We just spent a full day diving into the depths of 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 LA Convention Center.
From crowd-pleasing daily drivers to outrageous high-end exotics—and even one hypercar that demands all the work from its driver—we’ve rounded up the best of what this year’s show had to offer. So buckle up; there’s plenty to explore.
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First up, let’s detail for you just what this show looks like from a birds-eye view. Well, a bird with X-ray vision that is. If you haven’t been, it’s worth noting the sheer scale of the venue—it’s big enough to spill across Pico Boulevard in downtown LA.
We’ll begin in the West hall since it’s where most attendees will go first. The very first photo snapped inside of these walls was of this, the Ford Mustang GTD.
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By some measure this will be the fastest Mustang ever made by Ford when it reaches customers’ hands. This one I’m calling the Mystang because it sort of has a similar Mystichrome paint seen on some of Ford’s previous high-profile creations.
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Next is the Ford F-150 Lightning that claimed King of the Mountain at Pikes Peak this year. It accomplished that feat with a dazzling 8:53.553 run. It managed that despite a roughly 26-second stop mid-run to address an issue with the car. Thankfully, 1,600 horsepower was enough to still beat every other competitor there.
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The first batch of cars sitting in the West hall come from Kia. The most notable might be what I’m calling an ID. Buzz Killer, the WKNDR Concept. No, it’s not scheduled for production, but the PV5 which it’s based on, is a real EV van coming soon. In fact, it’s going from concept to production van in oh, about 15 years less than it took VW to do the same.
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Moving through the West Hall, we take in the new Kia EV9 GT and the Sportage. The latter gets more aggressive vertical headlights, a new curved display in the cabin, and a bit 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 exceed $78,000 when it hits dealer lots.
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Subaru might be killing it overall sales, but one area where it’s struggling is the performance market. The WRX has no STI counterpart and Subaru actually brought a reminder of that to the show. Project Midnight is a giant slap in the face to STI fans, but it was here anyway. In fact, hilariously, there was just enough space between it and a normal WRX for an STI trim to sit. Did Subaru actually bring a WRX STI for sale? Of course not.
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Now, we’ll head toward the South hall and as we go we’ll take in some race cars and supercars. First, those from Porsche. Then, the newest KTM X-Bow GT. It sat in a large hall surrounded by other supercars and super GT cars. Then, in the corner, there was a pair of Drako-branded cars. The company says the 2,000 horsepower Dragon will go into series production with 420 miles of range in 2026. If that happens, I’ll consume my mouse pad.
Photos Stephen Rivers / Carscoops
We’ll finish up with a wildcard. The folks at West Coast Customs showed up with several awesome builds. They include 3018, an art piece from Daniel Arsham that looks like a Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder, but with crystals growing out of it. Then there is a classic 1970 Camaro RS with a stunning and very unique paint job alongside various other cars. This is only one of several sections of the LA Auto Show so expect more soon.
