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Nissan's Murano has existed in its current iteration since its 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show debut/January 2008 sale date. Considering that most modern cars have a six-year life span, the Murano is due for a complete revamp sometime in 2013 or 2014. It's a good thing, then, that Nissan's Detroit auto show stand has a mid-size SUV concept -- the Resonance -- on it.

Automobile Magazine previews the 2012 Detroit Auto Show.

It was the best-kept, worst-kept secret of this year's Detroit auto show: Ford used its press conference at the Joe Louis Arena to show a concept version of the next-generation F-150 pickup truck. Called the Atlas concept, the flashy truck provides several important clues as to the future of the Blue Oval's best-selling model.

The Acura MDX you can buy today at dealers is not an old car, nor is it a bad one; thanks to its handsome styling and endearing driving dynamics, all the SUV would need to last another six or so years on sale would be a nice freshening. Acura seems to agree with this statement: the 2014 MDX Prototype on the stand at the Detroit auto show isn't a massive departure from the current model; rather, it's an elegant follow-up to today's successful crossover.