New year, new metal. The North American International Auto Show in Detroit delivered a handful of dreamy concept cars and a smattering of sparkly, real-world-relevant machinery that Australians will buy in bulk.

We took a lap of the convention centre halls and stuck our beaks into the cars that had people talking, to see what all the fuss was about. Check out the video to see them up close, and read more about them below.

TOYOTA CAMRY

2017-Toyota -Camry -red

KIA STINGER

Kia -Stinger -front

AUDI Q8 CONCEPT

Audi -Q8_Concept -2017-1600-01

INFINITI QX50 CONCEPT

Infiniti -qx 50-concept -front -side -studio

LEXUS LS500

2017-Lexus -LS-teaser

MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS COUPE

2016-Mercedes -Benz -E-Class -front -static

VOLKSWAGEN ID BUZZ CONCEPT

Id _buzz _concept _6736