1995 North American International Auto Show | Retro Review

[@tkewrestler2662]

I find it fascinating seeing footage of our auto shows, because in some instances you can see early design work for things that did happen, and also you can see the path not taken.

[@samartz]

very true!!

[@nwezetx1]

Not exactly early design work, much of them are just deliberate previews or teasers.

[@scott8919]

That minivan flying onto the set was so sketchy 😂

[@kriscotner7105]

I loved this! More classic auto show videos please!

[@MarkMeadows90]

4:29 The GT90 concept still stands out to this day

[@barsaf9989]

90's was definitely the best decade for cars. So cool to see this video. Too bad NAIAS has taken a dive over the years. Especially since the start of covid.

[@Justintoxed]

90s? 😂😂

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Nope!

[@MrTaxiRob]

If the 60s was the golden age, then the 90s was the silver age. Performance started to make a real comeback. But this video doesn't really show us any of that, just concept cars and new versions of old models.

[@mattc9875]

It was, despite nowadays' cars are way more advanced, they've lost all the character & personality, as those who buy them...and society in general

[@MrTaxiRob]

60s, followed by 90s, and a handful of really cool designs in between. The 50s chrome monstrosities and late 70s bricks didn't do anything for me. The tech is definitely the best today, but a lot of it isn't performance or efficiency related and is therefore a waste of money. Also, design is terrible today, everything looks the same.

[@ThePurePlayaz]

90s was peak auto design.. So many hits in this!

[@LamborghiniBrotha1]

FACTS

[@MDOOMBot]

It's ironic that Buick had a concept car in 1995 that looked 20 years ahead of it's time and never released it, but always seems to be grandads favorite car brand(lacking in appeal to a younger buyer). That Buick concept would've fit right into 2015.

[@Jordi7174]

Many elements of it became the 2005 Buick Lacrosse.

[@Bunagaya1]

The concept was built by Holden Australia based on the VT Commodore

[@Bunagaya1]

It would also later be released as the Pontiac GTO

[@BigjohnZ06]

It has the 2005 Lacrosse or 2006 Lucerne grill.

[@MrTaxiRob]

@@Bunagaya1 man I forgot how long ago those came out, I thought it was built on the Zeta platform but you're right it was the V platform

[@theKevronHarris]

The Acura CL-X concept car made a cameo appearance in Janet Jackson's "Doesn't Really Matter" music video in 1999 or 2000.

[@6ec6YRFPTcC]

No one is talking about the debut of the Tahoe and Yukon. Two of the most important names at GM

[@boyfrmnewyork]

Might be fun to have an Auto Show retro marathon weekend segment block from the first to the more recent all back to back!

[@claudiobizama5603]

These autoshow videos are a great time capsule of their time

[@sirmoney2762]

Thank you...for some memories.....we went to every car show during 90s and 00s

[@landyachtfan79]

The '90's was definitely my favorite decade for the luxury car. The latest in technology coupled with the classic elegance, luxury, & style that buyers had come to demand. 2:36.......................I DRIVE....................I DRIVE.....................I DRIVE A DODGE CARAVAN!!!!!!!

[@neile90]

I was born in 1990. These cars basically defined my childhood.

[@emilianocruz11]

Miss see this 90s autoshows on motorweek 😢

[@michaelwhite9375]

I was there in person. I think it's the best Auto Show I've ever been to.

[@nlpnt]

The '90s were definitely Peak Auto Show.

[@Tokenomics1]

The GT90 was so cool

[@lightminded6268]

90's car designers were absolutely crazy. And I love that.

[@ronsmith4325]

That NSX ❤

[@silverxstar01]

What a great array of designs. Gotta love the colors, too - that icy lilac of the Olds Antares and lime green metallic of the Plymouth Backpack need to make a comeback in modern times. The way that Caravan flew onto the stage was absolutely hilarious!

[@carexpertandy]

I was born in 1995… a time when lots of the best new designs had just gone into production or were on the way!

[@bobbydavenport8941]

Thank you for posting an auto show on your play list 😊

[@jonybravo39]

That Buick xp2000 would've a hit!! Looks amazing 👏

[@jlcii]

I guess I'm a weirdo, because this generation of Ford Taurus I actually like very much. I think the car looks beautiful, and I love the interior. It was the first time an American sedan didn't look boring to me.

[@carzak]

Hey, another weirdo who likes the Taurus! I remember admiring Ford for actually trying to create a new direction for the future of car design. One thing that greatly increased my appreciation for it was reading the book Car by Mary Walton. If you haven't read it, she delves into the entire design process of the car and writes about the incredible innovation and the challenges Ford went through to get the car into production. Worth a read.

[@mrj-charles6383]

I actually owned 2 one was a wagons. Very comfortable car to drive on long trips. Fuel mileage was good for the size of the car.

[@dreammatch2000]

​@@gbax110 And those cars are still around in 2023. Every now and then, one will show up.

[@marin1419]

Another weirdo who owned that Taurus ‘97

[@NSXTypeRGTRLM]

Times are so different now. Auto manufacturers don't emphasize car shows as much as they used to and their display booths are far less sophisticated than they used to be.

[@theKevronHarris]

The Oldsmobile Antares concept car is the Oldsmobile Intrigue which will make its debut a couple years later.

[@deep_drift]

Same with the Ford Triton, which became the 97-03 F-150, and the Acura CL-X, which also became the 00-03 CL.

[@theKevronHarris]

@@deep_driftthese concept vehicles look cool. My next-door neighbor had a 1997 or 1998 Ford F-150 XLT 2WD SuperCab in the metallic light cappuccino beige color when I was a kid. I remember seeing the Acura CL-X in a Janet Jackson music video from her song called "Doesn't Really Matter" in 1999 or early 2000.

[@MrTaxiRob]

looks like an Aurora to me, the Intrigue was much better looking.

[@theKevronHarris]

@@MrTaxiRob I agree 👍

[@MrTaxiRob]

@@theKevronHarris I never got used to the front end look of the Aurora, but the Intrigue was decent. Maybe it was the overall shape being more traditional?

[@mikemoyercell]

The Chrysler Cirrus deserved the 1995 Car of the year award. What a great car! Way nicer than a Taurus yucky oval junk.

[@KhrissyDaDon]

We need to get back to big reveals happening at auto shows! Now manufacturers are only doing controlled press releases.

[@johnmadow5331]

The autoshows had moved from Detriot to foriegn lands especially China! Detriot is now a contest for Crime and proverty shows, The Ford Motor Company Chrp. head quarter that used to be Henry Ford office now is an abandond crack house!

[@bghoody5665]

It's interesting to look back with hindsight to see what did and didn't happen. There are definitely some intriguing concepts and ideas that make you wonder "what if?"

[@OLDS98]

Thank you for the video. I enjoyed the Oldsmobile Antares segment and Pontiac Grand Prix segment and the Lincoln segment as well. It is interesting now is more suv's than cars.

[@ThaDirtyBubble]

I have such a soft spot for 90s soap bar styling

[@hypershadow87]

*At **0:39**, I thought that was Zordon's Command Center and heard "Rangers!" his voice.* 😂

[@Bunagaya1]

Buick XP2000 was built by Holden Australia and would later be released as the VT Commodore. It eventually made it to America as a Pontiac GTO.

[@toronado455]

SHO-Star OMG

[@dragon81heart]

Pretty cool that Ford had the next gen ‘97 F-150 pretty much completely in late 1994 as the Ford Triton is for the most part a 97 F-150 with a flashy (at least for the time) body kit on it. I miss normal size 1/2 ton trucks The half ton trucks today are in some ways larger than the 3/4 and 1 tons were lol

[@nwezetx1]

The final design of the PN96 F-150 was approved in Dearborn, Michigan in November 1992, so 2 years 2 months before this show. Triton was a reskinned production F-150.

[@overtorque]

I love that I grew up in the 90s. Such a great time for automobiles!

[@carexpertandy]

Eagle Jazz, early stage of Chrysler 300M? (Successor to the Vision)

[@daveromanyshyn1170]

It's funny seeing some of these cars introduced as new and futuristic cars, when now you see old Taurus or Chrysler minivan examples they're usually in Walmart or Dollar Store parking lots...

[@mrj-charles6383]

I would like to order a Plymouth Backpack. Looks like a good city car. I owned a dozen of those Caravans. When they introduced the drivers side sliding door that made it one of the best minivans out there.

[@Gmny701]

I love this ❤❤❤!!! Back then there was so many good cars I like it better then now because so many good veteran cars are going away

[@jamieshields9521]

Very interesting, Buick XP2000 gave styling clues for upcoming Holden VT Commodore which arrived in 97 which was part of GM family. The wheels design was used on VT S pack as 16inch rims. Great concepts but Plymouth backpack seems be golden opportunity that was missed becoming reality.

[@TokyoOlympics2020]

Could you make a super cut of all auto shows segments for a decade?

[@MWBenDavis]

That would be epic

[@carexpertandy]

Ford Triton is definitely the next generation F-150

[@dreammatch2000]

Or more in tune with the Ford Lightning that came around the late '90s.

[@nwezetx1]

The 1997 F-150 was already finished by November 1992, so the Triton was a last minute preview.

[@miguelbaeza65]

Looking at videos of the 2023 Detroit Auto show, it looks like a disappointment again with not many manufacturers going to the show. It's sad that auto shows are dying

[@MrTaxiRob]

It's not worth it for the manufacturers because sales are dying

[@miguelbaeza65]

@@MrTaxiRob it's not about the sales. It's about the new generation of buyers. I read somewhere that new teenagers that are getting a driver's license is diminishing. There are factors to that, expensive cars, cost of living, living in urban areas which you can just get taxi or Uber to get around.

[@MrTaxiRob]

@@miguelbaeza65 so... sales are dying

[@johnmadow5331]

@@MrTaxiRob The quality and attitude of US Corp leaders that think nevatively about US workers are the main issue!

[@IVR02]

Love seeing the Ford GT90 here. Need for Speed II, anyone?

[@MrTaxiRob]

That Lincoln might have been cool as a revived Continental Mark II, but it looks like it was based on the Mazda 323 platform rather than the Thunderbird/Cougar/Mark VIII. It probably became the 1991 Capri.

[@Spidernick88]

Why was that Hyundai listed as a production car?

[@ntucker5000]

Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Mercury all gone!

[@senseicorey9979]

Thats what happens when you just repackage and upcharge for a chaper car . Good riddance!

[@austinhazlett2k17]

Don't forget Pontiac too.

[@mrj-charles6383]

@@austinhazlett2k17 and Eagle

[@mediocreman2]

Eagle too

[@joeneri150]

Saturn, Saab Suzuki, Isuzu out of the US market.

[@mediocreman2]

I still want that GT90

[@peteyification]

NAIAS is a thin shell of what it used to be back then... such a shame the magic is gone.

[@carexpertandy]

Oldsmobile Antares ended up becoming the Intrigue.

[@nwezetx1]

Intrigue predates the Antares, not the other way around.

[@breto7131]

Gt90 was amazing quad turbo v12

[@haroldbirge6881]

🏆MotorWeek 🍀Rocks😎✌️

[@patrickpl94]

3:12 blows me away. Hyundai accidentally made a wish version of a Maserati GranTurismo in 1995.

[@ThaDirtyBubble]

Plymouth Backpack goes hard ngl

[@dampergoldenrod4156]

3:50 I like the Sentra it's the only car I think looks good here.. I never knew they were made in the USA at that time

[@benchiaase]

Damn I wish that Windstar SHO made production

[@georgehale3640]

An Auto show with real cars! Hard to see today😢

[@carexpertandy]

We never saw anything of the Hyundai HCD-III

[@nwezetx1]

That was a light preview of the Tiburon (1996), like the HCD-II, masked as a crossover.

[@johnmadow5331]

The 90's was a dedicate of long term employee of big corp began to loose their jobs due to Defense Bugget Cut and job shipping to chap labor country for cost cutting measure. I remember in MA where people forced to drive their new US made car to the dealer or "sitch their purchase to the swamp" to avoid payments! I saw the whole town of new home like Howard went foreclousre!

[@dampergoldenrod4156]

The defense budget was never cut what a stupid comment it was NAFTA that destroyed all the jobs and anyone who would drive their car into a swamp is someone you don't want manufacturing anything

[@ptingz9307]

"The 1996 Taurus looks futuristic" That didn't age well

[@MDOOMBot]

Is the automotive industry still booming in Detroit?

[@barsaf9989]

Not with the government pushing EV's.

[@johneli495]

I think the 90s and early 2000s had the best designs. Not a fan of most cars today, as they look mostly the same, over emphasis on interaction with computers and scrolling through screens and weird design trends like huge grills

[@carexpertandy]

Never saw anything of Plymouth Backpack

[@Forge17]

1:03 fascinating to see the reactions to the “new futuristic Taurus” which would immediately be one of the most disastrous and financially costly redesigns in modern car history. It’s still as ugly as I remember 😂

[@KenanTurkiye]

What's a good motoring video to watch? retro car reviews. What's better than that? retro auto shows !! :)

[@palebeachbum]

I went to a few auto shows from the early 90s to the early 2000s. Cars seem less interesting now. There used to be so many body styles compared to now. An even distribution of sedans, coupes, hatchbacks, minivans, wagons, convertibles, SUVs, and pickups. Now it's mostly a sea of SUVs and trucks with a few sedans struggling in sales and even fewer of the other body styles.

[@DavidNgo86]

CAFE

[@carexpertandy]

Buick XP2000 looks like the early phase of the next generation Century/Regal.

[@michaelwhite9375]

I think it's a direct relative of the Holden Monaro that would be come the Pontiac GTO about a decade after this.

[@carexpertandy]

@@michaelwhite9375 Possibly since the Century and Regal didn’t have rear wheel drive at that point.

[@jonathansmith1590]

The rear of the Ford GT90 has a little resemblance to today's GT 🤔

[@unrealhit88]

The ford sho star should’ve been made same with a hellcat in a Pacifica

[@carexpertandy]

Never saw anything of Lincoln L2K or Ford SHO-Star

[@Stressless2023]

I'm sure Ford canned the SHOStar once Chrysler starting eating everyone's lunch with their minivans in '96.

[@TheBikemaster94]

I'd gladly take a Sho star but I Imagine modern minivans make a bit more power.

[@nwezetx1]

​@@Stressless2023Didn't those Chryslers come out in April 1995? Lunch was already gone by Xmas of '95.

[@Stressless2023]

@@nwezetx1 They were 1996 models.

[@nwezetx1]

@Stressless2023 They didn't come out in 1996, they came out early during the 1995 model year for other minivan competitors. April 1995 was still the 1995 model year for another half year to 9 months.

[@PhillyDee215]

All these manufacturers have literally gone into a different direction....that being the electric direction

[@senseicorey9979]

Hopefully just temporary. They don't have the infrastructure for it.....

[@the23rdbryan]

I was there.

[@sannissansanjuan5074]

I miss 1995, a lot of Last Chance Cars, ZR1 RX7 W124 Legend 928, by 1996 new Things got ugly,

[@DavidWendel-y8c]

Ahhhh Chrysler...so beautiful yet so flawed

[@JTKels]

Motorweek pushes domestic brands & failed to mention their unreliability

[@cgreenfield6655]

Unnngghhh that nsx

[@DavidLittle-y3e]

And look at the so-called big 3 today ,Blah 😮‍💨😮‍💨 they need to get there asses back in gear ⚙️⚙️⚙️

[@petertornabeni602]

If you were a ford dealer principal and you saw these Taurus and Sable models coming. . There had to be a certain amount of pissed off -

[@senseicorey9979]

They sold 800 million of those....

[@MPMeterman]

You’re right…they lost the title of best selling car because of this.

[@nwezetx1]

Ford dealer principles first saw these '96 models in 1992-93, so no they weren't surprised and had high expectations.

[@foxtrot685]

I remember when car companies had to be innovative. Now it’s overpriced useless crossover or overpriced useless EV. That’s it.

[@pmafterdark]

The restyled Ford Taurus was hideous. 😝

[@hollaz2]

Back when originality and creativity existed in the car industry.

[@ManiaMusicChannel]

Man, when Ford introduced that Taurus and Sable the video image said it all. They were ugly even then.

[@cortezmiller1899]

A lot of those concept cars were ugly, sorry to say it.

[@mollari2261]

Automobiles (especially domestic ones) in the 1990s were almost as bad as in the 1970s

[@allentoyokawa9068]

US made Japanese car is nothing to brag about, just saying

[@mediocreman2]

Like the US made Accord, CR-V, Odyssey, Pilot, Passport? Or the US made Avalon, Corolla, Camry, Highlander, RAV4, Matrix, Sienna, Tundra, Sequoia, Tacoma, Venza, and the Lexus RX350? Yeah those are such unreliable cars.

[@bighardtop]

Back when cars, and MotorWeek, were interesting.