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Chicago Auto Show 2008: Serious Cutaway Envy

By Mark Williams
Photography by the author

Walking the show reveals some serious cutaway envy going on. Three of the most recently introduced half-ton pickup trucks have displays where their vehicles are cut in half. This is great because you get to see parts and pieces from angles you've never seen before: catalytic converters cut in half, what's it like inside the roof layers, the seats, the driveshaft, the tire. All cool stuff. Sort of like a science museum, but this year everyone's had the same idea. A lot of showing off, but nothing is really going prove anything until we see these trucks in action. We know what the Tundra will do, now we want to see what kind of response the new F-150 and Ram can offer. This will be a fun race to run and watch. Look for more when we drive these trucks late this summer.

Ford

Cutaway Envy Ford F150 Side
Cutaway Envy Ford F150 Bed


Cutaway Envy Ford F150 Bed
Cutaway Envy Ford F150 Rear


Cutaway Envy Ford F150 Front
Cutaway Envy Ford F150 Interior Cab


Cutaway Envy Ford F150 Interior Cab



Toyota

Cutaway Envy Toyota Tundra Interior Cab
Cutaway Envy Toyota Tundra Bed


Cutaway Envy Toyota Tundra Bed
Cutaway Envy Toyota Tundra Interior Cab


Cutaway Envy Toyota Tundra Under View
Cutaway Envy Toyota Tundra Front View



Dodge

Cutaway Envy 2009 Dodge Ram Rear View
Cutaway Envy 2009 Dodge Ram Rear Seat View


Cutaway Envy 2009 Dodge Ram View
Cutaway Envy 2009 Dodge Ram Front Seat View




This year, Chicago is getting is getting a lot of attention. Normally in the shadow of the much bigger and more internationally relevant Detroit auto show (oops, I mean the North American International Auto Show), the Chicago show has long been where U.S. manufacturers and imports alike have debuted

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