Los Angeles Auto Show News

Interested in the new 2014 Subaru Forester? Well, today Subaru announced pricing for its latest version of the crossover: $22,820 to start, including an $825 destination fee. For those keeping track, that's a $730 bump in price compared to last year's base model. When dressed in base trimmings, the 2014 ...    Read more

The white glove has been removed and swung across Fiat's collective face after representatives from the Italian automaker made a comment about the Nissan Leaf's styling at last month's Los Angeles Auto Show. Before pulling the silk sheet off the Fiat 500e, Fiat's head of product marketing, Matt Davis, made ...    Read more

The 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show is in full swing, kicking off the U.S. auto show season. As show-goers take in the sights, sounds and smells of the convention center, it's time for us to reflect back on what we saw last week, and what we think hit and missed. Our ...    Read more

How can you make the Fiat 500 Abarth even better than it already is? Simple. Give it a better way to listen to that unmistakable exhaust note by having the ability to remove the roof. What about raising awareness about the new variant of Fiat's subcompact scorpion? That's easy too. ...    Read more

There's no doubt about the 2005 and 2006 Ford GT supercar being an amazing machine whose life was cut short by the sort of inevitability that comes with being a limited-production car. But Galpin Auto Sports (GAS) wants to take that memory of that beloved $130,000 vehicle and kick it ...    Read more

We've already seen the 2013 Porsche Cayman debut at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show last week, and now there's a way to configure it to your exact specifications. Porsche has officially launched an interactive configurator for the latest version of the Cayman but if you're ...    Read more

Irrelevant American luxury car brand, Lincoln, is now The Lincoln Motor Company. That's not just now, but again. You see, when Edsel Ford first bought the luxury brand in 1922--when it built elegant and culturally distinctive motorcars for the Jay Gatsby's of the pre-Depression era America--it built some of the ...    Read more

The 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show opened this weekend, and Automotive.com was on the scene at every debut, every unveiling, and every late-night party. While at least some of what goes on at the parties stays at the parties, the rest of the show is widely covered for all to ...    Read more

According to the UK's Autocar, Lexus has green lit the gorgeous, new LF-CC (coupe concept?) for production. The ravishing concept made its debut at the Paris Motor Show in September, but made its stateside debut this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show, where it sat on a rotating pedestal ...    Read more

It appears the sun is setting on the Volkswagen Eos after only six years in production. Volkswagen design boss Klaus Bischoff confirmed to Autocar that the Eos will be shelved in favor of a larger soft-top convertible. Bischoff also said that it wouldn't be long until a successor to the ...    Read more

Today at the L.A. Auto Show, BMW made its official announcement that it will be bringing diesel engines back to the U.S. for its 3 Series sedan and wagon and the 5 Series sedan. Details up until now have been sketchy at best, as Automobile Magazine reported in the summer that such engines would be ...    Read more

Like it or hate it, MyFord Touch has changed the way the auto industry does infotainment systems. With a touchscreen interface, it's integrated nearly every car control outside of driving the car itself into a single unit. And it's done so to mixed results: high praise from tech reviewers and ...    Read more

People commit crime anywhere and anytime. Mercedes-Benz addresses this darker side of human nature as part of the Los Angeles Auto Show's design challenge, "Highway Patrol Vehicle 2025." Mercedes' entry is the Ener-G-Force, a full-sized SUV based evolved from the military-esque G-Class. The Ener-G-Force, though, has much in common with its ...    Read more

Chrysler partner Fiat released shots of its upcoming 500 electric vehicle. We've been aware of the Fiat 500 EV for a while, first posting on the hatch back in 2011. Most likely based on the Fiat 500 "Electtra" concept which debuted at the 2010 Detroit Auto show, the Fiat ...    Read more

In less than two weeks, the 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander and the 2013 Outlander Sport Limited Edition will be making their North American debut at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show. Now in its third-generation, the Mitsubishi Outlander's latest version made its world debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show back ...    Read more

One of the most popular crossovers for sale, the Toyota RAV4 is spacious, fuel-efficient, and a surprise dragstrip hero when powered by its current 3.5-liter V-6 engine option. But it's also old, having staved off newer competition since its 2007 introduction. It's in need of a replacement. Badly. And that's exactly ...    Read more

The 2013 Honda Civic is an unprecedented car for the Japanese automaker because, objectively, there was nothing wrong with the 2012 version, the first year of the ninth-generation car. Subjectively, however, it was seen as a back step, owing largely to its uninspired handling performance, less sophisticated steering, cheaper interior ...    Read more

Mercedes-Benz has two distinct levels of awesome beyond its regular product portfolio. The first is AMG. That generally means that whatever you're driving with that designation is going to go fast. The second is the AMG Black Series, which is more or less the equivalent of In-N-Out Burger's secret menu. ...    Read more

It seems like only yesterday when the Subaru Forester entered its current generation, perhaps because Subaru has never really taken to drastic redesigns of its compact crossover. One model was like the one that preceded it, only with more refinement and subtle tweaks. Yet now, Subaru is bringing forth yet another ...    Read more

We're not sure you asked for it, but here it is regardless: the 2013 Kia Cadenza full-size sedan. Slotting above the Kia Optima, the Cadenza is the automaker's first foray into the full-size sedan arena since the Kia Amanti left our shores in 2009. If you don't remember what the ...    Read more

The 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show is just over a month away now and it promises to display over 50 all-electric, plug-in electric, hybrid, and gas powered vehicles that achieve over 40 mpg on the highway. When broken down, there will be 24 electric and plug-in vehicles, at least 12 ...    Read more

Speaking with representatives from Mazda at the Motor Press Guild's annual Track Day event last night, a venue where auto journalists and industry professionals are able to congregate en masse, we received confirmation that the Los Angeles Auto Show be a busy place for our favorite zoom-zoom brand. At dinner, ...    Read more

Kia Motors has been insistent at showing us snippets of the 2013 Kia Quoris full-size sedan, its first rear-wheel-drive full-size luxury car. With technology galore, a 329-horsepower, 3.8-liter V-6 engine, an eight-speed automatic transmission, styling evocative of European luxury cars, electronic air suspension, and a price that will likely undercut ...    Read more

After months of deliberation and being on the brink of elimination more than once, Land Rover has decided to bring the Defender back to the North American market. An exact time table hasn't been disclosed quite yet, but Land Rover design director Gerry McGovern said the next-gen Defender is definitely ...    Read more

Meet the latest Volkswagen Beetle convertible. Instead of waiting for its official unveil at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show next month; Volkswagen has decided to unveil its new ragtop Bug today. Entering its third generation, the Beetle still features many simple design traits first seen in the type 15, ...    Read more