Performance Cars

Here are some highlights of L.A. Car Show (given in alphabetical order):

Acura
Southern California is home to more than 15 design studios set up by major automakers in the world. The Honda car company will soon open two more design studios. Both studios will serve the upscale Acura brand, which is going global after 20 years. In other words, this is a next generation car which is highlighted in this mega car show.

Aston Martin
What is the James Bond's favorite motorcar? This is a brand favored L.A. ar Show with the world debut of its promised 2008 V8 Vantage convertible. The features of this car are the convertible seats two behind a 4.3-liter V8 with 380 hp. The transmissions are a 6-speed manual or an optional Sport shift 6-speed automated manual with steering-wheel paddles and no clutch pedal. Both are rear-mounted in built.

Audi
Another model for L.A Car show was Audi's 2008 TT Roadster. Like the redesigned '07 TT coupe, the open-air version adopts sharper bodylines and larger dimensions, growing 5.4 inches longer and 3 inches wider on a 1.5-inch longer wheelbase. Model choices are also the same: a base front-drive 2.0 T with a 200-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cyl engine and a 250-hp 3.2 V6 version with Audi's Quattro all-wheel drive. Both come with a 6-speed manual transmission and offer Audi's optional 6-speed "S-Tronic" automated manual, formerly known as DSG.

There are many other glittering models in the car show such as
BMW - BMW's redesigned 2007 X5, Buick Enclave, Chrysler - redesigned for car show 2008 Chrysler Sebring convertible, Ford - redesigned 2008 Ford Escape and Escape Hybrid compact SUVs, General Motors, Rick Wagoner, Honda Remix, Hyundai - South Korea's biggest automaker, Kia Rondo - which is pitched as a crossover SUV but is more a tall-body compact 4-dr wagon., Land Rover LR2 - the redesigned for car show replacement for the old Freelander compact SUV, Mazda Nagare - Ford Motor Company's Japanese affiliate, Nissan Altima - redesigned 2007 Sentra compact sedan and the first-ever Altima coupe, Saturn - redesigned 2008 Saturn Vue, Suzuki, Volkswagen Tiguan and Volvo C30.