Cadillac's All-New STS Revealed; First Look at Land Rover LR3; Preview '04 NY Auto Show; See '05 Jeep Grand Cherokee; First Drive: Chrysler Crossfire Roadster; OPEC Pushing Gas Prices Towards Record; and VW Does the Deal - That and More on TheCarConnection.com

DETROIT, April 5 -- It was once "the standard to the world," and after years of decline, Cadillac desperately wants to be the auto industry's luxury leader again. But can it get there with products like the all-new, 2005 STS sedan? Caddy's big new sedan debuts later this week at the New York International Auto Show, but readers of TheCarConnection.com get a sneak preview in today's edition.

This week, TCC also offers the first official look at the Land Rover LR3, the replacement for the rugged old Discovery.

The 2004 New York show is the biggest in years, and TheCarConnection previews the products on display, including the Acura RL prototype, the breakthrough Lexus LF-C concept, the next Jeep Grand Cherokee and Nissan's Altima SE-R.

March car sales came in like a lamb and went out like a lion. See what the numbers mean in this issue of TheCarConnection. Then find out more about the latest production cutbacks at OPEC. Could record gasoline prices be at hand -- and how will that affect the U.S. car market?

Volkswagen is doing the deal. For a long time, the German automaker refused to use incentives to prop up sales, but with its numbers in a slump, VW's changed its mind -- and that's great news for consumers.

Get a look "inside BMW, the most admired car company in the world," as TheCarConnection.com provides an intriguing excerpt from the exciting new book, "Driven."

TCC's other reviews this week include something for everyone: from the thrifty Malibu Maxx to the lavish Maybach 62, from the nimble Mazda MPV to the very British, very fast Aston Martin DB9.

This week's spy shots include the 2005 Ferrari 420 Modena, and the 2006 Land Rover Range Sport.

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