The 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show is a wonderland of automotive excitement and beauty, but if you haven’t visited yet, you only have until Sunday.

A Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 on display at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. Photo by Michael MacDonald.

This year’s show, held at the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles, offers visitors the chance to ogle more than 30 World, North American and concept car debuts.

The event features hundreds of other cars also on display, with electrics, luxury and SUVs and crossovers as the biggest draws. There’s plenty of fun, too.

The importance of the L.A. Auto Show was underscored by the news that one in 10 cars bought in the United States is purchased in California.

 Mini Superleggera Vision

Perhaps the most intriguing and “feel good” car at the L.A. Auto Show this year is the Mini Cooper concept car, the Mini Superleggera Vision roadster. A car the company calls “British with an Italian accent.”

This was the first appearance in the United States of the Mini Superleggera Vision roadster concept car which is a collaboration with Touring Superleggera.

The Mini Superleggera Vision concept car at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. Photo by Michael MacDonald.

The 90-year-old coach building company was tapped to add Italian style and “hand craftsmanship” to the British roadster.

The super-sexy Superleggera Vision is an open-coach convertible with a sheer, curved windshield and a startling center fin splitting its trunk. Sadly, this gorgeous concept is just that… a “concept.” It may never make it to the dealership floor.

Lexus LF-C2

Also making waves at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show is the Lexus LF-C2 Concept. This eye-catcher features a color that is impossible to describe along with a bold design that shows of a slightly sinister front grille and angular front headlights as well as a drop top design.

It is unlikely this concept will ever hit the showroom floor however, as Lexus dealers would rather have another crossover to sell instead.

Powerful SUVs are all the rage at the 2014 L.A. Auto Show with BMW, Mercedes, Cadillac and Porsche introducing six new high-performance versions of existing vehicles.

The Lexus LF-C2 concept is on display at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. Photo courtesy of Lexus.

BMW introduced two updated high-performance SUVs, the X5 M and the X6 M, both with a twin-turbo V8 that puts out the 567 horsepower — 267 more than a standard X5.

The X5 M starts at nearly $100,000, over $46,000 above the current base X5. Both new 2015 M SUVs hit showrooms in the spring.

Luxury

Other high-performance luxury cars on view:

MERCEDES: Two Mercedes AMG high-performance cars, the C63 sedan and GT sports car. There are two versions of each, regular and the higher-performing S. All have a hand-built 4-liter V8 engine that offers 469 horsepower for the AMG and 503 for the S version. All go from zero to 60 in 4 seconds or less.

The Mini Superleggera Vision boasts a startling center fin splitting its trunk. Photo by Michael MacDonald.

CADILLAC: Sedan and coupe “V” high-performance versions of the Cadillac ATS compact car. Both have a twin-turbo 3.6-Liter V6 that puts out 455 horsepower. The cars will go from zero to 60 in 3.9 seconds with a top speed of 189 mph.

PORSCHE: The 2016 Cayenne GTS with a 440-horsepower turbocharged 3.6-liter V6 can go from zero to 60 in around 4.8 seconds.

Don’t miss

As in past years “green cars” are another darling of the 2014 L.A. Auto Show.

Toyota offers up it emission-free hydrogen fuel-cell car, the Mirai, which goes on sale next year in the U.S. and Europe. Honda has a fuel-cell concept car, the FCV, which is expected to go on sale in 2016 and Volkswagen is showing a fuel-cell version of its Golf wagon.

Other new looks come with familiar names as the Ford Explorer and the Chrysler 300 unveiled their latest models.

The legendary George Barris, the “king” of customized cars, made a special appearance during Press Days at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. Photo by Michael MacDonald.

A few other cars to check out at the L.A. Auto Show:

AUDI: The German luxury brand offers up a stylish concept sedan, the Audi Prologue. The car is a sportier version of the current A8 with a 605-horsepower V8 engine.

HONDA HR-V: Honda’s offering into the subcompact SUV market. The HR-V has a 138-horsepower 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine.

MAZDA CX-3: Mazda also joins the subcompact SUV market with the CX-3 which brags it will get up to 40 mpg on the highway.

SCION iM: Toyota’s youth-oriented Scion brand presents a sporty statement with the low-riding iM, which will likely be priced under $20,000.

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R VARIANT: The wagon version of the sporty Golf R is seats five and has the cargo space of a small SUV.

The custom “Black Pearl” greets visitors enterting the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. Photo by Michael MacDonald.

VOLVO V60 CROSS COUNTRY: The Cross Country offers Volvo’s five-cylinder, 250-horsepower engine and all-wheel drive. Starting price of $41,000.

The 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show’s final days: Saturday, Nov. 29: 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 30: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. The show entrance closes one hour prior to the show closing.

Tickets

General Admission Friday – Sunday admission ages 13 and up: $15

Child Admission Ages 6-12: $5 (children 5 and under are free when accompanied by an adult)

Seniors ages 65 and up: $10. The 2014 L.A. Auto Show is at the Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015.

For more information visit www.laautoshow.com