#LosAngeles2014

To the soothing strains of The Sex Pistols, Acura fully revealed the second-gen ILX at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show [UPDATE – 12:05 p.m. Pacific, 11/20/2014: Live photos now available – CA].

You’ll have to wait until Detroit to see the Full Monty.

If you needed another reason why Toyota decided to kill off the Matrix, here it is.

Despite teasing us with the Volkswagen Golf R station wagon, it’s pretty clear that we aren’t going to get it in North America. A standard Golf R costs a hair under $37,000, and nobody is going to pay that much for the wagon version (and before you protest, remember that 3 people on the internet does not make a business case for a new vehicle line). But maybe VW of America can meet us half way.

The Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 is officially a concept car, but the 2.8L Duramax diesel I4 is coming to showrooms within a year.

Not everything that glitters is gold, that shooting stars — like Lexus — can break the mold one time too many.

For 2015, the Toyota Prius c and V models both receive slight revisements to their respective styles and beyond.

Completing the Mazda trifecta of the all-new CX-3 and refreshed Mazda6 comes the revised CX-5.

Meet the new boss, almost the same as the old boss.

In the market for a new Panamera, yet fear it may be a tad pedestrian? Porsche’s got you covered.

Forget DMX: BMW is giving it to you times two, with the unveiling of its M-enhanced X5 and X6 crossovers.

Jay Z, Kanye, meet your new Otis.

While Mazda isn’t offering a manual gearbox on their CX-3 mini-CUV, Honda will be offering one on 2WD versions of the HR-V [UPDATE – 7:50 p.m. Pacific, 11/19/2014: Live photos from the LA Auto Show now available – CA].

But the Bentley grille is standard [UPDATE – 2 p.m. Pacific, 11/19/2014: Live photos, new info now available – CA].

Oh wait, we mean Taurus X. Oh wait…nevermind.