One of the benefits of doing a site like MotoringFile is getting invited to the press days at major autoshows. And with the Chicago show obviously being in our backyard it’s hard to pass up the chance at an all-access look at every car on display while the automakers cater to your every whim. It’s certainly a night and day difference to what the one would normally experience at a public day. And what the show lacked this year in exciting, non-truck and minivan related debuts it made up for in sheer size. The show is the largest in the US. Over 1.6 million sq ft on one level, the Chicago Auto Show is almost too much to see in one day. But hey… someone had to do it to bring you the highlights. So we soldiered on through a combined 10 cappuccinos (thanks VW & Buick), one lunch (thanks Bridgestone), and one box of ethanol popcorn (thanks GM).

However instead of a long-winded review as we’ve done in for past shows (see: 2004 & 2005) we’ve decided to just present you the 2006 Chicago Auto Show gallery complete with captioned commentary. This allows us to be more on point about each car and potentially a lot more sarcastic. You can check out the entire gallery below:

[ 2006 Chicago Auto Show Gallery ] MotoringFile