Comments on: 2008 Chicago Auto Show Gallery

By: JH

JH — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:07:46 +0000

The BMW 02 on display was the most mint example I have seen in years. A brilliant car! The 1 series looks fun but the four door + hatch available everywhere else but here is a much more useful version of the 1 series. At least we now have a MINI clubman here to almost fill the shoes of the 1 series hatch. O……the Clubman looks exceptional in the brown on brown colour arrangement.

By: Ketan

Ketan — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:24:58 +0000

The link isn’t working.

By: MINIme

MINIme — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:38:00 +0000

The 2002 rules! The new 1 series pales in comparison. No character.

By: gmini

gmini — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:32:18 +0000

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By: Uncle John

Uncle John — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:26:17 +0000

Great pictures! Best I've seen of the Club Door and the seat belt.

We ordered our Clubman S last week, that will be MINI #5 (two R-53s, one R-50 and the present R-56). For the first time, we will be a two MINI family. Woohoo

By: Crusoe

Crusoe — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:33:02 +0000

Tii looks nice in and out, hood is cool. I'm sure someone can and will recreate this once they get it home. The M3 Racer is cool. Nissan GTR unbelievable, engine layout WoW!

Excluding MINIs most the rest of the cars were ho hum. 135i production interior bland and unispiring, looks like any other sedan. That Jaguar looks like my '06 base Impreza with a different grill. Only US car that was interesting was the Shelby.

Racing Vans? Didn't you see the 5th Gear with them racing the A-team replica van?

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:47:42 +0000

Were there any smart fortwo’s at the show? I looked on the Chicago Auto Show website, and did not see that smart was having a display…

By: msh441

msh441 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:09:00 +0000

"The short answer is, itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s a 135 with bits bolted to it."

Appears the shorter answer is is not going into production, period. So... :(

By: Aurel

Aurel — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:51:36 +0000

Nice pics ... the NY Auto Show might warrant a visit this year. Lots of new cars.

and LOL at the "Hey never ever race a MinivanÃ¢â‚¬Â¦TheyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ll own you!" comment ... its so true!!!

what is it abouut minivans that make them so fast?

By: DanC

DanC — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:47:35 +0000

IF you're interested in MINIs??? What site is this? BimmerFile? ;-)

By: c4

c4 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:38:59 +0000

You are looking at Gabe’s dream garage in that photo… 2002 and 135 Tii

By: matt

matt — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:36:53 +0000

See the BimmerFile article on this piece. The short answer is, it's a 135 with bits bolted to it.

By: msh441

msh441 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:33:00 +0000

Did they give any hints of what’s under the hood of, or in store for, the tii concept? I heard suggestions elsewhere of a 4-cylinder turbo.

By: c4

c4 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:32:41 +0000

Caravan R/T? Hey never ever race a Minivan…They’ll own you!

By: eto

eto — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:55:01 +0000

LOL!!! Is Dodge really making a Caravan R/T??? Great pics, Gabe.

By: todd

todd — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:47:28 +0000

Gabe, I don’t think you took enough pics of the tii. ; )