2000 L.A. Auto Show

The theme for this year’s Greater L.A. Auto Show was California Dreamin’ 2000, and in the words of the organizers, it celebrates the global impact of California’s influence on automobile design and development. There were some pretty exciting MAXed concepts, like RMM’s Ultimate Celica, the Honda Spocket, VW’s funky Beetle Dune concept, and Eibach’s ’00 MAXima.

The L.A. show also housed some impressive World and North American production debuts, including the much- anticipated ’01 Lexus IS 300, Acura’s ’01 CL, Audi’s ’01 TT Roadster, BMW’s 2001 Z8 and 3-Series sport wagon, and the magnificent ’00 Porsche 911 Turbo.

But what really drew the MAX staff to this show was the Performance Products and Accessories pavilion in Kentia Hall. Companies like Alpine, Arelli, Armor All, Brabus, CEC, Globe Tire & Motorsports, Kaminari, Meguiar’s, MotoRex, PIAA, Sprewell Racing, Tokico, Wheel Power, Wheel Warehouse, and more were in the mix, showing off their hardware for the massive crowds.