Take a Hot Rod Power Tour; Drive the Car of Tomorrow; Cope With Rising Gas Prices; See Whose Sales Are Bucking the Trend and Hitting All-Time Records; Then Sign Up for Racing Lessons With Bob Bondurant in This Week's Edition Of TheCarConnection.com

    DETROIT, May 7 What do you call a 2400-mile road trip by
hundreds of gearheads driving over 300 classic and modern high-performance
muscle cars on a route loosely following old Route 66?  Heaven?  High-octane
insanity?  A good reason to call out the National Guard?  No, it's the 7th
Annual Hot Rod Power Tour, and TheCarConnection.com goes along for the ride
in this week's edition.
    TCC was also there when 11 new world records were set at the Desert
Proving Grounds in Mesa, Arizona.  No, it wasn't a rocket-powered racer
chasing the sound barrier, but a fuel cell-powered Opel Zafira.  Is this the
environmentally-friendly car of tomorrow?  TheCarConnection has the story.
    Sign up for Racing 101 with your instructor, Bob Bondurant.  The legendary
racer and driving instructor returns to TCC with a course on the basics of
high-speed driving.
    Spot shortages, rising prices.  Are we headed for another oil crisis?
TheCarConnection has the story behind the scenes.  This week's consumer news
also includes TCC's guide to the week's best car and truck buys, and tips on
how to avoid odometer fraud.
    This week's reviews have something for everybody.  Live on the edge with
the new Chevy Xtreme.  Get your leathers out for a ride in the Ford Harley
F-150.  And go off-roading with the new Jeep Liberty.
    Mini fever keeps heating up, and TheCarConnection will fan the flames with
this week's spy shot of a supercharged version.  Not enough?  No problem,
TCC's even got running footage!
    In business news: April sales took another sharp skid, so why are some
folks smiling?  While Detroit's automakers were off a combined 16%, the
imports were gaining ground and even setting new records, as TheCarConnection
reports.  TCC will also provide the latest update on the planned sale of
General Motors' high-tech Hughes division.
    Looking to buy a new car or truck?  TheCarConnection.com offers the most
accurate pricing information and a complete Buyer's Guide to every new- and
used-vehicle on the market.  And you'll find great advice for maintaining
and fixing your vehicle from TCC's resident gearhead, Bob Weber.  Avoid
traffic snarls with TCC's real-time traffic alerts.  Keep on top of the latest
in motor sports with TCC's weekly racing results.
    You'll find everything automotive on the Web's Automotive Authority,
http://www.TheCarConnection.com .
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