The LA Auto Show is special for many reasons.  First, and simply, because it's one of the biggest new car shows on the planet with an incredibly long and rich history.  Second, because it's family-friendly fun that often winds up bonding generations that might otherwise have little in common...

Of course, there's also the incredible new shiny things everywhere.  The introduction of the latest mobility technology and the tease of what's to come.

But for us here at iDriveSoCal it's also special because it marks the first full year of our existence.  Clinton "The Professor" Quan and I first reviewed the 2017 LA Auto Show and detailed his Top-5 Picks from the hundreds of vehicles on display.

Just like the LA Auto Show itself, we're going to make this piece a tradition.  We hope you enjoy both with us for years to come!  Click play below to listen to the podcast and enjoy the pictures of the shiny new things!

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Recorded December 3, 2018, @ Benztown Studios in Glendale, CA

LA Auto Show

Tom Smith: Welcome to iDriveSoCal, the podcast all about mobility from the automotive capital of these fine United States of America, Southern California. Tom Smith here with the good Professor, Mr. Clinton Quan. Say hello Clinton.

Clinton Quan: Hi Tom.

Tom Smith: Hello my friend. This podcast actually brings the good Professor and I full circle. I don't think it's a year to the date, but about a year ago, the very first podcast that we did was a recap of the LA Auto Show, and specifically, the Professor's Top-5 Picks from the LA Auto Show. So, man, we've done a lot in a year.

Clinton "The Professor" Quan @ the 2017 LA Auto Show

Clinton Quan: Yes, we have.

Tom Smith: It's been a lot of fun. iDriveSoCal has been a labor of love. Thank you for listening. Thank you, Professor, for joining me for so many fun podcasts for us to put together, and we truly hope that you enjoy listening to our podcasts. We definitely love talking about what we talk about.

"...as mobility continues to shift and evolve we're right here on the cutting edge trying to bring you the latest and enjoying immensely doing so."

So there's lots of the car culture in Southern California, I mean jeez. But not only Southern California, really across United States, around the world, and as mobility continues to shift and evolve we're right here on the cutting edge trying to bring you the latest and enjoying immensely doing so. So again, about a year down or a year ago, we did the Professor's Top- 5 from the LA Auto Show.

Now I'm going to reintroduce the Professor as if brand new. Clinton has been a friend for probably close to 10 years. When we first met our then girlfriends introduced us, and our then girlfriends had met in college, and Clinton just struck me as this guy, man, he knows his cars like crazy, but also he won't stop talking about cars.

Serious Car Lover

And no joke, even after we started this podcast, we'll do this podcast and then we'll wrap the podcast up and then we'll be walking to our cars and he'll still be talking about cars, which is great, but that just gives you an idea of the passion.

And I nicknamed him the Professor because he knows the most granular detail about everything coming off of any major manufacturers supply line, so whether that's domestic, imports, luxury, even exotics, everything.

"Clinton just struck me as this guy, man, he knows his cars like crazy, but also he won't stop talking about cars."

He knows the most granular detail about all these cars, and there's a lot to know because they're rolling computers these days, and becoming rolling living rooms as well with all the tech and innovation and entertainment available in them. But so anyway Professor,