LA Auto Show 2017

Cars, trikes and bikes aren't the only things worth seeing at this year's LA Auto Show. The show is playing host to its fair share of awesome large and rugged vehicles, from the all-new Jeep Wrangler, to the most luxurious Range Rover out there and a tracked-out GMC Sierra snow machine.

Toyota has been exploring a number of off-road-oriented utility vehicle designs this year, starting with a compact urban escape pod and working through to a gear-hauling MP-SUV. Now it's back with the FT-AC, an urban-to-wild crossover loaded with multifunctional equipment.

New Atlas spent the bulk of last week touring the LA Auto Show and seeing the latest in all-American (market) cars, trucks, concepts and auto technology. Here we've picked out the best cars (along with a few bikes and urban transporters) for your viewing pleasure.

Aria isn't a household name, but the California-based design and engineering house has been involved in the design of cars like the Singer 911 and the Tesla Model S concept. Now it's turned its knowledge and expertise to its first ever production vehicle, a US-made hypercar called the FXE.​

Subaru has unveiled its largest vehicle ever at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The Ascent is a family-sized SUV that stretches the Subaru Global Platform to its limits to create enough space for three rows of seating, and it comes with an all-new engine​ and Subaru's tried and true Symmetrical AWD.

GMC has taken its Sierra 2500HD Denali 4WD and turned it into a snow-munching monster with four grippy tank tracks replacing the wheels. The All Mountain concept vehicle looks like an absolute blast as it tears its way up the ski slopes of Whistler in a promo video.

Toyota has announced it will build the world's first megawatt-scale carbonate fuel cell power generation plant with a hydrogen fueling station in California. This 'Tri-Gen" facility will use locally-sourced agricultural bio-waste to generate huge amounts of power, lots of hydrogen, and clean water.

The new Mazda 6 was launched at the LA Auto Show with a host of new updates for 2018. Mazda's flagship sedan gets a minor facelift, a stiffer chassis and the CX-9-derived 2.5-liter turbocharged SkyActiv four-cylinder powerplant.

​BMW has made the i8 hybrid supercar into a really, really cool i8 Roadster with a new design, more power, and a better battery. Launched at the LA Auto Show, the i8 Roadster and its new and improved i8 coupe companion get a couple of new color options and some copper upholstery.

Hot on the heels of revealing the most powerful Corvette ever made, Chevrolet has whipped the covers of its topless sibling, the Corvette ZR1 convertible. With minimal structural changes, the open-topped ZR1 promises the 200-plus mph thrills of its enclosed stablemate.

Nissan used the LA Auto show as an excuse for a bit of Star Wars fan service this year, taking a bunch of Rogues, Altimas and Maximas and letting Lucasfilm's design artists tart them up in Star Wars style. Star Wars-themed AR displays will also roll out at showrooms across North America.​

​Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a new flagship design vehicle in the new-generation CLS at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The car features a new exterior design, a new six-cylinder engine, and new suspension technologies. It will enter the market in late 2018 as a 2019 model.