Exclusive LA and Detroit Auto Show Previews; Live Coverage Follows; See 500-hp Corvette Z06, Mustang Convertible, Chevy HHR, Mercury Meta One and More; Spy Shots of Subaru B9X and Next Mercedes S-Class - This Week on TheCarConnection.com

DETROIT, Jan. 3, 2005 -- There's been plenty of time to clink glasses and toast in 2005, but now comes the real celebration. The New Year is getting off to a fast and furious start with the Los Angeles Auto Show and Detroit's North American International Auto Show. With nearly 80 new cars, trucks, concepts and crossovers on the debut schedule, there'll be something for everyone on TheCarConnection.com.

TCC's complete coverage starts today with a sneak preview at http://www.thecarconnection.com/ . You'll also find special reports on several of the more significant Detroit and LA debuts, including the new Chevrolet HHR wagon and Mercury's Meta One concept.

Keep coming back for live coverage from the year's two most important auto shows, as TheCarConnection ladles out the news on the Mustang Convertible, Chrysler concept cars, Corvette Z06 and all the rest of the newest models.

Then ride along as TheCarConnection tests some of the hottest new products already on the road, including Chevy's screaming Cobalt SS and the updated Nissan Xterra.

And if you're wondering what's a little further down the road, TCC's spies have captured exclusive shots of the breakthrough Subaru B9X and the radically restyled 2006 Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Think 600-horsepower will do? Wait until you check out the AMG edition.

Detroit automakers have resolved to do better this year, and they've got their work cut out for them. But how low might they go? Find out more in this week's business news. And see why Toyota's got the momentum that could put it in position to topple Chrysler as the number three U.S. automaker.

Then look back to auto shows of yesteryear and see how car choices "yoostabe," when smart shoppers had their pick of Borgwards, Hillmans, Edsels and DeSotos.

Let OnSite Mechanic solve your service problems. Find Kelley Blue Book pricing and more -- on the Web's Automotive Authority, TheCarConnection.com.

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