5 Standouts From This Year's Detroit Auto Show

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[Narrator] Silicon Valley may have swiped

some of Detroit's leadership in the car industry

but Motown is far from cooked,

for proof, here are the hottest cars to come out

of this year's North American International Auto Show.

Ford took the stage at its home town event

to show off the next iteration of the pick-up that has been

the country's best-selling vehicle for 35 years.

This new truck is continuing to overhaul its image

as a gas-guzzler, the latest model has surprisingly decent

fuel efficiency with a ten-speed automatic transmission

and start-stop technology that puts

an end to idling at red lights.

Throw in high-tech features like pedestrian detection,

lane keeping assist and a 4G LTE wifi hotspot

and America's favorite truck

is looking pretty sophisticated.

Of course, Americans' love for big goes beyond

the pick-up, for someone more interested in hauling kids

than piles of bricks or whatever,

Audi rolled out the Q8 Concept

previewing its next luxury SUV.

The plug-in hybrid combines an 18 kilowatt hour battery

with a three liter engine, all told good for 440 horsepower.

Naturally it's packed with touchscreens

and will also show off the next generation

of Audi's virtual cockpit system.

Nearly 30 years after bringing a heap of luxury

to the Toyota family, Lexus is revamping

its flagship, the LS sedan.

The automaker says the car is built on omotenashi,

the concept of Japanese hospitality.

Here that means new chassis control technology

along with seats that adjust in 28 different directions

and offer shiatsu massages,

the backseat even gets an ottoman.

Crossovers and SUVs may get most of the love these days

but the humble minivan is making a steady comeback.

Honda's moving the trend along

with a revamped take on the Odyssey,

stuffed with all the latest family-friendly tech.

This caravan offers a rear-seat entertainment system

that supports streaming video to keep the kiddies calm

and even makes it easier than ever

to get all the way back to the third row.

Alright, so Kia and cool aren't usually synonymous

but the Korean automaker's making a bid to change that

with the Stinger, the sporty sedan with room for five

is meant to be a grand touring car,

built for an engaging but also comfortable ride

and if Kia pulls it off, you won't just enjoy

the long haul to grandma's house,

you'll look relatively cool doing it.