Media Platforms Design TeamTwo soldiers were wiping, waxing, polishing and shining their Hummer H3 up to military specifications. This H3 is a lot more comfortable of a ride than their real Humvees.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!Media Platforms Design TeamThe Brawny, brutish 2010 Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson. The only thing missing is new Wide Glide Harley.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!Media Platforms Design TeamThis year, Mazda Celebrates 20 Years of the Miata. The bright silver 20th anniversary model here featured exterior, interior and suspension upgrades.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!Media Platforms Design TeamFord showed five versions of its Transit Connect Van, each one modified for unique purpose.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!Media Platforms Design TeamFew cars are more highly anticipated than the 2011 Chevy Volt. For the second Transformers movie, the Volt makes an appearance as the Autobot “Jolt”.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!Media Platforms Design TeamRhys Millen’s new Red Bull sponsored Hyundai Genesis Coupe drift car packs 550 horsepower.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!Media Platforms Design TeamChevrolet’s news centered on the summer movie Transformers II: Revenge Of The Fallen. Here is the updated version of Bumble Bee, the 2010 Camaro.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!Media Platforms Design TeamSitting all by itself on the carpet in the Jaguar display was this Rocketsports Jaguar XF. It was piloted by veteran racer Paul Gentilozzi of Michigan at Bonneville this year, and set a new speed record for its class at more than 225 mph. It looks like it could be driven to the grocery story, except for the spoiler and parachute on the back.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!Media Platforms Design TeamIn order to keep costs down for manufacturers, the Chicago Auto Show offered a plain black-background stage with video support. Three manufacturers, Hyundai, Kia and Acura took advantage of their offer. Acura showed its new 280-horsepower, 3.5-liter V-6 version of the TSX performance sedan.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!Media Platforms Design TeamIf the new Dodge Ram HD and the Ford Taurus SHO were the production vehicle darlings of the show, then Sideswipe, the Corvette Stingray Concept from Transformers II, took top honors overall. We hope the next-gen Corvette carries some of these styling elements.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!Media Platforms Design TeamBumblebee fully transformed into a robot. Cool.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!Media Platforms Design TeamIt wouldn’t be a proper auto show without a whole collection of driving simulators, and the 2009 Chicago Auto Show was heavily populated with road-racing, off-road racing and other simulators, including this one demonstrating the Ford’s Fusion Hybrid driving experience and instrument package.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!Media Platforms Design TeamWe’ve been waiting exactly ten years for the return of the Ford Taurus SHO. And with a 365 hp twin-turbo V6 and all-wheel drive, this American performance sport sedan should not disapoint.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!Media Platforms Design TeamTo put some extra oomph behind the launch of the new Suzuki Equator pickup truck, magazines built fresh concept trucks for the show. This one was built by 4-Wheel & Off-Road.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!Media Platforms Design TeamHyundai’s slick rear-drive performance coupe, the Genesis, was shown in 4-cylinder, V-6, and a stripped-down R-Spec version that should appeal to performance-oriented kids on a budget.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!Media Platforms Design TeamLike many of the smaller-volume manufacturers, Lamborghini had nothing new to show or say since the Paris and Detroit shows, so their Gallardos and Murcielagos will remain covered up and clean until the show opens to the public on Friday.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!Media Platforms Design TeamIn terms of production vehicles at the Chicago show, the new Ram HD was right behind the Ford Taurus SHO as one of our favorites of the show. We’re excited to drive the Power Wagon version of this truck.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!Media Platforms Design TeamThere was nothing much going on at the Volkswagen stand, so Max, the beautifully restored black Beetle VW has been using in its TV commercials, sat silently in front of his microphone in Chicago, with nothing to say.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!Media Platforms Design TeamOn the Mazda stand there were unrestored original examples of every generation of Miata. And there were some wonderful old concepts like the bright red “Monoposto” from 1999.RELATED STORIES• PLUS: 2010 Acura TSX V6, 280 HP in Small Sedan• FIRST LOOK: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe R-Spec Drift Racer• EARLIER: 2010 Dodge Ram Has Aggressive Style and Towing Capacity• 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: Check Out PM’s Live Coverage Here!
