Detroit Auto Show Hokey-Pokey Preview

The auto industry may be in the dumps, but doesn't mean there won't be dream cars at the 2009 North American International Auto Show this coming week. In addition to the the Detroit 3 shaking it all about for media and consumers over the next few days, some exotic car manufacturers will have a presence at the show, though others have already pulled out of the hokey-pokey in Detroit.

Put your exotic cars in:
• Bentley
• Lamborghini
• Maserati
• Fisker
• Mercedes-Benz

Take your exotic cars out:
• Ferrari
• Porsche
• Rolls-Royce

We can probably expect Bentley to unveil a Speed version of its Continental convertible, and Mercedes will bring that super hot Stirling Moss SLR roadster. Fisker plans to have the Karma sedan at the show, bringing the exotic and the green together on one dais. For 2009 and beyond, mpg -- not hp -- is what it's all about.