The headline of the press release we just received moments ago: "Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head To Visit Chicago Auto Show." Seriously. Full press release below.
The headline of the press release we just received moments ago: "Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head To Visit Chicago Auto Show." Seriously. Full press release below.
Being a truck show, the staggering number of post-apocalyptic survival vehicles at the Chicago Auto Show make Chicago the place to be for the end of the world. Who knew? Here's the 12 best.
Name: Suzuki Makai Concept
Type of Apocalypse: Rising Ocean Levels
Why: If Al Gore is right (and he always is) pretty soon we'll be up to our necks in globally warmed ocean water when the Greenland ice sheet and the South Pole melt into the sea. We may be forced to live on the mountaintops but that doesn't mean we…
Name: Chevrolet Sting-Ray Concept
Type of Apocalypse: Robot Apocalypse
Why: The Chevrolet Stingray concept debuted here at the Chicago Auto Show, and aside from being a seriously badass Corvette concept car its Transformers alter-ego Sideswipe would be great in something like a robot apocalypse. Of course such a…
Name: Jeep Kid Zone
Type of Apocalypse: Chryslerpocalypse
Why: This one is largely irrelevant and extremely esoteric, but these little PowerWheels Jeeps stationed in the "Jeep Kid Zone" are the perfect way to save you from the Chryslerpocalypse. You probably haven't read it anywhere, but a large majority of auto writers …
Name: Ford Transit Connect
Type of Apocalypse: General Apocalypse/City Disintegration
Why: The 2010 Ford Transit Connect debuted at the Chicago Auto Show and brought with it hope to everyone looking for a compact, relatively cheap, fuel efficient vehicle to use in a retreat from the disintegration of society which is…
Name: Jeep Wrangler Unlimited XBox Display
Type of Apocalypse: Skateboarders grind the world to an end
Why: Putting aside Ray's tussle with Chrysler for a moment, this Jeep Wrangle has been put together as a display which sickeningly panders to the x-treme kids showing up at the Chicago Auto Show. It wears a crown of…
Name: Cobbled Together Hot Rod
Type of Apocalypse: Hipsterpocalypse
Why: The hipster threat is a real and growing problem. It is not inconceivable the world's disaffected annoying teenagers in search of an identity will lead to a global apocalypse. This displayed Ford didn't come with any information, but lets just…
Name: Renntech Mercedes GLK Pikes Peak Rally Racer
Type of Apocalypse: Water World- Like Flooding
Why: This one is admittedly kind of a stretch, but if global warming does its thing and we're stuck with oceanfront property in Pennsylvania, racing to mountaintops for a land grab is going to be important. Enter the…