BMW-Designed Rolls-Royce Revealed; Cadillac's Corvette-Powered CTSi;
Daewoo Dealers Doomed; GM's Australian Connection; DaimlerChrysler Upbeat; The Custom-Built Car; And Using Your Car to Cut Your Taxes! This Week on TheCarConnection DETROIT, April 15 -- What happens when you stuff a Corvette LS6 engine -- the same one used in the tire-spinning Z06 -- under the hood of a Cadillac CTS? You get the 400-hp CTSi. TheCarConnection has the story in today's Daily Edition.
General Motors is putting a premium on performance while trying to reinvigorate its passenger car line-up. Put the two together and you've got the reborn Pontiac GTO. While the original ``goat'' was born on the streets of Detroit, the new GTO will have a distinctly Australian accent. Learn what they've got ``down under'' and why it's going to define the new muscle car, only on TCC.
For a century, Rolls-Royce was the defining brand for moneyed motorists. But lately, it's lost its allure. Now owned by BMW, Rolls is in for big changes that will dramatically change its look and technology. Want to get a sneak peek at what's coming? TheCarConnection has exclusive spy shots!
Paid too much taxes this year? TCC can tell you how to squeeze some tax savings out of every mile you drive.
Is Daewoo's dealer network doomed? After 18 months, GM and the Korean carmaker may finally be ready to ink a deal. But in the process, Daewoo Motor America is likely to shut down, leaving 500 dealers without cars to sell and countless consumers wondering who'll handle service and repairs. TheCarConnection has the complete report.
In business news, DaimlerChrysler's unflappable chief executive did some lip-flapping during the automaker's annual meeting and TCC reports on his upbeat forecast for the troubled carmaker. Want a car designed specifically for you, and not another 250,000 people? That's what a new company called Build-to-Order has in mind. TCC takes you behind the scenes.
This week's reviews include two break-out entry-luxury cars, the controversial 2003 Cadillac CTS and Infiniti's intriguing I35. TCC also puts two import SUVs -- the Lexus RX300 and the Toyota Highlander -- through their paces.
Driving guru Bob Bondurant is back with tips on driving in the wet. In Family Matters, get some help picking the right car for your teenager.
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