SEMA show, but nearly all of the auto manufacturers were in full force. I caught a look at the new '09 Dodge Ram 1500 with coil spring rear suspension and a sweet bed with built-in tool boxes as well as the new Ford F-150 with a locking rear differential. Jeep introduced a new concept called the Renegade which turned out to be a sort of buggy Jeep car. It’s basically an electric vehicle with a diesel range extender. Think of it as an electric car with a diesel generator in the trunk for extended trips. This combo results in an estimated 110mpg.
But by far my favorite, besides the hot models in the booths, was the Suzuki X-Head. Too bad it's only a concept car. Ahh, yes, and of course the GM-built Hummer line was present as well. And if IFS wasn't enough, the Hummer Hx concept car has IRS too. Expect the H4 to look something like this. We noticed the tie rods were still the dinky fail-prone parts used on other GM-Hummers.