Field notes on the 2010 Chicago Auto Show – Click above for the series
Without doubt we have never come across a more comically true summary of the auto show experience. A nine-panel series on the experience of the Chicago Auto Show by the magnificently named Lunchbreath is so spot on that it’s already giving us [...]
It’s Chris2 as both Shunk and Paukert join Dan and for Episode #166 of the Autoblog Podcast this week. First up, as usual, is the Autoblog Garage, housing a Suzuki Grand Vitara and a Kia Soul this week. From there, we take a quick trip through the Chicago Auto Show’s highlights. The 2011 Ford Edge, [...]
In-car entertainment turned it up another wireless notch at last week’s Chicago Auto Show when Volvo showed off “the industry’s first Internet connected Rear Seat Entertainment System with Windows XP, WiFi and a 500G hard drive.”
Officially, it remains a test-bed study for the moment, but the idea is that you can do everything on [...]
A little confusion travels quickly. As long ago as last year and as recently as last week’s Chicago Auto Show, the bed-happy gents at PickupTrucks.com were told that a new Honda Ridgeline would be arriving sometime in 2011. Now the guys have been told by Honda, “That’s not the case.” The proper information: “there will [...]
Chevrolet Caprice PPV – Click above for high-res image gallery
Late last year, General Motors announced that it would build a Zeta-based Police Car for North American duty. Though there was already a perfectly good Pontiac G8 available before GM decided to shutter the brand, this Zeta would be based on the longer version of that [...]
2010 Toyota Prius – MotorWeek Drivers’ Choice Award winner for Best of the Year
By February of each year, we are always right in the middle of awards season, and no, we’re not talking about the Golden Globes, Grammys or Oscars. We are, of course, referring to Car and Truck of the Year awards, Ten [...]
Kia Forte Koup Racecar – Click above for high-res image gallery
Kia has been making waves this past year or so with introductions like the Soul and the Forte Koup, and for 2010, they hope to be make an impact on the racetrack as well. Here at the Chicago Auto Show, Kia is displaying their [...]
Volo Auto Museum collection at Chicago Auto Show – Click above for high-res image gallery
One of the most fun parts of the Chicago Auto Show every year is that Illinois is also host to the Volo Auto Museum. Volo is one of those museum/used car dealerships that always has some of the [...]
Old and new Chevrolet Silverado HD chassis combined – Click above for high-res image gallery
No, Chevrolet’s new Silverado HD will not be available as a hybrid. The hybrid we’re talking about is this chassis on display at the Chicago Auto Show that is constructed of both the previous generation and the new 2011 Silverado [...]
Work vehicles at Chicago Auto Show – Click above for high-res image gallery
According to one of Chicago’s most famous poets, Carl Sandburg, it’s the City of the Broad Shoulders. There has been some debate about exactly what he meant by that, but we’d like to think it has something to do with the spirit of [...]
Racecars at Chicago Auto Show – Click above for high-res image gallery
It isn’t so much “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday,” here at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show, maybe more like “Show on Sunday, sell on Monday.” While many manufacturers have their newest production cars on display here at McCormick Place, a number of [...]
Spokesmodels of the Chicago Auto Show – Click above for high-res image gallery
This year’s 2010 Chicago Auto Show is just about over, at least for us media types, and while a couple of significant vehicles were unveiled here, it’s basically a repeat of Detroit – the industry has definitely scaled back. Although Chicago hasn’t always [...]
2011 Chevrolet Silverado HD – Click above for high-res image gallery
Identified by its new power dome hood, a styling throwback, the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado HD arrived at the Chicago Auto Show riding on an all-new ladder frame, suspension, and axles – about the only carry-over part is the front stabilizer bar link that connects the [...]
2011 Honda Odyssey Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Honda just unveiled a concept version of its next-generation Oddity Odyssey minivan at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show, and it was one of those rare instances where the media was actually seeing it for the first time, as God intended unveilings to be. Although billed [...]
2011 BMW Aplina B7 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Not only will BMW not make an M7, but they even stopped making the incredibly-close-to-an-M Alpina B7 a few years ago. That car could hold its head high against competitors like the Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG, Audi S8 and Bentley Flying Spur Speed, with extra horsepower, [...]
