By John Naderi

StreetFire.net

While the true debuts at this year’s LA Auto Show were far and few between (note to OEs: we know times are tough, but you can do better than dress up the sloppy seconds of your Frankfurt and Tokyo debuts), Honda always manages to roll out something cool and concepty (yes, that will be the new auto journo “it” word of 2010).

This year was no different as Honda’s designers created what they feel an urban car would look like twenty years in the future (we can only hope Doc Brown’s iridium shades will be in the mix too). The Personal-Neo Urban Transport (P-NUT) looks sort of like what would happen to an Element in the hands of Frank Geary and the three-person seating arrangement is configured a’la McLaren F1 with the driver up front and two passengers arrears. Since this is a concept there are a few different powertrain possibilities from an efficient gas engine to a gas-electric hybrid, or even a pure electric set up. We’re hoping this is a hint of things to come from Honda. Hit the jump to see more images of this nutty concept (sorry, couldn’t resist).

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By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

Performance figures are one thing, but if you’ve ever gotten the chance to drive a Gallardo, you know numbers don’t mean jack once you pound the gas. Between getting knocked back in your seat and the music of the howling V10, even sexy arithmetic seems about as exciting as Friday night at the Old Country Buffet. Seriously, these babies launch like scalded cheetahs! But as quick as they are, this clip shows why they don’t race Gallardos against Zambonis. To be honest, I was  hoping for a little more drift action, but it’s still pretty cool to see this Raging Bull spinning its wheels.