Tiring of Detroit's oversized behemoths, our 1972 Auto Show issue lumped Turin, London, Tokyo, and Detroit together and concentrated on futuristic compacts from Europe and Japan. We covered the coming mini-truck war as Ford and Chevy prepped their captive imports (Courier and LUV) to go up against Datsun and Toyota, and we marveled at Mazda's rotary-powered RX-3 and Subaru's Leone, which we'd soon know as the GL. We compared seven tons of American sedans, judging Pontiac's Grand Ville superior to the Mercury Marquis and Dodge Monaco.
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