMC Terrain's shifter
The rest of the car ain't bad, though.
Chrysler's lack of press conference
Chrysler skipped a Detroit press conference and opted for CES instead.
Chrysler's lack of press conference
It did bring the Portal concept to Detroit, but it's tucked far away in a corner of Chrysler's booth, like the automaker doesn't even want it there.
Chrysler's lack of press conference
I get it, Chrysler wants to act like it's tech-forward, but ditching your hometown auto show isn't the way to do it. Same goes for Chevrolet and the Bolt EV.
Multiple brands skipping the show
Porsche, Bentley and a host of other automakers completely skipped Detroit this year. Porsche chose to unveil its 911 GTS lineup online, instead.
Multiple brands skipping the show
Bentley hosted some media to check out the new Continental Supersports in an alley the day before the show.
Multiple brands skipping the show
Land Rover wasn't here, either, which is a shame, because the Discovery is awesome.