Here’s the second part of the 2007 Chicago Auto Show Update. Be sure and view Part 1 if you haven’t yet. Continuing on, here is an overview of the Auto Show. Don’t worry, only the coolest cars are listed here, nothing boring In Part 1, I went over some of the major concepts and unveilings that the manufacturers had for us. In Part 2 I would like to continue on, starting with this beautiful concept:

Mazda didn’t do much at this years show, other than showing off the Ryuga Concept at their display.

The Ryuga is really cool looking in person, but it’s really hard to see it’s nice curves in photos. The Ryuga is simply a design concept, meant to show you the direction Mazda is facing in the design of its new vehicles. The Ryuga shows this well with its curvy, nature-inspired lines.

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On Saturday I posted another update on some of the cool cars that are going to be at the Chicago Auto Show, but there are so many, I can’t help but post again. Here are a few more of the cars that are going to be there in a couple days:

Mazda Ryuga

The Ryuga expands on the “emotion of motion” concept that debuted with the Nagare, and you can see the elements of flow captured in the car’s sheetmetal. The sweeping lines on the doors, for instance, were inspired by the raked pebbles in a Japanese dry garden. The wheels, as well, feature spokes that twist near the hub, as if the torque of the car’s imaginary flex-fuel engine has twisted them. Finally, the color of the Ryuga is meant to evoke flowing lava, with tones and hue that vary from yellow to blue to red depending on the light.

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The Hollywood Extra brings us a spec picture of what a new Mazda RX7 would look like. It’s based off of the current Miata frame, and would be smaller and less expensive than the RX8.

Looks like some design cues were pulled from older Mazda concepts on this drawing while keeping the current RX-8 curves. Might be a good idea for Mazda to offer a less expensive version of the RX-8. Surely it would remain a rotary engine with RWD, and the modification possibilities could be endless. When/if this is released, it might be a good idea for Mazda to offer the RX-8 in higher specs, separating these two models and bringing a more worthy competitor to the Nissan 350Z.

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AOL Journals (TheGearShift) just released their list of the 5 coolest cars from the Detroit Auto Show. I agree with the cars, but perhaps not the positions. The Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept I wrote about before should be higher on the list, but all of these are really cool. Check out the list:

Fifth Place:

Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept

Again, I think this should be higher on the list, but at least it’s here. The Advanced Sports Car Concept (or “ASC Concept,”) is Acura’s answer to the discontinued NSX. Rumored to have an all-new V10 engine and an all-new rear-wheel drive system based on Acura’s Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) system.

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I’m trying to make this get me upset but I just can’t, it’s just too cute. Michael Lebedev created this Aston Martin body kit made for the Mazda Miata in Australia, and is selling it for about $5,600 USD through his company Custom Automotive Restyling.

Inspired by the James Bond flick Die Another Day, the body is made from fiberglass and the headlights from a Smart car. I just can’t stop thinking about the Micro Machines when I look at this. Oh well, I guess it helps distract me from the Fiero-based Ferrari kits. *Shutter*

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