Here's irony for you: What is arguably the most exciting car to hit show rooms next year—one that is made right here in California—is not an official participant at this week's Los Angeles Auto Show.
But we still managed to get behind the wheel of the Tesla Model X for a quick test drive. I don't want to gush, but at first blush it is about as good as you can imagine for the sister vehicle of the car that broke Consumer Reports.