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Mileage vs. muscle at Chicago Auto Show

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The 2014 Volkswagen Beetle GSR hearkened back to a 1970s favorite at the Chicago Auto Show.

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Jeep rolled out its 2014 Grand Cherokee at the Chicago Auto Show Thursday.

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The new Chevrolet Camaro Hot Wheels Edition is reflected in the mirror of another Camaro at the Chicago Auto Show Thursday.

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Bill Fay, Toyota group vice president and general manager, shows off the new Tundra four-wheel drive truck at the Chicago Auto Show on Thursday.

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The 2014 Corvette Stingray drew plenty of gasps at the Chicago Auto Show.

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Kia shows off its latest crossover, the Cross GT, at the Chicago Auto Show.

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Consumers might flirt with the provocative 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray at this year's Chicago Auto Show, but not many are expected to go home with one. Instead, fuel economy is what car buyers want when they visit showrooms in the suburbs, local experts say. “The No. 1 reason that we see people replacing their old vehicle is for fuel mileage,” said Ray Scarpelli, owner of Ray's Chevrolet in Fox Lake and a Chicago Automobile Trade Association director.

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