Los Angeles Auto Show
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Toyota has revealed the new Tesla-partnered RAV4 EV at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show today, the first of 35 demonstration vehicles that will lay the ground work for the eventual launch of a retail version in 2012. Developers of the RAV4 EV are hoping it will have range of 100 miles in actual road driving patterns, across a wide range of climates and conditions. This is in fact the second generation of Toyota’s all-electric SUV. Back in 1997 the automaker rolled out the first RAV4e, a pioneering vehicle in the EV segment and one of the first of the zero-emissions vehicles you could...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2011 Kia Optima HybridThe new Sonata Hybrid has been getting most of the limelight in the Hyundai-Kia family but Kia has a few bright spots in the pipeline that will certainly be making their mark when it comes to production time. Just this month we saw a concept version of a potential Kia Forte hybrid vehicle and now...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2011 Saab 9-4X Live PhotosAs Saab announced back in August, the 2011 9-4X just came out from behind the curtain at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. The live photos confirm the production model will closely resemble the concept we've seen before. So what is the new 9-4X? About what you'd expect, since it was co-developed with...
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2010 L.A. Auto Show: Subaru Impreza Concept Live Photos, Unveiling VideoThe 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show is chock full of new cars, debuts, and concepts, but Subaru's Impreza Design Concept is sure to grab its share of attention. Aggressively styled but with just enough/not too much of the funky that often pervades the brand, the car points toward the possible future for...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2012 BMW 650i ConvertibleThe Los Angeles Auto Show is in full swing and the smell of stale coffee and flop sweat fill the air. But that's the media, not the manufacturers--they're still pulling hard, and the latest new model to grace the datastream is the 2012 BMW 650i Convertible. The only things we don't know about the...
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Honda Shows Off Fit EV Concept And Plug-In Hybrid Platform In L.A.Honda has been slow to the game when it comes to plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles but today at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show the automaker proved that it was not completely in the dark in this area. Honda unveiled a new version of its Fit compact car powered by an electric drivetrain, as...
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This one came way from left field. Or was it right field? Whichever way, for months we've known that some sort of Murano convertible was in the works. The bathtub-like convertible, based on Nissan's stylish mid-size crossover, might very well be the world's first all-wheel drive crossover convertible, as the automaker claims. But, the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet, which is headed to production, is weird—and not, from initial pictures, necessarily in a good way. Just from this side profile, we're seeing a likeness to the PT Cruiser Convertible, or to the much-maligned, yet cult-followed...
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2010 LA Auto Show: 2012 Nissan GT-R Live Photos And PricingThe refreshed 2012 Nissan GT-R made a surprise debut at the Paris Auto Show back in September, but the press preview of the LA show this week marks the new flagship super-coupe's North American debut. In addition to new sheetmetal, new colors, and a new wheel design, the 2012 Nissan GT-R has a big...
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Video: Jay Leno Drives The Jaguar C-X75 Concept From The LA ShowOn the eve of its Los Angeles Auto Show appearance—and six weeks or so after its Paris Auto Show debut—the British automaker gave comedian and late-night host Jay Leno an exclusive opportunity: He's the first person to drive the C-X75 on a public highway. Why Leno? The entertainer...
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2012 Porsche Cayman R: First LookWith fewer pounds, more horsepower and a new model year on its Monroney, the 2012 Porsche Cayman R makes its first public appearance at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. In a clever reveal, Porsche's models took on the fashions of each of the six decades of Porsche sportscars in America, while...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2011 Nissan QuestLarge SUVs and minivans have fallen on the hardest of times in the industry's late downturn, and casualties of the recession are still mounting. Take the Nissan Quest minivan; Nissan decided to bring U.S. production of the Quest minivan to an end this year but a new model is in the works and is...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG Live PhotosWe've spied the next version of Mercedes-Benz's hottest four-door coupe several times already, but today the wait is over to see beneath the camo to the real thing. Mercedes-AMG has unveiled the 2012 CLS63 AMG live at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. Despite hanging onto the "63" nomenclature like...
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Put on a happy face--that's what Mazda is doing with the Mazda5, the pert little Euro-sized MPV that's been refreshed for the 2012 model year. The Mazda MPV is on display this week at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, wearing the new grinning front clip that's related to the smiley faces on the current Mazda3 and Mazda2. Loosely speaking the Mazda5 is another of the "Nagare" cars, that being the name for Mazda's current styling theme--the one they're ditching for the Shinari theme shown in concept form, next to the Mazda5 on the LA stand. Beyond sheetmetal changes, the Mazda5 slots in a new...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG Live ImagesWe brought you the full details on the new CL-Class AMG line back in July, complete with the impressive new 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-8 under the hood. Seeing it in person inspires a whole new level of lust, however, with the busy front end less noticeable than the gorgeously sculted curves of the...
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Unveiled: 2011 Chevrolet Camaro ConvertibleLOS ANGELES--Chevrolet kicked off the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show by formally introducing the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible. There weren't a lot of new details--Chevy has already released information on the car's specs and pricing. But I did spend a few minutes chatting with John Fitzpatrick...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2011 Toyota Corolla Live PhotosThe 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show is open to the press, and we've nailed down the first live photos of the 2011 Toyota Corolla. The Corolla is one of the most popular cars currently on sale in the U.S. The 2011 model is a facelift, with new front and rear bumpers, a lightly reskinned interior, and two...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2012 Volkswagen Eos Live PhotosThe 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show doesn’t officially start for a few more hours but we already have live photos of some of the star attractions, like this 2012 Volkswagen Eos, which was revealed last night at a special presentation MotorAuthority attended. Although the color of the display...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: Mazda Shinari Concept Live PhotosMazda's Shinari Concept points the way toward the future of the carmaker, and we have to say: it looks good. These live photos bring the concept to life, fresh from the floor of the Los Angeles Auto Show. It was supposed to show at the Paris auto show, and we saw official preview images then, but...
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If you have possibly the most striking concept car of the year, what better place to show it off than what may be the biggest, best, and most jaw-dropping car collection in the U.S.? Which is how Jaguar came to display its stunning C-X75 supercar concept at Jay Leno's Garage. In a nondescript industrial park in Burbank, California, is a warehouse that holds perhaps one-third of the talk show host's collection of hundreds of cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Sadly, Jaguar's supercar is a concept in the purest sense of the word. It's a design study and a technical showcase, but it will never run...
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Rolls-Royce And Bijan Announce Partnership At 2010 Los Angeles Auto ShowRolls-Royce has used this week’s 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show to announce the launch of a new collaboration with California-based designer Bijan Pakzad (generally known simply as Bijan). The announcement was made last night at a special event at Bijan’s Rodeo Drive Boutique complete with...
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2010 LA Auto Show: 2012 Range Rover Evoque Five-Door Debut PartyThe 2012 Range Rover Evoque five-door will officially be revealed this morning at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. But Range Rover's new baby debuted last night at an invitation-only party packed with celebrities, spotlights, and paparazzi--or at least photographers. A horde of slim, young...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2011 Cruze Eco Live Photos, Quick DriveWe took the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco sedan out for a spin in Los Angeles today, just a few blocks from the convention center where the show will open its doors tomorrow. Along with the brief stint behind the wheel, we snagged a few images. Here's the quick take. It's a real car. If you're worried...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2011 Chevy Camaro Convertible Live PhotosWe've been bouncing all around Los Angeles and Hollywood this afternoon and evening to get the latest on GM's fresh batch of show wares, and the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible was among them. We've already seen the car, and we know most of its key stats, but the live shots give a feel for what...
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2010 Las Angeles Auto Show: Cadillac ULC Concept Live PhotosWe brought you the first word on the Cadillac Urban Mobility Concept as it broke, and now that we're back in more wirelessly civilized environs, we have our live photos from the unveiling of the ULC for you as well. The first thing that jumps out at you when you see the ULC, especially in person...
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