Grist: Alan Baum has to shout into the phone for me to hear him over the cacophony of the Detroit Auto Show, which opened Monday. Around him, thousands of journalists swarm from one new car to the next, lights flash, DJs spin, and the cream of the worlds automotive crop glistens. A lot of show and not a lot of substance, Baum, an industry analyst, jokes.
Just to look around at the performance cars on display here, from hulking pickups to lightning-fast sports cars, you might not be able to tell...