Wide Open Throttle Auto Blog
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As Chrysler struggles to recover from bankruptcy with little new product, many have wondered how the company plans to get back on its feet. If you ask Dodge Brand CEO and Chrysler Chief Designer Ralph Gilles, they'll do it... click for more
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A few of us were perplexed as to why Ford's Transit Connect Electric, arguably the green darling of the 2010 Chicago auto show, was quickly ushered away from the show floor following yesterday's press conference. The... click for more
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The high-octane, 500-horsepower, 4.4-liter V-8-powered 2011 BMW Alpina B7 made its North American debut at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show wearing the boutique carmaker's signature Alpina Blue paintjob. Beyond the big-banger... click for more
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Chevrolet is firmly in truck mode at the 2010 Chicago show, splitting the stage with two stars -- the new Silverado HD truck and the Suburban 75th Anniversary Edition. The Silverado HD takes the full-size heavy-duty truck... click for more
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Volvo has debuted a new touchscreen rear-seat entertainment system in the XC70 SUV that the company says could find its way into other models based on customer reaction here at the 2010 Chicago auto show. click for more
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Yes, this is a car show, and yes, this is a car. DeltaWing Racing rolled out their new concept racecar for the IndyCar series at the 2010 Chicago auto show and the wild prototype bears much more resemblance to a jet... click for more
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Subaru had little to announce in the way of product at the Chicago auto show, but it did reveal it was giving big. As part of its "Share the Love" event, the automaker is donating nearly $5 million to five different... click for more
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Now that Honda and Ford have revealed their latest models -- the Odyssey Concept and Edge -- in Chicago, we had to bring up two obvious comparisons. click for more
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Joining the usual fleet of SEMA show cars on the Scion stand at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show today is the "new" Scion tC Release Series 6.0, the latest "special edition" from a brand starved for new product. click for more
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As concepts go at the 2010 Chicago auto show, the Kia Ray plug-in hybrid is probably the most radical of them all. With a slippery, aerodynamic body designed to optimize the four-door compact sedan's coefficient of drag, a... click for more
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With little or no money for actual product development in recent times, the folks at Auburn Hills have turned to digging through their library of eye-catching (and eye-searing) exterior colors to drum up interest. In... click for more
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Ford launched its 2011 Shelby Mustang GT500 this morning at the 2010 Chicago auto show to nearly no official fanfare. The hot new snake appeared on the show floor shod in SVT Performance Package trim showing off its new... click for more
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Ford used the 2009 Chicago auto show to debut its all-new Transit Connect small commercial van range, and now it has brought two new variants of its popular workhorse to this year's Chicago show. The Transit Connect... click for more
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Under the slogan "Travel Avalon Class," Toyota pulled the wraps off its newly revised 2011 Avalon sedan at the Chicago Auto Show. Though slightly upgraded, the changes are promised by Toyota VP Bob Carter to better... click for more
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Some concept vehicles are more production-viable than others. Honda's new Odyssey Minivan Concept looks like just about all it needs to hit the streets is a set of license plates. That's a good thing. It's slated to hit... click for more
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