People ride in a 2026 Jeep Wrangler during the media preview day at the 2026 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place, Feb. 6, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)
Photos from the media preview at the 118th edition of the Chicago Auto Show which opens to the public on Feb. 7, 2025 and runs through Feb. 16 at McCormick Place.
Public relations representative Lynn Seely, right, of Detroit, shows a person the 2026 Honda Prelude Hybrid during the media preview day at the 2026 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place on Feb. 6, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)People walk through the main concourse during the media preview day at the 2026 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place on Feb. 6, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)Zach Morehouse, left, and his husband Christopher Beale, of Georgia, look at the 2026 Jeep Cherokee Hybrid during the media preview day at the 2026 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Chicago. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)Kenta Shinohara, left, and Asae Nakagawa, both of Chicago, look at the 2026 Toyota Camry XSE during the media preview day at the 2026 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place on Feb. 6, 2026. Shinohara and Nakagawa work for UGN Inc., which manufacturers acoustic components for vehicles. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)A person directs as people ride in a 2026 Jeep Wrangler during the media preview day at the 2026 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place on Feb. 6, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)Jazmine Wintour, left, takes a photo of Matt Conger’s 1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo, as her friend Andrew Wrobel, observes the car during the media preview day at the 2026 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place on Feb. 6, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)Epaphras Lamptey, of Chicago drives in a racing simulator during the media preview day at the 2026 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place on Feb. 6, 2026. Chevrolet set up a Gran Turismo racing simulator for attendees to use at the auto show. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)People ride in a 2026 Jeep Gladiator over a bridge as people walk beneath during the media preview day at the 2026 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place on Feb. 6, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)Jazmine Wintour, left, takes a photo of Matt Conger’s 1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo, as her friend Andrew Wrobel, observes the car during the media preview day at the 2026 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Chicago. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)A custom plushie of Matt Conger’s 1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo sits on top of his car during the media preview day at the 2026 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place on Feb. 6, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)A person walks past the 2026 Ram 1500 Range-Extended EV during the media preview day at the 2026 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place on Feb. 6, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)Antonio Estaba, of Florida, takes a photo of the 2026 Ford Mustang Dark Horse SC during the media preview day at the 2026 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place on Feb. 6, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)The interior of the 2026 Honda Prelude during the media preview day at the 2026 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place on Feb. 6, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)
