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Corvette Stingray concept loses its top

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Filed under: Aftermarket , Concept Cars , Spy Photos , Convertible , Performance , Chevrolet , Specialty , Design/Style Stingray Speedster Concept – Click above for gallery Now, isn’t this curious? The eagle-eyed crew over at Corvette Blogger have managed to get their hands on a few shots of what appears to be a speedster version of the ever gorgeous Stingray Concept . You may remember the car from its starring roles in both the Transformers saga and the 2009 Chicago Auto Show . At the time, the car appeared to be a hard-top only, but as these photos demonstrate, it looks mighty fine without a roof, too

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All-wheel-drive BMW Alpina B7 xDrive slated for New York debut

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Filed under: New York Auto Show , Sedan , BMW , Luxury 2011 BMW Alpina B7 – Click above for high-res image gallery Even though BMW recently unveiled the hot new Alpina B7 at this year’s Chicago Auto Show , the fun won’t stopped there. At next week’s New York Auto Show , Ze Germans will debut a second iteration of the B7, equipped with BMW’s xDrive all-wheel drive system. Like the standard Alpina package, the B7 xDrive will be available on both the short- and long-wheelbase 7 Series.

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Toyota prices redesigned Avalon, Sienna minivan w/Auto Access Seat [w/video]

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Filed under: Car Buying , Minivan/Van , Sedan , Toyota , Specialty , Luxury 2011 Toyota Avalon – Click above for high-res image gallery Toyota has officially announced pricing for the updated 2011 Avalon which made its public debut at this year’s Chicago Auto Show . Additionally, pricing has been released for the Sienna with Auto Access Seat, which is the first factory-installed power access seat available in a minivan. The Avalon, which goes on sale later this month, starts at $32,245, which is the same starting MSRP as the outgoing 2010 model. Higher-grade Limited models start at $35,485, which represents an increase of $200 over the 2010 model

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Core-Toons breaks down the 2010 Chicago Auto Show

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Filed under: Chicago Auto Show , Geneva Motor Show , Etc. , Humor Field notes on the 2010 Chicago Auto Show – Click above for the series Without doubt we have never come across a more comically true summary of the auto show experience. A nine-panel series on the experience of the Chicago Auto Show by the magnificently named Lunchbreath is so spot on that it’s already giving us PTSD about the Geneva Motor Show , and Geneva hasn’t even happened yet. From the camera phones to photo profiling to that guy in the Escalade, it’s all in there.

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Autoblog Podcast #166 – Chicago recap/Geneva preview

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Filed under: Chicago Auto Show , Podcasts , Geneva Motor Show , Chrysler , Dodge , Ford , GM , Lincoln , Mercury , Toyota Click above for the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes, RSS or listen now! It’s Chris² as both Shunk and Paukert join Dan and for Episode #166 of the Autoblog Podcast this week. First up, as usual, is the Autoblog Garage, housing a Suzuki Grand Vitara and a Kia Soul this week. From there, we take a quick trip through the Chicago Auto Show ‘s highlights.

http://www.autoblog.com/podcasts/02-16-10-autoblog-E166.mp3

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Chicago 2010: Chevrolet rolls out Caprice Police Car

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Filed under: Chicago Auto Show , Concept Cars , Sedan , Chevrolet , GM , Police/Emergency Chevrolet Caprice PPV – Click above for high-res image gallery Late last year, General Motors announced that it would build a Zeta-based Police Car for North American duty . Though there was already a perfectly good Pontiac G8 available before GM decided to shutter the brand, this Zeta would be based on the longer version of that platform as used by the Holden Statesman and be known as the 2011 Chevrolet Caprice police patrol vehicle. Well, what do you know. Chevy brought just such a vehicle to the Chicago Auto Show , and we managed to snap off a series of photos to share.

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