{"id":23146,"date":"2018-12-02T22:51:21","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T02:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=23146"},"modified":"2018-12-03T22:51:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T02:51:55","slug":"payne-american-muscle-german-metal-electrics-highlight-la-auto-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/payne-american-muscle-german-metal-electrics-highlight-la-auto-show","title":{"rendered":"Payne: American muscle, German metal, electrics highlight LA auto show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/30\/PDTN\/dce74d12-dce9-4cae-a2e0-f54465240a89-challenger_sleigh.jpg?crop=1516,991,x341,y79&amp;width=534&amp;height=401&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Challenger Sleigh\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable-p-1 p-text\"><em>Los Angeles<\/em>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0If I were Santa Claus browsing the L.A. Auto Show, I would covet the Dodge Challenger Hellcat\u00a0Redeye sleigh on display at the\u00a0front of the FCA booth. Yes, a 797-horsepower sleigh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable-p-2 p-text\">Introduced for a Black Friday TV promotion, the huge luge is door-less \u2014\u00a0its roof chopped\u00a0and rear trunk lid removed to fit a giant canvas toy bag. The V-8 under the red hood exhales through four dragster-inspired exhaust pipes emerging from each side\u00a0\u2014\u00a0its wheel wells engorged with silver snow runners instead of tires. My favorite detail? The iconic Hellcat logo has sprouted antlers. On Comet!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">But since you, dear reader, simply want a new toy for Christmas, I will focus on the\u00a0vehicles\u00a0unveiled this week at the LA Convention Center. The LA Show has it all from the all-new Porsche 911 sports car to a Jeep pickup to three-row utes. Herewith my best in show. . . .<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><strong>Jeep Gladiator<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-RXxRFB35eJc\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/29\/PDTN\/81809d23-5559-44b9-bce6-ccd0487af051-AP18332672127231.jpg?crop=4275,2739,x387,y553&amp;width=540&amp;height=405&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A 2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon climbs into the stage during the Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/29\/PDTN\/81809d23-5559-44b9-bce6-ccd0487af051-AP18332672127231.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/29\/PDTN\/81809d23-5559-44b9-bce6-ccd0487af051-AP18332672127231.jpg?width=500&amp;height=333\" \/>A 2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon climbs into the stage during the Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Chris Carlson, AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The wildly-anticipated\u00a0Jeep pickup is a Wrangler with a bed. Not. That formula failed as the \u201cScrambler\u201d back in the early-&#8217;80s CJ Jeep era. The Gladiator, based on the TJ Wrangler four-door currently ripping up the sales charts,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/business\/autos\/chrysler\/2018\/11\/28\/jeep-gladiator-los-angeles-auto-show-reveal\/2137182002\/\" data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\">is a midsize bruiser with best tow\u00a0capacity in class<\/a>, a 31 inch-longer steel frame supporting a 60-inch box. Equipped with all the Wrangler\u2019s off-road hardware, this beast\u00a0can scale Mount\u00a0Rushmore, then off-load two dirt bikes for more grins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><strong>Porsche 911<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-RXxRFB2jP-E\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/29\/PDTN\/92b84035-e30e-445c-99e6-e6ec1ca41217-AP18332687140347.jpg?crop=2665,1770,x1190,y1354&amp;width=540&amp;height=405&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The 2020 Porsche 911 is unveiled at the Porsche Experience Center in Los Angeles ahead of the LA Auto Show. It packs 23 more horsepower and more tech over the last gen.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/29\/PDTN\/92b84035-e30e-445c-99e6-e6ec1ca41217-AP18332687140347.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/29\/PDTN\/92b84035-e30e-445c-99e6-e6ec1ca41217-AP18332687140347.jpg?width=500&amp;height=333\" \/>The 2020 Porsche 911 is unveiled at the Porsche Experience Center in Los Angeles ahead of the LA Auto Show. It packs 23 more horsepower and more tech over the last gen.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Jae C. Hong, AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The sports car that birthed a luxury brand. The family scion has grown wider with age (haven\u2019t we all?) while packing interior luxury amenities to rival its Panamera sedan and Cayenne SUV offspring. Nevertheless, the muscled 911 has lost none of its athleticism, maintaining its status as the performance car upon which all others are judged. The eighth generation (you&#8217;ll know it by the thin, horizontal taillight) gains 23 ponies, a half-second from zero-60, and a manual tranny\u00a0for the hard-core faithful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><strong>VW Beetle Final Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-RXxRFB3rw44\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/30\/PDTN\/dac7ba9c-4d6f-4ae2-ad95-e952e6e2dd0a-2019_Beetle_Convertible_Final_Edition-Large-9044.jpg?crop=2643,1571,x160,y429&amp;width=540&amp;height=405&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The 2019 Beetle Convertible Final Edition.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/30\/PDTN\/dac7ba9c-4d6f-4ae2-ad95-e952e6e2dd0a-2019_Beetle_Convertible_Final_Edition-Large-9044.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/30\/PDTN\/dac7ba9c-4d6f-4ae2-ad95-e952e6e2dd0a-2019_Beetle_Convertible_Final_Edition-Large-9044.jpg?width=500&amp;height=333\" \/>The 2019 Beetle Convertible Final Edition.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: VW)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">One German icon prospers, another wilts. The Bug predates the 911 and is as instantly recognizable. But it is a victim of the tide washing over small cars. For its final 2019 model year, V-dub will produce a limited edition\u00a0with nostalgic details like\u00a0chrome accents, available 18-inch chrome wheels, rhombus\u00a0cloth seats, and unique beige and light blue paint. Ride the $23,000\u00a0Bug into the sunset as coupe or convertible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><strong>Mazda 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-RXxRFB30_mg\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/29\/PDTN\/975717b7-4c24-453a-99aa-07fa33e87dd1-AP18333014242659.jpg?crop=3399,2260,x175,y239&amp;width=540&amp;height=405&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"President and CEO of Mazda North American Operations, Masahiro Moro, talks about the Mazda3 at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The all-new 3 sits on a new chassis with a powerful, fuel-efficient new SkyActive engine coming soon.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/29\/PDTN\/975717b7-4c24-453a-99aa-07fa33e87dd1-AP18333014242659.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/29\/PDTN\/975717b7-4c24-453a-99aa-07fa33e87dd1-AP18333014242659.jpg?width=500&amp;height=333\" \/>President and CEO of Mazda North American Operations, Masahiro Moro, talks about the Mazda3 at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The all-new 3 sits on a new chassis with a powerful, fuel-efficient new SkyActive engine coming soon.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Chris Carlson, AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Can a compact be the sexiest car in show? Mazda promised its 3 hatchback would look like the stunning Kai concept that wowed a year ago\u00a0\u2014\u00a0and it delivered. Dressed in Soul Red, the 5-door hatch (a sedan is also available) is a triumph from its muscled haunches to its arrow-head headlights to its upscale cabin. And all-wheel-drive is available for those long Michigan winters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><strong>BMW 3-series<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-RXxRFB2yLi4\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/10\/02\/PDTN\/340e1e61-c44b-4266-ba86-b57042b37f98-bmw_fr3-4.JPG?crop=3482,2254,x1040,y1005&amp;width=540&amp;height=405&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"BMW's all-new seventh-generation\u00a03-Series.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/10\/02\/PDTN\/340e1e61-c44b-4266-ba86-b57042b37f98-bmw_fr3-4.JPG\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/10\/02\/PDTN\/340e1e61-c44b-4266-ba86-b57042b37f98-bmw_fr3-4.JPG?width=500&amp;height=333\" \/>BMW&#8217;s all-new seventh-generation\u00a03-Series.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Fabian Kirchbauer, )<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">With the cheaper Mazda 3 sexpot nipping at its heels and the Tesla Model 3 stomping it in sales, BMW has competition as the best 3 sedan. So Bimmer recrafted a\u00a0lighter, state-of-the art chariot\u00a0with angular\u00a0surfacing and a fetching face. Inside, the BMW&#8217;s techtastic digital displays catch up with Mercedes and Audi. The LA stand showcases the AWD, M230i\u00a0trim with a whopping 382 horses. Yum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><strong>Rivian R1T electric pickup truck<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-RXxRFB2PnXc\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/29\/PDTN\/e77ca503-6b79-4738-9101-2ba1922972c0-AP18330495919990.jpg?crop=3901,2451,x901,y774&amp;width=540&amp;height=405&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The fully electric Rivian R1T is an off-road pickup with up to 400 miles of range. Made in Normal, Illinois, it starts at $69k.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/29\/PDTN\/e77ca503-6b79-4738-9101-2ba1922972c0-AP18330495919990.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/29\/PDTN\/e77ca503-6b79-4738-9101-2ba1922972c0-AP18330495919990.jpg?width=500&amp;height=333\" \/>The fully electric Rivian R1T is an off-road pickup with up to 400 miles of range. Made in Normal, Illinois, it starts at $69k.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Paul Sancya, AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">While the Chinese-made Byton M-Byte EV shown here is closer to market, the Made-in-America R1T\u00a0is what turned heads here. Rivian is headquartered in Plymouth with manufacturing in Normal, Illinois, (ex-Mitsubishi plant) and its stylish truck\u00a0doubles Tesla\u2019s battery size to 180 kWh (the base, $69,000\u00a0model gets 105) to carry this dirt-kicker to the Outback and back. To\u00a0make sure you don\u2019t get stuck\u00a0out there (um, while doing 3-second 0-60 burnouts in the mud)\u00a0Rivian is building a park-based supercharging network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><strong>Lincoln Aviator<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-RXxRFB3IKkk\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/28\/PDTN\/17bd2116-cf08-4e3c-b9e8-a9a1916a7653-19_LNC_AVT_GNDTOUR_04425-FINAL.jpg?crop=4468,3028,x1499,y1024&amp;width=540&amp;height=405&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The all-new 2020 Lincoln Aviator.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/28\/PDTN\/17bd2116-cf08-4e3c-b9e8-a9a1916a7653-19_LNC_AVT_GNDTOUR_04425-FINAL.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/28\/PDTN\/17bd2116-cf08-4e3c-b9e8-a9a1916a7653-19_LNC_AVT_GNDTOUR_04425-FINAL.jpg?width=500&amp;height=333\" \/>The all-new 2020 Lincoln Aviator.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Photo courtesy Lincoln)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Call it Navigator\u00a0Jr. The three-row Aviator brings the big truck\u2019s stitched\u00a0leather and tablet interior on a more refined, rear-wheel drive unibody architecture. The hybrid version boasts a whopping, 600-torque hybrid model \u2014\u00a0but the Aviator is all about creature comforts, not stoplight burnouts. A Detroit Symphony Orchestra chime greets you, and the thing will even park itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><strong>Hyundai Palisade<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-RXxRFB2xGY0\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/29\/PDTN\/65e22685-166a-4d48-8913-7d089c954fa2-AP18333018749589.jpg?crop=3107,1829,x858,y557&amp;width=540&amp;height=405&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The 2020 Hyundai Palisade - the brand's first three-row SUV - is introduced at the Los Angeles Auto Show.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/29\/PDTN\/65e22685-166a-4d48-8913-7d089c954fa2-AP18333018749589.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/29\/PDTN\/65e22685-166a-4d48-8913-7d089c954fa2-AP18333018749589.jpg?width=500&amp;height=333\" \/>The 2020 Hyundai Palisade &#8211; the brand&#8217;s first three-row SUV &#8211; is introduced at the Los Angeles Auto Show.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Jae C. Hong, AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">While U.S. automakers\u00a0are leaving sedans, Asian automakers aren\u2019t quitting Detroit&#8217;s bread-and-butter SUV segments. The elegant, three-row Palisade is light years from your father&#8217;s tinny Hyundai compact. Palisade joins the Subaru Ascent in targeting the three-row Ford Explorer and Chevy Traverse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><strong>Genovation GXE<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-RXxRFB382c4\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/30\/PDTN\/ebeec4c0-6985-49eb-91d4-303082d0b18f-aW1hZ2VzL3NsaWRlci10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVyLTctMThhLmpwZw.jpg?crop=1639,1027,x43,y53&amp;width=540&amp;height=405&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The Genovation GXE Corvette is an all electric supercar.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/30\/PDTN\/ebeec4c0-6985-49eb-91d4-303082d0b18f-aW1hZ2VzL3NsaWRlci10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVyLTctMThhLmpwZw.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2018\/11\/30\/PDTN\/ebeec4c0-6985-49eb-91d4-303082d0b18f-aW1hZ2VzL3NsaWRlci10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVyLTctMThhLmpwZw.jpg?width=500&amp;height=281\" \/>The Genovation GXE Corvette is an all electric supercar.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Genovation)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">They took a ZR1 and stuck a battery in it? Remarkable what you can do for $750,000. The GXE is an electric &#8216;Vette \u2014\u00a0complete with 7-speed manual that will beat the ZR1 to 60 mph (2.5 seconds) and won\u2019t stop until it hits 220. Add a higher rear wing for even more downforce, and you can tear up M1 Concourse without waking the neighbors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Hmmm, maybe Santa would\u00a0prefer a stealthy, 800-horse, electric Corvette sleigh. . . .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles\u00a0\u2014\u00a0If I were Santa Claus browsing the L.A. Auto Show, I would covet the Dodge Challenger Hellcat\u00a0Redeye sleigh on display at the\u00a0front of the FCA booth. Yes, a 797-horsepower sleigh. Introduced for a Black Friday TV promotion, the huge luge is door-less \u2014\u00a0its roof chopped\u00a0and rear trunk lid removed to fit a giant canvas [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,87],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23146"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23146\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}