American autos are getting better

There was a weird word that emerged from the Detroit Auto Show this week: "Innovation"

The Tesla Model X is on display at the 2013 Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 15.
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There was a weird word that emerged from the Detroit Auto Show this week: "Innovation."

The roster of new American cars is packed with innovations this year, outshining the latest offers from Germany and Japan. Two cases in point: the Tesla Model X, which, though at prototype stage, would revolutionize the electric car market if it became popular, and the 2014 Corvette Stingray, which uses the latest in lightweight materials and has an expected fuel efficiency of more than 26 miles per gallon. Indeed, the entire show seemed to be a showcase for technological advancements that both reflects and advances the demand for more environmentally friend cars.

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Marc Ambinder

Marc Ambinder is TheWeek.com's editor-at-large. He is the author, with D.B. Grady, of The Command and Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry. Marc is also a contributing editor for The Atlantic and GQ. Formerly, he served as White House correspondent for National Journal, chief political consultant for CBS News, and politics editor at The Atlantic. Marc is a 2001 graduate of Harvard. He is married to Michael Park, a corporate strategy consultant, and lives in Los Angeles.