MOTOWN MAGIC; Worldwide intros dazzle in Detroit.(News)

Byline: AUTOWEEK STAFF One goal at each international show is to gauge which way the automotive winds blow. While the 2005 North American International Auto Show offered several significant truck and SUV introductions, we'll remember the production cars that appeared-presto! Concept introductions, too, were plentiful.

One thing evident was that many of these "dream cars'' looked as if they would roll out of local showrooms next week rather than play a role in the next sci-fi feature. Rational product exuberance-that's something we like a lot. After several days walking, ...

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