50th Anniversary Corvette! The Fall-Out at Ford: What's Next for PAG Luxury Brands? Behind the Wheel of the '03 Expedition. Spy Shots: Bentley GT Coupe. Cadillac's 400-hp CTSi. And Volkswagen Post-Piech. This Week on TheCarConnection.

DETROIT, April 22 -- Get a glimpse of the future this week on TheCarConnection.com! TCC offers up the first look at the eagerly-awaited 50th Anniversary edition of the legendary Chevrolet Corvette, and offers some insight into what will follow.

Then get a look at the new face of ultra-luxury, at least how Bentley sees things, as TCC's spy photographers capture the all-new, $150,000 Bentley GT Coupe.

Can the Corvette-power Cadillac CTSi help Cadillac regain its crown as the ``standard of the world?'' It's certainly a step forward. Check out TheCarConnection's report on the Caddy sedan that General Motors car czar Bob Lutz claims ``will suck the doors of a BMW M5.''

Speaking of car czars, Wolfgang Reitzle failed in his bid to become the product chief at Ford Motor Co., and now he's off for greener pastures. That leaves some serious questions about the future of the Premier Automotive Group's luxury brands. This week's edition of TCC offers some insight into the shake-out at Ford and what happens now.

Few executives have stamped a more indelible image on their company than Volkswagen's Ferdinand Piech. But the man behind the New Beetle, Audi TT and VW Phaeton has retired. And there are plenty of problems he's left for his successors. Get an inside look at the legacy of Piech and the turmoil at VW, this week at TheCarConnection.com

Take a spin in the 2003 Expedition and see if Ford's really made some breakthroughs with this big truck. Other reviews include the all-new Saturn Vue and the Dodge Ram Quad Cab.

Visit one of the most comprehensive and innovative automotive collections in the world as TCC explores the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.

In business news, compare and contrast the unexpectedly strong profit at General Motors with Ford's first-quarter plunge deep into the red. Then columnist Jerry Flint probes the surprising auto sales boom, and asks why?

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