The Mach 5 car from the upcoming movie Speed Racer will be appearing at the North American International Auto Show held in Detroit, Michigan.

The thunderous Mach 5, Speed Racer’s supercharged race car featured in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ action adventure film "Speed Racer," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures.

The Auto Show will held in the COBO Center located at One Washington Boulevard in Detroit. The public will be able to view the car and the rest of the show January 19-21, 2008.

Speed Racer follows the adventures of the young race car driver Speed in his quest for glory in his thunderous Mach 5, and stars Emile Hirsch as Speed, Christina Ricci as Speed’s girlfriend Trixie, Matthew Fox as the mysteriously masked Racer X, and Oscar winner Susan Sarandon (“Dead Man Walking”) and John Goodman as Mom and Pops Racer.

For a larger version of the photograph above, as well as a few others that we have received so far from the studio, please visit the Photo Galleries page for the movie. The movie opens in theaters on May 9, 2008.

Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Press Release