Italian-born artist Nicola Verlato paints a scene from Michaelangelo’s Sistine Chapel fresco on the ceiling of a new Fiat 500L on the opening day of the Los Angeles Auto Show. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
At first glance it looks like daddy’s day at the Los Angeles Auto Show, but the baby blankets conceal video cameras recording candid clips of visitors amid the car exhibits. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Not unlike a newborn in a hospital nursery, visitors get their first look at a spanking new Porsche 918 Hybrid locked behind glass at the Los Angeles Auto Show. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Max Chen, right, a physics major visiting from the University of Colorado, joins other curious motor heads to examine the new Porsche engine at the Los Angeles Auto Show. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
A couple examines the interior of a 2014 Porsche at the Los Angeles Auto Show. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Roxane Olsh, a school psychologist from Orange County, lets out a yell as she races her boyfriend on a simulator in the Ford pavilion on the opening day of the Los Angeles Auto Show. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
The new 2014 Shelby GT is introduced at the L.A. Auto Show. (Christina House / For The Times)
The new 2014 Shelby GT is introduced at the L.A. Auto Show. (Christina House / For The Times)
Shelby American VP of Sales Gary Patterson discusses the 2014 Shelby GT at the 2013 L.A. Auto Show. (Christina House / For The Times)
The interior of the 2014 Shelby GT is photographed at the 2013 L.A. Auto Show. (Christina House / For The Times)
Gary Patterson, Shelby American vice president of sales, introduces the 2014 Shelby GT. (Christina House / For The Times)
Mike Accavitti, senior vice president of automobile operations at American Honda Motor Co., with the “Green Car of the Year,” the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid. (David McNew / Getty Images)
The Range Rover LWB Autobiography Black made its global debut at a reception in Beverly Hills. (Neilson Barnard / Getty Images for Land Rover)
The Mercedes-Benz Vision Gran Turismo concept is unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show. (Christina House / For The Times)
The Mercedes Benz Vision Gran Turismo concept car drew lots of attention at the L.A. Auto Show. (Christina House / For The Times)
The Mercedes-Benz Vision Gran Turismo concept car at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. (Christina House / For The Times)
Photographers swarm the Chevrolet Colorado after it was unveiled at the 2013 L.A. Auto Show. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Chevrolet unveils the new Colorado pickup truck at the 2013 L.A. Auto Show. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Ford reveals the Edge concept at the 2013 L.A. Auto Show. (Christina House / For The Times)
The electric-powered BMW i3 gets the once-over at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. (Christina House / For The Times)
The BMW i3 is displayed at the 2013 L.A. Auto Show. (Christina House / For The Times)
The wraps are taken off the BMW i8 at the 2013 L.A. Auto Show. (Christina House / For The Times)
Jim Scheel peers into a BMW i8 at the 2013 L.A. Auto Show. (Christina House / For The Times)
Jaguar displayed its C-X17 concept during the 2013 L.A. Auto Show. (Christina House / For The Times)
A rear view of the Jaguar C-X17. (Christina House / For The Times)
A Jaguar C-X17 concept. (Christina House / For The Times)
Subaru unveils the Legacy at the 2013 L.A. Auto Show. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Subaru unveils the Legacy at the 2013 L.A. Auto Show. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Subaru unveils the Legacy at the 2013 L.A. Auto Show. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
