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"While some of the leaders in the luxury and sports car markets like Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were no shows in Los Angeles, their absence allowed smaller makers to garner a large share of the exhibition&amp;#039;s spotlight. Among these brands are legendary names like Morgan, Allard and lesser known Spyker as well a newcomer, Fisker, which plans to offer a luxury hybrid late next year. The Allard JX MKII is a faithful recreation of the original two-seat sports car built by Sydney Allard in the late &amp;#039;40s and 1950s. But beneath the fiberglass skin is a modern tube chassis and a modern drivetrain, brakes and shocks. Buyers can choose among three engines\u2014a 5.7-liter GM V-8, a 5.7-liter Chrysler Hemi or the 6.1-liter Chrysler Hemi found in SRT-8 products. Output ranges from 350 to 425 horsepower. The engine is teamed with a Tremec 5-speed manual and the car features such period correct touches as Brooklands wind screens. Marking the 100th anniversary of the company, the Morgan Aero SuperSports is a limited production two-seater which made its U.S. debut at the Los Angeles show. The SuperSports features lightweight aluminum construction and is powered by a 376-horsepower 4.8-liter BMW V-8 engine. Buyers can opt between a 6-speed manual or automatic transmission. Only 200 of these cars will be built over the next few years and will carry a price tag of about $180,000. Less known than Morgan is Spyker, a revival of the Netherlands-based car and plane builder that existed in the early 20th century. The Spyker Aileron is a two-place supercar with decidedly unique styling. Power comes from a 4.2-liter Audi V-8 mounted amidships. It produces 400 horsepower and 354 lb.-ft. of torque. Customers can equip the car with either a 6-speed ZF automatic transmission or a 6-speed Getrag manual. Spyker says the Aileron has a top speed of 187 mph and can accelerate to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds. Price? $214,990. Although originally promised to debut in early 2010, the 2011 Fisker Karma will finally see production in the third quarter of next year, about three years after the startup of this all-new company\u2014which is still an amazingly short period of time by industry standards. Retailing for about $80,000, the Karma features a plug-in hybrid system that will allow the car to be operated in a pure battery-electric mode for up to 50 miles. Then a 2.4-liter four kicks in to produce electricity for the car&amp;#039;s two motors offering a combined total of 403 horsepower. Running purely on its battery array or as Fisker calls it, &amp;quot;in stealth mode,&amp;quot; the car has a top speed of 95 mph and accelerates to 60 in about 7.5 seconds. Sport mode knocks that figure down to 5.8 sec. and also raises the top speed to 125 mph. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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