Preview Chicago Auto Show, First Look at Geneva Motor Show

DETROIT, Feb. 5, 2007 -- It's down into single digits in the Windy City this week, but TheCarConnection.com, heats things up with its exclusive 2007 Chicago Auto Show preview. Get a look at BMW's new Alpina B7, a trio of trucks from Nissan - including the updated Titan, Pathfinder and Armada - a pair of special-edition Corvettes, Kia's new Rondo and more.

Keep coming back all week, as TheCarConnection.com braves the Midwest cold snap to bring you exclusive, live Chicago Auto Show coverage from the floor of massive McCormick Place.

Speaking of auto shows, that annual European extravaganza, the Salon de l'Automobile, otherwise known as the Geneva Motor Show, is coming up, and as always, TheCarConnection.com is rolling out previews of what you'll soon find in the City on the Lake, including Volvo's next-generation, turbocharged V70.

Don't miss TheCarConnection's exclusive spot shots of the 2009 BMW 1- Series coupe and convertible, both coming to the U.S. TCC's spies have also caught the undisguised, 2008 BMW 7-Series and the '08 Subaru WRX update, as well as the reshaped 2008 Porsche Boxster.

Two critical new Chrysler products are getting ready to roll into your local showroom, and TheCarConnection.com has the first test drive of both of them. Check out our exclusive report on the new Dodge Avenger, to see if this downsized Charger really has some muscle. Then join TCC as it puts the Jeep Patriot through its paces, on-road and off.

Other reviews, this week include the new VW Golf TSI and the 2008 Lexus RX350 crossover.

Check out the Victory Edition Hummer. Find out more about Nissan's first HEV, the Altima Hybrid.

Then learn about the unusual deal that has electric carmaker ZAP teaming up with Britain's Lotus to come up with a high-performance EV. Is it finally time for a battery car comeback?

In business news, January sales slump again for the Big Three, CEO Alan Mulally fights for a Ford turnaround, and car ads win the Super Bowl.

And see who the World Car finalists are.

Shakira shakes it up, and now the hot recording star is moving metal as a new Leon edition is released by the hip European maker, Seat.

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