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Barbie Extra Car is a winged sparkly convertible

This child's toy come to life is bowing at the LA Auto Show.

Chris Paukert
Following stints in TV news production and as a record company publicist, Chris spent most of his career in automotive publishing. Mentored by Automobile Magazine founder David E. Davis Jr., Paukert succeeded Davis as editor-in-chief of Winding Road, a pioneering e-mag, before serving as Autoblog's executive editor from 2008 to 2015. Chris is a Webby and Telly award-winning video producer and has served on the jury of the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. He joined the CNET team in 2015, bringing a small cache of odd, underappreciated cars with him.
Chris Paukert
Barbie Extra Car at 2021 LA Auto Show
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Barbie Extra Car at 2021 LA Auto Show

Yep, that's a full-size Barbie car. This one just debuted at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show.

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This convertible is actually based on an all-electric Fiat 500e.

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The dashboard is a direct port out of the Italian runabout, albeit with a full pink respray.

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Naturally, this 1:1-scale vehicle is designed as a promotional tool for a line of Barbie Extra Car toys that are available at Walmart.

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Just by looking at the exterior, you'd never know what kind of vehicle this is based on, Mattel has done an excellent job making the Barbie Extra Car look like its own thing.

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Auto shows are great family events, and unexpected delays like this will likely help make some young child's day.

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Check out those rainbow-painted five-spoke wheels. They're 22 inches in the back and 20 inches up front.

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Gotta love the fuzzy headrests.

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The car's design team started with CAD files of the toy car and scaled them up to fit a full-size chassis.

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The entire Barbie Extra Car was developed in just 2.5 months.

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