2016 Chicago Auto Show What You Missed: Day One

CARS.COM — On a day when gas prices reached $1.70 a gallon — a February low not seen in a dozen years — it should come as no surprise that automakers are putting SUVs and pickup trucks front and center. On the first day of the 2016 Chicago Auto Show, where our news team is onsite bringing you coverage live from the exhibit floor, about two-thirds of the debuts Cars.com covered were SUVs.

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New utes at the show include updated-for-2017 versions of the Chevrolet Trax, Nissan Armada, and Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport. That’s in addition to Ford’s BraunAbility MXV, positioned as the first mass-produced wheelchair-accessible SUV. Heck, even the fuel sippers are SUVs, namely the all-new 2017 Kia Niro, which joined the latest versions of the 2017 Kia Optima Plug-in and Hybrid in the eco-friendly echelon.

The new 2017 Camaro 1LE Performance Package rounds out the debuts of the day. We’ll return Friday with much more, so keep checking back.

Here’s what you missed on the first day:

2017 Chevrolet Trax: First Look

2017 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE: First Look

2017 Nissan Armada: First Look

2017 Nissan Armada Video

2017 Kia Niro: First Look

2017 Kia Optima Hybrid, Plug-in Unveiled at 2016 Chicago Auto Show

2017 Nissan Armada Photo Gallery

Ford, BraunAbility Unveil First Wheelchair-Accessible SUV

2017 Nissan Armada: First Impressions

2017 Hyundai Santa Fe: First Look