As expected, Ford brought the latest (and greatest?) incarnations of the Transit Connect utility van to the Chicago Auto Show today. The battery-powered Transit Connect Electric was up first, perhaps because it fits so well into Ford’s strategy of vehicle electrification (see also: Focus Electric... 

SEMA is an interesting show. We go in knowing full well that 60-75% of the cars we’ll be walking past and/or covering are just trash. Sorry if this bombshell offends anyone, but your Chrysler 300C doesn’t need 26-inch hoops, nor seventy gallons of sparkle orange paint. Or diamonds. But,...