For the Z28 fans eagerly awaiting the high-performance Camaro meant to revive the famous moniker, the 2011 Chicago Auto Show debut of Chevrolet’s newest pony car is a bittersweet unveiling. Fulfilling the desires for a Chevrolet Camaro performing above the current top of the line SS trim, it’s apparent that the spied prototype many identify [...]
Ford recently rolled out the new MyTouch system, and it has been garnering raves for what it could possibly bring to the automotive world. Essentially MyTouch is Ford’s Sync system on steroids, a Maxi-Sync, if you will. MyTouch seeks to blend Ford in vehicle features into a cohesive experience that will feature intuitive controls, more [...]
Today, Ford is opening up for customers to reserve their own customized 2011 Ford Fiesta for release this Summer. After te Fiesta Movement where 100 people were given a Euro-spec Fiesta to drive around for six months, interest has gathered about the small car and has resulted in 6,000 people already reserving one and more [...]
At what was without question the best press conference of the 2010 Chicago Auto Show, Kia unveiled their newest concept car – the Kia Ray Hybrid Concept. The plug-in hybrid is a four-door but coupe-like body that uses lightweight and recycled material along with a roof-top solar panel embedded in the glass roof. The solar [...]
Even though Scion didn’t have any big unveilings or news during the 2010 Chicago Auto Show, they showed up with their usual eccentric display of customized cars and any new editions. They officially debuted the tC RS 6.0, and the xB RS 7.0 is present as well. Other than those new models, they had a [...]
So, we’re back from the 2010 Chicago Auto Show. My flight got canceled and rescheduled due to weather, so I ended up missing the first two press conferences,Ford and Toyota. Whosever bright idea it was to hold one of the biggest auto shows in the world in the middle of Chicago’s winter needs to be [...]
Each year, the folks at the Chicago Auto Show put up a few live web cams around McCormick Place to allow anyone to take a look at what’s going on and even manipulate the cameras. The show, which runs from Feb. 12-21, goes from nothing to complete in very short time. Log on to the [...]
The overpriced but undeniably excellent Porsche Cayenne just brought a new member to the team. Shown to us at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show Porsche breakfast, the new GTS will fall in-between the Cayenne S and the top-of-the-line Turbo model. The GTS will be the most powerful naturally-aspirated Cayenne available. Using a tuned version of [...]