2023 Detroit Auto Show: Everything You Missed
This is the second year the North American International Auto Show in Detroit has been held in the fall instead of January, which had been its home on the auto show calendar for years, and the debuts at this year’s show were all from the Detroit Three automakers. GM, Ford and Stellantis also have the biggest footprint on the show floor in Huntington Place convention center, which also has a handful of indoor test tracks this year amid the shiny new sheet metal.
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Cars.com’s Editorial team was at the show in the run-up to its public opening Saturday and was able to get up close with the debuts from Cadillac, Ford, GMC and Jeep. Just as trucks and SUVs are popular with car shoppers these days, so were they at the show, with three of the four vehicle debuts falling into these two categories. Read on for a quick roundup of the show debuts, as well as links to all of our show coverage if you want to learn more about a particular vehicle.
Pickups Pick Up Some Updates
Both the full-size Ford F-150 and mid-size Jeep Gladiator get some updates for the 2024 model year, and both made their debuts in Detroit. Changes to the F-150 include new and updated technology that include an available head-up display and the latest version of Ford’s hands-free highway driving system, BlueCruise. There’s also new tailgate technology in the form of the Pro Access Tailgate, which lets you open a portion of the tailgate like a conventional door in addition to lowering the whole thing like a regular tailgate.
The 2024 Gladiator’s changes mostly mirror those of the 2024 Wrangler, which debuted in April at the New York auto show. There’s a newly standard 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system in the middle of the dashboard, standard side curtain airbags and an updated version of Jeep’s famed seven-slot grille.
These new versions of the Gladiator and F-150 are arriving soon, too, with the Gladiator going on sale at the end of 2023 and the F-150 arriving in early 2024.
GMC Goes Big With Acadia SUV
The GMC Acadia started out as a big three-row crossover when it debuted way back as a 2007 model, but it eventually morphed into a smaller three-row model as part of a 2017 redesign. Well, the Acadia is back to its big ways, as the redesigned 2024 version is significantly larger than the SUV it replaces and is actually longer than it’s ever been. There’s room for seven or eight people, depending on the second-row configuration, and it also packs high-tech features like a standard 15-inch touchscreen infotainment system and available Super Cruise hands-free driving. The redesigned Acadia hits dealerships in early 2024.
Cadillac Adds Tech to CT5 Sedan
The Cadillac CT5 mid-size luxury sedan was the lone car debut, and it gets a handful of updates for the 2025 model year. There’s new front-end styling that includes different headlights, while inside, the instrument cluster and dashboard touchscreen have been replaced by a single 33-inch screen that stretches across more than half the dashboard. There’s also new 5G Wi-Fi hot spot capability and new standard active-safety features like Blind Zone Steering Assist. The 2025 CT5 hits dealerships in early 2024.
You can read all our coverage of the 2023 Detroit auto show at the following links:
- 2024 Ford F-150 Up Close: Smart, Sensible Improvements
- Ford F-150 Adds Features and Tech as Part of 2024 Updates
- 2024 Jeep Gladiator Up Close: Keeping the Family Face Going
- 2024 Jeep Gladiator Gets Many of the Wrangler’s Updates, But Not All
- 2024 GMC Acadia Up Close: Bigger and Better
- Redesigned 2024 GMC Acadia Gets Upsized Dimensions, Lone Four-Cylinder Engine
- 2025 Cadillac CT5 Up Close: Be Happy It’s Still Here
- 2025 Cadillac CT5 Gets Big Face, Big Screen
- Which of the Detroit Big Three’s Trucks Has the Top Tailgate?
Show Dates and Tickets
The 2023 Detroit auto show opens Saturday and runs through Sept. 24 at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit. The show is open daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. except on its final day, when it closes at 7 p.m. Tickets before fees are $20 for adults, $12 for attendees 65 or older, and $10 for children aged 3 to 12. Children 2 or younger are free when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Tickets can be purchased online or in person at ticket booths in the Huntington Place concourse.
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