More than an international exhibition, it has been defined by many as “the representation of the car seen from California“. We are talking about the Los Angeles Auto Show, which will go on stage until next November 28, after two years of inactivity due to the pandemic. We are talking about a real American salon, where Silicon Valley ideas mix with tradition: less trend and more “customer oriented” models therefore, a mix of imaginative prototypes and zero-emission cars of all kinds ready to make a dent in enthusiasts and visitors.
As today’s edition of Repubblica points out, “the spirit of Silicon Valley and progress taken to the extreme is not as sensational as in the years in which Los Angeles proposed itself as blessed land of the electric car“. Yet, also in this 2021 it is electrification that reigns supreme: making the news is the debut of the VinFast brand, which announced the arrival in the USA of two brand-new battery-powered SUVs designed by Pininfarina for next year. The segment of electric crossovers is undoubtedly the most important one, which is why the main Asian brands will be present alongside Vinfast: Hyundai with the concept of the Seven SUV, KIA which anticipates the future EV9, Toyota with the 100% electric crossover bZ4X, and Subaru with its first battery-powered model, the Solterra. Fisker will also be present in Los Angeles with the new electric SUV Ocean, available on the market in four versions more or less equipped and prices ranging from 37,500 to 70,000 dollars.
As for the European electric, the presence of the concept stands out BMW XM and the GTS and GTS Sport Turismo versions of Porsche Taycan, which have 517 hp and reach 250 km / h. Electric yes, but not only. In fact, in Los Angeles there is also ample space for models thermal, some prominent: we think of the return of Honda Integra (which in the United States will be sold under the Acura brand), but also of Lexus which re-proposes its flagship-SUV LX600 in a completely new guise but with a traditional engine. Final remarks on the thermal models brought by Porsche, with the supersport versions of the 718 Cayman, the 500 HP road GT4 RS and the racing GT4 RS Clubsport.
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