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Photo Gallery: Highlights from the 2016 Chicago Auto Show

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In terms of size and attendance, the annual Chicago Auto Show is reportedly the largest exposition of its kind in North America.

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In terms of size and attendance, the annual Chicago Auto Show is reportedly the largest exposition of its kind in North America. If you’re headed into the city to check out the shiny new sheet metal, be sure to see these 13 new cars, trucks, and SUVs that debuted at the show.

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2017 Ram Power Wagon Intro at 2016 Chicago Auto Show photo
2017 Ram Power Wagon Intro at 2016 Chicago Auto Show photo

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2017 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE
Designed to improve lap times rather than acceleration times, the 2017 Camaro 1LE option package installs numerous cosmetic and mechanical upgrades with the sole purpose of getting around a road course as quickly as possible. Buyers on a budget will be glad to learn that the 1LE package is now offered on the Camaro LT with a V-6 engine in addition to the muscular SS model.

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2017 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE Coupe photo
2017 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE Coupe photo

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2017 Chevrolet Trax
Chevy’s cute little Trax crossover SUV gets a makeover for 2017, with freshened front styling, interior refinements, and new safety and infotainment technologies that ought to make it more appealing than ever.

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2017 Chevrolet Trax front quarter photo
2017 Chevrolet Trax front quarter photo

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2017 Ford Escape
Quietly, Ford introduced a new Sport Appearance package for the restyled 2017 Escape SUV. This option features blacked-out exterior trim, dark painted 19-in. wheels, and 2-tone black and gray seating with a ribbed insert pattern. The upgrade is available for SE and Titanium trim levels of the Escape.

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2017 Ford Escape Sport front quarter photo
2017 Ford Escape Sport front quarter photo

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2017 Ford Explorer
For 2017, the Ford Explorer XLT gets a new Sport Appearance package, with darkened exterior trim and wheels as well as unique front seats. Additionally, Ford showed a wheelchair-accessible version of the Explorer, complete with sliding rear side doors that basically turn the crossover SUV into a minivan.

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2017 Ford Explorer XLT Sport front quarter photo
2017 Ford Explorer XLT Sport front quarter photo

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2017 Hyundai Santa Fe
Hyundai’s 7-passenger Santa Fe SUV receives a cosmetic makeover, improved comfort, and new safety and infotainment technologies. However, more important than any of these things, the company hinted at changes that would allow this family-sized crossover to earn a “Top Safety Pick” rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

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2017 Hyundai Santa Fe front photo
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe front photo

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2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport
A 5-passenger version of the larger Santa Fe, one equipped with unique styling details and different engines, the Santa Fe Sport gets a makeover similar to its larger sibling. Engines are re-tuned, too, losing a bit of power, but gaining more accessible power curves and earning higher fuel-economy ratings.

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2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport front quarter photo
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport front quarter photo

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