The 50 Coolest Cars From the L.A. Auto Show

Performance, style, and innovation.

November 29, 2012

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The first full day of the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show is officially under the belt. It took literally the entire day to walk through or to every exhibit in the spread out L.A. Convention Center. After scurrying around like a (slightly more organized) 12-year-old boy, furiously taking hundreds of pictures, we sat down and sorted through our images and picked out our favorites. Here are The 50 Coolest Cars From the L.A. Auto Show.

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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series

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RDB Porsche 997 Turbo Vorsteiner Black Knight

Aston Martin V12 Vantage

Morgan Aero Coupe

Fiat 500L

Mercedes-Benz Energ-G Force

Saleen 620 Camaro

BMW Concept K1 Powder Ride

Volvo C30 Polestar Special Edition

Lexus LF-LC

Mercedes-Benz G-Class

Volkswagen Beetle Convertible

Cadillac CTS-V Race Car

Jaguar F-Type

Morgan 3-Wheeler

2013 Range Rover HSE

Jetta Hybrid Land Speed Record Vehicle

Hyundai Veloster Roll-Top

Mopar Jeep Wrangler Sand Trooper

Mini Paceman

Saleen S7

Rough Riders Ford F-150 SVT Raptor

1997 Callaway C7R

Aston Martin Vanquish

Hand-Built GAS Widebody Ford Mustang

Jaguar XF-RS

Project Ultraviolet Jeff Dunham Challenger SRT

Nissan GT-R

SRT Viper

Mopar Urban Ram Concept

Mini John Cooper Works GP

Mazda CX-5 180

Dodge Ram Power Wagon

Mitsubishi i-MiEV Evolution

The Rockford Sound Mitsubishi Lancer

1956 Lincoln Continental Mark III

Kia's Batman Optima

Ford's 3-Cylinder F1 Car

The Gymkhana 3 Ford Fiesta

Ford Racing F-150 Raptor Assault SVT

Toyota Fun-Vii

Campagna V13R

McLaren F1

Saleen S302 Speedster

Honda EV-Ster

GAS Customs 1966 Ford Bronco

Nissan Deltawing

Bentley GT3

George Barris-Customized Ford F-150

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