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Maserati dealership opening in Winnetka, more auto news
- In celebration of the grand opening of its new Maserati home located in Winnetka, Illinois, Fields Maserati is holding two private receptions. Guests will have the opportunity, among other things, to see and test-drive the latest ...
VEHICLE REVIEW 2015 Lexus GX 460: Got the money, honey? Get the RX
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BY SAM GOMEZ, GAYWHEELS.COM
- The good news is that if you have always wanted a new GX 460, now is your time to pounce. The sticker runs about $66,000 for all the luxury, bells and whistles, but now in the fall of 2015, you can ...
VEHICLE REVIEW 2015 Toyota Camry hybrid still young and restless
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BY SAM GOMEZ, GAYWHEELS.COM
- You have to wonder how anyone can afford a new car these days when the average price for a new vehicle is running about $28,000, and the monthly payment on a new car starts at around $400. In this scenario, this ...
Auto news: Parking-spot shaming; Speed racer; Texas sticker harrasses
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Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- Parking-spot shaming: Los Angeles-based makeup artist Andria Farrell started the @parkingspotshaming social-media account on the visual app Instagram, allowing people to voice their frustrations on just how horrible someone's parking ...
VEHICLE REVIEW BMW 335i GT xDrive improves the quintessential sports sedan
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Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- BMW's 3-Series is the quintessential sport sedan, setting a tough standard that others struggle to attain. But, it is not perfect. While it's a finely engineered toy from behind the wheel, rear-seat passengers are better left ...
VEHICLE REVIEW 2015 BMW M4 convertible makes you feel naughty
- I felt so naughty after driving the M4 that I should have had a cigarette. It looks like it will cut a diva and has the engine to serve stinging rebuke to serious muscle cars. What once was the M3 has ...
VIEWS Did court hurt or help with specialty license plate ruling?
- On June 18, the Supreme Court issued a ruling involving free speech and specialty license plates. (If you missed it, wrote about it for TheCarConnection.com.) In a five-to-four decision, the majority found that license plates are ...
VEHICLE REVIEW That's so gay: 2015 Chrysler 300 big and butch as you are
- Chrysler has recently changed its name to FCA: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. This name change makes sense, given that 'Fiat' sounds very European and sexy, while 'Chrysler', though technically German, still sounds stodgy and stuck in the ...
Notes: Pantry to move; New Pastoral; Jim Brickman; Auto show's figures
- Auto show's final figures are in The Chicago Auto Show concluded a nine-day run Feb. 22 with a 7-percent increase in attendance compared to last year, according to a press release. With more than 1 million ...
Signs of change abundant at Chicago Auto Show
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Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- "Change is happening." Those were the words from Hyundai product specialist Nicole Stober to Windy City Times while discussing the technological advances that have taken place not only with Hyundai, but with a wide variety of ...
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Internat'l motorcycle show Feb. 13-15
- The Chicago Progressive International Motorcycle Show will take place Feb. 13-15 at Rosemont's Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd. The show will take place Friday, Feb. 13, 1-8 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 14, 9 ...
Chicago Auto Show set for Feb. 14-22; Uber apologizes
- The Chicago Auto Show will take place Feb. 14-22 at McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr. Called North America's largest auto show, the 2015 Chicago Auto Show spans more than 1 million square feet of ...
2015 Detroit Auto Show recap: Five best cars, three trends
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- The media preview of the 2015 North American International Auto Show has come to an end, and most of us have returned home to reflect on what we saw. After a day of recuperation (including some ...
VEHICLE REVIEW 2015 Toyota RAV4: Better than your memory
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Plus: Chicago Auto Show details. Special to the online edition
- My best friend is looking for a new mid-size crossover and, as usual, called for a list of suspects to explore. When I mentioned the RAV4, which is well-loved by another friend, he paused before saying, ...
Auto companies at top of equality index-but why Hyundai ?
- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has just released its 2015 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), which rates the United States' biggest companies on their LGBT-friendly policies. We're happy to report that the auto ...
Everyone loves the 2015 Mazda6
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- "Soul Red and Black Leather." That's what it said on the Monroney sticker for the 2015 Mazda Mazda6 that I test drove this summer when the National Football League was still considered respectable. The red/black combo ...
Auto news: Porsche's protections; gay designer on 'Motor City'
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Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- Porsche's protections; gay designer on 'Motor City' Porsche's protections: Porsche has new protections and benefits for its lesbian and gay employees, according to Gaywheels.com. The new and expanded workplace policy ...
Myth-busting gay car stereotypes
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Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- Every person on Earthno matter what race, religion, color, or sexual orientationsuffers from the injustice of stereotypes. As a gay man and a car enthusiast, I noticed that the stereotypes about homosexuals don't stop with how ...
Center, MINI's wedding contest in final round
- Center on Halsted and MINI of Chicago are presenting the Biggest MINI Wedding Ever. This celebration to kick off pride month and celebrate the passage of marriage equality in Illinois will provide two couples with an ...
VEHICLE REVIEW 2014 Toyota Corolla gets its 'S' together
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Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- I was not a fan of the last-generation Toyota Corolla. It was an underdeveloped, over-hyped piece of boredom that relied more on the reputation of Toyota than its own virtues. The exterior was watered-down vanilla and ...
Fields Auto Group moving to Glenview, other auto news
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Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- Fields Auto Group of Glencoe has moved its Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, RAM dealership in Northfield to the "Glen" in Glenview. The new location, at 2800 Patriot Blvd. in Glenview, will be one of the largest Chrysler, ...
VEHICLE REVIEW 2014 Toyota Tundra: Bred by Uncle Sam
- Toyota has endured sorted success with its full-size pickups. The T100 was nice, but underwhelming. Same was true of the first-generation, not-quite-butch-enough Tundra. By gen-3, Toyota had constructed a new plant in Princeton, IN to assemble ...
Chevrolet provides a gay night out at the auto show
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Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- Chevrolet and GM Diversity Communications hosted an evening for local LGBT community members. Guests were treated to an evening of food, drink and vehicles, co-hosted by leading LGBT automotive journalists Aaron Bragman ...
Chicago Auto Show in town; 'Charity' scores
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Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- The 106th edition of the Chicago Auto Show is currently running at McCormick Place through Feb. 17. [Photo gallery at the link: ...
2014 Land Rover LR4 scoffs at snow
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VEHICLE REVIEW Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- A winter storm is predicted. Oh, the hysteria. How many inches? Eight? And ice too? Then comes the mass assault on biscuits and gravy, schools close days in advance, and everybody scurries home from work. And, ...
2014 Corvette Stingray leaves enthusiasts breathless
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VEHICLE REVIEW Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- It's a joy watching the looks on Corvette enthusiasts' faces as the next chapter in a revered history washes over them. Books will be written. Collections will be joined. Races will be won. Fantasies will be ...
Windy City Limousine backs LGBT community
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Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- His career as a limousine driver lasted all of one day. "I was the worst [driver], ever. I quickly discovered that I was and am much better on the other end of the business. I was terrible," behind the wheel, George ...
Muscle-car event takes over convention center
- The Fifth Annual Muscle Car & Corvette Nationalsthe world's largest all indoor specialty event devoted to such vehiclestook place Nov. 23-24 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Along with the title items (of which there ...
Chicago Auto Show has revamped website
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Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- The Chicago Auto Show launched a completely redesigned website in anticipation of the 106th edition of the nation's largest auto show next year. Key features of ChicagoAutoShow.com include: About the Show: includes directions, show dates and ...
2014 GMC Sierra: glamorous
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VEHICLE REVIEW Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
- Trucks aren't meant to be glamorous. Sure, they'll pull a fabulous vintage Airstream trailer, put a wooden Chris Craft boat into crystal water, or carry home that mid-century credenza, but any truck worth its fully-boxed frame ...
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