TheCarConnection.com Tests the Sporty New Mazda6 and Saturn's All-New Ion; Then Debunks the Top 10 Automotive Myths; Uncovers GM Plans for V-12 and Kia's New Line-Up; Reveals Dangers at the Gas Pump, and More in This Week's Issue.

DETROIT, Oct. 14 Take a spin behind the wheel with TheCarConnection as we take our first test drives of two critical new products. Do the Mazda6 and Saturn Ion live up to their advanced billing? Check this week's issue to find out.

Other reviews this week include the Dodge Ram Heavy Duty pickup and Volkswagen's first sport-utility vehicle, the Touareg. This week's spy shot captures the next-generation Dodge Durango.

Buying premium to pamper your car? Bragging that you've improved your mileage by downsizing your engine? Old wives' tales and "old mechanics' tales" have a lot in common: they're often better as entertainment than guides to action. Avoid making some foolish mistakes, whether you're buying or already own. Check out this week's issue of TCC for the Top 10 Automotive Myths.

But if you've heard stories about fires at the gas pump, that's no hoax. It's a serious problem, as this week's issue of TheCarConnection reveals. Find out how to stay safe when refueling.

Great cars, low price? That's no myth either, at least not for Kia. And it's got the competition worried. TCC has the story.

There's plenty of business news this week. West Coast ports have reopened, and assembly operations are starting back up at auto plants across America. The FCC has scuttled the mega-buck sale of GM's Hughes satellite TV subsidiary. And a strike is looming ever more likely as talks between Chrysler and its Canadian workers come down to the deadline.

With the automotive market fragmenting into dozens of low-volume niches, how do automakers compete while holding down costs? Check this week's story on how General Motors -- and rivals like Volkswagen and Honda -- are getting more products for less.

And get the first word on GM's new powertrain plans, which include an all-new V-12, a 6-speed automatic and more.

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