Category Archives: Chicago Auto Show
- February 12, 2010
- Chicago 2010: Chevrolet rolls out Caprice Police Car
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 platform as used by the Holden Statesman and be [...]
- February 12, 2010
- Chicago 2010: Women of the Windy City
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 been one of the pre-eminent events on the calendar, we usually get a [...]
- February 12, 2010
- Ouch, that Hearse! Maserati Quattroporte works the graveyard shift– also posted in Maserati
Some of us – okay, one of us – here at Autoblog may disagree, but there’s no shortage of people who think the Maserati Quattroporte is one of the most beautiful four-door works of automotive art this side of a Toyota Prius. All the more so after having driven it in Austria. So why, then, [...]
- February 10, 2010
- Chicago 2010: Chevrolet celebrates Suburban’s 75th Anniversary with Diamond Edition– also posted in Chevrolet
Its a big name for a big truck… deservedly celebrating its impressive lineage. Chevrolet rolled out the 2010 Suburban 75th Anniversary Diamond Edition model at the Chicago Auto Show specially commemorating 75 years of family hauling (making it the longest running nameplate in the industry).
The decked-out SUV, limited to just 2,570 units (apparently, GM is [...]
- February 10, 2010
- Chicago 2010: BMW ends three year Alpina B7 drought for 2011– also posted in BMW
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, refined handling and unique looks setting it apart from standard 7 [...]
- February 10, 2010
- Chicago 2010: DeltaWing Indycar concept– also posted in Concept Cars
As we speak, the IZOD IndyCar series is looking over a number of proposals for the next generation of open-wheel racecars. One of those, the design from Dallara, has already been shown.
Today at the Chicago Auto Show, DeltaWing pulled the covers off its design proposal, and the machine looks completely different from anything we’ve yet [...]
