LA Auto Show 2009: a preview of the new cars at the Los Angeles Auto show

The LA Auto Show runs from 4 to 13 December at the Los Angeles Convention Centre. Here are some of the new models on show. BMW says its Vision concept car can combine the performance of a BMW M Car with a standard of fuel economy better than the small cars currently on the market. It looks stunning from the front…
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…the back…
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…and the side. The Vision is a diesel/electric hybrid, with a three-cylinder 1.5 liter turbo-diesel engine supplemented by two electric motors
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Honda has come up with the delightfully-named P-NUT. (It stands for Personal Neo Urban Transport, apparently.) Here it is from the front…
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…and from the top, showing its clear roof and three seats
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The new Porsche 911 GT3 RS
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The Porsche Boxster Spyder
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A classic Porsche W-RS Spyder 718/8 on show in LA
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The Porsche Cayenne Hybrid
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The 2010 Dodge Viper
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The new Dodge Challenger
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The Jeep Lower Forty concept car
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The 2011 Chevrolet Volt
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The Chevy Cruze
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The Cadillac Converj concept car
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The 2011 Ford Fiesta
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The Audi AG e-tron
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The Audi AG R8 Spyder
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A Spyker Cars NV model
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The Lotus Elise
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The Fisker Sunset
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The Fisker Karma
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The Jaguar XJ
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The Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe
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The new Lexus Hybrid concept LF-CH
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The Volkswagen Uplite
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VW has Toyota in its sights as it takes $2.5bn Suzuki stake
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The 2011 Lexus LFA
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The Mercedes Blue Tech Hybrid
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A Mini Coupe Concept car
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