Astute photogs spotted several new Detroit speedboxes in pre-production tie and tails, including Chrysler's hotly anticipated new Hemi Grand Cherokee, hinted to have been tricked out by the company's Street and Racing Technology (SRT) shop, GM's Chevrolet TrailBlazer SS concept, another wait-and-see model, and Mercedes's R-Class sportwagon, reportedly tuned for gravel-tossing by AMG.
It just makes sense, what with the BMW X5 4.8is and Porsche Cayenne Turbo giving soccer moms the iron to battle local tuners for stoplight dominance. Just a pinch here and a dash there, and automakers can grab the market for haulers that haul, without charging triple digits for the pleasure.