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The cars of the Chicago Auto Show had some bright new faces and some damn fine rears, but no cars were quite as fetching as those of the booth professionals. Click through to see more of these beautiful ladies. More »
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Back in the more mainstream world of large crossovers for large families of large Americans with large amounts of stuff, GMC's revised Acadia three-row soft-roader bowed today in Chicago. More »
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Volkswagen just unveiled the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI, an oil-burning version of the recently revised and manliness-infused Beetle. America's only diesel two-door (VW considers this a coupe and the Golf a hatch) will go on sale this summer. More »
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America's most sort of exciting mid-sizer — the Kia Optima SX — just got better! Ok, not really better. Or faster. And there's no manual transmission. But it is more expensive in new SX Limited trim, almost reaching the $35,000 mark. What do you have to be high on to pay that for a mid-size sedan? Oh… right. More »
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Feel free to peruse these live shots we just took of the 2013 Shelby GT500 Convertible. Just watch out you don't fall into its gaping maw — you might get eaten alive. Nom! Nom! Nom! More »
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Chrysler may want to give the new Dodge Dart a well-accessorized introduction, but other product lines are getting some welcome Mopar-style attention as well. The only problem is that the best part on display for the Charger Redline 426 is the one you're not really allowed to use. More »
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It's uncommon for a concept to transcend its sketches, but the Kia Track'ster Concept is that rare vehicle. Based on the Kia Soul, this hot hatch ticks all our boxes with all-wheel-drive, a six-speed transmission, and a 250-hp turbocharged four-banger underhood. If you build it, we will come. More »
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Chrysler wants you to like the Dodge Dart. They really do. And they're sweetening the pot with a a million powertrains and more than 150 Mopar accessories, most of which can be found on the Dodge Dart GTS 210 Tribute custom car. More »
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The Acura ILX, the Honda Civic with a proboscis prosthetic first shown as a "concept" last month at the Detroit Auto Show, was whipped out here at the Chicago Auto Show today in its full production trim. More »
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As we look at these first live photos of the newly-defanged Z taken here at the Chicago Auto Show this morning, let's also take a quick recap of the differences between the 2012 Nissan 370Z and the new 2013 Nissan 370Z. All, like, two of them. More »
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Hyundai's finally gotten around to producing a coupe version of its popular Hyundai Elantra for the confusing group of buyers who, for unknown reasons, want a bland coupe when a hatchback is obviously superior. More »
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You've already seen the 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT, which we erroneously called the Elantra Touring. It turns out Hyundai's updated the styling of the Elantra hatchback, but went back in time for the name. Allow us to explain. More »
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We were lucky enough to be the first on the floor here at the Chicago Auto Show to catch the 2013 Shelby GT500 Convertible peeking its snout out. Here's the first photos. More »
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Here it is — the new-for-2013 Ford Shelby GT500 convertible, revealed with one press shot ahead of its debut tomorrow at the Chicago Auto Show. More »
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Those pondering why you'd launch a sports car in Chicago in the middle of February will get their answer when they look at the photos of the 2013 Nissan 370Z. This is the least you can do to a car and call it an upgrade. Look, vertical LED daytime running lights! More »
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Kia is set to debut this tall-boy Track'ster concept at the Chicago Auto Show next week, showing off what the company's California design studio can do and giving us an idea what the next Kia Soul will look like. More »
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Volkswagen calls the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI the "most fuel efficient 21st Century Beetle" because those old veedubs managed impressive fuel economy feats before safety was an issue. Legal precision aside, shoving a diesel in a new-but-not-New Volkswagen Beetle gives American men a shot at an affordable diesel coupe. More »
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Small-hatch fans take note: An anonymous tipster has forwarded photos of Hyundai's upcoming Elantra hatchback to Jalopnik. The compact five-door was caught in the open wearing Michigan manufacturer's plates and not one bit of preproduction camouflage. More »
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Chicago isn't a show for journalists, or even for enthusiasts. It's a show for consumers, for ordinary people. The Windy City's auto expo reportedly brings in more Joe Public foot traffic than any other new-car show in the country, and its floor is laid out accordingly: There's a lot of quasi-fun stuff to do and a lot of weird cars to poke. More »
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We added hilarious illustrator and Jalopnik superfriend Lunchbreath to our press pass list for the 2011 Chicago Auto Show and this is what he came up with. Click through the images to see an auto show through his eyes. - Ed.

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Among the day-old brats of the Chicago auto show was the U.S.-bound version of the Audi TT-RS, which is set to unleash its 4.6-second 0-60 mph times on American roads in a few months. To celebrate, Audi had a bunch of Facebook pals over for pizza and took photos. Just don't wipe your hands on the schteel. More »
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Cadillac's Black Diamond package is available on all three versions of the CTS-V — tiny, medium and magnum — and adds $4,850 atop the price. For the added cash, you'll get shimmering-like-a-sparkle-vampire SpectraFlair paint, microfiber suede Recaro seats and Midnight Sapele wood accents. We saw it yesterday here in Chicago in magnum size, and yes, we like our CTS-V wagons like we like our... coffee. Big and black. More »
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Welcome to the Chicago Auto Show! Have you been here before? No? Here's a primer: There's a lot of bitching and moaning. It's cold, and journalists complain about that. There also isn't a lot of news here, which is to be expected, but journalists complain about that, too. And finally, the boiled Vienna Beef hot dogs in the media center taste like refried squirrel ass. (No complaints on that one, oddly, and there was a line stretching out the door. The media: go figure.) More »
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We've not been big fans of the cheaper, American-ized version of the new Volkswagen Jetta. The Jetta GLI offers some course corrections: 200 hp, independent rear suspension, a manual standard and an interior who's first cousin isn't Fisher-Price. More »
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Like a young Jennifer Grey, the 2012 Acura TL is on the receiving end of a major nose job. Unlike the Dirty Dancing actress, the TL will actually benefit from the change. More »
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Dodge again dips into the past and pulls out a classic color for the Challenger R/T. Mopar fanatics will recognize "Green With Envy" from 1969 Chargers and Superbees. It was a limited color then, and it is now. Act fast. More »
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Mazda will only build 750 of these MX-5 Special Editions, essentially loaded models with some special paint colors. Outside of an auto show, this may be about as close as you can get to the $30,000 version of l'il Smiley. More »
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Buyers of the 2012 Hyundai Genesis will be screaming "Five-oh-Oh-OH!" when they check the box marked "R-Spec" on their ordering guide. Like the R-Spec'ed Genesis Coupe the Genesis Sedan R-Spec's on a performance mission, but this time it's carrying a 429-hp Tau 5.0-liter V8. More »
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Details of the Hyundai Veloster Rally Car emerged this morning ahead of its Chicago Auto Show unveil on the company's YouTube page, along with video of Rhys Millen hooning it about. More »
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A minivan with "attitude" is how Dodge is positioning the 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan R/T. By attitude, it implies a less emasculating experience for guys, a minivan audience the company must attract to beat market saturation. But will dudes bite? More »
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The GT500-killing bow-tied muscle car we've been calling the Camaro Z28 is actually the Camaro ZL1, a name that's a throwback to one of the cleanest and meanest cars Chevy ever built. But can it live up to the name? More »
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This is it. It's the new Dodge Charger SRT8, and like its lesser-powered sibling, it gets entirely new sheet metal for the 2012 model year. But the changes aren't just skin deep. Under the hood, there's a new 6.4-liter HEMI V8 heart delivering more horsepower and torque than the 6.1-liter HEMI V8 it replaces. Heaping a dose of higher horsepower and sleeker design on a four-door sedan that's already a fan favorite? Yes, please. More »
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The Acura TL features an awful example of the company's nasty beak, leading many to hope the 2012 TL facelift debuting in Chicago tomorrow will feature a revised snout. Unfortunately, the teaser image shows the wrong wrong end. [Acura] More »
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Did you know they're still making the Toyota Matrix? The fact Toyota's unveiling a "2011" model must mean they are. Still no more XRS option, but they've got a four-speed automatic transmission for both trim-levels! [Toyota] More »
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Someone working setup for the GM display at this week's Chicago Auto Show managed to snag a few images of the heretofore unseen 2012 Shelby GT350. Though the GT350 appears to be hanging out near the Ford booth, this introduction will actually mark the first time Shelby's unveiled a vehicle on their own at an auto show. More »
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