Photos: Scenes from the 2010 L.A. Auto Show

Auto enthusiasts test different Range Rover models on a demonstration track during the first day of the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show.  (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

Roaldo Jimenez, 18, of Sun Valley operates a Ford Fiesta Rally Car simulator.  (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

Jolan Chang of Los Angeles say’s she’s “just dreaming” about one day driving the 2011 Porsche 911 Carrera.  (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

Auto enthusiasts take photos of the customized 2011 Scion TC.  (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

A Lotus IZOD IndyCar Series racer draws a crowd as the company announced it would begin building its own IndyCar engines at the 2010 L.A. Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gets behind the wheel of a Chevy Volt, which was awarded the title of 2011 green car of the year at the L.A. Auto Show.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Honda has several models on display at the L.A. Auto Show, which opens to the public on Friday at the Los Angeles Convention Center.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

An overhead view of the floor of the L.A. Convention Center. The auto show runs through Nov. 28.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Group, and Laura Soave, head of Fiat in North America, pose with the new Fiat 500 at the L.A. Auto Show. Marchionne, who’s also the top executive of Chysler Group, said General Motors’ return to the equity market in a highly anticipated initial public offering Thursday would provide a road map to recapitalize Chrysler.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Ford presented its new Focus in bright gold, and the Focus concept race car in -- appropriately -- racing stripes.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Joel Ewanick, General Motors’ vice president for U.S. marketing, shows a 2011 Chevy Volt he said he drove from Detroit to Los Angeles.

For the record: An earlier version of this caption incorrectly stated that Ewanick said he needed only one gallon of gas to drive the Volt from Detroit to Los Angeles.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Supermodel Heidi Klum and Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, right, head of Volkswagen engineering, present the 2011 Volkswagen Eos convertible.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Not everything is on four wheels at the L.A. Auto Show. American Motorcyclist Assn. rider Nicky Hayden perches on a 2011 Ducati Diavel.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

A new Buick, still under wraps, gets a final polishing before its unveiling at the L.A. Auto Show.  (Gabriel Bouys / AFP / Getty Images)

Ikuo Mori, CEO of Subaru parent Fuji Heavy Industries, shows off the Impreza concept car unveiled at the L.A. Auto Show.  (Gabriel Bouys / AFP / Getty Images)

Actress Sharon Stone, who drove a Lotus Esprit in the movie “Basic Instinct,” was on hand to help introduce the 2013 model.  (Gabriel Bouys / AFP/Getty Images)