Archive for the ‘chicago auto show’ Category
Click the image for a hi-res gallery of the Ford Fusion Raptors EditionFord sponsored the Toronto Raptors back in 2006, and one of the promotional ties in the deal was a special Ford Fusion Raptors Edition (here is the promo video). The car is replete with a magical selection of colors and images on......
Ford to offer “Tough Bed” factory-backed spray-in bed liner
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
On the final media day of the 2008 Chicago Auto Show, Mike Levine from Pickuptruck.com walked us over to the Ford display to show us an inconspicuous Super Duty sitting among a fleet of Ford commercial vehicles. He wanted to show us the bed, which was filled with DeWalt tools and Ford's new Tool Lin......
Sith Pickup: Toyota Tundra Warrior
Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and we can all admit that this Toyota Tundra "Warrior" prototype has a sinister presence in its shiniest, blackest finery. That silly fake intake is still there in the grille surround, but the rest of the look is successful. It's too bad Toyota didn't......
Chicago 2008: 1968 Dodge GSS Hemi Dart
Monday, December 3rd, 2007
If you ever ask a 1960's Mopar fan who the king of high performance is, they'll instantly tell you "Mr. Norm!" Owner of Grand Spaulding Dodge in Chicago, Norm Kraus was known for fitting performance parts to all types of Mopars, and even started the development for factory cars like the 383 and 400......
VIDEO: Dodge Challenger romping in the desert
Saturday, December 1st, 2007
Chrysler has released some video of the Challenger zooming around on some desert tarmac. We think that this video is from the same shoot that produced the teaser pics we all salivated over before the Challenger was officially unveiled. With that, on to the video, after the jump. Hit the gallery for ......
Surprise! Dodge Challenger convertible planned
Saturday, December 1st, 2007
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Dodge Challenger.During yesterday's unveiling of the Dodge Challenger, Chrysler's Vice Chairman, Jim Press, confirmed what we've already known; that Dodge expects to sell between 20,000 and 30,000 Challengers a year once production goes full-bore. All 6,400 ......
Chicago 2008: International introduces the LoneStar Class 8 big rig
Friday, November 30th, 2007
click above for more high-rez images of the International LoneStarWe give International full credit this daring design that we spied uncovered earlier this year. Still, it appears as though it's taken a giant leap back three decades with the new Class 8 International LoneStar. International said its......
Chicago 2008: Reskinned 2009 Mitsubishi Galant seen with new nose
Friday, November 30th, 2007
click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Mitsubishi Galant Mitsubishi just unveiled its freshened-for-2009 Galant sedan at the Chicago Auto Show, and unlike our favorable response to the changes made to its Eclipse sibling, we think Mitsu might need to do a hard refresh on the Galant a couple of......
Chicago 2008: Mitsubishi shows off 2009 Eclipses
Friday, November 30th, 2007
click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Eclipse and Eclipse SpyderMitsubishi rolled out its updated 2009 Eclipse Coupe and Spyder today in Chicago, with revised fascias that complement and simultaneously update the swoopy flanks. The nose in particular brings the Eclipse in line with the design......
Chicago 2008: Porsche Cayenne GTS meets North America
Friday, November 30th, 2007
click above for high-res gallery of the Porsche Cayenne GTSFollowing breakfast here at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show, Porsche took the cover off its new Cayenne GTS for the first time on our shores. After emphasizing how well the updated 2007 Cayenne has done in the market, the Stuttgart-based automake......