GM Uncovers Corvette Convertible, Reveals New Trixx, Mercedes Rolls Out CLS And SLK, Audi Announces New A6 - And More In Exclusive Preview Of The Geneva Motor Show - Also Behind The Scenes With New GM Design Chief, Only On TheCarConnection.com

DETROIT, March 1 -- It will be a hot time in chilly Geneva this week, as the Swiss throw open the doors for Europe's first big auto show of 2004. This year's event brings a bumper crop of products from around the world, including the eagerly awaited Corvette convertible, as well as an all-new Audi A6. Mercedes-Benz will unveil two new products, including the coupe-style CLS 4-door, and the latest remake of the little SLK roadster.

For those looking for something a bit different, there's the Murcielago Roadster from Lamborghini, and the quirky, amphibious Rinspeed Splash. General Motors should create a stir of its own with its Trixx concept, and it'll be hard to find anything to compare with Toyota's way out Motor Triathlon Car.

Get a sneak preview of these and a score of other cars and concepts set to debut in Geneva later this week -- only on TheCarConnection.com -- then keep coming back for up-to-the-minute reports from the city in the Alps.

That's only one of the big stories this week on TCC.

See why the Pentagon and green groups are forming an odd alliance over the threats they see from global warming and gas-guzzling utes.

Pay a visit with TheCarConnection to the secret lair of GM's new design director, Ed Wellburn, to see how the giant automaker hopes to surprise buyers with cars and trucks meant to regain the lead in automotive styling.

Take a test drive in Mini's tire-spinning John Cooper Works, and then hit the track in the new Volkswagen R32.

This week's spy shots capture the 2006 Porsche 911 Turbo, and the upcoming Mercedes MLV, the long-wheelbase version of the next-generation Benz SUV.

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