{"id":63943,"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.media\/index\/63943","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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-allard-live_opt_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-audi-etron-live-la-630op_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-audi-r8-spyder-live-la-630op_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/ctscoupelalive_lead-1259708444_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-la-2011-chevy-cruze-630op_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/2011chevyvolt_qd_000_opt_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-2010-viper-la-live_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/fiestala09live_04_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/mustangv6la09_lead_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/honda-p-nut-20_opt_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-2011-hyundai-sonata-live_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-hyundai-tucson-live-la-630op_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-2010-infiniti-g37-live-630op_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-la-2011-infiniti-m-live-630op_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-2011-kia-sorento-live_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/mazda2lalive_lead_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/2010porscheboxsterspyderlive000_opt_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/rrautobiography_lead_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/scionxbreleaseseries7live---02_opt_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/spykerc8la000_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/stisela09_lead_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/lapluginprius---0_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/2011siennalive---01_opt_opt.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/billabongvenza---0_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/02-vw-beetle-final-live-630op_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/630uplight_rap.jpg\" \/><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 decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/lutzkeynotela2009_thumbnail.jpg\" 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 decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/13-volvo-xc60-ford-taurus_opt_thumbnail.jpg\" 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 decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/la-2009-green-car-15_opt_thumbnail.jpg\" 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 decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/lexuslfaframework---0_thumbnail.jpg\" 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 decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/10\/x11ch_vt004_opr_thumbnail.jpg\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" height=\"97\" width=\"620\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/la_autoshow_2009_2.png\" 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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