Automotive News - March 9, 2009 - (Page 14) 14 • FEBRUARY 9, 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW PREVIEW Suzuki will unveil modified versions of its Equator pickup. The truck went on sale in December. ADVERTISING STAFF Circulation 313-446-0450 Advertising 313-446-6050 Classified Advertising 313-446-6065, 800-388-1800 Web site autonews.com ADVERTISING AND SALES DETROIT 1155 Gratiot Ave., Detroit, MI 48207-2997 313-446-6790 Fax: 313-446-8030 Hip, high-powered or heavy-duty: Familiar models get special treatment Rick Kranz rkranz@crain.com Chicago lineup World debuts 2010 PRODUCTION VEHICLES Dodge Ram heavy-duty pickup Ford Taurus performance version Ford Transit Connect Hyundai Genesis Spec R coupe HYUNDAI Hyundai will introduce a performance version of the rear-drive 2010 Genesis coupe, called Spec R. To make the car’s price and performance more appealing to tuners, the car’s weight was reduced by eliminating some standard equipment. The car will be powered by a 212hp turbocharged 2.0-liter fourcylinder engine. Hyundai will announce prices for its Genesis coupe line. SUZUKI Three modified versions of the 2010 Suzuki Equator pickup will be unveiled. Sales of the Equator began in December; three truck magazines were given an Equator to customize. c Bradford Wernle and Amy Wilson contributed to this report The Chicago Auto Show can be summed up in four words: “More of the same.” No huge world debuts this year, merely different flavors of familiar vehicles. Ford Motor Co. will aim its spotlight at a high-powered Taurus that revives the SHO moniker. Dodge will unveil its heavy-duty Ram pickup. Hyundai will take the wraps off a low-priced Genesis coupe aimed at the tuner crowd. A handful of other models will debut. General Motors’ display will focus on the imagination — vehicles that play prominent roles in an upcoming science fiction thriller. Here are the primary world debuts scheduled. DODGE The re-engineered, restyled 2010 Dodge Ram heavy-duty pickup will be introduced. Sales begin in the fourth quarter. The new heavy-duties — the 2500, 3500 and 4500 series — will be offered with a 6.7-liter Cummins V-8 diesel. The most noticeable difference will be the look of the sheet metal and interior. Expect the truck to adopt the same upmarket interior first seen on the 2009 Ram 1500 along with similar sheet metal. FORD Ford’s big offerings for the Chicago The production version of the 2010 Ford Transit Connect will debut. The small, front-drive commercial van goes on sale this summer. show include a performance version of the 2010 Ford Taurus sedan and the first showing of the production version of the 2010 Transit Connect, a small, front-drive commercial van. When the re-engineered and restyled Taurus goes on sale this summer, a twin-turbocharged V-6 engine will be available. The Taurus gets Ford’s new 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine, which has gasoline direct injection in addition to the turbocharging. The EcoBoost engine is expected to produce about 350 hp. The performance model could be named SHO, resurrecting a Taurus name from the late 1980s and early ’90s. The Transit Connect also goes on sale this summer. Ford will show multiple versions outfitted for various commercial uses. GENERAL MOTORS General Motors is expected to point its spotlight at several Chevrolet vehicles that will have a predominant role in a science fiction movie. Rick Greer Director of Sales and Marketing rgreer@crain.com 313-446-6050 Kathleen C. 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Reprints Mike Shober, The YGS Group, 800-494-9051, Ext. 100 automotivenews@theygsgroup.com Microfilm ProQuest Information and Learning Co. 800-521-0600 Free stage lures some carmakers to Chicago In these days of major cost cutting, the Chicago Auto Show is offering automakers something for free: a stage for press conferences that can save them at least $250,000. “The only cost will be staffing it,” said Jerry Cizek III, the auto show’s general manager. The Detroit 3 will keep their own stands, but the offer has attracted Acura, Hyundai and Suzuki. One auto company representative who asked not to be identified said setting up such a stage can cost $250,000. In addition to the stage, the area includes curtain backdrops, lighting, large video screens, cameras, podium and teleprompter. The set is designed to accommodate two vehicles on the floor on each side of the stage. In past years, the stage was set up for a charity event after the show’s media days. 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