The Autopian staff just ROCKED the Los Angeles Auto Show, where very few major reveals took place. “Automakers are revealing all their cars at private events; car shows are dead” you might be thinking. That’s only true if you think auto shows exist for journalists, but in truth: They exist for consumers. And on that front, the LA Auto Show appears to be alive and well.

Lots of car journalists judge a car show’s health by how many interesting debuts take place there, and I won’t lie: I’ve done that, too. As fewer and fewer major debuts take place, fewer and fewer journalists show up, making media day look like a ghost town. I thought this year’s LA Auto Show was a bit bleak based on media preview day, but then I went to public days, and the truth is: People are still showing up because people still love car shows.

Just look at these crowd on Sunday:

Though many automakers were missing, some automakers came out strong, even bringing elaborate displays:

And of course, Subaru stole the show with its impressive setup, just like last year:

Subaru basically installed an entire forest in the convention center, painted some of its cars with mud, and even had some puppies from the local humane society to act as the cherry on top. Subaru goes hard in LA.

But nobody goes as hard as Galpin/The Autopian, whose section was the largest of anyone’s at the show (yes, larger than every automaker’s section).

We even held car-trivia!

We had thousands of people come through and answer car-questions; folks were there to look at cool cars, sit in cool cars, and maybe get inspired and decide which car they’re going to buy next.

Not everyone thinks the LA Auto Show is still legit; here’s a Reddit thread in which the terms “lackluster, dismal, and disappointing” are in full force. Still, I asked lots of folks at the show if they were having a good time, and every one said yes.

And based on the sea of folks showing up, it seems to me that LA is still hanging on. I legitimately think it’s still worth visiting, even if some of your favorite cars — like the new Land Cruiser (of which there were two at SEMA) — aren’t there.