Dodge updates the midsize Dakota pickup with improved performance, better ride quality and innovative utility.

  In the automotive fashion cycle, some cars go from hero-to-zero faster than junior-high socialites.

  Audi's bestseller moves up in size and the all-new wagon gets more power.

  Mercedes displays 19 cars coming over the next three years, plus the F700 concept with a revolutionary new diesel-gas powerplant.

  Ford's new Microsoft-powered entertainment and communication system seamlessly and safely integrates portables into a vehicle.

  Cadillac's revamped CTS includes one of the best entertainment and navigation systems at any price.

  The auto industry argues that if CAFE standards go up, lives will be lost. Others are calling it a red herring.

  See the Best of Show from this celebration of automotive excellence.

  The Cayenne GTS debuts, and Porsche promises a hybrid version by the end of the decade.

  Key-fob foibles multiply as keys disappear.