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    DETROIT, March 19 Imagine you've just won Survivor II and
have a little green to throw around.  Okay, a lot of green.  What are you
going to buy, another Ford Focus?  Before you go forking over the cash for
something considerably more plebeian, examine TheCarConnection.com's Top Ten
cost-no-object cars.  After all, if you have a six-figure check burning a hole
in your Levis, don't you deserve to consider an Aston Martin or a Ferrari
instead?
    Trade in that BMW, James Bond, and check out the Army's new SmarTruck.
Based on the Ford F-250, it features a plethora of high-tech innovations
including bulletproof body and window armor, pepper gas spray, oil slick, tire
tacks, a variety of mounted automatic weapons, a grenade launcher, silent
running mode, night vision, a GPS-based navigation system, a smoke screen
generator, even a prototype laser gun.
    The mood is ugly at Chrysler, where thousands of workers got their walking
papers last week.  But at DaimlerChrysler corporate headquarters, a growing
shareholder revolt could send top managers packing.  TheCarConnection.com has
the inside story.
    Buying a new car or truck?  Turn to TCC for the most accurate and
up-to-date pricing data from partner, Kelley Blue Book.  TCC's Buyers Guide
covers every auto on the market.  And TCC's weekly reviews include the sexy
ragtop, the all-new, 2002 Lexus SC430, the solid 2001 Mazda 626, and the
enviro-friendly 2001 Honda Insight.  Don't miss the latest from
TheCarConnection's spy photographers: the 2003 Volvo H30 is Caught in the Web.
    TCC's Cargirl explores Darwinism on the Road, while TheCarConnection's
Onsite Mechanic solves nagging and nasty repair problems.  And if Winter has
given you the blues, visit the year's first classic car show, the Amelia
Island Concours d'Elegance.
    In business news, see why General Motors has decided to delay the
production launch of its fuel cell program -- and thinks the slowdown will
actually make it the leader in environmentally-friendly technology.  Play
musical chairs as TCC comes to grips with the industry's executive shuffle.
And see why Chrysler's new marketing master is starting all over again.
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