{"id":608969,"date":"2009-12-04T19:58:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-05T00:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/04\/2009-la-auto-show-wrap-up\/"},"modified":"2009-12-04T19:58:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-05T00:58:00","slug":"2009-la-auto-show-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/608969","title":{"rendered":"2009 LA Auto Show Wrap Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/la-auto-show\/\" rel=\"tag\">LA Auto Show<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Did you miss our coverage of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/la-auto-show\/\">2009 LA Auto Show<\/a>? Don&#8217;t know where to look to find it? No worries. We&#8217;ve assembled the best parts for you below, and you can visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/la-auto-show\/\">LA Auto Show page<\/a> to view every last piece of coverage we did.<strong><big><\/p>\n<p>THE CARS<\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"56\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-allard-live_opt_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>Allard J2X MkII<br \/>\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/la-2009-allard-j2x-mkii-0\/\">Gallery<\/a><\/small><\/strong><small><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/04\/la-2009-allard-j2x-mkii-drops-our-jaw\/\"><strong>Post<\/strong><\/a><\/small><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-audi-etron-live-la-630op_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>Audi e-tron<br \/>\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/la-2009-orange-audi-e-tron\/\">Gallery<\/a><\/small><\/strong><small><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/02\/la-2009-audi-e-tron-orange-we-terribly-sad-it-was-repainted\/\"><strong>Post<\/strong><\/a><\/small><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-audi-r8-spyder-live-la-630op_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>Audi R8 Spyder<br \/>\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/la-2009-2011-audi-r8-spyder\/\">Gallery<\/a><\/small><\/strong><small><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/02\/la-2009-audi-r8-spyder-is-shown-again-this-time-in-red\/\"><strong>Post<\/strong><\/a><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"56\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/ctscoupelalive_lead-1259708444_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/live-2011-cadillac-cts-coupe\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/01\/la-2009-cadillac-cts-coupe-vogues-dazzles\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-la-2011-chevy-cruze-630op_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2011 Chevrolet Cruze<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/01\/la-2009-2011-chevrolet-cruze-potential-has-four-doors\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/la-2009-2011-chevrolet-cruze\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/2011chevyvolt_qd_000_opt_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2011 Chevrolet Volt<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/quick-spin-2011-chevrolet-volt\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/11\/30\/2011-chevrolet-volt-quick-spin\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"56\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-2010-viper-la-live_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2011 Dodge Viper<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/la-2009-2010-dodge-viper-srt10\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/02\/2010-dodge-viper-at-2009-la-auto-show\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/fiestala09live_04_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2011 Ford Fiesta<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/la-2009-2011-ford-fiesta\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/02\/2011-ford-fiesta-at-2009-la-auto-show\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/mustangv6la09_lead_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2011 Ford Mustang V6<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/la-2009-2011-ford-mustang-v6\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/02\/2011-ford-mustang-v6-at-2009-la-auto-show\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"56\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/honda-p-nut-20_opt_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>Honda P-NUT Concept<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/green.autoblog.com\/gallery\/la-2009-honda-p-nut\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/02\/honda-p-nut-concept-at-2009-la-auto-show\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-2011-hyundai-sonata-live_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2011 Hyundai Sonata<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/la-2009-2011-hyundai-sonata\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/02\/2011-hyundai-sonata-yf-regular-turbo-hybrid-los-angeles\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-hyundai-tucson-live-la-630op_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2011 Hyundai Tucson<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/la-2009-2010-hyundai-tucson\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/03\/2010-hyundai-tucson-at-2009-la-auto-show\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"56\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-2010-infiniti-g37-live-630op_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2011 Infiniti G<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/la-2009-2010-infiniti-g37\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/02\/la-2009-2010-infiniti-g37-unveiled-2011-qx-coming-and-ev-re-co\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-la-2011-infiniti-m-live-630op_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2011 Infiniti M<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/la-2009-2011-infiniti-m\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/01\/2011-infiniti-m37-2011-infiniti-m56\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-2011-kia-sorento-live_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2011 Kia Sorento<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/la-2009-2011-kia-sorento\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/03\/2011-kia-sorrento-los-angeles-2009-all-american\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"56\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/mazda2lalive_lead_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2011 Mazda2<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/la-2009-2011-mazda2\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/02\/2011-mazda-mazda2-los-angeles-auto-show-2009-unveiled\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/2010porscheboxsterspyderlive000_opt_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/la-2009-2010-porsche-boxster-spyder-0\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/02\/2011-porsche-boxster-spyder-at-2009-la-auto-show\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/rrautobiography_lead_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2010 Range Rover Sport Autobiography<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2010-range-rover-sport-autobiography\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/03\/2010-range-rover-sport-autobiography-los-angeles-2009\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"56\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/scionxbreleaseseries7live---02_opt_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2010 Scion xB Release Series 7.0<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/la-2009-scion-xb-release-series-7-0-live\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/02\/scion-xb-release-series-7.0-los-angeles-2009-live\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/spykerc8la000_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2010 Spyker Aileron C8 Spyder<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/la-2009-2010-spyker-c8-aileron-spyder-0\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/04\/la-2009-spyker-c8-aileron-spyder-is-the-devil-in-the-details\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/stisela09_lead_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2010 Subaru WRX STI Special Edition<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/la-2009-2010-subaru-impreza-wrx-sti-special-edition\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/03\/subaru-impreza-wrx-sti-special-edition-los-angeles-pricing\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"56\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/lapluginprius---0_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>Toyota Prius Plug-In<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/la-2009-the-plug-in-prius\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/04\/toyota-prius-plug-in-hybrid-los-angeles-2009\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/2011siennalive---01_opt_opt.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2011 Toyota Sienna<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/la-2009-2011-toyota-sienna-live\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/02\/2011-toyota-sienna-at-2009-la-auto-show\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/billabongvenza---0_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>Toyota Billabong Venza<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/la-2009-billabong-toyota-venza\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/04\/toyota-venza-billabong-los-angeles-2009\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"56\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/02-vw-beetle-final-live-630op_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>2011 VW Final Edition New Beetle<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/la-2009-2010-volkswagen-beetle\/#3\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/02\/volkswagen-new-beetle-final-edition-los-angeles-2009\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/630uplight_rap.jpg?w=780\" \/><strong><small>VW Up! Lite Concept<br \/>\n            <\/small><\/strong><strong><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/la-2009-volkswagen-up-lite\/\"> Gallery<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/02\/volkswagen-up-lite-concept-at-2009-la-auto-show\/\">Post<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"58\"><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"><br \/>\n            <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<strong><big>THE NEWS<\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" style=\"border: 1pt none ;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/02\/la-2009-maximum-bob-maximum-live-blog\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/lutzkeynotela2009_thumbnail.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/02\/la-2009-maximum-bob-maximum-live-blog\/\">LA 2009: Maximum Bob, Maximum Live Blog<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n            <small>We&#8217;re here in the City of Angels to watch Fritz Henderson deliver GM&#8217;s keynote address to all us media types here at LA Auto Show. Only thing is, Fritz resigned yesterday, and for some reason interim CEO Ed Whitacre will not be delivering the keynote. Which can only mean one thing &#8212; GM&#8217;s Vice Chairman of Marketing and Communications Bob Lutz will be delivering the opening address.<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/03\/ford-taurus-and-volvo-xc60-named-international-car-and-truck-of\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/13-volvo-xc60-ford-taurus_opt_thumbnail.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/03\/ford-taurus-and-volvo-xc60-named-international-car-and-truck-of\/\"><strong>LA 2009: Ford Taurus and Volvo XC60 named International Car and Truck of the Year<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n            <small>Hold onto your hats folks, because while magazine award ceremonies appear to be just about finished, the auto show trophies are just starting to be handed out. This time, it&#8217;s the International Car of the Year at the LA Auto Show, and we&#8217;ve got two winners from within the Ford empire. The Ford &#8230;<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/03\/2010-audi-a3-tdi-green-car-of-the-year-los-angeles-2009\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/la-2009-green-car-15_opt_thumbnail.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/03\/2010-audi-a3-tdi-green-car-of-the-year-los-angeles-2009\/\">LA 2009: Audi A3 TDI named 2010 Green Car of the Year in diesel repeat<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n            <small>At the LA Auto Show this morning, the Audi A3 TDI was crowned the 2010 Green Car of the Year, wresting the title away from last year&#8217;s winner, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI. Even though three hybrids made this year&#8217;s list of finalists, the A3&#8217;s win marks the second year in a row that a TDI diesel car &#8230;<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/03\/la-2009-lexus-lfa-wireframe-cutaway-wows-us\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/lexuslfaframework---0_thumbnail.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/03\/la-2009-lexus-lfa-wireframe-cutaway-wows-us\/\">LA 2009: Lexus LFA wireframe cutaway wows us<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n            <small>Wow. Lexus brought their new LFA supercar to the LA Auto Show this year. That might not seem particularly wow-worthy, but it definitely becomes more surprising when you hear that they actually brought an LFA and a half. While a white LFA was happily humming along, spinning slowly on a rotating &#8230;<\/small><em> <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/01\/viridian-joule-picked-as-winner-of-chevy-volt-paint-color-contes\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/10\/x11ch_vt004_opr_thumbnail.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.massively.com\/2009\/01\/31\/the-old-republic-video-details-tython-shows-off-unexpected-foot\/\">&#8220;Viridian Joule&#8221; picked as winner of Chevy Volt Paint Color Contest<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n            <small>The votes have been cast, the tallies tallied and the winner determined: Viridian Joule will be the official name of the silvery-green hue as seen on a slew of Chevrolet Volt marketing material for what seems like the last decade or so. So, um, what does Viridian Joule mean? We&#8217;ll let the winner &#8230;<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<big>BUT WAIT, THERE&#8217;S MORE&#8230;<\/big><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/la-auto-show\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" height=\"97\" width=\"620\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/la_autoshow_2009_2.png?resize=620%2C97\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/04\/2009-la-auto-show-wrap-up\/\">2009 LA Auto Show Wrap Up<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:58:00 EST.  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