I was thrilled to be a guest of General Motors at Media Day of the Chicago Auto Show. Spending the day in what a Facebook friend described as “a whole room of new car smell” was both entertaining and educational.
Before I go on about the Chicago Auto Show (CAS) itself, I need to give a great shout out to both the Peninsula Hotel and Gibson’s Steakhouse who made the night before the show so much fun for all of us “out of town” guests. Be sure to take a peak at my slideshow farther down in this post to see the Peninsula’s luxurious rooms and Gibson’s gargantuan desserts! GM’s social media guru, Connie Burke, planned an evening of fun and food for all of us and we certainly appreciated it.
We then moved onto the floor of the show where we learned about some of the new features of the different GM vehicles. I personally fell in love with the tweaks that have been made to the 2013 Acadia that makes it just about perfect for families. The Acadia’s front middle airbag is an industry first and exemplifies GM’s commitment to making the safest vehicles for your family.
I loved that our tour included not just GM vehicles but other manufacturers as well. The GMC tour guides spoke honestly and candidly about their competition, pointing out what other vehicles offered and what their strong points were. I felt it spoke volumes that the GMC folks had such positive things to say about their competitors and did not feel the need to “bash” or talk badly about them.
Overall, the CAS was really a lot of fun. Jeep had a test track-type experience that felt more like a roller coaster ride than a test drive and Chevy offered the opportunity to test drive the Volt (which has all kinds of cool features to teach you to use your fuel most efficiently).
The 2012 Chicago Auto Show runs through Sunday, so be sure to pop over to www.ChicagoAutoShow.com and check out the upcoming events.
Pixie Deals says
Awesome!!!
Marcie W. says
My husband would have died to attend that show. He’s a mechanic and breathes cars.
Everyday Song says
Great post and what a nice opportunity for us moms to see first-hand the improvements and innovations in security and technology. Thanks again Connie and GMC!
Lolo @ Crazy About My Baybah says
I want an Acadia so bad!!
Karen says
What a great opportunity!
Double Duty Mommy says
wow the Arcadia is gorgeous!
Kenda says
I love the red finish! I wonder if I could talk my husband into getting one lol
Laurie says
Looks like a good auto show, and big.
Momstart says
I love looking at new cars
Toni Patton says
That acadia is awesome!!!
Tricia Nightowlmama says
Never made it I really wanted to go but we had so much going on
HilLesha says
My brothers went to this as well. Sounds like fun!
That Bald Chick says
We wanted to go to the auto show this year, but had to rain check because of my knee. Maybe next year!
Zippy says
Looks like fun, and Connie Burke is an absolute DOLL.
Courtney says
I so badly want a truck or suv!
Anne - Mommy Has to Work says
Cool – my son would have loved that!
Penelope (NYC Mom Blogger) says
Totally up my husband’s alley!
nicóle says
I know some guys who would’ve gone gaga for this!
Simply Being Mommy says
Wow, the Acadia’s look so much different. I have an 2011 that looks nothing like that LOL!
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
The test track thing sounds like a total blast!
Megan says
My husband would love this!
Debra Pearlstein says
How totally fun!
Apryl @ Christian Clippers says
New cars smell so good!
Jennifer @TheRebelChick says
We love going to car shows, it’s always fun!