What do you get when you take America’s third largest metro population combined with the largest convention center in the country – the largest new car show!
With over 1000 cars and trucks scattered over two of the halls, each auto maker had room to show their standard cars (and trucks) and some special ones, like this Chicago Bears football team truck.
Alfa Romeo brought an F1 car.
To be honest most new cars are boring, and all look alike, so for this show I emphasized on the cars and people, including the ‘Product Specialists’.
Fortunately the auto shows have moved away from the ‘booth babe’ concept and the presenters actually know what they are talking about.
I have found that the larger shows like here and Detroit have a lot of extra features, like this engine display. There were over 10 different engine displays like this scattered throughout the hall.
Cadillac took an interesting approach and displayed this mint 1959 next to current cars. The ’59 showed them all up, as far more people surrounded this car than all the new ones in their display put together.
Like this boring box on wheels. Good luck to the Product Specialist to bring something exciting about this car.
All car shows have people who are constantly wiping finger prints off the cars. Here they all were dressed in these cool overalls like a New Car Show Pit Crew.
Even Porsche has mostly boring SUVs and sedans – but at least the 911 lives on!
Somehow 1974 got mixed in with 2019.
Land Rover had a huge area in the back where they showed the joys of all wheel drive. Jeep and Dodge Trucks had similar setups but they pale in comparison to this.
Not sure exactly what they were seeing but they were getting into it.
I believe this group was shopping cars for their grandparents, because I can’t imagine anyone of this age would have any interest in the ultra safe, boxy Volvo.
Another Product Specialist excited to tell us about their vehicle. All the presenters were very professional and could talk for hours (well minutes) about their car.
There were a few concept cars present, but this one from Lexus looks close to production.
Does this car have enough room in the rear seat for my friend?
Locked? How can I get in?
Hit the starter and lets get out of here – even if you can’t see over the steering wheel.
Thank a Robot for staying off the display and automating most of the production jobs. Thanks Robots!
I will take the dirt bikes and leave the Jeep.
Easily the most passionate presenter was for the Dodge Hellcat – 800 HP of smoke and noise.
The Toyota Impossible – like it will be impossible for this to sell in America.
Where are we – oh yeah – Chicago.
It was Latino Day at the Car Show – even Telemundo Chicago had their new truck (or camión de noticias). Especially cool was the singer doing Sinatra in Spanish.
Did you ever wonder why the car next to you has to blast their music so loud you can hear it through their closed windows and yours. Well they have taken care of that – the speakers are on the outside!
Oh boy.
Yes it really is a full size Chevy Silverado made entirely out of Legos.
Enough of this reality – lets go virtual and get out of here.
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