It’s that time of year in Chicago again where we brave the freezing outdoor elements for a visual taste of sleek design, horsepower, speed, performance, the latest and greatest in technology on four wheels, along with all of the bells and whistles major car designers can creatively conceive.
It’s the 106th annual Chicago Auto Show. A show in production since 1901. Get your tickets and get ready for a car show like no other.
Details about the 106th Annual 2014 Chicago Auto Show:
– Produced by the Chicago Automobile Trade Association
– Open to the public from Saturday, February 8 through Monday, February 17
– Hours
* February 8-16: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
* February 17: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
– Address: 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, 60616
– Cost / Admission
To purchase tickets online go to https://www.chicagoautoshow.com/tickets/
- $12 for adults
- $6 for seniors (62+)
- $6 for children (7-12)
- Children 6 and under are free with an accompanying adult.
- $6 off discount tickets available for weekday shows. Various banks and car dealerships are participating
– Cameras are welcomed. Share your photos via social media for a chance to win various prizes
– Scooters ($50) and wheelchairs ($20) are available for rent.
http://locations.scootaround.com/rentals/c/chicagoautoshow/
Note: Box office closes 1 hour before the auto show ends so give yourself enough time to pick up your tickets and experience the entire auto show
As you prepare for the 2014 Chicago Auto Show enjoy pictures of sports cars, sedans and SUV’s exhibited during the 2013 show. Last year, 6’6″ surreal artist Alex Puryear and I enjoyed testing out sports cars, a sedan or two and a handful of SUV’s to determine if the cars comfortably accommodated the height of a tall male or female. We were looking for spacious leg & head room, a usable back seat usage, speed, power, etc. Why? Simple. Conceptually, everyone wants what they can’t have or in this case can barely fit in. It’s the reason you see short men in oversized SUV’s even if they can barely reach the steering wheel or see over it and tall men stuffed like a grape leaf in a sports car while sitting somewhere in the back seat just to accommodate their height. Talk about the redistribution of height.
Our favorite and most spacious ‘sports car’ was the Audi RS 5. The best sedan for a man 6’6″ or taller was the Buick LaCrosse and the most spacious SUV was the GMC Denali.
The Cadillac sports car was not built with a Tall in mind.
Follow me on social media to get the inside scoop on what we find as we test out sports cars today. We will be using the Tall Card to determine which sport cars and SUV’s are our top picks.
Tall Blessings,
J. Enovy
J. Enovy’s Tall District
Founder
www.talldistrict.com
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