The votes are in and the winners have been announced in the 12th annual Best of Show balloting at the 2017 Chicago Auto Show.

2017 Chicago Auto Show logo globe in the entrance hall

Chicago Auto Show

The Chicago Auto Show now bills itself as "the nation's biggest auto show," but in addition to that it's also the "consumer auto show." To be sure, there are still two media days. The first is the more traditional one. This year, by our count, it featured 15 vehicles that made either their world or North American debuts. The second day is significantly lower in key and targeted towards online influencers - many of whom are sponsored by, and traveling on the dime of, the participating manufacturers.

2017 Chicago Auto Show entrance hall

2017 Chicago Auto Show facts

Highlights of this year's show included:

• The show floor area grew by 55,000 square feet this year (up 75,000 total square feet over the past two years)
• Porsche doubled its exhibit footprint
• Ram and Mercedes-Benz added indoor test tracks
• Returning tracks included Toyota's Highlander and RAV4 track, Fiat Chrysler Automobile's City Drive track and Camp Jeep
• Ford, Kia, Mazda and Subaru hosted outdoor test drives

2017 Chicago Auto Show show floor

2017 Chicago Auto Show "Best of Show" winners

As a consumer show, attendee participation is encouraged and, for the twelfth straight year, visitors were asked to vote for their favorite vehicles in five categories. This "Best of Show" balloting was conducted over the 10-day public run and winners in the poll's five categories were:

2018 Ford Mustang on display at the 2017 Chicago Auto Show

• Best All-New Production Vehicle: 2018 Ford Mustang (beating out the Porsche Panamera and 2018 Ford Expedition)

Lego Batmobile sponsored by Chevrolet at the 2017 Chicago Auto Show
• Best Concept Vehicle: Lego Batmobile sponsored by Chevrolet (which won over the Mazda MX-5 Speedster)

2018 BMW 530e on the show floor of the 2017 North American International Auto Show
• Best Green Vehicle: 2018 BMW 530e (the 2017 Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid was the runner-up)

Chevrolet exhibit at the 2017 Chicago Auto Show
• Best Exhibit: Chevrolet ( the Jeep exhibit came in a close second)

2018 Chevrolet Corvette at the 2017 Chicago Auto Show
• Vehicle I'd most like to have in my driveway: 2018 Chevrolet Corvette

"We think of our attendees as one enormous focus group that we can leverage to analyze data and assess trends," said Chicago Auto Show General Manager Dave Sloan. "Best of Show voting has become a benchmark measure of what the public deems the most exciting, impressive and innovative on the show floor."

The awards for Best of Show will be presented to the winning manufacturers at the Midwest Automotive Media Association Spring Rally, held annually at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.