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The Autopia WTF? Detroit Auto Show Caption Contest

Posted by admin Published in Auto Blog, Auto Shows

We know concept cars are supposed to be Out There. It’s the best way to generate a lot of buzz and get society talking. But Ford has gone by the top with the dashboard of its otherwise groundbreaking Explorer America.

The Explorer America updates the tired old SUV and gives it a coat of
green paint by making it smaller and lighter. It additionally uses one of Ford’s new EcoBoost engines, which burn 20 to 30 percent less fuel than Ford’s current four- and six-cylinder engines. As we told you final week, they and clean diesels, are the wave of the (near) future, and all the automakers are dumping boatloads of cash into them.

But WTF is with that

dashboard? Is someone in Ford’s design studio a Star Trek fan? There’s no way in hell that sprint - at least that funky globe thing - will be there when the Explorer America starts rolling off assembly lines in 2010.

So, just as we did with the L.A. Auto Show, we’re inviting you to write a caption. The winner gets a Wired T-shirt. We’ll pick a winner in a couple of days.

We’ve got more pics after the jump to further inspire you.