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Giddy Atmosphere At L.A. Auto Show

Detroit Free Press, New York Times, Monday, November 22, 2010 7:22 AM

Columnist Mark Phelan say the Los Angeles Auto Show got off to a rollicking start this year, particularly when compared to the funeral mood at the 2008 and 2009 editions.

"Around 50 new vehicles and a newfound optimism make this the best Los Angeles auto show anyone can recall," he writes before rounding up some of the top cars.

The one he'd really like to get out on the freeway? The Nissan Murano Cross Cabriolet. "I look at this goofy minty-green convertible crossover SUV and ask why not? The oddity didn't need to be built, but it embraces its weirdness with the whacked-out appeal of a vintage convertible VW Thing."

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