We’ve just spent a full day digging into the 2024 Los Angeles Auto Show, and now it’s your turn. Join us as we guide you through the coolest cars, trucks, and SUVs we encountered across both halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center.
From likable daily drivers to stunning high-end exotics and even a supercar in need all The work of its drivers – we’ve rounded up the best work from this year’s show. So buckle up; there’s a lot to explore.
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First, let us give you a detailed bird’s-eye view of the show. Well, this is a bird with X-ray vision. If you haven’t been, it’s worth mentioning that the venue is large enough to span Pico Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles.
We’ll start in the West Room because that’s where most attendees will go first. The first photo taken within these walls is of the Ford Mustang GTD.
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By some measures, this will be the fastest Mustang Ford has ever made by the time it reaches customers. I’m calling this car the Mystang because its Mystichrome paint is similar to what’s been seen on some of Ford’s previous high-profile models.
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Next up is this year’s Pikes Peak Mountain King, the Ford F-150 Lightning. It accomplished the feat in a dizzying time of 8:53.553. It made it despite stopping for about 26 seconds to fix car problems. Thankfully, 1,600 horsepower is still enough to beat every other competitor out there.
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The first cars in the West Hall are from Kia. Probably the most notable is what I’m talking about ID. Buzz Killer, WKNDR concept. No, it’s not planned for production, but the PV5 it’s based on is an upcoming true electric van. In fact, it took about 15 years less time to go from concept to production car than Volkswagen did.
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Across the west hall, we saw the new Kia EV9 GT and Sportage. The latter features more aggressive vertical headlights, a new curved display in the cabin, and more power for hybrid buyers. The former is a 501-horsepower SUV with adaptive dampers, sticky tires and bigger brakes. There’s no word on pricing yet, but we expect the EV9 GT to cost over $78,000 when it goes on sale.
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Subaru may be killing its overall sales, but one area where it’s struggling is the performance market. The WRX has no STI rival, and Subaru actually reminded that at the show. Project Midnight is a huge slap in the face to STI fans, but here it is anyway. In fact, interestingly enough, there’s enough space between it and the regular WRX for the STI trim. Does Subaru really sell the WRX STI? Of course not.
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Now we’ll head to the South Hall, admiring some race cars and supercars as we go. First up is the Porsche. Then there’s the latest KTM X-Bow GT. It’s located in a hall surrounded by other supercars and Super GT race cars. Then, in the corner, there are two Drako brand cars. The company says the 2,000-horsepower Dragon will enter series production in 2026 and will have a range of 420 miles. If this happens I will consume my mouse pad.
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We’ll end with a wildcard. The West Coast Customs staff showed off several great buildings. These include 3018, a piece of art by Daniel Arsham that looks like a Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder, but with crystals growing out of it. There’s also a classic 1970 Camaro RS that, like various other cars, has a stunning and very unique paint job. This is just one of several parts of the LA Auto Show, so there’ll be more to come soon.
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