TheCarConnection.com Has the Inside News

DETROIT, Sept. 26 -- Nearly 100 new or significantly updated cars, trucks and crossovers roll into showrooms across America as the 2006 model-year gets underway. Add holdovers, and you've got 250 models to choose from. There's an easy way to sort through the clutter, as TheCarConnection.com , posts its 2006 Buyers Guide, a complete compendium covering all brands from Acura to Volvo.

Intent on lowering your fuel bill, check out TCC's 2006 Hybrid Guide, also in this week's issue. It's a complete round-up of all the new hybrid-electric vehicles.

If performance matters most, catch TheCarConnection.com's review of the new Porsche Cayman to see if the German automaker has outdone its own 911.

Other reviews this week include Subaru's revamped pocket rocket, the 2006 WRX.

Get a glimpse of the next-generation Lexus flagship sedan, as TheCarConnection publishes exclusive spy shots of the LS460 and hybrid-powered LS460h.

TCC's spies have also grabbed shots of Ford's secret crossover vehicle. Take a look and see if the Edge really is going to cut it.

You'll be hearing a lot about Toyota hybrids in the coming weeks. The automaker is launching a massive ad campaign to promote its leadership in the emerging gas-electric market. Get the details in this week's issue of TheCarConnection.com.

Then see why Ford CEO Bill Ford isn't ready to cede the hybrid market to his Japanese rival. TCC has the inside story on Ford's plans to put hybrid powertrains into half its Ford, Lincoln and Mercury products.

TCC also has news on Bill Ford's decision to stay at the helm of the company his great-granddad started.

In TCC's new blog, TccConfidential, don't miss the 40-mpg poll, flying commanders and the Week in Reverse.

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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