Posts Tagged ‘chicago auto show’
Click on the image to see high-res shots of the "see-through" SubaruWhile automakers spend huge amounts of money paying marketing firms to come up with memorable advertising campaigns, sometimes something relatively simple does the job just as well. Take this Subaru Outback. Dreamed up by Stan Palme......
New York ‘08 Preview: 2010 Pontiac sports truck, GM wants you to name it!
Friday, March 14th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Pontiac G8 STAfter more than two decades, the ghost of the El Camino has finally risen from the grave, at least for U.S. drivers. It never actually went away in Australia. Now that the Pontiac G8 has ushered in a new era of affordable rear-wheel-drive perfor......
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......
Kia marketing execs leave company because of … Millard Fillmore?
Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Next Monday is President's Day, and a lot of workers will get the day off. Some other employees, like former Kia execs Len Hunt, CEO of Kia Motors America, and Ian Beavis, VP of marketing, will have more than just the day off: they recently ended their employment with Kia over what's being portrayed......
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......
Ford committed to Mercury brand, not to new Mercury products
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
Not long ago here on Autoblog we wondered, what exactly is the point of the Mercury brand? As it turns out, dealers have nearly the same question, and they aren't getting any clear, compelling answers. At the Chicago Auto Show, Ford's Group Vice President Jim Farley said "Its role is changing, but w......
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......
2009 Hyundai Sonata gets big bump in price
Saturday, December 1st, 2007
click above for more high-res images of the 2009 Hyundai SonataThe new 2009 Hyundai Sonata gets a bump in interior refinement and available power, and the South Korean automaker would like to be paid for all its troubles. The 2009 Sonata Limited saw the largest jump in price, with the new model goin......
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......