Gallery: ten highlights from the LA motor show

"Jaguar is going Tesla-hunting. This hunk of futurism is the new Jaguar I-Pace concept: a 394bhp, 4WD, pure electric SUV that’s the size of a Porsche Macan but has Cayenne levels of space inside. And it’s not a far-away vision of the future: you’ll be able to buy something virtually identical to it in mid-2018."

Full Jaguar I-Pace story here

"Alfa reckons naming the Stelvio after one of the world’s most glorious roads is a hint at how much fun this car will be to drive. It borrows heavily from the Giulia (sensibly, as that’s brilliant) though comes with a ‘Q4’ all-wheel-drive system."

Full Alfa Romeo Stelvio story here

"Aston boss Dr Andy Palmer says the new, more powerful Vanquish 'takes things a step further, confidently asserting itself within the Aston Martin range and distinguishing itself from the new DB11.'"

Full Aston Martin Vanquish S story here

"This isn’t a mid-life refresh or fancy new trim level, this is the second-generation Mazda CX-5. As in, it’s all-new, inside and out. We know, evolutionary seems like a bit of an understatement here. But then who are we to question Mazda, a company with one of the freshest and universally excellent ranges currently on the market?"

Full Mazda CX-5 story here

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the first fully-convertible Maybach. What, you might legitimately cry, is the point of a £260k+ Maybach S-Class Cabriolet when an S65 AMG does the same job already?"

Full Maybach S650 story here

"The first car to emerge under new boss Stefano Domenicali’s reign then, combines both the 'appeal of open air motoring with the pure thrill of rear-wheel-drive engineering'. Yup, an oversteery, drop-top Lambo."

Full Lamborghini Huracan RWD Spyder story here

"Serious looking thing, no? It’s the new Porsche 911 RSR – a mid-engined (yes, mid-engined) 911 that’s been designed basically from the ground-up to beat, well, everything it will compete against."

Full Porsche 911 RSR story here

"How on earth can a supercar have its backside handed to it by a chunky four-door saloon? Well, it’s all down to a completely new and fiendishly clever AMG Performance 4MATIC+ all-wheel drive system with fully variable torque distribution between the front and rear axles. The idea is that when you want limpet-like grip you can have it, but when you’re in the mood for destroying tyres, the E63 is happy to oblige."

Full Mercedes-AMG E63 story here

"The result of 18 months of research (that included the studying of original drawings, and the scanning of several originals to produce a complete digital picture), this one-off 'Sherwood Green' car is effectively a 'blueprint from which the nine continuation cars will be built'."

Full Jaguar XKSS story here

"Ladies and gentlemen, please be upstanding for the Mazda RT24-P. No, not a prototype washing machine, but in fact a prototype racing car, all set for the IMSA championship in 2017. And it is excellent."

Full Mazda RT24-P story here