LA Auto Show: Primed-for-a-fight Dodge Hellcat, Mercedes Maybach and AMG, more
So far, Porsche came with a pair of GTS models, the Dodge Challenger Hellcat stunned the crowd while the Ford Explorer captured the popularity contest at the L.A. Auto Show, which opens Friday to the public. You can have a front-row seat today and Thursday as reporters and photographers blanket the Convention Center.
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- The newly unveiled BMW X6M on display at the LA Auto Show’s press and trade day in Los Angeles, California on November 19, 2014. Nearly 60 North American and World vehicle debuts will be unveiled at this years auto show which opens to the public from November 21 to 30. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A 2015 Audi TTS equipped with Nvidia Technology is displayed at the Connected Car Expo on the opening press and trade day at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California on November 18, 2014. Nearly 60 North American and World vehicle debuts will be unveiled the show which opens to the public from November 21 to 30. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)
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- An Audi rep gives a demonstration of the virtual cockpit system which will come in the 2016 model of the Audi TTS at the Connected Car Expo on the opening press and trade day at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California on November 18, 2014. Nearly 60 North American and World vehicle debuts will be unveiled at this years auto show which opens to the public from November 21 to 30. (Frederic J. BrownAFP/Getty Images)
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- Rick Dore dusts ‘The Black Pearl’, a custom-built vehicle he designed and based off a 1948 Jaguar Frame, as he prepares his display on the opening press and trade day at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California on November 18, 2014. Nearly 60 North American and World vehicle debuts will be unveiled at this years auto show which opens to the public from November 21 to 30. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)
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- The Lexus LF-C2 Concept car is unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show media preview days, November 19, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
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- The Lexus LF-C2 Concept car is unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show media preview days, November 19, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A visitor passes the Toyota i-Road concept vehicle for urban mobility at the Los Angeles Auto Show media preview days, November 19, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A “SpongeBob” Toyota Sienna is displayed at the Los Angeles Auto Show media preview days, November 19, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. SpongeBob SquarePants is a popular American animated television series and movie property which chronicles the underwater adventures of SpongeBob and his friends. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A man steps into the driver’s seat of BMW’s just-unveiled X6-M on display at the LA Auto Show’s press and trade day in Los Angeles, California on November 19, 2014. Nearly 60 North American and World vehicle debuts will be unveiled at this years auto show which opens to the public from November 21 to 30. (Frederic J. Brown/Getty Images)
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- People step in to photograph the interior of the just unveiled Lexus LF-C2 concept vehicle on display at the LA Auto Show’s press and trade day in Los Angeles, California on November 19, 2014. Nearly 60 North American and World vehicle debuts will be unveiled at this years auto show which opens to the public from November 21 to 30. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)
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- The new Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid on display at the LA Auto Show’s press and trade day in Los Angeles, California on November 19, 2014. Nearly 60 North American and World vehicle debuts will be unveiled at this years auto show which opens to the public from November 21 to 30. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A woman puts on an Oculus virtual reality headset during preparations for the 2014 LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 18, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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- Mazda’s new 2016 MX5 Convertible attracts attention while on display at the LA Auto Show’s press and trade day in Los Angeles, California on November 19, 2014. Nearly 60 North American and World vehicle debuts will be unveiled at this years auto show which opens to the public from November 21 to 30. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)
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- The all new Mercedes Benz Maybach S 600 attracts interest after its unveiling at the LA Auto Show’s press and trade day in Los Angeles, California on November 19, 2014. Nearly 60 North American and World vehicle debuts will be unveiled at this years auto show which opens to the public from November 21 to 30. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
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- The back seat of the Mercedes-Maybach S600 is seen at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 20, 2014. The Maybach S600 model offers additional space and luxury over the “normal” Mercedes S-class sedan. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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- A Bentley GTV8S and its hood ornament is seen at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 20, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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- BMW’s manager of Corporate Communications, Thomas Plucinsky, poses with the Green Car of the Year Award inside the Green Car of the Year, the BMW i3, on display at the LA Auto Show’s press and trade day in Los Angeles, California on November 20, 2014. The LA Auto Show which opens to the public on November 21 and will run until November 30. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A model poses beside the Infiniti Q80 Inspiration concept vehicle on display at the LA Auto Show’s press and trade day in Los Angeles, California on November 20, 2014. The LA Auto Show which opens to the public on November 21 and will run until November 30. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)
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- People view a Toyota Future Mobility Concept car at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 20, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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- A booth model walks barefoot carrying her high heels past a Mini at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show in California, November 20, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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- A man dusts the rear window of a 2015 Nissan Juke on display at the LA Auto Show’s press and trade day in Los Angeles, California on November 20, 2014. The LA Auto Show which opens to the public on November 21 and will run until November 30. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)
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- The Galpin Rocket is unveiled at the LA Auto Show’s press and trade day in Los Angeles, California on November 20, 2014. The LA Auto Show which opens to the public on November 21 and will run until November 30. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)
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- The Mazda CX-3 Crossover is unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show, November 19, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Tobias Moers, chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-AMG GmbH, speaks about the Mercedes AMG GT S during the model’s world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 19, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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- The Mercedes AMG GT S is shown during the model’s world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 19, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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- The Mercedes AMG GT S is shown during the model’s world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 19, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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- The Mercedes AMG GT S is shown during the model’s world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 19, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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- Members of the media look over the Mazda CX-3 Compact Crossover Utility vehicle during the model’s world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 19, 2014. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
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- The interior of the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class is pictured during the model’s world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 19, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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- Laptop computers and cellphones are among devices one can connect with in modern vehicles at the Connected Car Expo on the opening press and trade day at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California on November 18, 2014. Nearly 60 North American and World vehicle debuts will be unveiled at this years auto show which opens to the public from November 21 to 30. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images )
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- An interior view from the driver’s seat of a 2015 Audi TTS equipped with Nvidia Technology on dispay at the Connected Car Expo on the opening press and trade day at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California on November 18, 2014. Nearly 60 North American and World vehicle debuts will be unveiled at this years auto show which opens to the public from November 21 to 30. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen unveils the Cadillac 2016 ATS-V coupe(L)and sedan, at the LA Auto Show media day, November 19, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
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- The Cadillac 2016 ATS-V coupe is unveiled at the LA Auto Show media day on November 19, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
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- The Mercedes Benz Evolution Tour GLA, which sports a graffiti paint job, is shown on display at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 19, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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- The Mazada CX-3 Crossover (R) and MX-5 Miata are unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show, November 19, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
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- The 2015 Chrysler 300 C is unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show, November 19, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Rick Dore cleans a car he hand built based on a 1948 Jaguar frame during preparations for the 2014 LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 18, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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- A 2015 Audi TTS is seen during preparations for the 2014 LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 18, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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- A 2015 F-Type Jaguar V8 S convertible is seen during preparations for the 2014 LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 18, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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- A 2015 McClaren 650S is seen during preparations for the 2014 LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 18, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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- A GMC logo is seen during preparations for the 2014 LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 18, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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- A Lamborghini is seen during preparations for the 2014 LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 18, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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- A sign is seen on the Convention Center in preparation for the 2014 LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California November 18, 2014. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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