The Car Connection.com: Spy Shots of Next Toyota Camry; Nissan on a Quest; the Return of 'Herbie the Love Bug,' and Why Retro Has Failed

DETROIT, June 28 -- It's been the benchmark all others aim for, but has Mazda chinned the bar itself with the new, third-generation Miata roadster? Find out in this week's issue as TheCarConnection.com puts the 2006 Miata through its paces during a top-down adventure on the Big Island of Hawaii.

The new Miata is one piece in the puzzle for Mazda, which has a wave of new product in the pipeline, including an all-new crossover, the CX7. Find out what's coming in this week's issue.

Then take the family for a ride in Nissan's edgy Quest minivan. It's just one of the new reviews this week at THE CAR CONNECTION

Toyota sets its own benchmark with the best-selling Camry sedan. But how does the Japanese automaker follow its own act? Check out TCC's exclusive spy shots of the next-generation Camry.

In this week's business news, find out "what's wrong with GM," in an exclusive, inside report, then find out the latest on the giant automaker's stalled effort to win health care concessions from its union workers. Then get the good news from XM -- the satellite radio pulling its signal, and balance sheet, into the black.

Ford Thunderbird, Volkswagen Beetle, Chevrolet SSR. Why isn't retro working? Get the answer from TheCarConnection's curmudgeon-at-large, Jerry Flint.

Speaking of the Beetle, Herbie the Love Bug is back, and you can find out more about his return on TCC's new blog, TcConfidential.com.

He has an eye for rolling sculpture, and photographer/columnist Winston Goodfellow is back with his monthly photo of some of the world's most beautiful automobiles.

And in automotive news of the weird, learn more about Spray-on SUV dirt, and the $1.5 million bus stop.

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