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2012 LA Auto Show mega gallery (pictures)

Whether you fancy trendy, efficient city cars, sleek and flexible, or crazy customs ripped from the pages of a comic book, there are plenty of cars to go around at the 2012 LA Auto Show. We've rounded up over 60 of our best shots.

Antuan Goodwin
Antuan Goodwin gained his automotive knowledge the old fashioned way, by turning wrenches in a driveway and picking up speeding tickets. From drivetrain tech and electrification to car audio installs and cabin tech, if it's on wheels, Antuan is knowledgeable.
Wayne Cunningham Managing Editor / Roadshow
Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began covering technology and the Web in 1994 as an editor of The Net magazine.
Antuan Goodwin
Wayne Cunningham
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2014 Toyota RAV 4 gets a new look, loses its V-6 option

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Showgoers crowd around the new Hyunda Santa FE

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Hyundai Veloster C3 concept: inspired by fixie bikes

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Mercedes-Benz Ener-G-Force: sustainable rock crawler

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Gull-winged Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series: harder than hardcore

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2013 Mercedes-Benz GL63 AMG: excess in action

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Smart forjeremy concept: High fashion meets cute car

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Smart Fortwo electric drive

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Infiniti-sponsored Red Bull Formula 1 race car

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BMW X1 K2 Power Ride

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2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI convertible

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2013 Porsche Cayman S gets faster, sexier

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1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS

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Fiat ruggedizes fat 500L with Trekking special edition

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DC Comics Kia Forte inspired by the Justice League's Cyborg

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Acura NSX Concept

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DC Comics Kia Optima SX inspired by Batman

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DC Comics Kia Forte Koup inspired by the Flash

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DC Comics Kia Rio inspired by Aquaman

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Ford's Transit Connect Wagon isn't a wagon, it's a van

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1961 Lincoln Continental Sedan

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1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet

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1932 Lincoln KB LeBaron Convertible Roadster

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1929 Lincoln L Dietrich Convertible Coupe

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Ford's new 2013 Fusion wins Green Car of the Year

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Volvo C30 Polestar: hot, little Swedish model

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Hyundai Veloster Turbo looks mean in matte

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Lexus LF-CC concept stops by the LA Auto Show

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BMW i8 hybrid: today's concept, tomorrow's halo car

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BMW Z4 Roadster: silver bullet

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Chevrolet's Voltec platform laid bare

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2014 Chevrolet Spark EV: tiny and torquey

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Chevrolet Tru Code 140S concept

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CTS-V SCCA World Challenge car is the Cadillac of Race Cars

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Chevrolet Spark 'The Color Run' concept

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John Cooper Works Mini Countryman

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Mini Cooper S Paceman

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Toyota NS4 concept

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Bentley Continental GT3 Concept Racer

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Bentley Mulsanne buyers are probably not tweeting about it

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Honda EV-Ster concept: electric roadster of tomorrow

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Honda Formula 1 race car

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Dodge Ram Power Wagon

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Custom Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

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DC Comics Kia Forte Koup inspired by the Flash

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Jeep Wrangler Sand Trooper

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Jeep Wrangler Rubicon

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Nissan's unconventional Deltawing race car

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Redesigned 2013 Honda Civic

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Jeep Patriot

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SRT Viper smolders at Dodge's booth

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Hot Wheels custom Baja racer

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Hot Wheels concept road car

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Hot Wheels concept road car

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James Bond's Aston Martin DB5

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Aston Martin V12 Vantage

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Morgan Aero Coupe

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Lotus Evora

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Saleen S7

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Morgan Roadster

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