See the First Mass-Produced Wheelchair Accessible SUV

CHICAGO, IL – As America’s biggest auto show revved up on Thursday for local news media, gas prices reached $1.70 a gallon — a February low not seen in a dozen years. What took center stage on the first day of the media preview for the Chicago Auto Show? SUVs and pickup trucks, of course.

The Cars.com news team was on the exhibit floor — the one-million-square-foot exhibit floor — getting an up-close-and-personal look at the 2017 models.

Want to see something special? Take a look at the world’s first mass-produced wheelchair-accessible SUV brought to market by Ford and BraunAbility. The BraunAbility MXV will be sold at more than 200 dealers in the United States.

The Chicago Auto Show opens to the general public on Saturday, Feb. 13, and runs through Feb. 21 at McCormick Place. Tickets are $12 for adults, $7 for children and seniors. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday through Feb. 20, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 21.

Cars.com has the scoop for Patch readers on the first day’s fresh looks:

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

2017 Chevrolet Trax: First Impressions

2017 Hyundai Santa Fe: First Impressions

2017 Nissan Armada: First Impressions

PHOTO GALLERIES AND VIDEO

Nissan Winter Warrior Concepts Photo Gallery

2017 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE Video

2017 Kia Optima Plug-In, Hybrid Photo Gallery

2017 Kia Niro Photo Gallery

2017 Nissan Armada Video

2017 Nissan Armada Photo Gallery

FIRST LOOKS

2017 Chevrolet Trax: First Look

2017 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE: First Look

2017 Kia Niro: First Look

2017 Nissan Armada: First Look

2017 Hyundai Santa Fe: First Look

2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport: First Look

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