Bullitt, other sports cars to be introduced at Los Angeles Auto Show

Forty years after the legendary on-screen car chase, there is a new Mustang Bullitt ripping up the roadways.

Ford Motor Co. will debut the latest variant of the growling, retro-styled Mustang at the Los Angeles Auto Show, which opens to the public Nov. 16 after two days of media previews. The 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt, an update of the iconic 1968 pony car driven by Steve McQueen in the movie "Bullitt," goes on sale in January.

Automakers typically promote their greenest vehicles in Los Angeles, but the show has no shortage of horsepower.

In addition to the Bullitt, Chrysler LLC will introduce a street-legal version of its Dodge Viper …