LA Auto Show 2018

The cars of the 2018 LA Auto Show outnumber the trucks, but trucks and SUVs are the bigger story. The show hosts the much-anticipated Jeep Gladiator, a pair of all-electric adventure trucks, a Ford F-550 dressed up in US$1.8 million clothes, and plenty of other premieres and oddities.

New Atlas spent the bulk of last week attending the 2018 LA Auto Show. The show was fairly low-key, but it still had its fair share of big car debuts and appearances, bringing together over a century of automotive design.

The Lincoln Aviator has debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show as a new midsize luxury sport utility slotting underneath the larger Navigator as a three-row SUV. Based on the Ford Explorer’s platform, the Aviator includes high technology and a hybrid variant that brings some interesting speculations.

Mazda has unveiled the all-new Mazda3 sedan and hatchback at the LA Auto Show, showcasing a sleeker look, fresh interior, and better engine choices alongside safety improvements.

As the newest flagship utility from Honda, the Passport is big and bold, a five-seater that fits between the smaller CR-V and the larger Pilot. With dimensions almost as large as the Pilot, though, the Passport is one of the largest Hondas being sold.

​Audi has dropped a fun, fast, "vegan" and sexy grand touring concept at the LA Auto Show. The e-tron GT will move to production by 2020, and the concept shows off a 590-horsepower AWD electric powertrain, a 250-mile (400 km) range, and fast charging ability to the tune of 200 miles in 20 minutes.

As the innovation flagship for the automaker, the Vision iNext brings together autonomous driving, connectivity and electrification in a package that manages to be both minimalist and wildly outlandish at the same time.

The Jeep Gladiator is part Wrangler, part pickup truck in a package capable of towing 7,650 pounds and hauling 1,600 pounds in its five-foot bed. While still doing Jeep things like fording 30-inch rivers and climbing mountains. The Gladiator debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

Toyota has come forward at the LA Auto Show with another hybrid model, the new Corolla Hybrid, and an all-new all-wheel drive Prius. The Prius AWD-e features a drivetrain taken from the well-received RAV4 Hybrid. Also being shown are the company's new TRD sedans.

Automotive startup Rivian has been busy at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week, debuting both the R1T pickup truck and a sport utility vehicle, the R1S. Based on the same platform, the truck and SUV are fully electric vehicles made to both go the distance and get through rough terrain on the way.

Rivian propels itself into the world at the LA Auto Show. The startup isn't just parading any old EV around the show, instead redefining expectations with a 750-hp all-electric performance pickup that accelerates like a sports car, splashes through mud and water, and racks up miles on the highway.

​​The LA Auto Show mightn’t officially get underway until tomorrow, but Christmas has come a little early for fans of Porsche’s classic sports cars, with the German automaker unwrapping its powerful new 911 on the eve of the event.