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If the all-steroid automotive Olympics were a thing, the 2019 BMW M2 Competition would be heavily favored in the flyweight class, as Munich’s smallest and highest-strung speed freak bulges and bristles like a Little Hercules.

The Detroit auto show is backsliding into obscurity, at least until the show completes its move from January to June in 2020. This year’s Paris auto show was a snoozer. And forget the Chicago auto show, if you hadn’t already. Los Angeles is where it’s at if you’re looking for big automotive debuts and concept-car reveals. This year’s show was heavy on the former, with big-hitting new products gleaming from nearly every automaker’s stand, including the long-awaited Jeep Wrangler pickup truck (officially dubbed the Gladiator) and the all-new Porsche 911. We’ve gathered those standouts and more here.

Toyota’s Do Not Drive announcement for many 2003–2005 Corolla and RAV4 vehicles is the latest news, part of our frequently updated coverage of the defective and potentially dangerous airbags.

Fiat-Chrysler has been fined $70 million for failing to provide the U.S. government with sufficient safety data over the past 12 years. It is FCA’s second $70 million fine and one of four levied against automakers and suppliers this year, an unglamorous record for an industry that is otherwise having a very good year.

Here are our picks for some of the top future collector cars from this year: