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.
Awesome!!!
My husband would have died to attend that show. He’s a mechanic and breathes cars.
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!
I want an Acadia so bad!!
What a great opportunity!
wow the Arcadia is gorgeous!
I love the red finish! I wonder if I could talk my husband into getting one lol
Looks like a good auto show, and big.
I love looking at new cars
That acadia is awesome!!!
Never made it I really wanted to go but we had so much going on
My brothers went to this as well. Sounds like fun!
We wanted to go to the auto show this year, but had to rain check because of my knee. Maybe next year!
Looks like fun, and Connie Burke is an absolute DOLL.
I so badly want a truck or suv!
Cool – my son would have loved that!
Totally up my husband’s alley!
I know some guys who would’ve gone gaga for this!
Wow, the Acadia’s look so much different. I have an 2011 that looks nothing like that LOL!
The test track thing sounds like a total blast!
My husband would love this!
How totally fun!
New cars smell so good!
We love going to car shows, it’s always fun!